26.May.2023
Seiya (ANF)
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PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 146 (Italian/English)
Besides the Italian original issue, the PDF magazine REV'n'GE ("Retro Emulator Vision and Game") is also available in English. The magazine's reviews compare, if available, the different ports of classic games to the various platforms of their time. Furthermore a focus is on rather unknown retro games.
Amiga-related, the current issue is about WAR (AMOS Strategy-War Game from 1992), Boxx 4 (2023 Game) and Death Rally (2023 PC conversion). (snx)
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26.May.2023
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Music video: Controlling an Akai MPC ONE with Horny (MorphOS)
In a recent video, 'Dj Collins' shows how he controls his Akai MPC ONE using Horny from the Pegasos II under MorphOS. The Akai audio output is recorded from an Amiga 4000 with a Toccata sound card and the file is transferred via the network to HD-REC for mastering. (dr)
[News message: 26. May. 2023, 06:37] [Comments: 0]
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26.May.2023
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Video-Tutorial: Converting iff files into sprites in AMOS
In another part of his series of short tutorials on AMOS Pro (amiga-news.de reported), retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' this time explains how to convert IFF image files into sprites for an AMOS program. (dr)
[News message: 26. May. 2023, 05:58] [Comments: 0]
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26.May.2023
nivrig (Twitter)
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Video: Polyphonic sounds and music on the Amiga
The YouTube channel "Magical Synth Adventure" shows in its latest video with the range of audio possibilities on the Amiga, with which, for example, real-time speech synthesis and simultaneous midi and audio output are possible. (dr)
[News message: 26. May. 2023, 05:42] [Comments: 0]
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25.May.2023
A1k-Forum
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Compiler: Status of M68k support in LLVM
At the beginning of 2021, the first implementation of an m68k backend for the compiler LLVM had begun thanks to donation funding (amiga-news.de reported). Now the developer Min-Yih "Min" Hsu reports in a blog entry about the progress of the past year. (dr)
[News message: 25. May. 2023, 21:11] [Comments: 0]
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25.May.2023
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Tool for Reverse Engineering: Amiga extension for Ghidra 10.3
Ghidra is a free and open source reverse engineering tool (amiga-news.de reported).
Based on the work of Vladimir Kononovich and Martin Atkins, 'Bartman' has released an update for the Amiga extension supporting now the latest Ghidra version 10.3. It can load Amiga Hunk-Executables, Kickstart ROMs and WinUAE State File (.uss). (dr)
[News message: 25. May. 2023, 20:48] [Comments: 0]
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25.May.2023
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SMB2 handler smb2fs V53.6 for AmigaOS 3/4 and AROS
The Server Message Block (SMB) is a network protocol for file, print and other server services in computer networks and allows access to files and directories located on another computer (Wikipedia entry). Fredrik Wikstrom's SMB2 handler is based on libsmb2 and allows remote access to files via the SMB2/3 protocols (amiga-news.de reported). Changes of version 53.6:
- read_startup_args() now uses AllocDosObject() to create the RDArgs for
ReadArgs() instead of allocating it locally on the stack. Strangely this bug
didn't seem to cause any problems on AmigaOS 4 but on AmigaOS 3 it caused an
AN_BadFreeAddr (#0100000F) alert on filesystem exit (ACTION_DIE).
Requirements: newlib.library V53.40 or later (or V53.30 as included in AmigaOS 4.1 FE) and the filesysbox.library V54.4 or later for AmigaOS 4, filesysbox.library 54.3 or later for AROS and AmigaOS 3 and optional the requester.class (ClassAct/ReAction, for password requester) for AmigaOS 3.
