13.Nov.2023
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Video: Zorro network adapter for the Amiga
In its latest video, the YouTube channel Casual Retro Gamer (CRG) describes how the Zorro LAN IDE network card designed by Matthias Heinrichs is assembled and installed in an Amiga to make it Internet-enabled. (dr)
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13.Nov.2023
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Preview video: Platform game "Robot Jet Action"
Almost two years ago, Tomasz 'Carrion' Mielnik released the platformer "Robot Jet Action" for the C64. Now he has started porting the game to the Amiga and has presented an initial concept study. The author describes the current status as follows:
- Super early development stage
- Final game title to be decided
- Release date not decided yet – will take some time for sure
- 5 years old code resurrected and adapted in 2023
- Will work on every Amiga in 50 FPS! (512kb+512kb)
- 100+ colors on screen with copper effects
- Developed in Blitz Basic 2 + M68k Assembly
- Temporarily used music by Lizard aka Magnar of Censor Design and Nah-Kolor
(dr)
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13.Nov.2023
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Blog: Restoration of three Amiga CDTV
In his latest blog entry, Retrohax.net has described the restoration of three Amiga CDTV. (dr)
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12.Nov.2023
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Development tool: vasm 1.9f
Frank Wille has published an update of the modular assembler vasm. Changes of version 1.9f:
- Fix relative section offset directives, which must be unsigned to work correctly over the whole target's address space.
- Fixed a few issues with named macro arguments.
- Do not warn about missing references to Common or Weak symbols.
- Binary output modules allow addresses outside of the backend's address space.
- m68k: MOVEM (An),An/Am must not be optimized into two MOVE instructions. This was a new bug in V1.9e.
- std-syntax: Fixed binary constant 0b...., which was erroneously mistaken for a one-digit temporary label destination since V1.9a.
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12.Nov.2023
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MorphOS: Version management "Git Desktop" v0.10.16
Rafał Zabdyr has released a second beta version of his graphical user interface for the version management Git for MorphOS (amiga-news.de reported). "Git Desktop" (Aminet link) is written in C++ and based on MUI through his C++ wrapper. MorphOS 3.x and the Git component of the SDK are required. Currently the following features are supported:
- add existing repository
- clone from remote repository
- create (init) new repository
- switch, rename, delete branch (only for local ones)
- create branch from current or from selected
- list of tracked/untracked file(s)
- stage/unstage changes
- commit with short (and full message)
- fetch, pull, push
- view (raw/color) diffs for changed files (few modes including SPLIT mode)
- list of stashes with preview
- stash actions: stash, apply, drop, drop all, pop
- changes history (for now limited to latest 50 log entries) also with showing (raw/color) diffs of changed files
- undo last commit
- discard changes for given tracked/untracked file
- discard changes for selected/all files
- stash given file
- stash selected files
- edit given tracked/untracked file, via external editor -> Flow Studio
- help viewer for git subcommands
(dr)
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12.Nov.2023
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Accelerator board: A630 Rev 3 for the Amiga 600
The accelerator board "A630" developed by Archi-Tech for the Amiga 600 is now available in the third revision and, in addition to the 68030 processor clocked at 50 Mhz, now also has a 68882 FPU. The card can be equipped with 64 or 128 MB Fast RAM. In addition to the in-house shop, the card should also be available from RetroPassion in the next few days. (dr)
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12.Nov.2023
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Creating Amiga Reaction GUIs: ReBuild 0.10 (alpha version)
Darren 'dmcoles' Coles is in the process of writing a remake of ClassMate called "ReBuild", which should make it possible to write graphical user interfaces for ReAction, the evolution of ClassAct.
When asked about the motivation behind this project, the developer explained that ClassMate is only available in a demo version without a save function and with very limited options. He had asked around and could not find a registered version, so it seems to be lost. He had therefore decided to develop a new tool based on the original design.
