07.May.2017
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 06.05.2017
The following archives have been added to the OS4Depot until May 6th, 2017:
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 4Mb 4.1 An arabic console device
nostromo.lha gam/act 8Mb 4.1 9 games in 1
starsmap.lha gam/mis 6Mb 4.1 Wordguess: Hungarian and Latin n...
workbenchexplorer.lha uti/fil 1Mb 4.1 Modern file browser loaded with ...
simonsays.lha uti/mis 476kb 4.1 Utility for HTML, Info, HAM, MOD
yt.lha vid/mis 2Mb 4.0 YouTube URL Extractor script
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07.May.2017
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 06.05.2017
The following archives have been added to the AROS-Archives until May 6th, 2017:
icoutils.i386-aros.lha uti/mis 1Mb Extract resources from Microsoft...
umc.i386-aros.lha vid/mis 48kb Calculates Picasso96 screen modes
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07.May.2017
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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APC&TCP celebrates 25 years
Press release: APC&TCP will be 25 years old in May. Since 25 years, the APC&TCP distribution exists. In its origin APC&TCP was founded to publish the software of computer club members on fair terms. However, the offer was expanded very quickly and non-members can also distribute their software via APC&TCP.
The computer club has not been around for a long time, but APC&TCP is still active. There are still new software titles such as Roadshow, CygnusEd or DigiBooster released and also new updates are being worked on.
APC&TCP is also present in the merchandising market and has been publishing stickers, mousepads, posters and more for years. And, of course, there is also the print magazine Amiga Future, which is almost 20 years old.
In the meantime, APC&TCP has published more than 200 products for the Amiga and hopefully they will become much more in the next few years. We can not really celebrate. We simply lack of time. Nevertheless, a small draw. The price is a one-year subscription of Amiga Future:
What was APC&TCP's first commercial product released nearly 25 years ago?
- a) CygnusEd
- b) Databench
- c) Crossfire II
Send the correct answer by e-mail to Andreas@apc-tcp.de with the subject: "Raffle" until May 30, 2017 at the latest. The winner will be raffled among all correct entries. The legal process is of course excluded as usual.
You can find out more about the history of APC & TCP and the published products by visiting the title link. (snx)
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04.May.2017
Amigaworld.net (Forum)
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AROS: A week in AROS (from 18.04.2017)
As successor of Krzysztof 'deadwood' Śmiechowicz' (amiga-news.de reported), Oliver 'o1i' Brunner summarizes the latest progresses and developments of the AROS-programmers for every week.
Week of April 18th to April 24th:
- Build fixes (Kalamatee)
- Vpdf compiler warnings fixed (wawa)
- Vpdf German catalog added (pollux)
- MuiMine fixed for SMP builds (Kalamatee)
- Amosaic/TinyIrc build fixes (wawa)
Week of April 25th to May 1st:
- Build fixes / improvements (Kalamatee)
- 68k semaphore fix (Kalamatee)
- FFmpeg fixes (Kalamtee)
- Posix enhancements (Kalamatee)
- Work on native GIT continues (Kalamatee)
- Pthreads/bsdsocket conflict solved (Kalamatee)
- Autodocs updated (mazze)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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04.May.2017
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future 126
The English and German editions of Amiga Future 126 (May/June 2017) has been released today, it can be ordered from Amiga dealers or directly from the editorial office. This issue's topics include a preview of 'Reshoot R' and Reviews of the Vampire 600 V2 and the Viper 530/E-Matrix 530. (cg) (Translation: cg)
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04.May.2017
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OpenStreetMap viewer: MUIMapparium 0.2 (alpha)
Currently Marcus 'ALB42' Sackrow adapts his program Mapparium, which is an OpenStreetMap viewer for all Amiga systems, to MUI. Version 0.2 now can handle way points and tracks and can save and load them.
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03.May.2017
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Source codes of Gloom released on Github
The source codes of the 3D shooter Gloom has been released on Github. Obviously Gloom was written in Assembler and BlitzBasic 2.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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03.May.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Workbench Explorer 1.1
Mark Ritter's Workbench Explorer (WEx) is a file browser for AmigaOS 4. Its preview function can show pictures, GIF-animations and read texts but also can play music files of the mp3 format which since last month in USA is off-patent (Screenshot).
There are different styles for WEx, it has tabs and shortcut menus and can download files via FTP. Some addons also are available - using the PicFlow.gadget the preview function then also can play movies.
