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03.Nov.2014
amigaworld.net (Webseite)


Cloanto: Workbench 3.1 Floppy Disk Set
A few days ago, Cloanto started offering bootable CF cards containing Workbench 3.1. Meanwhile a floppy disk set is available, consisting of 6 DD disks (available from Vesalia, Amigakit and Amigastore.eu amongst others).

Just like they did with the CF card, Cloanto is using the Cloanto owned trademarks "Workbench" and "AmigaForever" as branding, this is why the previously unused moniker "Workbench 3.1" is introduced - with version 3.1 of the system software, Commodore originally used the term "AmigaOS".

Update: (05.11.2014, 17:15, cg)

We've been informed by Cloanto that this distribution has a few improvements over the original 3.1 disk set:
  • Updated C/Version (Y2K patch)
  • Addition of Libs/workbench.library (for A-4000T 3.1 ROMs and 3.X ROMs)
  • Updated S/Startup-Sequence (for 3.X ROMs)
  • Updated Installer 44.10 and FastFileSystem 45.9 (to support larger disks)
  • Installer itself is now part of the system installation (inside the Utilities directory)
(cg) (Translation: dr)

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02.Nov.2014



Aminet-Uploads until 01.11.2014
The following archives have been added to Aminet until November 1st, 2014:
prism2v2.lha             driver/net 309K  OS4 Driver for 11Mbps wireless ne...
AutumnInColorado.jpg     pix/views  741K      Autumn in Boulder, Colorado (US)
IconLib_46.4.lha         util/libs  384K  68k free icon.library in optimize...
layers.lha               util/sys   206K  68k Layers Library V45 for Os 3.9
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02.Nov.2014



OS4Depot-Uploads until 01.11.2014
The following archives have been added to OS4Depot until November 1st, 2014:
jacktunes.lha            aud/pla 2Mb   4.1 An iTunes Library player for Ami...
towertoppler.lha         gam/mis 2Mb   4.0 Remake of the old classic Nebulo...
redeth.rar               net/sam 3Mb   4.0 Graphical interface to manage co...
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02.Nov.2014



MorphOS-Files-Uploads until 01.11.2014
The following archive has been added to MorphOS-Files until November 1st, 2014:
Statline                 0.16    sys/too     56 Statline is a small utility...
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02.Nov.2014



WHDLoad: New packages until 01.11.2014
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups on your harddisk that were not compatible with anything but floppy disks. The following installers have been added until November 1st, 2014: (snx) (Translation: dr)

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02.Nov.2014
Pascal Papara (ANF)


Amiga 1200: DVI-cover as 3D print file
Pascal Papara has created a DVI-cover for the Amiga 1200 which can be printed with 3D-printers. The STL-file can be downloaded for non-commercial purposes. In the (German) thread under the title it is discussed to generate a collective order save on shipping costs. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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01.Nov.2014
David Brunet (ANF)


New articles on Obligement website
During the last two months the articles listed below have been added to the French AmigaOS and MorphOS magazine Obligement. Translations into other languages are always appreciated. If you are interested in then please contact David 'Daff' Brunet.
  • Septembre/October news.
  • Old articles from Amiga News 60 to 62: AMOS Pro 2.0 review, CanDo 2.5 review, Hardware: CD32, Brilliance review, Interview with Spina, Report: World Of Commodore 1993 Pasadena, Hardware: Emplant, Real 3D 2.0 review, Hardware: Vidi Amiga 12, etc.
  • Interview: Philippe Guichardon (games developper).
  • Interview: Randy Platt (developper at Cinemaware).
  • Review: VR Slingshot.
  • Review: AMIStore.
  • Review: Speed Dreams 2.
  • Comparison: multimedias software from 1988-1993.
  • Update of the glossary.
  • File: the Amiga CD32.
  • Tutorial: Wi-Fi on MorphOS.
  • Tutorial: installation of AmigaOS 4.1 Classic on WinUAE.
  • Tutorial: Retr0Bright (update).
  • Special quizz about the graphic cards.
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01.Nov.2014
amigaworld.net (Webseite)


Set-Top-Box: Android-based "Met@box" with Amiga emulator
In the late 1990s, the German company PIOS (among others Stefan Dohmeyer, Dave Haynie, Peter Kittel) developed PPC-hardware for the operating system Apple and Amiga but devices like the PIOS One or the "AmiJoe" were never produced in series.

After changing the name into "Met@box", a Coldfire-based Set-Top-Box with the same name was developed. The software was written by some well-known Amiga developers. Only a few months after first devices have been delivered to developers, the company became insolvent. Actually there was a final attempt to rescue the company by the shareholders but after a second insolvency proceeding and after the company was prosecuted for course fraud, it had to shut down.

Under the IP-address 188.122.70.211 (we do not known a corresponding domain) since shortly a website of the "new" Met@box was established: The Android-based device is supposed to have access to the Google Play Store and play TV productions from a wide range of sources - e.g. CYMTV ChannelStore, from the Internet or local data media and which is supposed to have access to the world wide web or eMail.

Obviously the company is going to take up the history of the trademark in the Amiga market because additional to the motto "we're b@ck" it was announced that an Amiga emulator with "free ROMs" will be installed on the devices.

Meanwhile we got information that Ron van Herk is the leader of CYMTV and Met@box. The former Amiga salesman ("Computer City") did experiment with Set-Top-Boxes with regard to the Amiga in the past: In co-operation with the present Amiga-News publisher Martin Heine the company AHT was founded which announced an AROS-based Box after licensing AmigaOS 4 had failed. In the end, only "Tribbox" which works under Linux was put on the market. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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31.Oct.2014
AROS-Exec (Webseite)


AROS: Icaros Desktop 2.0
After 18 months of development, version 2.0 of the AROS/x86-distribution Icaros Desktop has been released which includes major changes. In particular, the distribution (just like its previous "work-in-progress"-versions) is based on backports provided by Krzysztof 'Deadwood' Śmiechowicz. His ABIv0-on-trunk includes changes for the application binary interface ABIv0 which is used unter AROS/x86 so far and which were initially implmented for the forthcoming ABI-version 1.