Downloads:
smb2fs.i386-aros.lha (81 KB)
smb2fs.m68k-amigaos.lha (149 KB)
smb2fs.ppc-amigaos.lha (128 KB)
(dr)
[News message: 25. May. 2023, 18:51] [Comments: 0]
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25.May.2023
Twitter
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Video tutorial: MUI-GUI in Blitz Basic
Rob Cranley has streamed a two-part tutorial on Twitch (part 1, part 2) showing how to create a GUI with MUI in Blitz Basic. (dr)
[News message: 25. May. 2023, 07:34] [Comments: 0]
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25.May.2023
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Blog: RAM configurations on an Amiga 500 (Rev 8A)
In the latest blog entry on Retrohax.net, various RAM configurations on Amiga 500 8A motherboard are tested and documented. The 8A motherboards are the latest ones, using the 8375-AGNUS and supporting up to 2MB Chip RAM. Rev.8 was used in the A500plus and the standard A500, but with unpopulated RTC, battery, etc. (dr)
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25.May.2023
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SCSI-SD adapter: ZuluSCSI firmware V2023.05.24
ZuluSCSI is a new generation of file-based SCSI hard disk and CD-ROM drive emulators (review of an user). ZuluSCSI emulates a SCSI-I or SCSI-2 hard disk using an SD memory card (amiga-news.de reported). Changes of version 2023.05.24:
- BIN/CUE format support and more complete CD-ROM emulation
- CD-ROM: code consolidation and bugfixes
- CDROM: Table of contents and addressing improvements
- Rudimentary tape support (BETA feature)
- More tape command implementations: Erase, Seek and ReadPosition
- Improved OMTI support
- RP2040: Fix support for 2GB SD cards
- RP2040: Fix USB log corruption
The following features can not be used without additional hardware, which is not yet commercially available:
- EXPERIMENTAL SP/DIF output on expansion pins of RP2040 boards
- EXPERIMENTAL audio playback support from BIN/CUE files
(dr)
[News message: 25. May. 2023, 05:51] [Comments: 0]
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24.May.2023
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Event: Evoke demoparty in Cologne, Germany (28.-30.07.2023)
This year's edition of the Evoke demoparty will take place at the AbenteuerHallenKALK in Cologne (Germany) from 28 to 30 July. The homepage has now been activated and it is possible for demo groups to register. As usual, various competitions will be held. (dr)
[News message: 24. May. 2023, 06:22] [Comments: 0]
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24.May.2023
Mastodon
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Preview video: Rastan port in development
Rastan was released in 1987 by Taito for arcade machines. Now a port for the Amiga 500 is in development, using the Scorpion engine. (dr)
[News message: 24. May. 2023, 05:59] [Comments: 0]
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23.May.2023
Thomas Wenzel (ANF)
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Audio: Prelude Software Bundle 4.0
Thomas Wenzel writes: "This is a fork of the last release by me before Oliver Gantert took over to improve and refactor it and to include support for his new Prelude ZII+ soundcard.
I have tried to fix all the bugs which Oliver also fixed in his branch. Along the way I took the opportunity to implement a watchdog which can resume a broken and stalled data transfer on its own. This can happen during some ZZ9000 graphics operations for example. The watchdog can't prevent the sound from being interrupted for a short time but after that it will resume automatically instead of just hang.
I have set the version number back to 4 to reflect the AHI v4 support and to clearly separate it from Oliver's branch.
So if you experience unexpected hangups during playback, or if you are just adventurous, this is the version to try. :)
If you are using an Amiblaster Deluxe soundcard, this version is also the one to choose."