In the commodity mode, WEx can be automatically started after the computer has booted (WBStartup) and then runs in background. Using the hotkey (standard LAmiga + E) the file browser opens.
Download: WorkbenchExplorer.lha (1 MB)
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02.May.2017
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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TCP stack: free update to Roadshow 1.13
The Roadshow TCP/IP stack for the Amiga has been updated to version 1.13 and is available immediately. An updated demonstration version is available, too, as well as the updated software development kit.
A free update is available for customers who are using Roadshow version 1.12, upgrading it to version 1.13. Note: if you are still using Roadshow versions 1.8 or 1.11 then you will need to upgrade to version 1.12 first before you can upgrade it to version 1.13.
The changes in Roadshow 1.13 are as follows:
- Polish localization files were contributed by Tomasz Potrykus,
which can be installed as part of the update process.
- The "ping" command has been updated to support new options, which can
be used limit the number of test packets sent, either by
time or count. The time interval measurements taken and displayed
were upgraded and are now much more accurate than they were before.
- The "traceroute" command shares the same time interval measurement
improvements with the "ping" command.
- The "wget" command no longer crashes if too little stack memory
is available in the shell. Also, the data throughput rate calculation
now works correctly, which both affects the display of the estimated
remaining transmission time and the data rate limiting feature of
the "wget" command. Finally, the short form command line options (e.g.
"-q" for "--quiet") never worked correctly. This has been fixed.
- Several related bugs were fixed within "bsdsocket.library",
the "SampleNetSpeed" and "ppp_sample" programs, which could
lead to memory corruption or seemingly random crashes.
- The "ConfigureNetInterface" did not process the DHCPUNICAST
parameter correctly. This has been fixed.
- The specially optimized versions of "bsdsocket.library",
"ppp-serial.device" and "ppp-ethernet.device" for use on Amigas with
CPUs other than the MC68000 and MC68010 can no longer result in crashes
if they are used on systems for which they are not suited.
- The "TCP:" handler leaked memory whenever it was opened. This
has been fixed.
- How much memory "bsdsocket.library" will use for incoming network traffic
can now be tweaked. This is helpful for applications which keep
running for day or weeks on end. Previously, "bsdsocket.library" could
end up allocating much more memory than strictly necessary, causing other
active software to run out of free memory. Because the choice to
spend as little memory as possible comes with a cost (slightly lower
data throughput), this option is not enabled by default.
- The software development kit has been updated, fixing bugs in the example
source code, the "wget" command, as well as replacing the inline header
files for the GCC 68k compiler.
- The reference documentation has been updated.
The "ReadMe" file of the "Roadshow" update archive contains more detailed information about the contributors who helped to make this update possible, as well as more detailed descriptions of the changes.
The update archive does not contain the updated documentation or source code. Please download the demonstration version and/or the software development kit, respectively, to find the new material.
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01.May.2017
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AROS: ZunePaint 0.11
Yannick Erb's "ZunePaint" is a simple bitmap graphics program for AROS. Changes in version 0.11:
- added possibility to "stretch" clipboard and text objects
- remove use of static variable in mcc_Pictdisp.c
- added Eraser function
- tolerance range extended to 0-255
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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01.May.2017
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Game Construction Kit: RedPill 0.5.2 (alpha)
RedPill is a Game Construction Kit written in AmiBlitz2, which can help developing games of diverse genres - published videos show versions of Pacman and Pang. RedPill is compatible to AGA and ECS, the "player" requires 1 MB Chip as well as some Fast RAM.
For the program currently there is only a closed Facebook group, but the authors also can be contacted via eMail. The latest alpha version can be downloaded using Google Drive.
