22.Jan.2023
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AROS Archives uploads until 21.01.2023
The following files have been added until 21.01.2023 to AROS Archives:
smb2fs.i386-aros.lha dri/fil 79kb SMB2/3 file system client
opentyrian.i386-aros.zip gam/act 7Mb Open-source port of the DOS game...
fenachistoscopio.i386-aro... gra/vie 2Mb Phenakistiscopes player
filesysbox.i386-aros.lha lib/mis 52kb A FUSE compatible file system layer
(snx)
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22.Jan.2023
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 21.01.2023
The following files have been added until 21.01.2023 to MorphOS-Storage:
Iris_1.7.lha Email New email client suppor...
MirrorMagic_3.1.0.lha Games/Think Arcade style game in th...
RocksNDiamonds_4.3.4.0... Games/Think Arcade style game in th...
Fenachistoscopio_1.0.lha Graphics/Show Phenakistiscopes player
WitchCleaner_2.35.lha Network/Web A little and easy progr...
ADiffView_2.2.lha Text/Compare A graphical file compar...
AMUIDiff_1.0b.lha Text/Compare Displays differences of...
PageStream5_FR_1.1.lha Translations French translation of P...
PageStream5-Tips_FR_1.... Translations French translation of P...
(snx)
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22.Jan.2023
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WHDLoad: New installers until 21.01.2023
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 21.01.2023:
(snx)
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22.Jan.2023
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: 25 years Amiga Future - outlook and raffle
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the print magazine Amiga Future, at the title link its editor-in-chief Andreas Magerl looks back briefly and comments on current plans. In addition, two subscriptions for one year are raffled.
In case this makes you interested in the history of the magazine, you can find a review, which was last updated two years ago, on the website of Amiga Future as well. (snx)
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22.Jan.2023
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Text adventure: The Dragnet Case
"The Dragnet Case" is a text adventure published by Taskmaster Software, originally written back in the 1980s and now available for various retro systems (C64, Amstrad, Amiga etc.).
You take on the role of Sam Boon, a private detective from L.A. who has had little to do lately and is now suddenly surprised by gunfire. The movement of the character is done by entering the cardinal directions ("GO NORTH", or "NORTH" or just "N" for short) or with "U" (up) or "D" (down). Further instructions are explained in the game description. (dr)
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21.Jan.2023
Twitter
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AmigaRemix: Website launch of version 2.0
AmigaRemix provides new mixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games and demos as MP3 files for download. Now version 2.0 of the website has been introduced, which should improve the submission of tracks in particular. In the near future there should also be the possibility to download the whole archive via torrents. Since our last report, the following tracks have been added:
- a Piece of Magic (The Armandox Treatment)
- Lost Patrol (NAM Edit)
- Stardust Memories
(dr)
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21.Jan.2023
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Amiga Ireland 2023: Winners of Creative Competition
Last weekend the Amiga Ireland took place in Athlone (amiga-news.de reported). Now the winners of the "Creative Competition 2023" have been published. In the category "Pixel Art" the winners can be seen directly under the title link, for the music entries we have researched links to the top 3 to listen to:
(dr)
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20.Jan.2023
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PiStorm32-lite: JLCPCB soldering issues
Since about three weeks the building instructions and documentation for the PiStorm32-lite are available (amiga-news.de reported). After that, many interested people ordered the necessary parts from JLCPCB. Some problems occurred during assembly, which Andrew 'LinuxJedi' Hutchings now summarises in his latest blog entry:
Apparently, the holes in the bottom of the boards were filled with metal balls. This was especially the case with orders placed via JLCPCB's economy service. Basically, the problem could be fixed by poking the balls out from above with a pin.
It was quickly found out that the problem was excess solder paste that got into the holes during the Reflow process. In a few cases, however, even the solder penetrated the metal of the plug. The developer goes into detail about the exact reasons for this in the further course of his explanations. (dr)
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20.Jan.2023
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Video: 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast #144 - The fully networked Amiga 4000
Issue 144 of Douglas Compton's videocast 10MARC is about networking his Amiga 4000. Among others he demonstrated how to use the Twitter client twittAmiga or the SMB network protocol (amiga-news.de reported). (dr)
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19.Jan.2023
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ACube Systems: First batch of Sam460LE boards shipped - second delayed
Press release - January 29, 2023
Dear customers,
We have sent out as many boards as we could prepare.
