29.Dec.2022
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AmigaOS 4: SMB2 handler smb2fs V53.2
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). Version 53.2, released today, includes the following changes:
- Added USER and PASSWORD arguments.
- Disabled CTRL-C signal checking in libc and ISocket->WaitSelect().
- Merged latest fixes from the libsmb2 github repo:
- convert system time to little endian in NTLMSSP code.
- convert destination path directory separators in rename function.
The newlib.library V53.40 or newer (or V53.30, included in AmigaOS 4.1 FE) and the filesysbox.library V54.4 or newer are required. (dr)
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29.Dec.2022
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MorphOS: ENCORE & SCENIC released KHESHKHASH demo
At the end of October, the game and demo developers from Encore (2D shooter Fortis, among others) released their demo Morphever. Before they now devote themselves to game development again and want to tackle some projects that have been put on hold, they have updated one of their older demos: KHESHKHASH was originally released in 2002 with demo group Scenic, which required an Amiga with PPC and 3D accelerator. Since it was difficult to find hardware capable of playing this demo with high resolution and acceptable frame rate, it was decided to recreate it for a wider range of current MorphOS hardware (YouTube video). (dr)
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29.Dec.2022
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68k hardware emulation: PiStorm32-lite with firmware released
Claude Schwarz' PiStorm connects a Raspberry Pi to the CPU socket of an Amiga using an adapter and uses the British single-board computer to emulate a fast m68k processor. The variant for the Amiga 1200 is called "PiStorm32". Yesterday the developer published on GitHub the repository for the PiStorm32-lite variant, which contains all hardware design and manufacturing files including ordering instructions for JLCPCB and the firmware. The lite variant is supposed to take into account the current difficult situation in the procurement of components and in principle be cheaper (amiga-news.de reported).
PiStorm32-lite is compatible with:
- PI3A
- PI3B
- PI4B
- PiZero2 (is to be tested in detail because of the small space around the HDMI connection)
Soon there will be another custom-made CM4 adapter for the PiStorm32-lite (amiga-news.de reported). The custom-made adapter will provide the best cooling in the limited space, as well as convenient access to all IOs (HDMI, USB, Ethernet) through the A1200 module slot near the joystick/mouse ports without modifications to the Amiga case.
As the developer explains to us, the Pistorm32-lite replaces CPU, gives the CPU Fast-RAM and provides, among other things, a virtual graphics card on the Zorro bus. This allows resolutions with Emu68 of up to 1920 x 1080 (PI3) or 4k (pi4). Emu68 is the associated JIT (just in time) compiler that translates the Amiga's Motorola machine code into ARM machine code in real time. AmigaOS runs completely unchanged on it. Everything else is then real AmigaOS drivers, written in 68k code, which talk to the Raspberry hardware.
Asked about the speed the Amiga can achieve with it, Schwarz said: with Emu68, a 68040 at 1.6GHz using a PI3 or about 3GHz using a Pi4. Or on a 68060 scale: a 68060 at 800MHz with Pi3 or 1.5GHz with a Pi.4.
Michal Schulz is continuously improving the RTG driver (amiga-news.de reported), but basically it already works very well. Currently, for example, it is already possible to play a 720p MPEG video smoothly with Riva.
The firmware, called "gateware", is an early first version written by him and Niklas Eckström. It functions very stably, but still needs to be further developed, in which users can contribute with their experiences and thus also follow the progress.
At the moment, the PiStorm is only available as a self-built version, but it is expected that the first prefabricated copies will soon be available for purchase. (dr)
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28.Dec.2022
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Video: Programming demos with "AProcessing" framework
With the seventh episode, the video series in which 'Prince' (founder of the demo group 'Phaze101', assembler coding course) talks in detail with developer and Resistance member Alessio 'OzzyBoshi' Garzi about his "AProcessing" framework for creating demos and intros is finished. (dr)
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28.Dec.2022
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Emulator: vAmigaWeb v2.3 b1
vAmigaWeb is an Amiga emulator for the web browser or a Progressive Web App (PWA) based on the Amiga emulator for MacOS vAmiga.