Changes in version 0.5.2:
- In Animation Menu offset of each frame can now be changed by dragging the image with the mouse
- In game setup you can select if you want enemies to collide against other enemies to avoid them using the same space
- Edit Level has been renamed to edit map, map now only refers to the level tilemap
- Background image in map edit screen can now be removed using the new Remove button
- Load map and Save map features have been added
- Added a condition trigger to check tiles with a comparison. Old one is keep for compatibility
- Added condition trigger to check if tile is solid. Parameters are the offset in X or Y to check adjacent tiles
- Added condition trigger to check if tile is not solid. Parameters are the offset in X or Y to check adjacent tiles
- Added action trigger to go to the next level (this sounded epic)
- Added action trigger to reload trigger. Right now it does the same as restart level, but in the future reload will reset the tile status of the map
- Added action trigger to change Display Offset of the object
- Added action trigger to change Size of the object collision box. Use it with caution
- Animation player in animation screen now takes into consideration the target frame rate of the game
- Tile border parameter for the tilesets is working again
- Fix for the issue causing past keys to be written when clicking on an edit gadget
- Fixed a graphic glitch when changing levels both in the editor and the player
- Fixed an issue with condition parameters not being edited correctly
- Fixed an issue causing a crash when using a background image for the level without tileset
- Fixed a glitch when going from animation screen to the main screen
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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01.May.2017
Andreas Falkenhahn (ANF)
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Hollywood: APK Compiler 2.0 released
Press release: Airsoft Softwair - the hardest working men in code business - are proud to present version 2.0 of the Hollywood APK Compiler. This program allows the conversion of Hollywood applets into stand-alone APK packages that can then be published on the Google Play Store or distributed in an other way.
Once the Hollywood APK Compiler has been set up, the conversion of a Hollywood applet into an APK file takes only a few seconds. Additionally, the Hollywood APK Compiler can also install the generated APK file onto an Android device connected via USB.
Version 2.0 is a major update that adds support for the Gradle build system. A few months ago, the Android SDK build system was changed from Apache Ant to Gradle. The Hollywood APK Compiler now supports this new build system. Version 2.0 also erases the dependency on Cygwin meaning the Hollywood APK Compiler can be used without Cygwin now. Finally, version 2.0 also allows you to set the Android target version. If you set this to 3.0, your app will no longer be marked as "Designed for phones" on the Play Store.
This update is provided free of charge for all licensees of the Hollywood APK Compiler and can be downloaded from the restricted download section.
The Hollywood APK Compiler comes with a convenient GUI that allows you to convert your Hollywood applets into stand-alone APK files with just a few mouse clicks. A detailed documentation of all the program's features is also included. The APKs generated by the Hollywood APK Compiler will run on all ARM-based Android devices that run at least Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread).
The program's license also allows you to sell the apps created by the Hollywood APK Compiler without any restrictions or royalties. So there is nothing stopping you from getting rich quickly with your Hollywood applets on the Google Play Store now! Programming and publishing for Android has really never been so easy!
So get ready for Android development and purchase the Hollywood APK Compiler now on the official Hollywood portal! This release was brought to you by Airsoft Softwair - the hardest working men in code business.
Screenshots:
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01.May.2017
David Brunet (ANF)
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New articles on Obligement website
The articles below have been added to the french Amiga/MorphOS magazine Obligement's website during the last two months. All translations are welcome. Please contact David 'Daff' Brunet for more information.
- March/April 2017 news
- Old articles from Tilt 92 to 94:
- Interview with Phlippe Ulrich
- Review of Magic Pockets
- Review of Elf
- File: Conception of a game scenario
- Interview with Stewart Gliray
- Review of Hunter
- Review of Gauntlet 3
- Comparison: Platforms/action games from 1990-1991
- Report: Summer Consumer Electronics Show 1991
- Hardware: 1000SU
- Review of Hero Quest
- Interview with Olivier Plaisier and Alan Kerjean
- Interview with Erwan Jestin (Happiga developper)
- Review of Emotion
- Hardware: Amiga 3000T
- DIY: Build your Amiga arcade joystick
- File: History of the magazine Amiga Information Online
- File: Biography of Muriel Tramis
- File: Classic Reflections - What happen to ASDG?
- File: Amiga history, year 2002 (update)
- Tutorial: Recording an LP with Audio Evolution 4
- Galleries: Mike Dafunk's gallery
- Special quiz about the AmigaOne X5000
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30.Apr.2017
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Aminet-Uploads until 29.04.2017
The following archives have been added to the Aminet until April 29th, 2017:
ign-addon-ods.lha biz/spread 1.8M OS4 ignition addon for access ods...
HWP_RapaGUI.lha dev/hwood 6.4M MOS Cross-platform GUI toolkit fo...