Unfortunately, we received from our suppliers some faulty Ethernet controllers and therefore some boards failed the stress tests.
This will create a delay in the delivery of the remaining Sam460LE. :-(
The replacement Ethernet controllers will arrive in mid-February, after Chinese New Year.
Again, we will perform our extensive testing because we would rather not release a poor product.
We apologize for yet another delay caused by companies that do not play fair.
We will keep you informed.
Thank you.
The ACube Systems Team (dr)
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18.Jan.2023
MorphZone
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MorphOS: Email client Iris 1.7 (update)
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 1.6 of his email client Iris for MorphOS. Changes:
- Settings UI improvements, missing help bubbles, etc
- External image viewer option for image attachments in mail reader
- Autoconfiguration disabled for POP3 entirely. While POP3 accounts may still be manually added, they are eventually going to be deprecated in Iris entirely
- Updated all localizable strings to use safe formatting tokens since some of the translations would cause Iris to crash
- Fixed a crash if a new folder was added as an INBOX subfolder on the server
- Updated WebKit, cURL and other libraries
Download: iris.lha (21 MB)
Update: (20.01.2023, 05:11, dr)
Meanwhile version 1.7 is available which fixes a Polish catalog issue and two causes of crash. (dr)
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18.Jan.2023
Floppy (Kommentar)
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AROS: Distribution Icaros Desktop Live 1.31 beta 20230118
Paolo Besser released a beta version of his AROS distribution Icaros Desktop live which contains the recent ABIv0 backports by Krzysztof 'deadwood' Śmiechowicz, but also other additions, and asks users willing to support it to test it. (dr)
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18.Jan.2023
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SMB2 handler smb2fs V53.4 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). Version 53.4 is now not only available for AmigaOS 4, but also for AROS and thanks to Szilard Biro for AmigaOS 3. Changes:
- Rewrote the readv() and writev() implementations according to: sahlberg/libsmb2#242
- Merged latest changes from libsmb2:
- Read share flags and use encryption if needed.
- Fix ntlm_convert_password_hash on big endian.
- Added AmigaOS 3 and AROS ports (the AmigaOS 3 port is thanks to the work of Szilard Biro).
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 (79 KB)
smb2fs.m68k-amigaos.lha (148 KB)
smb2fs.ppc-amigaos.lha (127 KB)
(dr)
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18.Jan.2023
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Game Construction Kit: Scorpion Engine V2022.8
The "Scorpion Engine" developed by Erik 'earok' Hogan allows you to develop games. The engine itself is closed source, all demos and example games are open source. The editor runs under Windows. Graphics are imported as PNG files, levels created by using the editor Tiled eingesetzt. For importing and creating sounds, music and animations the Amiga formats (mod, 8svx, anim5) are used.
A few moments ago he has released version 2022.8. Changes:
- New game sample: "Elf Spirit Hunters"
- Sprite sheet importer includes scaling function inspired by the RotSprite algorithm
- Integration with Tiled's "template" system in order to allow actors to be placed at exact pixel-perfect coordinates (as well as to allow VARs to be set per actor on the map itself)
- New "asset bundles" system allows you to be very granular about which sound effects and animations are in memory at any one time
- Removed all limitations on screen width, allowing 320x wide games to be possible
- New "cartridge" file structure merges the many previously output files into a single file
- New "debug mode" feature allows for stepping through codeblocks at real time line by line during gameplay
- New "Maryo", "Sonyc" and "Jetpack" movement types allowing for improved platformer game control
- Support for the "Endrun" utility for freeing additional memory on the A500 Amiga
- Anim5 support has been substantially improved, and a new demo has been included for that
- Map format has been improved so there's no longer a hard limit of 256 foreground tiles or animated tiles, and memory requirements have been dropped from six bytes per tile to five
- A set of new math functions focusing on trigonometry purposes
- Sundry bug fixes and performance enhancements
You can support the developer on his Patreon website. (dr)
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17.Jan.2023
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Website launch: retro.directory
Robert Smith, previously known for his DrawBridge or FloppyBridge project and various video releases, has put online "retro.directory", a first version of his website for searching and finding museums, magazines, clubs and groups, events, podcasts, Youtubers, arcades, shops or cafés, all of which have a connection to Retro (YouTube video).