The appereance has also changed because Icaros Desktop now uses DirectoryOpus 5 Magellan as user-interface (screenshot). Additionally the 68k-environment for Amiga games and applications has been polsihed and the faster TLSF memory management has been integrated. ZuneView, PictureAlbum and ScalOS (screenshot) have been added as new applications.

DirectoryOpus was pre-configured to make it a "reliable, usable and enjoyable replacement for Wanderer". ADF and ISO files now can be mounted and unmounted with ease via context menu or DiskImage GUI (screenshot). Regarding the 68k-emulation (screenshot) it is now possible to "run AmigaOS 3.X and AROS M68K concurrently". Applications have been updated e.g. LunaPaint (screenshot).

As usual Icaros Desktop is available in two versions: The executable Live!-package which includes a DVD-ISO-file for a native installation and a virtual machine for QEMU under Windows as well as the Light-version which only includes the most important files but fits on a CD-ROM or a 1-GB-USB-stick.

Paolo Besser was not only supported by Krzysztof Śmiechowicz who backported and updated the browser, bit also by Neil Cafferkey, who fixed several bugs in AROS, Oliver Brunner, who updated Janus-UAE, and Szilárd Biró, who ported DirectoryOpus 5 Magellan to AROS and helped to developed it further, as well as by 'Magorium' and other beta testers. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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31.Oct.2014
amigafuture.de (Webseite)


Photographs and videos from the µAlchimie 2014
Last weekend, in Clérieux (France) the third issue of the "µAlchimie" took place. Several visitors have published photographs and videos from this Amiga and retro meeting: (cg) (Translation: dr)

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31.Oct.2014
Amiga.org (Forum)


Event: Videos from the AmiWest 2014 (Update)
As in previous years, Bill 'tekmage' Borsari has published the following videos from the AmiWest: Update: (07:15, 02.11.14, snx)
Addition of the WinUAE presentation. Another video of the show has been published by a visitor. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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31.Oct.2014
Amiga.org (Forum)


ACube Systems: Price for Sam460cr officially announced
After the announcement of the cost reduced PowerPC mainboard Sam460ex (amiga-news.de reported), ACube Systems now updated the price lists for the Sam460cr. It is not known yet when the board is deliverable.

You have to pay 640 Euro for the 1,1-GHz-version or 560 Euro for the 1,0-GHz-version (both include AmigaOS 4.1, RadeonHD-1.0-driver. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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31.Oct.2014
MUI-AmigaOS (ANF)


MUI for AmigaOS: MUI4.0-2014R5 and MUI3.9-2014R3
The team of "MUI for AmigaOS" has released new versions of MUI 4.0 (AmigaOS 4) and MUI 3.9 (AmigaOS 3.x).

MUI 3.9 no langer is called a beta version because since the previoius release no fatal bugs have been reported. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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30.Oct.2014
Amiga Future (Webseite)


Cloanto: Workbench 3.1 on CF card
In addition to its emulator package Amiga Forever, Cloanto now offers a Workbench 3.1 copy preinstalled on a CF card. This allows quick and quiet booting without having to deal with an assortment of floppy disks, the required CF to IDE adapter is included in the package.

The CF card can be bought at Amiga dealers like Vesalia or Amigastore.eu, and probably other suppliers (which will be added once we get notified they're carrying the product). (snx) (Translation: dr)

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30.Oct.2014
ANF


Renegades Deluxe 2014
After he released his PD-game Renegades almost 20 years ago, Wayne Ashworth now has reworked it. Renegades is an Alien-Breed-clone for (exclusive) two players.

Renegades Deluxe 2014 has been graphically reworked and now offers new landscapes with random pickups, jammed doors, fake walls and injury of the players (more injured walk slower).

The game has been tested on an Amiga 1200 but according to the author will not run on an Amiga 500. If you take a picture of how you play Renegades Deluxe 2014, Wayne Ashworth would be pleased if you send it to him via eMail to convince him that nowadays people still like playing games using the Amiga.

Changes:
  • No 'Made in Amos' screen, instead it's 'Pickups explained'
  • New title screen artwork
  • New titlescreen music by Marcus Becker
  • New character selection screen
  • New character selection graphics
  • Slightly tweaked character stats
  • New in-game screen
  • New tileset
  • New maps
  • Jammed doors
  • Fake walls
  • Random pickups that vary each time you play the map
  • Injury (more injured walk slower)
  • Bleeding when injured
  • Randomised 'Winner' and 'Loser' messages
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28.Oct.2014
Amiga.org (Webseite)


RadeonHD driver: Version 1.2 and 2.4 announced / Sam460cr installation solution
Under the title link A-EON Technology has announced updates of his RadeonHD graphic board driver for AmigaOS 4. Additional to the free update to version 1.2 for owners of version 1.0 of the driver released in April, there will be also the commercial version 2.4.

Version 1.2 of the the driver developed by Hans de Ruiter supports further RadeonHD boards of the R5, R7 and R9 serie (compatibility list). With version 2.4 the hardware accelerated video output in 1080p will be possible as announced at the AmiWest. DMA-support for RadeonHD boards will be available as well.

