09.Feb.2025
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OS4Depot uploads until 08.02.2025
The following files have been added until 08.02.2025 to OS4Depot:
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
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09.Feb.2025
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 08.02.2025
The following files have been added until 08.02.2025 to MorphOS-Storage:
protrekkr_2.8.1.lha Audio/Tracker A hybrid of modern day ...
cmark-0.31.1.lha Development/Library CommonMark parsing and ...
SonicMania_1.1.0.lha Games/Platform A complete decompilatio...
OpenRCT2_0.4.19.lha Games/Strategy OpenRCT2 is an open-sou...
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09.Feb.2025
Howard Price (e-mail)
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Amiga disassembler with emulator: Aira Force 0.9 for Windows, Linux, macOS & RPi
With version 0.9.0, Howard Price has released a major update of his disassembler Aira Force (video) for Amiga programs under Windows/64-bit, Windows/32-bit, macOS, Linux/64-bit and the Raspberry Pi.
In addition to the previous interactive disassembling and reassembling, the program now also acts as an (OCS) Amiga emulator and debugger.
Changelog:
- Add: Amiga CIA 8520 emulation
- Add: Amiga Sprite emulation (no collisions)
- Add: Amiga Hires playfield emulation (buggy)
- Add: Amiga blitter emulation (copy, line but no fill)
- Add: Amiga interrupt emulation
- Add: Amiga bitplane, sprite, copper and disk DMA emulation
- Add: Amiga copper emulation
- Add: Amiga DSKSYNC register emulation (trackloader support)
- Add: Amiga disk controller emulation
- Add: Amiga Mouse, joystick and keyboard emulation
- Add: Amiga ADF disk support
- Add: Amiga Kickstart 1.2/1.3 ROM emulation support
- Add: Many logging options
- Add: USB joystick support
- Add: CIA window
- Add: Amiga Copper (disassembly) window
- Add: Amiga Exec (OS) window
- Add: Dynamic Analysis window (replaces LiveAnalysis window)
- Add: Floppy drives window with ADF, MFM, disk visualisation
- Add: Memory disassembly window
- Add: Memory viewer (visualiser) Window
- Add: TypeInfo window (see included *.json)
- Add: Watch window(s) with type info support
- Add: UI to set breakpoint by address
- Add: Break when PC in RAM option
- Add: Break on vertical blank option
- Add: Break on system call option
- Add: CPU history window
- Add: Watchpoints window
- Add: Disassembler external symbols support and window
- Add: FIXLABELS disassembler option (default: disabled)
- Add: Configurable host input options (pad, keys, mouse)
- Improve: Amiga Window (lots more state)
- Improve: Update to latest ira
- Improve: Update vasm to 2.0a
- Improve: Update dear imgui to v1.91.4
- Improve: Exec window
- Improve: Video window DMA overlay
- Improve: Add filter to Equates Window
- Improve: Live Analysis is now Dynamic analysis
- Fix: Preserve leading whitespace in comments and banners
- Fix: Pressing E on label causes crash
- Fix: Leading whitespace preserved in banners
- Fix: Filenames containing whitespace support on Linux
- Fix: Store imgui.ini in user folder (guaranteed writable)
- Fix: Bugs in 68000 CHK, DIVU, DIVS, ASR.x, LINK A7, and MOVE to SR instructions
- Fix: Include CR when searching for text
Emulator limitations:
- No audio
- Emulator vertical sync locked to host display refresh rate
- Middling compatibility (approx 50% of games work, far fewer demos)
- Poor runtime performance sorry
- Copper horizontal timing a bit off
- No interlace and buggy hires sometimes
- No bitter fill mode
- No sprite collisions
- Inaccurate CPU timing hardware synchronisation (affects accuracy)
(snx)
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08.Feb.2025
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AmigaOS 4: Presentation of the new C standard library "clib4"
In his article "Inside clib4: Crafting a Modern C Library for AmigaOS4" Andrea 'afxgroup' Palmatè talks about the development, the current status and the future of his open source standard C library clib4. (cg)
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08.Feb.2025
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Video: Installing and assembling extensions for MiSTer Pi
The Mister Pi is an FPGA-based Amiga clone (extensive review) and aims to be a cheaper alternative to the older MiSTer hardware. In a video, a user demonstrates the assembly of the official Mister Pi case and also equips his Amiga clone with a new internal USB hub and a WLAN/Bluetooth stick. (cg)
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08.Feb.2025
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Amiga emulator: Amiberry-lite 5.8.5 and Amiberry 7.0.4
Amiberry is an Amiga emulator based on the current WinUAE version, while its little brother Amiberry-lite is based on WinUAE 4.4 and is intended for slower hardware - up to the Raspberry Pi 4. Version 7.0.4 of Amiberry is now available, Amiberry-lite has arrived at version 5.8.5. (cg)
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07.Feb.2025
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E-Book: Amiga Mini for Gamer
Arno Sommer runs the YouTube channel "Retro and Games" and has repeatedly reported on the THEA500 Mini in various videos. He has now compiled the knowledge he has gathered in an e-book. It is available from Amazon for 5.78 euros. (dr)
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06.Feb.2025
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Dungeon Crawler: Bolminok's Kingdom 1.02 (update)
Sami Vehmaa's dungeon crawler "Bolminok's Kingdom" requires an AGA Amiga with some fast RAM. The title is available for ¤1.50 at itch.io.