Reporting your own entry is free of charge. There is also the option of advertising or sponsoring the initiative. As the developer reports, he wants to offer an easy way to find retro-related places and websites with the directory. The website should also work with older (retro) browsers, but then you won't have access to the map.
(dr)
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17.Jan.2023
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Adventure interpreter: ScummVM 2.2.0
The developer 'NovaCoder' has been porting the adventure interpreter ScummVM to AmigaOS 3 for a long time: while there are current implementations of version 1.9 for RTG Amigas and AGA Amigas with 68060 processor, the version for AGA Amigas with 68030 processor (and up) is based on version 1.5 and dates from 2015.
Now there is another approach: the English developer Robin 'betajaen' Southern has created a fork based on the build of 'mheyer32' and released versions of ScummVM 2.2.0 for AmigaOS 3 (030, 040 and 060 processor). As he writes, he does not want to hinder 'NovaCoders' work. He added support for arrow keys, GAME tooltypes and EGA palette changes to the 'mheyer32' build and reduced the start-up time. Furthermore, he said, he is focusing on Sierra's game engine SCI, as he plays Police Quest 2 on Twitch, which requires arrow keys for gameplay. Joysticks are also supported.
In separate executables he has also included support for AGI and SCUMM. The developer has more or less tested the following games with an Amiga 1200 (Vampire) under AmigaOS 3.2.1:
- SCI - Police Quest 2
- SCI - Colonel's Bequest
- SCI - Codename: Iceman
- SCI - Kings' Quest IV
- AGI - Police Quest 1
- AGI - King's Quest III
- SCUMM - Maniac Mansion
- SCUMM - Zak McKracken
- SCUMM - Monkey Island 1
- SCUMM - Monkey Island 2
- SCUMM - Fate of Atlantis
(dr)
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16.Jan.2023
CS-Lab (ANF)
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CS-Lab: Warp firmware pack 1.400
CS-Lab released a firmware update for their 68060-based Warp accelerator boards. Changes in version 1.400 include:
- Hardware sprite in RTG modes
- Additional RTG hardware acceleration:
- BliltTemplate
- BlitPattern
- BlitRectNoMaskComplete
- P96 monitor file tooltypes support:
- NOBLITTER=Yes (disable hw acceleration)
- SOFTSPRITE=Yes (disable hw sprite)
(note that these options are mainly for debug/troubleshooting, so should be inactive by default)
- Fixed displaying screens larger than surrent resolution. Correct panning and autoscroll
- P96 driver partially rewritten in machine code
- P96 driver compiled and tested using recent SDK from icomp.de
- WiFi password hidden by default in WarpDiag and WarpTool
- MC68060 internal temperature sensor auto offset calibration
- Other minor improvements and bug fixes
(snx)
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16.Jan.2023
Sven Scheele (ANF)
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Event: Interface XXXIII in Kiel (Germany) on 28.01.2023
Sven Scheele writes: "On Saturday, January 28, 2023, the retro computer event "Interface" will take place again in Schwentinental near Kiel, Germany. As usual, organizers are the Vintage Computer Club (VCC), the Amiga Club Schleswig-Holstein (ACSH) and the Computer Club Klausdorf (CCK).
Registration by e-mail at the address interface@jugendhaus-klausdorf.de is recommended. Without registration there is no guarantee for a free place.
Even if there are no more Corona restrictions this time, we ask to participate only if you have no corresponding symptoms! But this should be self-evident.
Once again, two large rooms (over two floors) are available. The multi-purpose room on the 1st floor is not available this time, but as an alternative we can share the café on the first floor (as a "workshop" for hardware projects, repairs and the like). The top floor offers enough space for talking shop and playing games on the computers and consoles we have brought along. Power strips and network cables must be brought by the participants.
