27.Oct.2016
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Hyperion Entertainment: Bugfix update for Workbench 3.1 (40.43)
For the version 40.43 of the Workbench 3.1 (amiga-news.de reported), which is distributed by Hyperion Entertainment, an update has been released which fixes the following two bugs:
- The Workbench disk image was not bootable
- The installation script could wrongly copy the contents of the Install disk into FONTS:
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27.Oct.2016
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS-Team: Price reduction for PowerBook, iBook and PowerMac G5
According to Frank Mariak, member of the MorphOS developer team, in the MorphZone, from today the price for the Licemce of MorphOS for the PowerBook G4, the iBook G4 and for the PowerMac G5 was reduced. There are only two price categories: 49 Euro for the Efika as well as for the Sam460 board and 79 Euro for all other systems.
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25.Oct.2016
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4 / MorphOS: Multitheme #1 - New questions for Ask Me Up XXL
Jérôme 'Glames' Senay's Ask Me Up is a "quiz of general knowledge" for AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS (as well as Windows), in which you have to correctly answer 1700 questions, each with four possible answers. You can play it for yourself or together with up to five other players (four players using a joystick, the other two sharing the keyboard).
Now "Multitheme #1" can be purchased for ¤3,99 and is an add-on with 400 new questions. It is available in English, Spanish and French. It requires at least the 2.4.3 (CD) release of Ask Me Up XXL, but the latest version 2.6.0 is recommended. As examples, the following three questions are mentioned: "What is the emblem of the Stark family?", "When was Space Invaders released?" and "How many genes do humans and sea urchin have in common?".
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23.Oct.2016
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Aminet-Uploads until 22.10.2016
The following packages have been added to the Aminet until October 22nd, 2016:
DateLibDevBas.lha dev/basic 41K 68k Using DateLib from Hisoft Basic
fd2libmaker.lha dev/lib 1K Convert FD to LibMaker functions
srec.lha gfx/misc 149K OS4 Screen Recorder
e-uae_mos.lha misc/emu 4.4M MOS Amiga emulator for MorphOS
Tasko.zip util/dir 179K 68k new multiwindows filemanager ...
rsync-2.5.5_bin.lha util/misc 84K 68k Efficient file syncer (binary)
rsync-2.5.5_src.lha util/misc 467K Efficient file syncer (sources)
tz.lha util/time 487K 68k Time Zone Database and Library
tzdev.zip util/time 623K Time Zone Database and Librar...
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23.Oct.2016
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 22.10.2016
The following packages have been added to the OS4Depot until October 22nd, 2016:
scummvm-tools.lha uti/fil 3Mb 4.1 ScummVM Tools
ftpprint.lha uti/pri 2kb 4.0 Simple FTP based printing
fxstr.lha uti/scr 10kb 4.0 Converts strings to ReadArgs format
srec.lha vid/rec 149kb 4.1 Screen Recorder
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23.Oct.2016
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 22.10.2016
The following package has been added to the AROS-Archives until October 22nd, 2016:
zelda3t.i386-aros.zip gam/adv 5Mb Part of an independant SDL Zelda...
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19.Oct.2016
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Printed magazine: Amiga Future 123 - preview and extracts
Today some coloured extracts and previews have been published of issue 123 (November/December 2016) of the Amiga Future. This issue among others includes reviews of Synergy, Giana Sisters S.E., Reshoot and Tales of Gorluth 2 as well as reports of the Gamescom 2016 and the Classic Computing 2016.
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18.Oct.2016
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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ACube: Firmware update for Sam 440ep
ACube Systems has released a firmware update for his PPC-motherboards "Sam 440ep": The Mini-ITX as well as the Flex versions are supported. Mainly the changes are supposed to improve the compatibility with Radeon-HD graphic boards:
- improved gfx cards setup, it solves compatibility problems with some Radeon HD cards
- better internal PCI bridge setup for a slight faster RAM <-> VRAM transfer speed
- added PEX 8112 PCI – PCIE bridge setup (used on some Radeon HD PCI variant cards)
- added a new menu entry to enable/disable IRQ on an external PCI gfx card (try disabling IRQ if the system seems freezed after loading the AOS4.1 kickstart files, for example)
The update and the source codes can be downloaded at ACube. Both update methods - ISO-image or TFTP - are descibed in the "Installation Guide".