Features of the V2 driver:
  • YUV bitmaps with CompositeTags(). YUV420p bitmaps are 37.5% the size of 32-bit ARGB bitmaps so there's less data to copy to the graphics card
  • While overlay is restricted to 1-2 surfaces and does not respect transparency, Composite Video can render an unlimited number of surfaces and can perform alpha blending instead of chroma keying which can be used for advanced video effects
  • Videos can be Rotated, warped and even projected into another video
  • Alpha blending/compositing can be used for cross-fade between video files and other effects
  • Full 1080p Video playback with supported video files
  • Support for the latest generation of AMD Radeon Rx graphics cards from the R5, R7 and R9 series
The full RadeonHD driver ordered by A-EON Technology will be not part of the announced Final Edition of AmigaOS 4.1. In order to make the driver available to future owners of a Sam460cr without having to use an additional and old graphic board, a minimal version will be included. According to AmigaKit and confirmed by Hans de Ruiter, A-EON Technology, ACube Systems and Hyperion are working on an adequate solution. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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27.Oct.2014
amigafuture.de (Webseite)


Breakout clone: VoxelNoid for AROS-x86
At the beginning of the month, the Breakout clone Voxelnoid was released and now is also available for AROS-x86. A 3D-graphic board is required. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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27.Oct.2014



MorphOS: SimpleMail-MOS 1.01, a fork of SimpleMail (update)
"neoman" has compiled the mailer SimpleMail for MorphOS. He considers his programm as "fork" of the official SimpleMail-project, which will be separately developed. The first release uses OpenSSL instead of AmiSSL and thus supports all modern SSL/TSL protocol versions. Besides, a bug in the IMAP folder index implementation was fixed, "so huge IMAP accounts can be fetched now".

The author will add all updates of the original SimpleMail to his project and implement additional, specific MorphOS improvements.

Update: (27.10.14, 21:00, cg)

Meanwhile version 1.01 was released. "Self-signed certs can be validated permanently now" and "common root CAs are supported (Google Mail etc.)". (cg) (Translation: dr)

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27.Oct.2014



Brian Bagnall hopes to publish "Commodore - The Amiga Years" in 2015
A year ago, Brian Bagnall stopped the second part of the new edition of his Commodore biographie . In a statement at Twitter, the author held out hope that "Commodore - The Amiga Years" will be published after all and said: "I believe 2015 will be the year for the Amiga book". (cg) (Translation: dr)

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26.Oct.2014



MorphOS: TeX Live 2012 available again
Last year, Oliver Urbann has ported the TeX-distribution TeX Live 2012 to MorphOS (amiga-news.de reported) but due to its size the archive was only available as Torrent. Now a user has made available the archive under the title link. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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26.Oct.2014



Hyperion: AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition Available Before the End of 2014
Press release: Brussels, October 27, 2014 - Hyperion Entertainment is pleased to announce the imminent availability of "AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition" for all supported platforms.

AmigaOS 4.1 was released in September of 2008 and has seen no less than 6 free major updates and at least 88 smaller updates released through AmiUpdate.

New functionality in AmigaOS 4.1 Final Update includes but is not limited to:
  • Extended memory functionality (beneficial for all supported platforms even those platforms which cannot be equipped with more than 2GB)
  • Most powerful console for AmigaOS
  • New Intuition features
  • New Workbench features
  • Much improved DOS
  • New unified graphics library with RTG support which allows for (current and future) very substantial general and platform specific performance optimizations e.g. through the use of on-chip DMA engines (present on recently released hardware going back to the Sam440)
  • Updated Python port
  • Installation graphics, new icons and back-drops by Martin Merz
  • Countless minor updates, new other functionality and bug-fixes
AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition requires NO previous version of AmigaOS 4.x and is a stand-alone product, quite possibly the most affordable version of AmigaOS ever to be released.

This frees current users of AmigaOS 4.1 to install the original version of AmigaOS 4.1 and subsequently download or apply 6 updates and countless minor updates.

Users are nevertheless recommended to register their copy of AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition on the Hyperion Entertainment website as this will be required for downloading possible future updates and bug fixes.

An updated SDK for developers which exposes all new OS functionality to developers, is being worked on.

Hyperion Entertainment wishes to thank all those developers and contributors who have furthered AmigaOS development over the years and especially those that have worked tirelessly on delivering "AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition" to customers before the end of 2014.

Our thanks go out to all of our supporters and loyal customers who can rest assured that work on AmigaOS 4.2 is ongoing apace albeit somewhat behind schedule due to the fact that substantial time had to be allocated for supporting new upcoming exciting hardware platforms. We appreciate your support!

AmigaOS Final Edition has gone gold and is in production at this time.

Suggested retail price is 29,95 EUR (SRP includes German VAT, may vary depending on your location). (snx)

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26.Oct.2014



Aminet-Uploads until 25.10.2014
The following archives have been added to Aminet until October 25th, 2014:
SQLMan.lha               biz/dbase  7.6M  MOS SQLite database manager
BackUp.lha               disk/bakup 67K   68k A directory mirroring backup ...
prism2v2.lha             driver/net 309K  OS4 Driver for 11Mbps wireless ne...
Wazp3D.lha               driver/vid 1.3M  68k CPU only Warp3D implementation 
Soko4MUI_AROS.lha        game/think 10M   x86 Soko4MUI, Thinking game with ...
Soko4MUI_MorphOS.lha     game/think 9.7M  MOS Soko4MUI, Thinking game with ...
Soko4MUI_OS3.lha         game/think 9.6M  68k Soko4MUI, Thinking game with ...
Soko4MUI_OS4.lha         game/think 10M   OS4 Soko4MUI, Thinking game with ...
tileworld.i386-aros.zip  game/think 1.1M  x86 A clone of Chip's Challenge
amath.lha                misc/math  1.0M  68k Simple command line calculator
digibooster3.library.lha mus/play   140K  68k DigiBooster 3 replayer as sha...
Cuba_on_carpet.jpg       pix/back   433K      Cuba island represented by a ...
Mega_graffiti.jpg        pix/back   425K      Old building covered with gra...
SSW_Laval2014.lha        pix/back   4.6M      Photos of the S Scale Worksho...
GuideMaker.lha           text/hyper 1.9M  OS4 AmigaGuide file maintenance u...
SoundBookCreator_0.2.lha text/misc  67K   MOS Creates Soundbooks in EPUB Fo...
Epub-Reader_0.9.lha      text/show  3.8M  MOS Reader for the free+open e-bo...
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26.Oct.2014



