30.Aug.2017
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Interview: Artur Jarosik (NetSurf)
In the blog of the podcast AMIcast an interview with Artur Jarosik has been released. He has written the one of the ports of web browser Netsurf for AmigaOS 3.
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[News message: 30. Aug. 2017, 23:12] [Comments: 0]
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27.Aug.2017
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: Daysleeper 1.0
The MorphOS user 'r-tea' has written a little program called Daysleeper, which the computer shuts down or starts to a certain time.
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27.Aug.2017
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Aminet-Uploads until 26.08.2017
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until August 26th, 2017:
rentp.lha comm/tcp 6K 68k Sets system time from NTP server
CS2017.lha demo/misc 110K 68k Old-school style demo
badformat.lha disk/misc 8K 68k Bad disk formatting utility
IDEFix_patches.lha driver/med 4K Allows CF cards to work with ...
WormWars.lha game/actio 817K 68k Advanced snake game
WormWarsMOS.lha game/actio 722K MOS Advanced snake game
WormWars-OS4.lha game/actio 1.1M OS4 Advanced snake game
InPAWS.lha game/edit 2.1M MOS Compiler/extractor for Gilsof...
TunnelsAndTrolls.lha game/role 11M 68k Implementation of Tunnels &am...
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.1M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia_OS4.lha misc/emu 4.5M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.4M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
badberticon.lha pix/icon 10K 68k Bad Bert Icon
bk_rangercheck.lha util/boot 8K 68k Replace exec.library's Ranger...
MCP133b1.lha util/cdity 523K 68k THE Ultimate WB Enchancer!
IconLib_46.4.lha util/libs 672K 68k free icon.library in optimize...
Daysleeper_0-9-3.lha util/time 76K MOS Shutdown/reboot at specified ...
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27.Aug.2017
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 26.08.2017
The following archives have been added to the OS4Depot until August 26th, 2017:
coreutils.lha dev/uti 1Mb 4.0 GNU core utilities
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 4Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
wormwars.lha gam/act 1Mb 4.0 Advanced snake game
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27.Aug.2017
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 26.08.2017
The following archive has been added to the AROS-Archives until August 26th, 2017:
blockattack.i386-aros.zip gam/puz 6Mb Match colors of rising blocks in...
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27.Aug.2017
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WHDLoad: New installers until 26.08.2017
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups to your harddisk that were only working from floppy disks previously. The following installers have been added until August 26th, 2017:
- 2017-08-25 improved: Ruff'n'Tumble (Renegade) adapted to WHDLoad 17, added CD32 controls (Info)
- 2017-08-25 improved: Loom (Lucasfilm Games) supports whdload v16/kickemu/kickfs (Info)
- 2017-08-25 improved: Impossible Mission 2 (Epyx) adapted to WHDLoad v16, reduced fastmem requirements (Info)
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27.Aug.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4 / MorphOS: Ask Me Up XXL 3.2.1
Jérôme 'Glames' Senay's Ask Me Up is a one to five player quiz game for AmigaOS 4, MorphOS and Windows featuring 17000 questions in 17 categories. A demo version containing 80 questions is available for free.
From version 3.2.1 on now AskMeUp checks if there are updates and install them.
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26.Aug.2017
Bitterloop (Kommentar)
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Gotek firmware: FlashFloppy 0.6.0a
FlashFloppy is an open source firmware alternative for the Gotek disk drive simulation (amiga-news.de reported).
Changes in version 0.6.0a:
- Allow PC Floppy Interface (DSKCHG on pin 34) to be selected via a
jumper at position JC. Default interface (no jumper at JC) remains
Shugart, as compatible with many non-PC systems including Amiga.
WARNING: 1.44MB (HD) disks are not yet supported. Only 720k (DD)
disks will currently work. HD support will arrive shortly
- Kingstener: Support narrower 7x16 OLED font. Allows entire display to be
visible through the 3-digit cutout in the Gotek case. This is a separate
firmware build, update file is in distribution subfolder alt/
- OLED reliability fixes
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25.Aug.2017
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MorphOS: Word processor Folio 1.0
Folio "is a word processing tool that utilizes web browser technologies to satisy basic word processing needs and to provide a user experience that is similar to long-established programs such as Microsoft WordPad and Apple TextEdit" (amiga-news.de reported).
Full list of changes:
- Added support for Odyssey Web Browser v1.24. Folio no longer requres v1.23 to run.
- Added support for locally installed fonts (including filtering of unsupported ones).
- Added User Interface Settings to enable users to adapt the application look so it can be made to fit seamlessly into anyone's personalized OS environment.
- Added ability to save a 'native' file format, which adds various application-specific properties but remains compliant with the HTML standard, thereby retaining full cross-platform compatibility.