WormWarsMOS.lha game/actio 702K MOS Advanced snake game
abacus_src.lha game/board 108K Abacus source code
GloomTrainer_src.lha game/patch 12K Gloom trainer source code
SeaShell_src.lha gfx/3d 221K SeaShell source code
plplot68k-5.0.1.lha gfx/show 3.3M 68k PLPLOT Plotting Library
Handy095.lha misc/emu 182K 68k Atari Lynx emulator
Handy095-OS4.lha misc/emu 228K OS4 Atari Lynx emulator
YAG_Genesis_src.lha misc/emu 46K YAG_Genesis source code
acalc_src.lha misc/math 55K ACalc source code
convcalc_src.lha misc/math 34K ConvCalc source code
MathPaint_src.lha misc/math 39K MathPaint source code
izmirmarsi_mod.lha mods/pro 146K izmir marsi by emarti
BootManager_src.lha util/boot 26K BootManager source code
FocusWindow_src.lha util/cdity 13K FocusWindow source code
StringInOut_src.lha util/cdity 15K StringInOut source code
PCalc_src.lha util/cli 16K PCalc source code
RndBG_src.lha util/wb 17K RndBG source code
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30.Apr.2017
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 29.04.2017
The following archives have been added to the OS4Depot until April 29th, 2017:
drawergad.lha dev/lib 285kb 4.0 A gadget to display directories ...
handy-jacobs.lha emu/gam 228kb 4.0 Atari Lynx emulator
reactive_lib.lha lib/mis 64kb 4.1 A custom BOOPSI system
reactivetls.lha net/mis 704kb 4.1 ReactiveTLS is a TLS lib for sec...
enewsreader.lha net/new 2Mb 4.1 News reader for RSS, Atom, Twitt...
ign-addon-ods.lha off/spr 2Mb 4.1 ignition addon for access ods-files
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30.Apr.2017
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 29.04.2017
The following archive has been added to the AROS-Archives until April 29th, 2017:
jfif.i386-aros.lha lib/mis 109kb jfif.library
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30.Apr.2017
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AmigaRemix: New songs added
AmigaRemix has made available new mixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games as MP3-files. Since our last news item, the following songs have been added:
- Atom Demo IV Soundtrack (Strange Days 2017 Refurbish)
- Pinball Dreams (Beatbox Ingame Remix)
- Enigma - A Final Hyperbase (Piepie Remix)
- Return To Monkey Island Theme
- Ecolove VS Ghost In The Shell voices
- Hyperbased [Saturday Night Edit]
- Apidya - Meadow's Edge (EXON 2017's REMIX)
- SWIV (Decimation Remix)
- Apidya - Meadow's Edge
- Elf - Forest world [2017 Remix]
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30.Apr.2017
Achim Pankalla (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: First upgrade for ignition-OpenDocument support
In December Achim Pankalla released an extension for the spreadsheet ignition, which added the option of reading and writing OpenDocument files (amiga-news.de reported). This format is used by LibreOffice and OpenOffice-Calc, but also can be imported and exported by any other spreadsheets.
Version 0.20 of this addon now provides a first update of the functions and some bugs fixes. ignition 1.0 beta4 and AmigaOS 4.1 FinalEdition are required.
For this addon still is a beta version, the author asks for your comments, bug reports and possible updates for functions. Please write them in the forum of OS4Welt.
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30.Apr.2017
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Event: AmiWest 2017 from October 19th to 22nd
This year the AmiWest will take place from October 19th to 22nd in the capital city of California, Sacramento in the hotel "Holiday Inn Express", 2224 Auburn Boulevard.
Schedule of the event:
- AmigaOS DevCon starts on Thursday Oct 19, 2017 through Friday, October 20, 2017
- Classic Clinic starts at 5 PM on Friday Oct 20, 2017
- Show doors open at 10 AM on Saturday Oct 21, 2017
- Banquet starts at 7 PM on Saturday Oct 21, 2017
- Sunday starts at 10 AM on Sunday Oct 22, 2017
- Doors close at 4 PM Sunday Oct 22, 2017
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30.Apr.2017
VisioRetron (Forum)
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External HDMI-converter D520 in development
Thorsten Schubert is working on a device, which converts the analogue video signal of the Amiga as well as the sound into a digital signal in order to make it possible using current monitors with a HDMI-port. The external module will be connected to the video port of the Amiga.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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30.Apr.2017
AMiGA4Ever (Kommentar)
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Archive.org: Software Library Amiga online again
In August Jason Scott made available an Amiga software library in the Internet archive Archive.org which only worked for few days. Now it is online again.
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