OS4Depot-Uploads until 25.10.2014
The following archives have been added to OS4Depot until October 25th, 2014:
atunes.lha               aud/mis 3Mb   4.1 manage & play your music/rad...
bghalloween.lha          gam/boa 7Mb   4.0 Bed Games I Special Halloween 2014
soko4mui.lha             gam/puz 10Mb  4.0 Thinking game with MUI Interface
digibooster3.library.lha lib/aud 260kb 4.1 DigiBooster3 module replayer as ...
sqlman.lha               off/dat 8Mb   4.0 SQLite database manager
bougesouris.lha          uti/mis 101kb 4.0 CLI program to move cursor/click...
amiupdate_dan.lha        uti/wor 20kb  4.0 Danish catalog files for AmiUpdate
fasthide.lha             uti/wor 495kb 4.1 Fast Hide/Unhide Workbench windows
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26.Oct.2014



AROS-Archives-Uploads until 25.10.2014
The following archives have been added to AROS-Archives until October 25th, 2014:
soko4mui.i386-aros.lha       gam/puz 10Mb  Thinking game with MUI Interface
tileworld.i386-aros.zip      gam/puz 1Mb   Tileworld is a clone of Chip's C...
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26.Oct.2014



MorphOS-Files-Uploads until 25.10.2014
The following archives have been added to MorphOS-Files until October 25th, 2014:
LibMaker                 0.11    dev/C      144 MUI based, parametrized sou...
digibooster3.library     1.0     dev/lib    177 The official DigiBooster3 r...
Sound Book Creator       0.1     mul/pro     64 Creates audiobooks in EPub ...
DAPlayer                 1.12    mus/pla    343 A MUI based audio player ha...
EPub Reader              0.9     off/tex    291 Reader of e-books in EPub f...
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26.Oct.2014



WHDLoad: New packages until 25.10.2014
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups on your harddisk that were not compatible with anything but floppy disks. The following installers have been added until October 25th, 2014: (snx) (Translation: dr)

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26.Oct.2014



Event: News from AmiWest 2014 (2nd update)
Up to and including today, in Sacramento this year's AmiWest is taking place. We have summarized the news which has been available so far.

Additional to the official announcement of the Sam460cr by ACube Systems (Foto, amiga-news.de reported) and the takeover of Amigaworld.net by A-EON Technology, now it has been officially announced, that at the end of the year AmigaOS 4.1 "Final Edition" (update 8) are supposed to be released (amiga-news.de reported). So far we have not binding statements if the Final Edition, which among others summarizes the previous online updates, requires an existing licence or if it is a full version, despite the fact that the price is only 29 Euro. According to third parties, a serial number of a previously purchased version of AmigaOS 4.1 seems to be required.

Due to the fact that the Final Edition will be delivered on DVD, it is much likely that the announced version 4.2 of the operating system is even further away from a soon release: According to Hyperion's Steven Solie, it is recommended to purchase the Final Edition instead of waiting for version 4.2, because "it is not that close". For AmigaOS 4.2 again Gallium-3D-graphic as well as the support of several processor cores have been announced.

On-site the Cyrus+-boards for the AmigaOne X5000 have been presented which still are in beta test. A photograph shows its new Early-Startup menu with the common appearance of the Amiga. While Linux completely supports the computer - the game SuperTuxKart was demonstrated -, the current level of development of the version of AmigaOS according to Trevor Dickinson reminds to the early versions for the AmigaOne XE.

Currently the first expansion card for the Xorro slot of the AmigaOne X1000 and X5000 as another hardware is in development. The "Sentinel X-Logger" is supposed to record Debug output of the serial interface on a built-in SD-card.

Regarding software, it was announced, that A-EON Technology has bought the rights for the further development of the 3D-driver system Warp3D. Besides, a native GDB-debugger for AmigaOS 4 as well as an update of the Radeon driver were announced. The driver will support hardware-accelerated video output in 1080p as well as the latest graphic boards.

Additionally, the Radeon driver will be part of the new software package called Radiance Multimedia Suite. Radiance also includes Workbench Candi for hardware-supported animation of the Workbench background with the compositing-Engine, version 7.3 of Personal Paint (the update includes e.g. new brushes), Sketchblock Lite with the Fraktal-Generator, MPlayer and DvPlayer as well as videos, background pictures and pictogramms.

Further information was available about LibreOffice ( its AmigaOS-4-port currently is debugged) and the Soundtracker Octamed (a licence for a port to AmigaOS 4 was purchased).

Photographs of the event from Friday and Saturday you can find in the "Epsilon's AmigaOne X1000 Blog".

Update: (16:27, 26.10.14, snx)
On our demand, Ben Hermans (Director Legal, Hyperion Entertainment) made it clear, that actually the "Final Edition" does not require a previously purchased version of AmigaOS 4. A press release is being prepared.

2nd update: (16:57, 29.10.14, snx)
Additional photos have been published by Mike Brantley. Furthermore the leader of the AmigaOS 4 development team, Steven Solie, has stated that also owners of an AmigaOne X1000 will have to pay for the Final Edition of AmigaOS 4.1. Originally, at purchase of the computer customers were promised that AmigaOS 4.2 would be included. Besides this, mentioning of PageStream seems to have been by error of the reporter, since Steven Solie is not aware of it. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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25.Oct.2014



PPC-Hardware: Sam460cr ("cost reduced")
Acube has announced, that it was decided to offer a version of the Sam460, which does not include built-in graphic, sound and SATA chips. Many customers would have used more powerful hardware using PCI(e) plug-in cards. Additionally the PPC-motherboard can be offered cost reduced.