Based on the latest version 2.3 b1 of vAmiga, the developer 'mithrendal' has also updated his application. Changes:
- can operate 4 floppy drives and 4 hard disks simultaneously i.e. df0-df3, dh0-dh3 for a classic professional amiga workstation environment
- supports extended ADF file format
- upgraded to latest vAmigaCore
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27.Dec.2022
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MorphOS: Eighth beta version of TinyGL
MorphOS team developer Mark 'Bigfoot' Olsen had offered a bounty project for improved OpenGL support as well as drivers for more Radeon graphics cards under the title link, which has been successfully funded (amiga-news.de reported). Now the developer has released the eighth public beta version of his TinyGL update. Changes:
tinygl.library:
- Library version is now 53.7.
- Fixed multiple issues with GL_RGB5_A1 textures.
- Fixed a problem with ARB fragment programs that caused such programs that used non-consecutive texture image units to fail. For example a program that used texture unit 0 and texture unit 2, but not texture unit 1 would misrender.
- Fixed a problem with mipmapped cubemaps where such textures would get treated as 2D textures rather than cube map textures. This problem only affected textures which are mipmap complete.
r300.library:
- Library version is now 53.10.
- Added support for GL_RGB5_A1 textures.
As the developer wrote, "especially the texture solves a bunch of problems with various different games, both existing games and future game ports. Among the games now working again is Descent Freespace, for example." (dr)
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26.Dec.2022
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Workbench distribution: AmiKit XE 11.9.0 for Raspberry Pi 4/400 and Windows
AmiKit has released an update to version 11.9.0 of the Workbench distribution AmiKit XE for the Raspberry Pi 4/400 (changes) as well as for Windows/Mac/Linux (changes) and wished a merry Christmas.
(dr)
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26.Dec.2022
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AmigaOS 4: Audio editor Rave 1.4
Daniel 'trixie' Jedlicka has released version 1.4 of the audio editor "Rave" (amiga-news.de reported) and reports in detail about the development of this current version in his new blog entry. Changes of version 1.4:
- Implemented a resampler module with four quality settings
- Each project now keeps an activity log, which can be displayed in the Project Information window
- A reworked Fade plugin with configurable fade curves
- Fixed: User-aborting an operation no longer triggers an error requester
- Loading and saving of empty files is now supported
- Linked with the latest version of libFLAC for improved FLAC support
- Updated documentation
Rave requires AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition Update 2 as well as A-EON's Enhancer Core classes. (dr)
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26.Dec.2022
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PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 141 (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.
Amiga-related, the current issue is about "Akira" and "Luma". (snx)
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25.Dec.2022
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A-EON Technology: Enhancer Software Core Release 2 / Delay of A1222
According to Trevor Dickinson in his latest blog entry, the production of the A1222 Plus continues to delay due to the "ongoing worldwide lack of integrated circuits and other electronic supply chain issues". As he explained: "One small micro-controller which costs $6.83 each in batches of 100+ is only available for delivery at the end of 2023. Although it can be purchased now from another trade supplier for the extortionate price of ~$420 each." ACube and A-EON are therefore still looking for alternative suppliers.
Furthermore, he announces the immediate availability of Enhancer Software Core Release 2, which can be downloaded free of charge on AmiSphere for registered users. It is a free standalone version of the Enhancer software that includes classes, libraries and system files along with a software development kit that allows developers to create their own projects using features of the Enhancer software core components. Included is:
Datatypes:
- Info Datatype
- LogFile Datatype
- MPEGA Datatype
- MOD Datatype
- SimpleHTML Datatype
- Sound Datatype
- WAV Datatype
Gadgets and Classes:
- Anim Gadget Class
- Clock Gadget Class
- DateSheet Gadget Class
- InfoWindow Class
- ListViewer Gadget Class
- OptionButton Gadget Class
- PieChart Gadget Class
- ProgressBar Gadget Class
- Select Gadget Class
- SliderBar Gadget Class
- Shared Image Class
- Thumblist Gadget Class
- TickBox Gadget Class
- Time Gadget Class
- ToolBar Gadget
System:
Utilities:
Libraries:
CLI Commands and Tools:
- LDCK
- RequestChooser
- SystemReboot
Preferences:
Finally, the full commercial version of Enhancer Software v2.2 will be offered at a 30% discount until 31 December 2022. Likewise, users who have already purchased version 2.2 in December 2022 will receive a 30% credit on their Amistore accounts. (dr)
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25.Dec.2022
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Aminet uploads until 24.12.2022
The following files have been added until 24.12.2022 to Aminet:
ApolloExplorer.zip comm/tcp 26M 68k Apollo Explorer
ZitaFTPServer.lha comm/tcp 14M OS4 A fast and secure FTP(S) server.