This version is completely written in Amiga E and already has more functions than the original, for example:
- multiple window capability
- C and E code generation
- temporary copy buffer
- menus are shown on the preview window
- much more flexible system of reordering the gadgets
In the past, he continues, he has used MUIBuilder to help create MUI code, and he felt that something similar for ReAction would be useful for himself as well as other developers. Currently, his tool does not yet support the newer Reaction gadgets, but there are plans to add them.
The next steps involve first reviewing all the current code to ensure that the application runs correctly on the standard Amiga screen resolution as currently some settings pages do not fit. Then the gadgets not supported in ClassAct will be added. The developer would appreciate help to test the generated C code with different compilers (currently only with SAS C). An icon is also needed, which he would like to put in the hands of capable graphic designers/artists.
Direct download: rebuild0.1.0-alpha.lha (100 KB) (dr)
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12.Nov.2023
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Aminet uploads until 11.11.2023
The following files have been added until 11.11.2023 to Aminet:
makedepend_AmiMod.lha dev/c 249K 68k makedepend bugfixed + modifie...
REDPILLGameCreator.lha dev/misc 4.8M 68k Game Creator with AGA support
AmigaMon_162.lha dev/moni 34K 68k Amiga Monitor from 1993 (w/ P...
CopDis_JL.lha dev/moni 10K 68k Copper Disassembler from 1993
Zap_205.lha disk/moni 10K 68k Binary file editor from 1990
ioblix_netcard.lha docs/hard 89K ioblix network card gerber fi...
ioblix2_drv.lha driver/oth 217K 68k ioblix2.library and driver (I...
F1GP2023Carset.lha game/data 11K 2023 Carset for F1GP
drally.lha game/race 386K 68k Death Rally Amiga Port
tfe-darkforces.lha game/shoot 3.3M 68k Dark Forces Amiga Port
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 5.3M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
anes.lha misc/emu 46K 68k A/NES v1.21 - Nintendo emulator
LastIndian.lha mods/8voic 2.9M 16bit 5ch Panflute Jungle by ...
AmySequencer.lha mus/midi 642K 68k MIDI sequencer for the AMIGA ...
CompareDirs_OS4.lha util/cli 365K OS4 Compare two dirs for differen...
IdentifyLib_FR.lha util/libs 21K French catalog and docs for i...
AmigaGPT.lha util/misc 206K 68k App for chatting to ChatGPT
ReportPlus.lha util/misc 658K 68k Multipurpose utility
ReportPlus-OS4.lha util/misc 828K OS4 Multipurpose utility
InstallerLG.src.lha util/sys 1.5M Commodore Installer replacement
AnalogClock.lha util/time 40K 68k Resizeable analog transparent...
AmiAuthenticator.lha util/wb 79K 68k 2FA (TOTP) code generator
DrawerGenie.lha util/wb 163K 68k Toolbar for Workbench Drawers
fullpalette_de.lha util/wb 1K German catalog for FullPalett...
fullpalette_guide_de.lha util/wb 8K German guide for FullPalette ...
GoVars.lha util/wb 11K 68k environment variables editor
ResetLever.lha util/wb 483K 68k Reset your Amiga with ResetLever
RNOWidgets.lha util/wb 5.3M MOS Desktop widgets application
RNOWidgets_OS4.lha util/wb 4.9M OS4 Desktop widgets application
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12.Nov.2023
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OS4Depot uploads until 11.11.2023
The following files have been added until 11.11.2023 to OS4Depot:
nallepuh.lha aud/mis 461kb 4.1 Nalle Puh (Paula,CIAA,CIAB emula...
iconecta.lha net/mis 3Mb 4.0 A little and easy program to tes...
comparedirs.lha uti/fil 365kb 4.1 Compare two dirs for different f...
reportplus.lha uti/mis 828kb 4.0 Multipurpose utility
rnowidgets.lha uti/wor 5Mb 4.1 Desktop widgets application
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12.Nov.2023
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AROS Archives uploads until 11.11.2023
The following files have been added until 11.11.2023 to AROS Archives:
aget.lha net 5Mb HTTP Protocol Tester
iconecta.lha net 2Mb A little and easy program to tes...