In the ACube-shop the new version still is not available but the external supplier comsytec.eu offers both versions for the following prices:
  • SAM460CR 1.10GHz: 622,80 Euro
  • SAM460EX 1.15GHz: 719 Euro
According to information of an Amiga user, the price does not include a OS4-licence and the motherboards also are not on hand in the shop. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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A-EON now owner of amigaworld.net
In June, the hardware supplier A-EON ("AmigaOne X1000") took over the longest-serving Amiga portal amiga.org. Now we have received information, that during his "Amiwest"-presentation Trevor Dickinson has officially confirmed that A-EON also has taken over amigaworld.net. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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25.Oct.2014
Amiga.org (Webseite)


Video: Petro Tyschtschenko and Michael Battilana at the Saku 2014
Under the title link a video of the Saku 2014 has been released which took place on September 20th in Tampere, Finland. It shows Janne Sirén interviewing both the honoured guests Petro Tyschtschenko and Michael Battilana. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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25.Oct.2014
MorphZone (Webseite)


digibooster3.library 1.0
After the static library for DigiBooster-3-files (amiga-news.de reported), Grzegorz 'Krashan' Kraszewski now has released a shared library. Programms playing such files gets smaller and does not have to be compiled again if the library was improved.

Download for AmigaOS 4 (260 KB)
Download site for MorphOS
Download for AmigaOS 3.x (140 KB, requires a 68020-processor) (snx) (Translation: dr)

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25.Oct.2014
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)


Database: SQLMan 0.1
Lázár Zoltán has released an alpha version of SQLMan (screenshot). The Hollywood-programm based on SQLite can create, open and edit databases. Spreadsheet files of the Open-XML-format can be converted. The programm is available for all Amiga systems (under AROS only for x86).

Download: SQLMan.lha (8 MB) (snx) (Translation: dr)

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23.Oct.2014



Commercial update: AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition available by the end of November
In a excerpt of the upcoming issue of the magazine Amiga Future, for the first time a "AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition" is mentioned. It is a commercial update for AmigaOS 4.1 which is supposed to be available by the end of November.

Currently a detailed list of changes is not available. The excerpt of the article mentioned the following improvements:
  • New Shell wit tabs and line buffer
  • Workbench context menu with icons (sizes can be changed via tooltypes)
  • Workbench with new preview mode (files having not any can be previewed)
  • Reworked Workbench menu which can be set up more easily
  • New versions of Python and NTFS

The "Final Edition" is supposed to be available for 29,95 Euro and will be delivered in a DVD-box. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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23.Oct.2014
Andreas Magerl (ANF)


Magazine: Amiga Future 111 - preview and excerpts online
A preview and some excerpts of the upcoming issue 111 (November/December 2014) of Amiga Future magazine have been released. Highlights of this issue are a preview to "AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition" as well as the AmigaOS 4.1 Poster. Additionally there is an interview with Toni Wilen (WinUAE) and a review to DigiBooster 3.1. On the CD there are PD-software and some full versions as well. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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20.Oct.2014
Grzegorz Kraszewski (ANF)


Development tool: LibMaker 0.11
Grzegorz Kraszewski's LibMaker is a development tool for shared libraries. The current version generates library skeletons for MorphOS and AmigaOS 3.x (AmigaOS 4 support is on the way).

The generated skeleton is a complete project, which may be compiled out of the box. It also contains include files needed to use the library in applications. LibMaker is open source.

Download site (snx)

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19.Oct.2014



Aminet-Uploads until 18.10.2014
The following archives have been added to Aminet until October 18h, 2014:
WormWars.lha             game/actio 847K  68k Advanced snake game
WormWarsMOS.lha          game/actio 678K  MOS Advanced snake game
WormWars-OS4.lha         game/actio 1.0M  OS4 Advanced snake game
f12014carset.lha         game/data  9K        Car Set for F1GP Ed/Micropros...
Soko4MUI_AROS.lha        game/think 2.8M  x86 Soko4MUI, Thinking game with ...
Soko4MUI_MorphOS.lha     game/think 2.8M  MOS Soko4MUI, Thinking game with ...
Soko4MUI_OS3.lha         game/think 2.6M  68k Soko4MUI, Thinking game with ...
Soko4MUI_OS4.lha         game/think 3.0M  OS4 Soko4MUI, Thinking game with ...
tileworld.i386-aros.zip  game/think 1.1M  x86 Tileworld is a clone of Chip'...
DAPlayer_68k.lha         mus/play   541K  68k Digital audio player mp3, cdd...
DAPlayer_mos.lha         mus/play   343K  MOS Digital audio player mp3, cdd...
DAPlayer_os4.lha         mus/play   831K  OS4 Digital audio player mp3, cdd...
mui-aylet.i386-aros.lha  mus/play   215K  x86 a player for Spectrum '.ay' m...
xpkLZ40.lha              util/pack  26K   OS4 XPK sublib with very fast (de...
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 18.10.2014
The following archives have been added to OS4Depot until October 18h, 2014:
daplayer.lha             aud/pla 859kb 4.0 A digital audio player for Amiga
guidemaker.lha           dev/uti 2Mb   4.1 AmigaGuide file maintenance util...
wormwars.lha             gam/act 1Mb   4.0 Advanced snake game
soko4mui.lha             gam/puz 3Mb   4.0 Thinking game with MUI Interface
themeedit.lha            gra/the 2Mb   4.1 OS4 Theme Editor v. 0.2 (viewer ...
wazp3d.lha               lib/gra 1Mb   4.1 CPU only Warp3D implementation
xpklz40.lha              uti/arc 26kb  4.0 XPK sublib with very fast (de)co...
fasthide.lha             uti/wor 490kb 4.1 Fast Hide/Unhide all the Workben...
sysmon.lha               uti/wor 2Mb   4.1 monitor for Process, Windows (+ ...
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 18.10.2014
The following archives have been added to AROS-Archives until October 18h, 2014:
mui-aylet.i386-aros.lha      aud/pla 215kb a player for Spectrum '.ay' musi...
zune4beginners3.zip          dev/exa 37kb  Zune tutorial
soko4mui.i386-aros.lha       gam/puz 3Mb   Thinking game with MUI Interface
tileworld.i386-aros.zip      gam/puz 1Mb   Tileworld is a clone of Chip's C...
themeedit.i386-aros.lha      gra/vie 1Mb   Theme Editor  (viewer + painter)
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MorphOS-Files-Uploads until 18.10.2014
The following archives have been added to MorphOS-Files until October 18h, 2014:
Soko4MUI                 1.0     gam/thi   2837 Yet another Sokoban clone, ...
Orange FTPd              1.2     net/fil     35 Lightweight, standalone FTP...
EPub Reader              0.8     off/tex    252 Reader of e-books in EPub f...
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19.Oct.2014