COP.lha dev/debug 166K 68k Low Level Debugger
HWP_ZIP.lha dev/hwood 286K ALL Read and write ZIP archives
parForth.lha dev/lang 394K x86 pForth compiled with AROS fun...
REDPILLGameCreator.lha dev/misc 3.0M 68k Game Creator with AGA support
Fussball-WM-2022.lha docs/misc 10K TurboCalc Spreadsheet WM-2022...
worldcup.lha docs/misc 655K Soccer World Cup statistics 1...
StefACS.lha game/demo 162K 68k Adventures creator, working i...
DeadMetal2.lha game/strat 16M 68k Strategy game sequel - 12 bat...
WhatIFF1.08.lha mags/misc 469K What IFF? #1.08-December-2022
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.9M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiVms.lha misc/emu 3.4M 68k Simulates OpenVMS commands
AmigaAMP3.lha mus/play 2.0M OS4 Multi format audio player wit...
AmigaAMP3-68k.lha mus/play 403K 68k MPEG audio player with GUI
AmiModRadio.lha mus/play 3.0M 68k Play modules from Internet so...
avalanche.lha util/arc 84K OS4 ReAction unarchive GUI for xf...
LHArchiver.lha util/arc 4.6M 68k create lha archives intuitively
SteBaseConv.lha util/conv 46K 68k Numeric base converter for an...
IconLib_46.4.lha util/libs 1.1M 68k free icon.library in optimize...
IdentifyDev.lha util/libs 66K 68k Identify hardware and more
IdentifyUsr.lha util/libs 98K 68k Identify hardware and more
SoftIEEE.lha util/libs 76K 68k math lib&881/882 FPU emulator...
AmiKick.lha util/misc 46K Check Kickstart images under ...
igame_fr.lha util/misc 7K 68k French catalog for iGame v2.2.0
VATestprogram.zip util/misc 2.8M 68k Versatile Amiga Test Program
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25.Dec.2022
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OS4Depot uploads until 24.12.2022
The following files have been added until 24.12.2022 to OS4Depot:
aifc2wav.lha aud/con 19kb 4.0 will save IMA4, SOWT and SDX2, A...
gym2vgm.lha aud/con 13kb 4.0 Converts GYM, SSL, and CYM files...
gym2vgmv.lha aud/con 13kb 4.0 Converts GYM, SSL, and CYM files...
amigaamp3.lha aud/pla 2Mb 4.1 Multi format audio player with GUI
libsamplerate.lha dev/lib 4Mb 4.0 Library for sample rate conversion
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
paybackupdate.lha gam/act 877kb 4.1 Native version of Payback for Am...
colorit.lha gam/puz 2Mb 4.0 A small games with colors
breakhack.lha gam/rol 15Mb 4.1 Breakhack is a small roguelike game
hwp_zip.lha lib/hol 286kb 4.0 Read and write zip archives for ...
aya.lha net/mis 2Mb 4.0 Access wolfram alpha answer mach...
smb2fs.lha net/sam 122kb 4.1 Filesystem for accessing files u...
zitaftpserver.lha net/ser 14Mb 4.1 A fast and secure FTP(S) server.
fuppes.lha net/ser 15Mb 4.1 Free UPnP Entertainment Service
avalanche.lha uti/arc 84kb 4.1 Simple ReAction GUI for xadmaster
avalanche_ita.lha uti/arc 5kb 4.0 Italian translation for Avalanche
lharchiver.lha uti/arc 5Mb 4.0 Create LhA archives intuitively
airscan.lha uti/pri 107kb 4.1 Native Amiga scanner utility
hex2.lha uti/sci 867kb 4.0 Simple calculator with variables...
thumbnailmaker.lha vid/mis 6kb 4.1 Arexx script for ArtEffect, gene...