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12.Nov.2023
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 11.11.2023
The following files have been added until 11.11.2023 to MorphOS-Storage:
RNOWidgets_1.6.lha Ambient/Commodities Desktop widgets applica...
pt2-clone_1.65.1.lha Audio/Tracker ProTracker 2 clone - po...
Lua_5.4.6.lha Development/LUA Latest release of Lua c...
AmiArcadia_30.40.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
Wayfarer_6.6.lha MorphOS-update Wayfarer is the latest ...
iConecta_5.00.lha Network/Wifi A little and easy progr...
PolyOrga_1.25.lha Office/Organizer PolyOrga is a general-p...
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12.Nov.2023
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WHDLoad: New installers until 11.11.2023
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 11.11.2023:
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12.Nov.2023
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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:
- Enigma-Goria
- A Prehistoric Tale
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11.Nov.2023
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Diagnosis software: Amiga Test Kit 1.21
Keir Fraser's "Amiga Test Kit" is a software-based solution for checking diverse components of an Amiga. The download archive includes a bootable disk image as well as an executable file which can be started from the harddrive (amiga-news.de reported).
In the recent version 1.21 new video test cards have been added which are used for calibrating displays (usually CRTs). The new test cards include full-field colours for colour purity, colour bars, greyscale bars, and dot and hatch fields for convergence and linearity respectively.
Direct download: AmigaTestKit-1.21.zip (194 KB) (dr)
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11.Nov.2023
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Dungeon Crawler: "The Cthulhu Project" (DevLog 1)
Maurice Doerr is not only a photographer, but has also been a passionate Amiga user since 1987. Over the years he has owned several models such as the A500, A600, A1200 and the CD32 and programmed in Assembler, AMOS, Amiga E and Blitz Basic. After a long break and separation from all hardware, he returned to the Amiga about a year ago and started programming his first "Dungeon Crawler Oldschool" game based on the Lovecraft universe in AMOS PRO.
Since then, he has provided insights into the current state of development in numerous YouTube videos. Yesterday, he published the first part of a DevLog series under the title link, in which he provides general information about the project.
As he explained to us, he chose AMOS PRO because it was the perfect tool to develop these kinds of games on the Amiga. He uses Aseprite on the PC for pixel art graphics. The only weak point is that it can't handle IFF, which is why he wrote a BMP -> IFF converter to allow a smoother and faster workflow. Basically, his game engine is already very advanced, but features such as sound, which he does not compose himself, are still missing. (dr)
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11.Nov.2023
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Platform game: Update for Amiga port of Electro Man
Paweł 'tukinem' Tukatsch is porting the game Electro Man, originally published in 1992 by Polish programmers Maciej Msik and Janusz Pelc for MS-DOS, to AGA Amigas (amiga-news.de reported). This update adds the fifth level, refines game controls slightly and fixes graphical errors in level 2 regarding lasers and minimap. (dr)
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11.Nov.2023
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Arcade classic: Super Bagman (beta version)
After Bagman, Jean-François Fabre is now in the process of porting the next arcade classic for the Amiga, Super Bagman from Stern Electronics (YouTube video) and has released a first beta version. (dr)
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10.Nov.2023
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MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 6.6
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 6.6 of his Wayfarer web browser for MorphOS. As the author explained, this version updates WebKit to WebKitGTK 2.40.5 (and is likely the last update before Wayfarer 7). This build also works around the issues with PayPal and improves performance on websites that abuse DOM timers (especially with throttling enabled in settings).