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16.Oct.2016
George Sokianos (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: Comic reader Comicami 0.53
Comicami is a light comic reader for AmigaOS 4, supporting the .cbr and .cbz comic book formats. It is designed to be simple in usage and as fast as possible, without consuming too much memory. In case of issues or if you want to propose a feature, there is a bugtracker as well.
Download: comicami_free.lha (206 KB) (snx)
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16.Oct.2016
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Web-Browser: NetSurf 3.6 Dev 68k (SDL-Version)
Artur Jarosik has released an update of his Amiga port of the web browser NetSurf. His version is based on SDL, only the preferences are based on MUI, and should be not confused with Chris Young's Reaction-based version (review).
The latest developer version provides an improved YouTube playback (Video) as well as an auto-conversion to mpeg 1 video.
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16.Oct.2016
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Aminet-Uploads until 15.10.2016
The following packages have been added to the Aminet until October 15th, 2016:
MUIRoyaleSP.lha dev/hwood 161K MUI Royale 1.4 spanish guide
libzip.lha dev/lib 766K OS4 Read, create and modify zip a...
Problem_mit_den_Pipes... docs/misc 85K German: old analysis of a sec...
Soms3D_os4.lha game/shoot 8.0M OS4 First person shooter engine f...
Soms3D_XMas2006_Updat... game/shoot 1.9M OS4 Soms3D Update (from 2009)
srec.lha gfx/misc 146K OS4 Screen Recorder
ChitChat.mp3 mods/anaki 3.3M Chit Chat by Organ Grinder
coverA.png mods/anaki 297K Front cover art for September...
coverB.png mods/anaki 26K Back cover art for September ...
ForkInTheRoad.mp3 mods/anaki 2.9M Fork In The Road by Organ Gri...
HoldingAGun.mp3 mods/anaki 2.8M Holding A Gun by Organ Grinder
insideLEFT.png mods/anaki 261K Lyrics sheet page 1 for Septe...
insideRIGHT.png mods/anaki 252K Lyrics sheet page 2 for Septe...
KneeDeep.mp3 mods/anaki 3.7M Knee Deep by Organ Grinder
Roasting.mp3 mods/anaki 2.6M Roasting by Organ Grinder
TastesLikeKindness.mp3 mods/anaki 3.0M Tastes Like Kindness by Organ...
Tuesday.mp3 mods/anaki 2.9M Tuesday by Organ Grinder
EvenMore_MOS.lha text/show 412K MOS V0.90: Freeware Textviewer (M...
EvenMore_OS4.lha text/show 411K OS4 V0.90: Freeware Textviewer (OS4)
Pointer_Animator.lha util/cdity 26K 68k A pointer animator program
zip_lib.lha util/libs 100K OS4 Library for reading/writing z...
AmiKick.lha util/misc 40K ppc Check Kickstart images under ...
tz.lha util/time 195K 68k Time Zone Database and Library
tzdev.zip util/time 575K Time Zone Database and Librar...
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16.Oct.2016
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 15.10.2016
The following packages have been added to the OS4Depot until October 15th, 2016:
libzip.lha dev/lib 766kb 4.0 Read, create and modify zip arch...
scummvm.lha gam/adv 18Mb 4.1 2D Point-and-Click adventure int...
scummvm-src.zip gam/adv 39Mb 4.1 ScummVM Source
zip_lib.lha lib/mis 100kb 4.1 Library for reading/writing zip ...
scummvm-tools.lha uti/fil 3Mb 4.1 ScummVM Tools
scummvm-tools-src.zip uti/fil 1Mb 4.1 ScummVM Tools Source
srec.lha vid/rec 146kb 4.1 Screen Recorder
srec_deu.lha vid/rec 2kb 4.1 German catalog file for SRec v2.4
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15.Oct.2016
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:
- Guitar Slinger (Armandox 2015 Remake)
- Skidrow Cracktro - Gearworks [Memories of NDOS]
- Elite 2 Frontier [Memories of Flying]
- Lemmings [Memories of Digging]
- Alfred Chicken [Memories of Alfred]
- Prophecy the viking child (End theme)
- Dune - Ecolove VS GITS
- Jim power (Level 1)
- Prophecy the viking child - Level 1
- Prophecy the viking child - Level 6
- Ultima VI: The False Prophet Returns [2013 remix]
- MegaBall - Main Theme [Memories of Mackey]
- Gods [Remake-LordPrenzer-Splintereye]
- Turrican 2 - Medley
- Lips on Lips
- Gamegirl
- Xenon - Hajonta
- Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 - Remix Intro 2k3 piano
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15.Oct.2016
Pascal Papara (ANF)
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Jump'n'Run game: Projekt Lila Remastered is delievered
The remastered version of "Projekt Lila", which now also works on an Amiga CD³², currently is being delivered to all customers as CD with booklet. Future purchasers of the game will get two CDs (the old and the new one) as well as the booklet. The download archiv has been updated as well.