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AROS Archives uploads until 24.12.2022
The following files have been added until 24.12.2022 to AROS Archives:
parforth.i386-aros.lha dev/lan 394kb pForth v27 compiled with AROS fu...
worldcup.lha doc/mis 655kb Soccer World Cup statistics 1930...
zip.i386-aros.lha lib/mis 286kb Plugin allows Hollywood scripts ...
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 24.12.2022
The following files have been added until 24.12.2022 to MorphOS-Storage:
HWP_ZIP_1.2.lha Development/Hollywood/... Read and write ZIP arch...
AmiArcadia_29.34.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
LHArchiver_1.7.lha Files/Archive Create lha archives int...
Freedroid_1.0.2.lha Games/Action Remake of the classic P...
SuperTux_0.1.3.lha Games/Platform SuperTux_0.1.3.lha
194X_0.7b.lha Games/Shoot2D 194X_0.7b.lha
MahjonggTiles_1.2.lha Games/Think MUI based Shanghai type...
Mesa-demos.lha Graphics/TinyGL Mesa demos for TinyGL
Fireflies_2.06.lha Graphics/TinyGL FireFlies (MorphOS Tiny...
Scout_3.6.lha System/Monitoring This is the official co...
TinyGL-Update-2022-12-... System/Update This is the seventh pub...
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WHDLoad: New installers until 24.12.2022
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 24.12.2022:
- 2022-12-24 new: Hoi (Hollyware) done by StingRay (Info)
- 2022-12-22 improved: Kid Gloves (Logotron) fix player weapon, keyboard handling fixed, quitkey improved, audio player fixed, trainer added, extra button support added (Info)
- 2022-12-20 new: Dragons of Flame (Strategic Simulations Inc) done by StingRay (Info)
- 2022-12-18 improved: IK+ (Archer MacLean) bouncing ball samples fixed (Info)
(snx)
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24.Dec.2022
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Video: Digitising printed AMOS source files
In another part of his series of short tutorials on AMOS Pro (amiga-news.de reported), retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' this time takes on the task of how to get AMOS code he wrote in the 90s and printed out on a dot matrix printer back into his Amiga A1200 to run the code. (dr)
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24.Dec.2022
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Amiga emulator for MacOS: vAmiga 2.21 and 2.3b1
With the release of version 2.21 of his Amiga emulator vAmiga for MacOS, its developer Dirk Hoffmann fixes two small bugs of version 2.2 released in early December:
- Snapshots containing more than 512 KB Slow Ram were reported as being corrupted.
- Memory footprint is back to normal.
At the same time, he has released a first first beta version for version 2.3. Changes:
Bug fixes:
- When drive mechanics were emulated, invalid SYNC words sometimes showed up.
- Snapshots containing more than 512 KB Slow Ram were reported as being corrupted.
- Memory footprint is back to normal.
- Fixes an activity monitor drawing bug in CRT mode.
Enhancements:
- Extended ADFs with misaligned sync words can be read.
- Warp mode can be switched on or off via keyboard shortcuts.
- RetroShell offers a special debug mode, now.
The minimum system requirement for his emulator is macOS 10.15. (dr)
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24.Dec.2022
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ACube Systems: UBoot 2015.b for Sam460EX/Sam460CR/Sam460LE boards (update)
Press release Bassano del Grappa, Italy - 23 December 2022
ACube Systems is pleased to announce a new release of the U-Boot firmware for its Sam460 line of motherboards. New in this version
- added support for the Sam460LE board
- improved support for Radeon 2xx series (R7 240, 250 etc...)