Download: PreludeSoftwareBundleV4.lha (116 KB) (snx)
[News message: 23. May. 2023, 11:53] [Comments: 0]
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23.May.2023
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Video: Amos Anim Player
A few days ago we reported about the new "Amos Anim Player" released by "ELECTRIC BLACK SHEEP". The group now have published a YouTube video which demonstrates the features of the player. (dr)
[News message: 23. May. 2023, 07:04] [Comments: 0]
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23.May.2023
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Video: Graphic timeline of homecomputer
In its latest video, the YouTube channel "Retro Dream" shows the development of home computers from 1977 to 1992 as a graphic timeline that also includes the various Amiga models. (dr)
[News message: 23. May. 2023, 06:08] [Comments: 0]
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22.May.2023
Thomas Wenzel (ANF)
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Audio player: AmigaAMP 3.34
Thomas Wenzel has released an update of his audio playback program AmigaAMP at the title link. Version 3.34 includes the following bugfixes:
- MHI is only released when it has to be. Volume settings are now restored correctly when reassigned
- Stuttering of visualization with 48 kHz MP3 files via mpega.library fixed
- Minimum intuition.library version for OS4-style IDCMP port sharing set to 52 to avoid collisions with VampireOS
- Fixed ScanTask crash when playlist window is closed
(snx)
[News message: 22. May. 2023, 21:44] [Comments: 0]
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22.May.2023
Michael Kafke (MEDIA-X) (ANF)
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Graphic adventure about computer game magazine "ASM" announced (German)
A text-graphic adventure for the Commodore Amiga will soon be released about the German computer games magazine "ASM - Aktueller Software Markt" (1986 - 1995). The player slips into the role of editor-in-chief Manfred Kleimann and experiences the everyday madness in the editorial office.
The game was essentially created in the 90s and has now been reworked and finished in cooperation with some former ASM colleagues. Details such as screenshots are being withheld by the distributor, APC&TCP, for the time being, the official presentation is planned for an upcoming ASM special.
Therefore one can only register for a newsletter at the title link so far. However, Michael Kafke had already shown the game at ARC 2023 in Duisburg, so it can already be seen on some videos recorded by visitors. It will also be demonstrated at Amiga38 in October. (snx)
[News message: 22. May. 2023, 21:35] [Comments: 0]
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22.May.2023
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Juggler Encore: Real-time hologram of the 1986 ray-traced animation
Milan Pollé, the author of the graphics software "Candy Factory (Pro)" (interview from 2002, Aminet demo version), won first place in the "Wild Competition" category at the Outline Demoparty held last weekend in the Netherlands with his real-time hologram imitation of the Juggler raytracing animation from 1986. In the linked video, he explains his procedure and presents the result. (dr)
[News message: 22. May. 2023, 06:48] [Comments: 0]
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22.May.2023
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Preview video: Forest of Illusion
The programmer 'DomKid' has published a first preview video of his platformer "Forest of Illusion" developed with the Scorpion Engine. (dr)
[News message: 22. May. 2023, 06:47] [Comments: 0]
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21.May.2023
Andreas Falkenhahn (ANF)
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Hollywod: Updates for 6 Plugins
Press release: Airsoft Softwair, the hardest working men in code business, are proud to present updates for the following Hollywood image and animation plugins:
- APNG 1.2 (load and save APNG animations)
- FLIC 1.2 (load FLI/FLC animations)
- JPEG2000 1.2 (load and save JPEG2000 images)
- PCX 1.2 (load PCX images)
- TIFF 1.2 (load and save TIFF images)
- YAFA 1.2 (load YAFA animations created by Wildfire)
The plugins now support several new features of Hollywood 9 and 10 such as loading and saving images and animations in palette mode, file system adapter support, user tags, and support for the arm64 platform on macOS (Apple Silicon).
All plugins are now available for free download from the official Hollywood portal under the title link. Thanks to Hollywood's cross-platform plugin system versions for AmigaOS3 (m68k), AmigaOS3 FPU (m881), AmigaOS 4, MorphOS, WarpOS (m68k/ppc), Linux (ppc, arm, x86, x64), macOS (ppc, x86, x64, arm64), Windows (x86, x64), Android (arm, arm64), and iOS (arm, arm64) are provided. (snx)
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21.May.2023
Twitter
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Datatype: WarpDTPrefs 45.12
Oliver Roberts has updated the preferences program WarpDTPrefs for his Warp datatypes. Changes:
- Fixed the default background checkboxes being disabled incorrectly due to the re-ordered alpha channel mode lists in the previous release.
- Increased minimum stack size to 16K, for safety.
- OS3 and MorphOS versions recompiled with VBCC 0.9h.
- OS4 version recompiled with GCC 11.2.0.
(dr)
[News message: 21. May. 2023, 14:38] [Comments: 0]
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