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13.Oct.2016
AROS-Exec (Forum)
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AROS: ZuneView 0.27
Yannick Erb has ported version 0.27 of the picture viewer ZuneView to AROS.
Since our last message, ZuneView now can use catalogs (French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish and Czech) - but these were created by using the Google translation, so handmade translations are very welcome.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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13.Oct.2016
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Elbox: FastATA 4000 MK-VII CF/SATA Black Edition
Elbox has announced the production of a "limited edition" of the IDE-controller FastATA 4000 MK-VII, which from now on can be ordered in the Elbox shop. Because the producer has called it a "Black Edition", the board is black, similar to the versions of the PCI-busboards.
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13.Oct.2016
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Hyperion offering Kickstart/Workbench 3.1 as a paid download
Press release: Hyperion Entertainment is pleased to announce the first official Workbench 3.1 and Kickstart 3.1 updates in over twenty years for Classic Amiga systems. The new versions, which have have been re-built from the original source code, include a number of enhancements and bug fixes and are fully compatible with both real Amiga hardware and Classic Amiga emulation software.
Each update can be purchased for only EUR 9.95 incl. VAT via the Buy now! link on their respective product pages. Buyers of both updates will get a 10% discount!
Workbench 3.1 (v40.43) update for Amiga desktops
(for Amiga 500/600/1200/2000/3000/4000(T) computers and Amiga emulation software)
The Workbench 3.1 (v40.43) images can be written to real Amiga floppy diskettes or used in Amiga emulation software. The changes include:
- Compatibility with A4000T
- Installer fixed to use proper assigns which allows installation from other media in addition to the 6 floppy disk set
- Special BONUS - Workbench 3.1 (v40.43) is supplied with a FREE updated licensed copy of Workbench 1.3.3 which incorporates the following changes:
- C/SetClock v34.3 by Olaf Barthel, which fixes Y2K issues and also works on newer Kickstart versions. (Note: the old SetClock command has been renamed and left on disk for reference purposes)
- Deactivated "FF" program in Startup-Sequence to prevent problems on 68020/030 processors
Kickstart 3.1 (40.72) update for Amiga desktops
(for Amiga 500/600/1200/2000/3000/4000(T) computers and Amiga emulation software)
The Kickstart 3.1 (40.72) image is the first test release and can written to EEPROM chips for use in real Amiga computers or used with Amiga emulation software. It contains the following new components:
- exec.library 40.12
- Updated copyright information text
- Fixed a small bug in the memory pools code which mirrors the same bug fix in the same code that was used in amiga.lib.
- strap 40.3
- Added the Boingball logo which replaces the rainbow-coloured checkmark logo. Slightly brighter background colour.
- workbench.library 40.6
- Rebuilt with SAS/C 6.59 to free up more ROM space because the copyright text in the updated exec.library. No other functional changes.
- scsi.device 40.21 for A600
- Small bug fix to the IDE task initialization making is compatible with the A600. (Note: older Kickstart ROMs used scsi.device version 39, because unlike version 40, it did not crash on the A600)
- scsi.device 40.21 for A1200
- Same binary as used for the A600
- Special BONUS - Kickstart 3.1 (v40.72) is supplied with a FREE licensed copy of Kickstart 1.3
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11.Oct.2016
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AmigaOne X5000 can be purchased in several webshops
During the whole time of production, the predecessor model of the X1000 was only available in few shops and could not be purchased in well-known webshops. For the X5000 it is diferent: On Saturday Trevor Dickinson announced the official sales launch, and now X5000 complete systems are available in different (web)shops.
Complete systems AmigaOne X5000:
Motherboard "Cyrus":
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10.Oct.2016
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Workbench distribution: AKReal 8.7
AKReal is an inofficial adaption of the Workbench distribution Amikit to real Amigas without a graphic board. The whole environment works with 16 colours and is meant for AGA-Amigas.
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10.Oct.2016
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Aminet: Virus warning
According to the Aminet team, in some of the archives, uploaded during the last days, computer viruses were found. The following archives are contaminated:
- game/actio/MotherLode.adz
- disk/bakup/PDCopy30.lha
- util/pack/BytekillerPro10.lha
If you have downloaded these archives, you should delete them immediately.