- solved a bug in the PCI Express init routine
- added support for new u-Boot eeprom chips
The updated installation guide describes in detail the usual installation method (ISO image) and alternative methods (TFTP).
Direct download of the installation archive: Sam460_updater_ 2015b.zip (1,3 MB)
Additional informationen:
Please note: UBoot and UBoot updater make use of GPL code and thus are both published under GPL.
Direct download of the source codes: u-boot-2015.b_prod.tar.gz (4,9 MB)
With this release, ACube wishes all its customers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Thanks for sticking with us and for your incredible support. An exciting 2023 awaits all our fellow Amiga users and friends. Stay tuned and keep following us for new products and announcements in the next year!
Update: (26.12.2022, 08:15, dr)
According to ACube Systems, the download is currently unavailable due to user-reported problems. If you need help, please contact ACube by mail. (dr)
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24.Dec.2022
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Advent Calendar: Door 24 - Michael Rupp / Amiga-News.de wishes Merry Xmas
The Christmas door and thus the conclusion of our Advent calendar premiere is Michael Rupp.
More than a year ago, Michael familiarised himself with the Hollywood programming language and wrote SonosController, an application for AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS that can be used to control the "speakers" distributed by Sonos. In the meantime, he has further developed this to version 1.2, which now also supports AmigaOS 3.
But his main project is certainly a different one: at the beginning of 2001, and of course we reported on it, Michael Rupp published the result of his work on TAWS - The Amiga Workbench Simulation - for the first time publicly with version 0.5: a JavaScript project with the aim of bringing the look and feel of the Workbench to the browser. The idea came from the fact that many Amiga-themed pages are based on the Workbench for their navigation, which he aims to perfect with this. Michael has been working on the project for over 20 years now and we would like to mention a few "milestones":
- Version 0.9: Firefox support
- Version 0.11: the first application, "Clock", which look like the Amiga original but offers some additional options
- Version 0.13: support for Opera and AppleWebKit browsers (Safari, Google Chrome and OWB),
MultiView loads JPEG, GIF, PNG, HTML and Text
- Version 0.16: complete simulation of AmigaOS 1.2
- Version 0.17: complete AmigaGuide interpreter
- Version 0.23: all AmigaOS versions are simulated
- Version 0.26: Simulation of Amiga Shell
- Version 0.30: TAWS Early Preset Selection
- Version 0.31: new AmigaOS 3.1.4 Preset
- Version 0.34: MultiView support for IFF-ILBM files, new presets "AROS One" and "OS 3.9 AfA One"
On the occasion of his Advent calendar door, he has today put the current version 0.35 online and, in addition to numerous new features and improvements, has also included a little Christmas surprise at our suggestion. Before we close our calendar with the last anecdote, we would like to use it to thank everyone who participated in the calendar once again. We hope it was a welcome change for everyone away from the usual news ticker.
We wish our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We would like to thank you for your continued loyalty over the years and would like to encourage you to continue to contribute in the new year: both with feedback on the software and hardware projects presented here by the developers, but also with news reports via our Amiga News Feed (ANF). On the one hand this makes our voluntary work easier and on the other hand it is a service to the community and an expression of appreciation. Thank you very much! And now please, Michael :)
"Pirate copies
Yes, that's right, I said the unword:
Pirate copies
No "backup copies" or "not-quite-empty disks", but plain and simple:
Pirate copies
And the following story tells us that these can be dangerous. Even if it is somewhat different from what one would expect ... but everything in order:
Trading pirated copies was the most natural thing in the world for us at the age of 14 (ok, yes, even later). There was a reason that we had not saved up a stupid console with its impractical cartridges, but a real computer with recordable floppy disks. Buying originals didn't even occur to you, the thought was so absurd. They cost a fortune! No, the money was needed for the memory expansion, everything was already expensive enough: over 200 francs for 512 kilobytes, just imagine.
But I still think that all the piracy at the time contributed to the success of the Amiga to an extent that should not be underestimated, at least for the hardware manufacturers. Less so for the software producers, of course. In other words, success and decline rolled into one. Well.