WHDLoad: New packages until 18.10.2014
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups on your harddisk that were not compatible with anything but floppy disks. The following installers have been added until October 18th, 2014: (snx) (Translation: dr)

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19.Oct.2014
Amiga.org (Webseite)


Kickstarter project: Commodore Amiga - A visual Compendium
Under the title link a Kickstarter project for a 264-pages book on the Amiga was started which similar to its first book on the C64 put emphasis on the visual aspects. The funding target was met after 12 hours but you can still support the project. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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19.Oct.2014
Amiga.org (Forum)


Lua-Interpreter with arbitrary-precision arithmetic
Version 5.2.3 of the interpreter for the programming language Lua was copmpiled by 'Thorham' using arbitrary-precision arithmetic-support.

AmigaOS 3.x and a 68020-processor are required. It does not require a FPU or the ixemul.library. Loading dynamic libraries still was not implemented in this version.

The programm can be started using the Workbench or the command line. In the command line you have to add the parameter "-l mapm" in order to use the maths library for the arbitrary-precision arithmetic.

Example code:
mapm.digits(100)
a=mapm.sqrt(12345)
b=mapm.sqrt(54321)
print(a*b)
c=mapm.number(1)
d=mapm.number(3)
e=c/d
print(e*d)
Commands like mapm.sin or mapm.cos also can be used.

Download site (snx) (Translation: dr)

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17.Oct.2014
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68020-compatible CPU: TK68020
The US-American developer Tekmos specialized in "Drop-In Replacements" for older microprocessors. Since lately a clone of Motorola's MC68020-CPU is offered. In a blog entry the company described the development of the processor. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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14.Oct.2014
Amigaworld.net (website)


Individual Computers: RapidRoad USB starts shipping on October 20
Press release: The new High-speed USB host controller "RapidRoad" by Individual Computers will start shipping on october 20th, 2014.

RapidRoad uses the USB Stack Poseidon, which we have purchased as a source code license back in october 2011. Now we're making use of this license and fill a huge gap in the market of Amiga hardware that has existed for a few years now. RapidRoad is based on a High-speed USB host controller chip that has not been used for the Amiga before.

Although the ISP1763a can be considered the "little brother" of the chip that has been used on the fastest USB controller to date - Deneb by E3B - it can keep up with its performance: If the X-Surf 100 is operated in Z3 mode and a high-end accelerator is used, transfer rates from USB mass storage devices can exceed 7 MBytes per second.

RapidRoad can also be used for the "smaller" Amiga models, which replaces the famous "Subway" controller by E3B. Many older Amiga models are showing timing glitches on the clockport interface when larger amounts of data are transferred, so we had to develop a special interface that can safely deal with these timing glitches. This development has consumed lots of time and money, so we've decided to offer RapidRoad in a cheaper version that has the clockport interface deactivated: This version can only be used on the X-Surf 100 networking card.

Starting today, RapidRoad can be ordered in three different versions with different included cables. Please mind that if you want to pay with PayPal, you may get an error message where no real error has occured. Before you try again, please check your PayPal account: Most of the times, the order went through OK, and only the instant payment notification from PayPal did not reach our server. If the transaction is shown in your PayPal account, everything has worked out right. We're already working on a solution to this problem. (snx)

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13.Oct.2014
fs-uae.net (Webseite)


Amiga-Emulator: FS-UAE 2.5.19dev
Frode Solheim's FS-UAE for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and BSD is based on WinUAE and can be completely controlled with a joypad. Since the last stable version released in March (2.4.1), so far only developer versions have been released.

If you use FS-UAE for emulating a PPC-Amiga, you should also update the plugin to version 3.3.0qemu2.1.0.

Changes in FS-UAE 2.5.19dev:
  • Restore kickstart ROM when CSMK3/CSPPC/BPPC maprom is disabled.
  • New PPC lock implemented, fixes occasional PPC lockup.
  • Fix crash during PPC reset (missing lock when memory regions were updated).
  • Stop PPC CPU before resetting Amiga.
  • Floating point fixes for PowerPC hosts.
  • New options cpu, fpu, mmu, changes to how CPU is configured.
  • Defaults for fpu, mmu, cpu speed, cpu accuracy, blitter mode now automatically depends on specified (or implied) cpu option. Example, cpu = 68040 will automatically enable 68040 FPU (and MMU), set fastest possible mode, less compatible CPU and enable waiting blits.
  • A3000/A4000 models now use waiting blits by default (was immediate).
  • Fix reset problem while PPC CPU is active.
  • Workaround for Hexagons Joystick Adapter (name is a single non-ASCII letter).
  • Workaround for SDL 2 XInput Controller names with #x in the name.
  • Recognize --version and --help arguments.
  • The bitmap fonts are also now loaded from fs-uae.dat.
  • Don’t add RTC module on stock A600, A1200 (exp) defaults to MSM6242B.
  • Fixed loading CD into drive from CD image list (full path wasn’t resolved).
  • Added new boolean option uaenative_library.
  • Updated emulation core from WinUAE 2900b19.
  • Fixed launcher net play GUI (broken in dev versions since the move to QT).
  • FS-UAE Arcade: Fixed bug when using two identical joystick devices.
  • FS-UAE Arcade: Fixed bug preventing joystick hats from being usable for navigation.
  • FS-UAE Arcade: Added quick workaround for configuration of “XInput Controller #x”.
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13.Oct.2014



Magazine: Interview with Acube
In its fourth issue, the Greek printed magazine "Retro Planet" includes an interview with the Italian hardware provider ACube. The English-language original of the interview has been also published on the website of the magazine. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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12.Oct.2014
Amiga.org (Forum)