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09.Oct.2016
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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TCP stack: Roadshow 1.12
Press release: The Roadshow TCP/IP stack for the Amiga has been updated to version 1.12 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 using Roadshow 1.11, upgrading it to version 1.12. Note: if you are still using Roadshow 1.8 you need to upgrade to version 1.11 first before you can upgrade to version 1.12.
The changes in Roadshow 1.12 are as follows:
- A buffer overflow bug has been fixed which could occur when
querying network interface hardware addresses. This bug could
cause the "ShowNetStatus" command to crash.
- The ftp command has been reworked, fixing bugs which had been
present for years (buffer overflows, etc.).
- Overlapping name resolution operations can no longer collide
with each other so easily and produce corrupt query data. This
problem could occur only very rarely.
- New API functions for name resolution have been added, which are
common in the Unix world, for which no alternatives had been
available before. These enhancements are new for Amiga
TCP/IP software in general.
- If Roadshow sets up a network interface using the DHCP protocol
it can now request that the DHCP server sends its responses
directly to Roadshow (unicast) instead of broadcasting them to
the local network.
- Changing the system clock time (e.g. during daylight saving
time transitions) no longer affect Roadshow's internal
time keeping.
- A new ready-made network configuration file for PCMCIA cards
using the "cnet16.device" driver is provided under
"Storage/NetInterfaces/CNet16").
- The reference documentation has been updated.
More detailed descriptions of the changes can be found in the "ReadMe" file of the Roadshow archive, and the SDK archive.
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09.Oct.2016
Amigaworld.net (Forum)
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Event: pictures and videos from AmiWest 2016 (update)
After receiving the news from the presentation of A-EON Technology and Hyperion at the AmiWest 2016 (amiga-news.de reported), Robert Bernardo also has published first pictures of the event.
Update: (10.10.2016, 22:45, cg)
Christian 'xeno' Zigotzky has published lots of pictures from the event as well: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. Additionally, video recordings from the show are available now:
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09.Oct.2016
Pascal Papara (ANF)
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Catacomb 3D: Full version can be ordered
The announced full version of the 25 years old ego-shooter Catacomb 3D with an adaption to the Amiga CD³² now can be ordered for all ECS-Amiga with 68020-processor, 2 MB Chip-RAM and AmigaOS 3.x under the title link.
Pascal Papara also provides further information about this and other projects on the crowdfunding website Patreon.
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09.Oct.2016
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Aminet-Uploads until 08.10.2016
The following packages have been added to the Aminet until October 8th, 2016:
c-ares.lha comm/tcp 162K 68k Command line DNS tools
FAsm040.lha dev/asm 9K 68k Super Fasmicom Amiga-SNES X A...
c-ares-src.lha dev/gcc 1.9M Asynchronous DNS resolver lib...
libcares.lha dev/gcc 941K 68k Asynchronous DNS resolver lib...
PDCopy30.lha disk/bakup 23K 68k PD Copy v3.0, no docs, xcopy ...
don_ceferino.i386-aro... game/actio 3.1M x86 clone of Pang
MotherLode.adz game/actio 68K 68k Mother Lode a Lode Runner clone
pang.i386-aros.zip game/actio 1.5M x86 The classic Pang game
tuxfootball.i386-aros... game/actio 20M x86 Tux Football is a great 2D so...
Links_demo.lha game/demo 797K 68k very good Golf in 4096 colors
adrian_3d.i386-aros.lha game/role 5.5M x86 Simple 3D role playing strate...
blackshade.i386-aros.zip game/shoot 1.4M x86 shoot em up
Huge.lha gfx/edit 38K 68k icons, sprites, bobs Editor a...
srec.lha gfx/misc 119K OS4 Screen Recorder
BestOfMorphOS_2013_1.pdf mags/misc 203K MorphOS newsletter, November ...
BestOfMorphOS_2013_2.pdf mags/misc 318K MorphOS newsletter, January 2014
BestOfMorphOS_2014_1.pdf mags/misc 297K MorphOS newsletter, March 2014
BestOfMorphOS_2014_2.pdf mags/misc 324K MorphOS newsletter, May 2014
BestOfMorphOS_2014_3.pdf mags/misc 352K MorphOS newsletter, September...