And where better to do this than in the schoolyard, before, after or even during lessons? Exactly. Nowhere. So there was nothing unusual about always having a few floppy disks at hand at school.
So, one fine summer's day in 1989, the following happened: No, wait, I have to go a little further:
I grew up in a rather rural area, in Teufen, an idyllic village of 5,000 souls in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, which already counted as a somewhat larger village in Switzerland (at least at that time). The school was undergoing renovations, so some subjects had been moved to a provisional location, including the cooking class, which I was supposed to switch to during the break. However, the provisional school was on the other side of the main road from the school itself, and the school itself was on a hill. And nice weather meant I was on my bike (CH German for "bicycle"). So, that brings us to all the important facts.
I ask you to visualise this: We have a hill, a steep road that leads across the well-travelled main road incl. tram to the makeshift. And at the top you see young Michi swinging onto his bike, in his left hand a pack of freshly exchanged disks with ... right:
Pirate copies.
"Everything's easy", I think to myself, I can brake well with my right hand, and off I go, down the steep road. The main road quickly approaches, I pull on the brake, and it does:
Whack!
Brake cable snapped and there is no time left for further reflection, only reflexes remain. And these tell me that I must not let go of the disks under any circumstances, because at that age they were worth more than pure money. And apparently also more than life and limb.
The road is rushing towards me, luckily there is no tram coming, but while I'm chasing across it, a station wagon gets in my way, so I slam into its side with full force. Suddenly I can fly, and then the lights go out for a moment.
When I wake up, the police are already there and the ambulance is not long in coming, and I wonder how long I was away.
As it turned out, I had probably not been unconscious for a minute, and there was a very specific reason why the police were at the scene of the accident faster than anyone would think possible:
The car was the police
Of all the vehicles whizzing past, I had actually chosen the police car to demonstrate the full power of kinetic energy.
By the way, Yvonne, who I secretly had a huge crush on, had observed the whole thing, and she immediately informed my parents. In retrospect, I often thought that I should have used this circumstance somehow to get closer to her. But at the time I was probably just embarrassed, and unfortunately nothing ever came of it.
And the disks? The ...
Pirate copies?
They were scattered all over the road, but the nice policeman, who seemed a bit worn out himself, collected them for me and gave them back to me. A car must have driven over one of them, it was gone, but all the others were still in perfect working order!
I still find it remarkable today - and somehow also sweet - how absolutely clueless the authorities were about this issue back then, at least in rural Switzerland.
Oh yes: About a year later I received an official letter informing me that a case against me had been dropped, of which I had known nothing at all. But even then it was only about the damage to the police car and not about ...
Pirate copies!" (dr)
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Javascript: TAWS - The Amiga Workbench Simulation 0.35
TAWS ("The Amiga Workbench Simulation") is a Javascript simulation of the Amiga-Workbench 1.0 - 4.1 FE for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera and Apple-WebKit-Browser (including Odyssey).
Any kind of feedback the author Michael Rupp would very appreciate. His work can be supported by a little donation from inside TAWS.
Version 0.35 includes among others the following changes:
- HippoPlayer (in Work):
Thanks a lot to (www.wothke.ch) for his open source
player routines.
Features:
- The following playback routines (https://bitbucket.org/wothke) are implemented,
each of them supporting many tracker formats:
- adplug
- asap
- ds
- snes
- nez
- psx
- sid
- sc68
- uade
- vgm
- xmp
- zxtune
- And besides: A Christmas surprise! Many thanks to Daniel Reimann from amiga-news.de who persuaded me to do this. The effort was... um... bigger than expected, but it was worth it!
(dr)
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24.Dec.2022
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RTG Solitare: "Solitare match" V0.85
At the beginning of December, Sami Vehmaa had published a demo version of his graphics card Solitare conversion "Solitare match" (YouTube video), which is primarily intended for Amiga emulators or Apollo cards due to the high CPU requirements. The demo version contains five levels. The paid version has meanwhile grown from ten levels to 50 and is currently available for 1.50 Euro. (dr)
[News message: 24. Dec. 2022, 06:09] [Comments: 0]
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