- Added 'focus mode' to hide the application user interface during writing sessions via toolbar or repeatedly pressing F2. (Useful to remove distractions and to increase the visible content in smaller screen resolutions.)
- Added per-document settings.
- Added ability to scale down and up the document content. Note: Zooming in does degrade performance.
- Added ability to alter line heights. (Useful for moving text to the right place on a page.)
- Added ability to alter letter spacing.
- Improved printing & PDF export: Application UI should be hidden while exporting to PDF or printing via Odyssey Web Browser.
- Added HTML and MHT file export options for improved interoperability with all common office suites.
- Added (very) simple RTF file export.
- Added plain text file export.
- Added ability to run Folio from shell.
- Added ability to load native Folio documnents from shell. (folio yourdrive:yourfolder/yourfile.folio)
- Added Ambient Folio file type. (Folio checks for its presence and installs it if needed.)
- Added Ambient Folio document icon. (Folio checks for its presence and installs it if needed.)
- Replaced the program icon.
Download: folio_morphos_v1.lha (346 KB)
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23.Aug.2017
Stefan Egger (ANF)
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A600: Vampire HDMI mount/ESC VGA mount
Stefan Egger offers slf-made mounts for the HDMI port of a Vampire 600 and for the VGA port of an Indivision ECS. If you have removed the TV modulator from your Amiga 600, you can set up Egger's mount instead of it - the case has not to be changed. The Vampire version has a HDMI extension and is available for 15 Euro, but only as "limited quantity". The mount for the VGA port is available for 7,50 Euro, but according to Egger "the design has not yet been installed and therefore not tested."
For the VGA mount a STL file is available for free for printing the mount using a 3d printer.
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22.Aug.2017
Carsten Siegner (ANF)
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MUI class: Epub.mcc 0.1 (alpha)
Carsten Siegner's Epub.mcc is a MUI class vor viewing ebooks of the EPUB format. The archive also includes a demo program. The author points out that this is a very early alpha version. Features which are supported:
- Cover - pictures
- Directory
- HTML 4.01
- Authors - information (title, comments, subject,...)
Still not supported:
Direct download: Epub_mcc_0.1.lha (2,3 MB)
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21.Aug.2017
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FPGA graphics board: Driver and firmware 1.7 for the VA2000
Lukas 'mntmn' Hartmann has released another update of the firmware and driver for his FPGA-based graphics board VA2000. Additional to some bug fixes, an experimental autoconfig/autoboot function for the SD-card was added. Hartmann did it with a SanDisk SDHC 16 GB. Currently only the first 4GB are accepted as partition and there are crashes on a 68060 - slower processors work fine.
In order to integrate the card, you have to write two files on the card. This is described in autoboot/install.sh in the driver archive.
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20.Aug.2017
Heiko Schlomka (E-Mail)
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Music composed with Amiga: Calvin Harris - "I created Disco"
In an interview with musicradar.com, the Scottish DJ Calvin Harris has talked about his start as musician and descibed how he did produce electronic music with the A500 and later with the A1200. His first album, released in 2007, was called I created Disco - which among others got a top ten position in the British album charts - and was completely produced on an Amiga 1200. Quote Harris: "Why not? The Amiga did a great job!".
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20.Aug.2017
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Reading and writing Amiga disks on PC: ADF-Copy/ADF-Drive
ADF-Copy is an USB adapter which, connected to a ordinary PC disk drive, can read and write Amiga disks - provided that the disks are not copy-protected. The floppy port is connected to a Teensy 3.2 micro controller by using some jumpers controlled by the firmware of the micro controller.
In a previous version of the firmware the disk drive is controlled by a Windows application called "ADF-Copy", which can read or write back ADF-images on disks. Now a firmware update was released which is called "ADF-Drive" which registers to the PC using the Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) and provides a disk drive "DF0". If the PC supports MTP, ADF-files can be created or write back via drag'n drop using the file manager of the operating system or a disk can be formatted. It is still possible to use the Windows application together with the latest version of the firmware.
The electrical diagram for connecting the floppy port to the micro controller, the windows tutorial as well as the firmware including the source code are available on the website of the developer Dominik Tonn. Currently Tonn is working on an implementation of the filesystem, which would make it possible to access single files on the disk.
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20.Aug.2017
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Aminet-Uploads until 19.08.2017
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until August 19th, 2017:
Bagman.lha game/jump 694K 68k Arcade "Bagman" remake
potrace-mos.lha gfx/conv 832K MOS Transform bitmaps into vector...
xroar.lha misc/emu 1.1M MOS Dragon and Tandy CoCo emulator
ReportPlusMOS.lha util/misc 551K MOS Multipurpose utility
Hexaco_1.0.lha util/wb 842K 68k Color values as hex/dec/... (...