Official start is at 14 o'clock, from approx. 12 o'clock the organization team begins with setting up the tables etc. The venue is the Jugendhaus Klausdorf, Dorfstraße 101 in 24222 Schwentinental (Klausdorf district)." (snx)
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16.Jan.2023
ANF
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Event: Retro meeting at indoor swimming pool Wolfsburg (Germany) on 04.03.2023
Not an Amiga event, but theoretically the favorite computer of our younger days could also be represented: The city of Wolfsburg, Germany, wants to further expand the topic of gaming and is therefore organizing a gaming event in a disused indoor swimming pool on March 4, 2023.
For a retro-meeting as a part of that event, 30 seats of 1.2 by 0.7 meters each will be provided free of charge, the setup will start at 9 am, the event at 10 am. If you want to participate with retro hardware, please register exclusively via the e-mail address bloekchen@gmx.de. (snx)
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16.Jan.2023
David Plesance (Twitter)
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Book: Message to subscribers of German version of "Commodore - The Inside Story"
David Pleasance, author of the book "Commodore - The Inside Story" addresses via Twitter the subscribers of the German edition of his work, especially those of the printed edition.
Due to e-mail losses, he asks for the current delivery address for sending the printed version to amiga@lookbehindyou.de with the subject: "INSIDE STORY GERMAN VERSION". Subscribers of the e-book version, on the other hand, should send their current e-mail address to info@cbmamiga.com with the subject: "COMMODORE INSIDE STORY GERMAN VERSION EBOOK".
Translated back into English, his message reads as follows:
A REQUEST TO ALL GERMAN SPEAKING COMMODORE/AMIGA FANS WHO ORDERED THE GERMAN VERSION OF MY BOOK "COMMODORE THE INSIDE STORY" AS PRINTED VERSION:
As some of you know, I had a health impairment in July and August last year, which even led to a hospital stay and a (minor) surgery.
As a result, I was not productive for almost three months and therefore unfortunately missed the Christmas printing deadline. As you might guess, this is the time of year when all authors and publishers want to get their books out there - the season of giving.
In the next few days, I will receive three estimates for printing the German edition of Commodore - The Inside Story, giving not only the current printing costs, but also an approximate date for receiving the finished product.
At this point, I expect the books to be available by the end of March.
In addition to this "challenge", I unfortunately also experienced an administrative nightmare when my email provider, Godaddy, in its inexhaustible wisdom (and a certain greed), decided to stop providing its customers with the "free" email that was included with the registration of our domain name.
Instead, they insisted on forcing everyone to use Microsoft Outlook - which, of course, entails a monthly fee.
Unfortunately, in my case, when Godaddy made the transfer from their system to Microsoft, much of my data disappeared - hundreds of emails dissolved into the ether, never to be seen again, and what's worse, neither company wants to take responsibility for this disaster.
Why am I telling you all this? The reason is that I want to make sure I know your current shipping address so that I can properly deliver your copy of Commodore - The Inside Story in German translation.
I am aware that due to the delay in printing this edition, some of you may have changed your address in the meantime anyway.
Since all German copies of this book will be shipped from Germany to avoid customs problems, I ask each of you to send an email with your complete mailing address for delivery to amiga@lookbehindyou.de. Please mark your email with the subject INSIDE STORY GERMAN VERSION.
However, for those of you who ordered the E-BOOK version, we will send it to you from the UK - so please send an email with the subject COMMODORE INSIDE STORY GERMAN VERSION EBOOK to info@cbmamiga.com. (snx)
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16.Jan.2023
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AmigaOS 4: Audio editor Rave 1.5
Daniel 'trixie' Jedlicka has released version 1.5 of the audio editor "Rave" (amiga-news.de reported). Changes:
- New function in the Process menu: "Reverse".
- New function in the Edit menu: "Paste at".
- New function in the Edit menu: "Insert Silence".
- A user-defined amount of silence can also be inserted when creating a new project.
- Updated documentation.
Rave requires AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition Update 2 as well as A-EON's Enhancer Core classes. You can support the developer on his Ko-fi page. (dr)
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