Trevor's Amiga Blog: Cyrus+-boards, boot screen and heat generation
In his current blog entry Trevor Dickinson (A-EON Technology) wrote about getting the first charge of Cyrus+-boards of Revision 2.1. A second photograph shows the boot screen of the AmigaOne X5000 and a third one documents low heat generation of the board. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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Aminet-Uploads until 11.10.2014
The following archives have been added to Aminet until October 11h, 2014:
OrangeFTPd-morphos.lha   comm/tcp   35K   MOS OrangeFTPd V1,2, freeware FTP...
liblzma.lha              dev/lib    691K  OS4 LZMA/XZ compression library
cdi2iso.lha              disk/misc  29K   68k Convert CDI/DiscJuggler files...
cdi2iso-ppc.lha          disk/misc  23K   WOS Convert CDI/DiscJuggler files...
f12014carset.lha         game/data  9K        2014 Car Set for F1GP Ed/Micr...
Soko4MUI_AROS.lha        game/think 2.8M  x86 Thinking game with MUI Interface
Soko4MUI_MorphOS.lha     game/think 2.8M  MOS Thinking game with MUI Interface
Soko4MUI_OS3.lha         game/think 2.6M  68k Thinking game with MUI Interface
Soko4MUI_OS4.lha         game/think 3.0M  OS4 Thinking game with MUI Interface
Ang.lha                  game/wb    32K   68k Move angles to form square sh...
Arroze.lha               game/wb    30K   68k Move arrows and get to the exit!
Dodecagon.lha            game/wb    30K   68k Connect all tiles!
AmiArcadia.lha           misc/emu   3.8M  68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia_OS4.lha       misc/emu   4.1M  OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha        misc/emu   4.1M  MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
amath.lha                misc/math  846K  68k Simple command line calculator
Invasion.lha             mods/pro   188K      PT Mode: Invasion by Martians
EP_ADPCMmono.lha         mus/play   13K   68k EaglePlayer "ADPCM mono" exte...
EP_ZoundMonit.lha        mus/play   13K   68k EaglePlayer "ZoundMonitor" ex...
lz4_lib.lha              util/libs  58K   OS4 LZ4 implemented as a shared l...
lzo_lib.lha              util/libs  372K  OS4 LZO implemented as a shared l...
BenchTrash.lha           util/wb    198K  68k Global trashcan w/ CD eject &...
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 11.10.2014
The following archives have been added to OS4Depot until October 11h, 2014:
liblzma.lha              dev/lib 691kb 4.0 LZMA/XZ compression library
perception-ime.lha       dri/inp 389kb 4.1 Perception Input Method Support
amiarcadia.lha           emu/gam 5Mb   4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
soko4mui.lha             gam/puz 3Mb   4.0 Thinking game with MUI Interface
lz4_lib.lha              lib/mis 58kb  4.1 LZ4 implemented as a shared library
lzo_lib.lha              lib/mis 372kb 4.1 LZO implemented as a shared library
jack.lha                 uti/wor 14Mb  4.1 Multi-purpose utility for Workbench
smtube.lha               vid/pla 2Mb   4.1 Qt : direct stream + download Yo...
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 11.10.2014
The following archives have been added to AROS-Archives until October 11h, 2014:
rockdodger.i386-aros.zip     gam/act 1Mb   Dodge and blow up rocks with you...
soko4mui.i386-aros.lha       gam/puz 3Mb   Thinking game with MUI Interface
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MorphOS-Files-Uploads until 11.10.2014
The following archive has been added to MorphOS-Files until October 11h, 2014:
Lua Explorador           0.5     dev/too     56 Source level debugger for L...
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12.Oct.2014



WHDLoad: New packages until 11.10.2014
Using WHDLoad,you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups on your harddisk that were not compatible with anything but floppy disks. The following installers have been added until October 11th, 2014: (snx) (Translation: dr)

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08.Oct.2014
amigaworld.net (Webseite)


Screenshots: Gallery tour through the "AmiStore" of Amigakit
In advance, AmigaOS 4 user "Epsilon" got access to the app store "AmiStore" developed by Amigakit. In his blog he describes the installation of the application and takes a virtual tour through the different sections of the shop. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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08.Oct.2014
Grzegorz Kraszewski (ANF)


MorphOS: Lua Explorador 0.5
Lua Explorador is a GUI based source level debugger for Lua programs. Version 0.5 supports passing commandline arguments to debugged scripts. The feature handles both the standard Lua arg[] table (including a script path in arg[0]), and MorphOS specific argline variable.

Downloadseite (snx)

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08.Oct.2014
amigafuture.de (Webseite)


Emulator: Preview to WinUAE 2.9.0
As usual the developers of the well-known Amiga emulator WinUAE present a short preview to the changes of the next version. WinUAE 2.9.0 is supposed to be released in December 2014:

New features:
  • CyberStorm PPC and Blizzard PPC board emulation, uses QEMU PPC CPU emulator
  • CD32 Full Motion Video cartridge emulation. (For example Cannon Fodder CD32 intro movie and standard VCDs are supported)
  • Popular accelerator boards emulated (Blizzards, CyberStorms, Warp Engine, TekMagic, A2630), including on-board SCSI if available
  • More SCSI expansion boards emulated (Fastlane, Oktagon, Blizzard Kit IV)
  • Multiple SCSI controllers can be active simultaneously
  • A590 XT hard drive emulation
  • Show on screen message when disk or CD is inserted or ejected or input device is autoswitched
  • Added null serial port mode that connects two WinUAE instances running on same PC
  • Fastest possible CPU speed mode is now available with cycle-exact mode
  • Immediate blitter is available in cycle-exact modes
  • 68040/060 with more compatible emulates instruction cache, MMU supported
  • 68000/68010 + 32-bit address space is supported
  • Optionally game controllers can be kept active when WinUAE does not have focus
  • Implemented secondary Z2 RAM board, for example 6M Z2 RAM + 2M Z2 RTG board combination is now possible
  • Added "history" menu to filesystem, hardfile and tape path selection
Updates:
  • Programmed chipset display modes accurate improved
  • Uncompressed CHD harddrive image write support
  • Implemented previously unavailable small Z2 RAM board sizes (64k to 512k)
  • Z3 boards automatically use original address space if JIT direct is not enabled or with JIT direct if host has enough address space (64-bit Windows)
Fixed bugs:
  • 68060 with "Unimplemented CPU emu" checkbox ticked: 68060 only unimplemented instructions were not emulated normally
  • Screenshot with D3D shader filter enabled always took filtered screenshot
  • SCSI CD READ CD command only worked with audio tracks if track was number 1
  • Hard reset didn't reset map rom loaded KS ROM data
  • AGA sprites in borders were clipped incorrectly in some situations (2.8.0)
  • Autofire always on mode crashed
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08.Oct.2014
Amiga.org (Webseite)