Update: (09.02.2025, 07:10, dr)
Version 1.02 is now available, which saves some chip RAM and contains a few corrections. (cg)
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06.Feb.2025
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Demoparty: Results of the "Gerp 2025"
Last weekend, the "Gerp 2025" demoparty took place in Skövde, Sweden. The results of the demo competitions, including the corresponding demos, are now available at pouet.net. The "Amiga Demo" category was won by Five Finger Punch with their production "Inhuman Defender":
Desire won the "Amiga 40K" competition with "Under the Sycamore Trees":
(cg)
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06.Feb.2025
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Cross compiler/Assembler: Calypsi 5.8.1
"Calypsi" is a collection of compilers and assemblers that run under Windows, Linux and macOS and can generate code for various retro platforms - 6502 and 68000 processors are supported, among others. Although the project is hosted on Github, the source code is not freely available and use of the tools is only permitted for private purposes.
Changes in version 5.8.1:
- Assembly sections using the same name as a compiler data section now sets the corresponding type qualifier. This makes the auto placement in the linker also work for assembly projects.
- Switch statements with a single statement body (not a composite) caused an internal error.
- Correct value in a compound literals casting the address of an external variable to an integer of fewer bits caused a linker range error.
- 6502/65816: Correct spill handling which in some cases could result in an internal error, typically illegal instruction related to using the register.
- 6502: Add a mechanism to restore zero page pseudo registers to allow safe return to Commodore 64 and MEGA65 BASIC. To enable it, place the following line somewhere in your application #pragma require __preserve_zp. Refer to the Target specifics chapter in the user guide for more information.
- 6502: Correct a problem in the peephole optimizer that for multiple successive spill/fill operations with push/pull in an extended block in some situations could rearrange the order of operations with the rest of the code.
(cg)
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06.Feb.2025
Ján Zahurančík, (Philipp Lonke) (ANF)
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Workbench distribution: AmiKit 12.7
Press release: This was a tough one! Months of work, countless interruptions, frustration, and exhaustion - but we did it! Huge thanks to Wiisoldier, Philipp Lonke, and everyone else who contributed to this update!
Why was this so challenging? Because this update spans multiple platforms - Windows, Mac, Linux, Raspberry Pi, PiStorm, and the Bootable USB edition! And for Mac and Linux, there are two different versions for each (one using Wine and another built on Amiberry). On top of that, every single update archive required platform-specific tweaks, as it also enhances the core engines. In total, this release updates 8 different platforms, letting you enjoy your Amiga with AmiKit wherever you choose.
Now, let's dive into the highlights:
- New Core Engines: WinUAE, Amiberry, Emu68
- CPU-A, a new system analyzer
- Online Currency Converter with DOpus GUI
- Tune Finder that lets you enjoy tons of music streams!
- There are also plenty of updates to existing software, including AmigaGPT 2!
- Plus, we’ve placed a new WHDLGames folder on your desktop, featuring the familiar wizard from the Bootable USB edition. Just download pre-installed WHDLoad game/demo archives, drop them into the "Downloaded Archives" folder, and let the wizard handle the rest - automagically!
- Oh, and one more thing - the Raspberry Pi 500 is now fully supported!
(cg)
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05.Feb.2025
AmigaKit (E-Mail)
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A1200NG: New photos of the emulator-based mainboard
At the title link AmigaKit has published further photos of its ARM- and emulator-based mainboard A1200NG (amiga-news.de reported). The latest and probably final revision of the hardware, which corresponds to the Amiga 1200 mainboard in terms of dimensions, has a sound mixing circuit and a CDDA feed, as well as a connection for a 12-volt power supply and the option of connecting SATA and IDE drives to internal USB headers.
Greaseweazle technology for reading and writing various floppy disk formats has been integrated. On the software side, AmiBench is used as the desktop interface, as with the A600GS, and FinalWriter 7.2 will be one of the included application programs - which A600GS owners will receive as a free update. Different operating systems and ROMs can then be used on the A1200NG. (snx)
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05.Feb.2025
Obligement (ANF)
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Obligement: Interview with Simon Neumann (Alinea Computer)
At the title link, David Brunet has conducted an interview for Obligement with the graduate engineer Simon Neumann, managing partner of the Amiga dealer Alinea Computer and partner of the publisher Look Behind You.