Download: wayfarer.lha (35 MB) (dr)
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10.Nov.2023
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Amiga Tool Jam: GoVars
GoVars written by Krzysztof Donat (bitplan) for the Amiga Tool Jam in Amiga E is an easy-to-use Amiga Environment Variables editor. (dr)
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10.Nov.2023
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Amiga emulator: Amiberry 5.6.3 (update)
Amiberry is an Amiga emulator for ARM-based single-chip systems like the Raspberry Pi, the Odroid XU4 or the Tinkerboard from ASUS, which brings some newly developed features like a "WHDLoad-Booter" or support for controller configuration using RetroArch. For example it is used in the Workbench distribution AmiKit for the Raspberry Pi 4/400.
Now version 5.6.2 has been released. Changes:
Bugfixes
- DiskSwapper slots should be 10
- Virtual Keyboard options were not saved correctly
- fixed a few memory leaks from the GUI
- fixed another GUI memory leak
- don't shutdown graphics when showing gui message
- Fixed memory leak when using AROS rom
- fixed crash on startup on x86_64 platform
- fixed types diff between classes
- fix naming of start_minimized
- rename local variable to avoid shadow of global one
- fixed crash if Restart was pressed
- GUI would not redraw always after ShowMessage was triggered
- actually fix
- fix CMake build on branch
Improvements
- added flatpak package files
- improved help text in DiskSwapper panel
- attempt to transliterate characters that fail to be converted
- don't disable CD drive if no image path is specified
- if start_minimized is specified, do not show a window on startup
- check for usage help cmd line parameter early
- Hide the Linux hidden directories from dialogs
- improved help text in GUI->Expansions
- added VSync option
- added missing help text in GUI->Priority
Build system
- added RPI4 debian builds
- replace self-hosted RPI builds with docker
- fixed incorrect docker image reference
- fixed remaining incorrect docker image references
- Added RPI5 in automated builds
- updated flatpak metainfo
- updated Github workflow, include flatpak in releases
- add libserialport sources to externals
- prefer archive, avoid permission issues
- change branch for flatpak
- added USE_LTO option in Makefile
- fixed cmake build (for x86-64)
Platforms
Update: (12.11.2023, 21:20, dr)
Today version 5.6.3 has been released. Changes:
Improvements
- Improved Help text in GUI->Display panel
- Improved Help text in GUI->DiskSwapper
- Optionally keep a backup of existing file, when downloading updates
- Improved DMS support
- merged various updates from the preview branch
- Show SDL2 render thread option in the GUI
- disable SDL2 render thread checkbox on KMSDRM
Build System
Build System
Removed smaller flatpak icons
Removed extra options from Cmake
Flatpak fixes
updated flatpak content rating to 1.1
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09.Nov.2023
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MorphOS: PolyOrganiser 1.25
Frederic 'Polymere' Rignault's PolyOrganiser is a 'Personal Information Management' tool that features a calendar, an address book and ToDo lists. Changes since version 1.22a:
- Fix: Double start the app don't open an MUIcon with fail message but show first instance
- Fix: Default icon size from 100 to 48.
- Fix: time in alarm win don't have custom setting
- Change: Icon size by 8 pixels steps. Minimum at 24 pix.
- Fix: Remove custom class for copy menu text by use official MUI attributes (log dump about unfree memory)
- Fix: Memory leak for icon renderer
- Change: icon size switch to pixels.
- Fix: Redaw icons all in one (resize)
- Fix: free issue in guigfx class
- Fix: Tabs color update broken
- Fix: Remove contact in dual name mode now do it correctly
- Add: Limit number of link to 128 (drop not possible)
- Add: Settings for icon size
- Fix: Background of icon when clicked
- Fix: broken link when remove something.
- Add: Stamp button in Event & Contact edit window
- Add: Preview of the stamp in preferences
- Add: Re-activate note area when press "Insert stamp"
- Add: Stamp format setting in prefs
- Fix: More that 16 links cause Event/Contact/Task to not displayed at restart! Limit now 206.
- Fix: Remove link don't work.
- Add: Button for create an event from a task.
- Add: Basic stamp button for add current date (compact without hour)
(dr)
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