Magazine: Commodore Free, issue 83
"Commodore Free" is a free, English-language magazine about Commodore and Amiga computer which is available in several formats - among others as HTML-version and as C64-Diskmag. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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06.Oct.2014
Olaf Schönweiß (ANF)


AROS: 68k-Distribution AROS Vision 2.8.1
Olaf Schönweiß has released version 2.8.1 of the AROS/68k-distribution AROS Vision which is based on an updated version of AROS/68k. Additionally, some minor improvements are provided:
  • Themeing works
  • Transparent menus
  • No problems if Arexx is started
  • Playlists for web-radio added
Direct download: Aros_Vision.zip (982 MB) (cg) (Translation: dr)

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Aminet-Uploads until 04.10.2014
The following archives have been added to Aminet until October 4th, 2014:
NetSurf-m68k.lha         comm/www   11M   68k CSS capable web browser
liblz4.lha               dev/lib    322K  OS4 Fast lossless compression alg...
liblzo.lha               dev/lib    492K  OS4 A realtime data compression l...
AmiArcadia.lha           misc/emu   3.6M  68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia_OS4.lha       misc/emu   3.9M  OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha        misc/emu   3.9M  MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
WarpJPEGdt.lha           util/dtype 215K  WOS JFIF-JPEG datatype V45.11
xpkL2XZ.lha              util/pack  29K   OS4 XZ/LZMA2-based xpk packer
layers.lha               util/sys   192K  68k Layers Library V45 for Os 3.9
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 04.10.2014
The following archives have been added to OS4Depot until October 4th, 2014:
warpjpegdt.lha           dat/ima 215kb 4.0 JFIF-JPEG datatype
libjpeg.lha              dev/lib 4Mb   4.0 Lib for handling JPEG images
libopenjpeg.lha          dev/lib 2Mb   4.0 Lib for handling JPEG 2000 (.j2k...
libpng.lha               dev/lib 2Mb   4.0 Lib for handling PNG files
libsdl_image.lha         dev/lib 987kb 4.0 SDL image file loading library
libtiff.lha              dev/lib 4Mb   4.0 Lib for handling Tag Image File ...
libxvidcore.lha          dev/lib 624kb 4.0 Add XviD support to your app
liblz4.lha               dev/lib 322kb 4.0 Fast lossless compression algorithm
liblzo.lha               dev/lib 492kb 4.0 a realtime data compression libr...
perception-ime.lha       dri/inp 384kb 4.1 Perception Input Method Support
amiarcadia.lha           emu/gam 5Mb   4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
voxelbird.lha            gam/act 4Mb   4.0 Amazing Voxel Bird Saga
voxelnoid.lha            gam/act 9Mb   4.0 Duel Edition
berusky.lha              gam/puz 6Mb   4.0 A free logic game
xpkl2xz.lha              uti/arc 29kb  4.0 XZ/LZMA2-based xpk packer
showfiles.lha            uti/she 32kb  4.0 shows a sorted & text-format...
amiupdate_deu.lha        uti/wor 20kb  4.0 German catalog files for AmiUpdate
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 04.10.2014
The following archives have been added to AROS-Archives until October 4th, 2014:
rockdodger.i386-aros.zip     gam/act 1Mb   Dodge and blow up rocks with you...
amath.i386-aros.lha          uti/sci 1Mb   Simple command line calculator
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WHDLoad: New packages until 04.10.2014
Using WHDLoad,you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups on your harddisk that were not compatible with anything but floppy disks. The following installers have been added until October 4th, 2014: (snx) (Translation: dr)

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USB-Adapter for input devices: Ryś
In June, first information was provided, now it is official: The USB-adapter Ryś made in Poland is supposed to make it possible to use an USB-mouse, an USB-joystick and USB-joypad with an Amiga - without having to install additional drivers.

Ryś includes a 16-Bit micro-controller which interpretes signals of connected USB-HID-devices (mouse, joystick and joypad) using an internal USB-stack and then emulates an Amiga-compatible input device to the Amiga. It is not necessary to install a driver. The adapter is connected to the mouse or joystick port. Firmware updates can be installed using a "bootloader" mode which is not explained in detail.

Ryś is delivered in a simple connector housing. It is also possible to use it together with an A600 but obviously a (mechanical) adapter is required. Apart from that the adapter is compatible with all Amiga models. According to the website the development was completed. Information about the price or availability was not available. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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Italian PDF-magazine: Commodore Fan Gazette #004, REV'n'GE! #17
The Commodore Fan Gazette includes short reviews about old games for several Commodore computers. Additionally the fourth issue includes a tutorial about emulating an Amiga under Windows as well as about the configuration of AmiBridge under the AROS-distribution Icaros.

The REV'n'GE! ("Retro Emulator Vision and Game") which is also created in Italy offers short reviews about games of several 8 and 16 bit platform. Currently issue 17 has been published. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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03.Oct.2014
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Printed magazine: aMiGa=PoWeR 54 (in French)
Since 1998 the French printed magazine aMiGa=PoWer has been published by the Association Française du Libre Essai (AFLE). Issue 54 contains reviews about the AmigaOne X1000 compared with the AmigaOne XE, about the Vampire 600, the A-FTP-server and Solid Gold. (snx) (Translation: dr)

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