In it, he reports that he is able to make a living from these two ventures and announces that the Octodapter - an extension that allows up to ten joysticks to be used for appropriately designed games - will definitely be launched on the market this year. As a publisher, he is disappointed with the sales figures for the Amiga 3.2 Reference Manual, with the German edition in particular falling short of expectations. (snx)
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05.Feb.2025
Spillhistorie (ANF)
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Spillhistorie: Interview with game designer Steve Meretzky (Infocom)
For the Norwegian website Spillhistorie, Joachim Froholt, with the support of Hans Arne Jacobsen, conducted another interview - this time with Steve Meretzky, who designed various text adventures for Infocom, which were then also ported to the Amiga, such as "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". (snx)
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04.Feb.2025
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Demoparty: Pågadata 2025 (1-3 August 2025)
The Pågadata 2025 demoscene party will take place from 1 to 3 August 2025 in Teckomatorp in southern Sweden. Entry is free, but donations are welcome. Participants can stay overnight on site.
The event is open to newcomers and veterans of the demo scene, and is not limited to any particular platform. In addition to competitions for C64 and Wild Competitions, there will also be competitions for the Amiga: AMOS demo, demo, music and graphics. An Amiga 500 with 512 KB and Kickstart 1.3 and an Amiga 1200 with 68060 processor and AmigaOS 3.1.4 will be used as computers for the competitions.
Further information, including the registration list and the option to register, can be found on the official website. (nba)
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04.Feb.2025
bitplan (ANF)
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Managing system variables: GoVars 2.1 (update)
GoVars, developed by Krzysztof Donat (bitplan), is an easy-to-use editor for Amiga environment variables, which is now available in version 2.0. This tool offers a user-friendly interface for managing those system variables in AmigaOS 3.x.
The most important new feature in this version is a dynamic search filter that allows users to quickly find variables by name or value, making workflows more efficient.
GoVars is available free of charge (freeware).
Update: (07.02.2025, 21:10, dr)
Version 2.1, which is now available, contains the following changes:
- Fixed broken scroller (arrow keys were not working)
- Disabled editing of variables identified as regular files
(e.g., binary preference files)
- Improved calculation of windows size and position
- Shortened variable labels
(nba)
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03.Feb.2025
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Review: Checkmate Retro Monitor
The Kickstarter campaign initiated by Stephen Jones to fund his Checkmate 19" IPS Retro Monitor was successfully completed at the end of 2022 (amiga-news.de reported). The Lyonsden Blog has now published a review in which, among other things, various connection variants were tested. (dr)
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03.Feb.2025
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Children's game: New demo version of "The Young Salzgitter Icefighter"
New name, new level: the children's game originally called "The Young Icefighter" (amiga-news.de reported) has now been renamed "The Young SALZGITTER Icefighter", as the ice hockey club "Salzgitter Icefighters" has given permission to use the logo and name of their youth department for the game. In addition, a new level, Chicken World, was created and a new demo version released. (dr)
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03.Feb.2025
MiDWaN
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Amiga emulator: Amiberry-lite 5.8.3 and Amiberry 7.0.2
Amiberry and Amiberry-Lite are Amiga emulators.
While Amiberry is based on the current WinUAE version and is recommended for all platforms that are faster than RPI4 - including all macOS and x86_64 platforms - Amiberry-lite is based on WinUAE 4.4 and is recommended for slower hardware (up to RPI4), or if JIT for ARM is to be used (Which version should I pick?).
Amiberry now has been updated to version 7.0.2 and Amiberry-lite to version 5.8.3, both of which offer bug fixes and improvements. (dr)
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02.Feb.2025
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Aminet uploads until 01.02.2025
The following files have been added until 01.02.2025 to Aminet:
REDPILLGameCreator.lha dev/misc 6.4M OS3 Game Creator with AGA s...
Amiga_500_Guide_V2.0.pdf docs/help 4.6M GEN Amiga 500 beginners gui...
The_Bible.zip docs/misc 10M GEN The Bible (Polish)
lide-update.lha driver/med 74K OS3 Open source IDE driver ...
AbsoluteZero.lha game/jump 1.3M OS3 AGA puzzle platformer g...
G-WARS.lha game/shoot 7.9M OS3 Geometry Wars inspired ...
DesignWorks.lha gfx/edit 387K OS3 Structured drawing and ...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 10M MOS Signetics-based machine...
Protrekkr_AROS_i386.zip mus/edit 13M ARO Tracker/Synth hybrid Pr...
sidid.lha mus/misc 59K VAR HVSC playroutine identi...
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02.Feb.2025
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OS4Depot uploads until 01.02.2025
The following files have been added until 01.02.2025 to OS4Depot:
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 11Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
gluae.lha emu/uti 15kb 4.0 Integrates UAE into AmigaOS
sdl3.lha lib/mis 9Mb 4.1 Simple DirectMedia Layer 3
videovortex.lha vid/pla 5Mb 4.1 A frontend for YT to search/view...
(snx)
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