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20.Aug.2017
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 19.08.2017
The following archives have been added to the OS4Depot until August 19th, 2017:
awk.lha dev/lan 218kb 4.0 awk the text processing language
coreutils.lha dev/uti 1Mb 4.0 GNU core utilities
diffutils.lha dev/uti 586kb 4.0 File comparison tools
sed.lha dev/uti 353kb 4.0 sed (stream editor)
potrace.lha gra/con 292kb 4.0 transform bitmaps into vector gr...
mpg123_lib.lha lib/aud 398kb 4.0 Library for decoding mpeg audio ...
pixman_lib.lha lib/gra 300kb 4.0 Pixman-1 as an AmigaOS shared li...
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20.Aug.2017
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 19.08.2017
The following archives have been added to the AROS-Archives until August 19th, 2017:
fractures.i386-aros.zip dem/sce 4Mb Port of demo from Alternative '08.
greed.i386-aros.zip gam/puz 214kb Simple game to clear an ascii fi...
mindless.i386-aros.zip gam/puz 2Mb SDL "MasterMind" game with AI pl...
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20.Aug.2017
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WHDLoad: New installers until 19.08.2017
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups to your harddisk that were only working from floppy disks previously. The following installer has been added until August 19th, 2017:
- 2017-08-17 improved: Odyssey (Audiogenic) trainer configurable on whdload splash screen, use kickemu instead of OSEmu, another version supported (Info)
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20.Aug.2017
Retroguru (ANF)
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Jump'n Run: Hermes - Run a la carte (AmigaOS 4, MorphOS, AROS)
Hermes developed by Retroguru is according to its own description "an extraordinary Jump'n' Run game with plenty of bad taste humour" (Youtube trailer).
Frank Wille has ported the game to AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS, Yannick Erb to AROS. A version for Amiga is not planned because according to Wille the engine requires too high resources.
Hermes can be downloaded from the official website for free. If you want to support Retroguru you can purchase a CD for 15 Euro which additional to all ports of the game also includes the soundtrack and has a printed Hermes comic.
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[News message: 20. Aug. 2017, 01:34] [Comments: 0]
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19.Aug.2017
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AROS: Weekly progresses (since 11.07.2017)
Last week's progress in development of the open-source AmigaOS clone AROS includes updates of some programs and bug fixes.
- Multiple compiler warnings fixed (neil)
- Use unified vapor.h header for morphos ports (wawa)
- Multiple compiler warnings fixed (wawa)
- Alternative repository for NetPBM added (neil)
- Zune test code enhanced (neil)
- VPDF fixes (neil)
- ReadArgs parameters adapted to OS3 API (neil)
- New Zunepaint port started (mazze)
- Potrace updated to v1.14 (mazze)
- ZuneView updated to v0.37 (mazze)
- BWBasic updated to v3.20 (mazze)
- Rocks'n'diamonds updated to v4.0.0.2 (mazze)
- Cflow updated to v1.5 (mazze)
- Antiword fixes (mazze)
- Zunepaint working in m68k now (wawa)
- Milkytracker for m68k fixes (wawa)
- GnuRobbo updated to v0.68 (mazze)
- Gnujump updated to v.10.8 (mazze)
- Fixed possible indefinite loop in iffparse.library (o1i)
- Grub2 configure fix (mazze)
- Doom GGC6 fixes (mazze)
- Fix for a potential division by zero crash in CoW3D (mazze)
- FryingPan fixes (mazze)
- Many Scout 64 bit fixes (mazze)
- Scout m68k fixes (wawa)
- Spout 64 bit crash fixed (mazze)
- NList GGC6 workaround (mazze)
- Cardgame 64 bit crash fixed (mazze)
- AmiChess fixes for 64 bit started (mazze)
- ISWindow, MineField, Soliton 64 bit fixes (mazze)
- Zune Toolbar class 64 bit fixes (mazze)
- Zune Prefseditr class 64 bit fixes (mazze)
- Identify.library path fix (mazze)
- DiskSpeed fixes (wawa)
- FryingPan m68k fixes (wawa)
- MuiMine ported to 64 bit (mazze)
- MuiMine m68k fix (wawa)
- PCRE updated to v8.41 (mazze)
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19.Aug.2017
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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PDF-Magazine: REV'n'GE 77 (Italian/English)
The PDF-magazine REV'n'GE ("Retro Emulator Vision and Game") is available in Italian as well as in an English-language translation. REV'n'GE compares and reviews games on vintage computers.
Among others the latest issue includes articles about the Amiga games "Apano Sin", "D.R.A.G.O.N. Force", "Shuffle", "Simon the Sorcerer" and "Xenon 2: Megablast".
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[News message: 19. Aug. 2017, 04:38] [Comments: 0]
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