EvenMore.lha text/show 335K 68k Freeware Textviewer
EvenMore_MOS.lha text/show 411K MOS Freeware Textviewer (MorphOS)
EvenMore_OS4.lha text/show 410K OS4 Freeware Textviewer (OS4)
Blitter.lha util/pack 2K 68k Blitter-MFM-Coder by Cruncher...
BytekillerPro10.lha util/pack 39K 68k Bytekiller Professional v1.0,...
tzdata.lha util/time 1.6M Time Zone Database
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09.Oct.2016
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 08.10.2016
The following packages have been added to the OS4Depot until October 8th, 2016:
seq.lha aud/mis 95kb 4.0 Simple MIDI step sequencer
drawergad.lha dev/lib 269kb 4.0 A gadget to display directories ...
radiobuttonxgad.lha dev/lib 83kb 4.0 Radiobutton gadget expanded
amicraftnova.lha gam/mis 3Mb 4.1 Minecraft style game for Warp3D ...
glblocktube_bl.lha gra/scr 538kb 4.1 OpenGL Screen Blanker
glboing_bl.lha gra/scr 58kb 4.1 OpenGL Screen Blanker
comicami_free.lha gra/vie 206kb 4.1 A comic book viewer
qt-minimal.lha lib/mis 76Mb 4.1 Multiplatform Gui Toolkit (Minimal)
preferences.lha uti/wor 2Mb 4.0 Prefs window for starting differ...
prefscenter.lha uti/wor 258kb 4.0 Launch prefs programs from a GUI
quickstarter.lha uti/wor 319kb 4.0 Quick program start menu
srec.lha vid/rec 119kb 4.1 Screen Recorder
srec_deu.lha vid/rec 2kb 4.1 German catalog file for SRec v2.1
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09.Oct.2016
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 08.10.2016
The following packages have been added to the AROS-Archives until October 8th, 2016:
dgen.i386-aros.zip emu/gam 2Mb Emulator for Sega Genesis/MegaDr...
blackshade.i386-aros.zip gam/act 1Mb shoot em up
pang.i386-aros.zip gam/act 1Mb The classic Pang game
don_ceferino.i386-aros.lha gam 3Mb clone of Pang
adrian_3d.i386-aros.lha gam/rol 6Mb Adrian is a simple 3D role playi...
tuxfootball.i386-aros.lha gam/spo 20Mb Tux Football is a great 2D soccer..
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08.Oct.2016
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AmiWest: Dickinson and Solie talk about A-EON's and Hyperion's current projects
This year's AmiWest is taking place in Sacramento (USA) this weekend. The first presentation was a joint effort of Trevor Dickinson (A-EON) and Steven Solie. The latter was introduced as the "AmigaOS team leader", which he confirmed by replying "for now, hehe". Actually, Solie had stopped describing himself as "Team leader" a while ago and only referred to himself as the team's spokesperson, while Costel Mincea was supposed to act as Hyperion's technical director.
Dickinson and Solie gave short talks about A-EON's and Hyperion's current projects and then answered questions from the audience. The following topics were discussed during the presentation:
AmigaOne X5000
Dickinson officially announced the X5000 going on sale. Solie confirms that the Release Candidate of AmigaOS 4 for the X5000 is currently being tested and will be shipped with the computer. The onboard network controller is not supported yet, a replacement network interface card will be delivered with complete systems though. According to Solie, Multicore support has been deferred so the team could concentrate on finishing the X5000 port, but will be the focus once the X5000 version is shipping.
The cheapest complete systems will ship for 1700 GBP, which would be about 1900 Euro (excluding taxes and postage). Dickinson states he brought two bare X5000 motherboards to the show, which can be bought by visitors for 1350 USD (about 1200 Euro).
Tabor
The Tabor motherboard is currently booting into Workbench. The developer assigned to it is working hard to get it to a state where the rest of the team can help with the porting. Dickinson says the target price for Tabor is "below 400 Euro", the boards will be sold at net cost. A-EON is hoping that the increased userbase will result in improved software sales, which is how Tabor is supposed to make them money.
AmigaOS 4
The OS team is also working on "AmigaOS 4.1 FE Update 1", a Release Candidate is curently being tested. Solie expects it to be released before the end of the year. Only one feature of the update is mentioned: extended memory is supposed to work properly now. While AmigaOS can still only adress two gigabytes of memory, up to four gigabytes are supported now and will be used by modules like the Ram Disk.
LibreOffice
The port of LibreOffice is said to be "usable" now, beta testing has just started. A copy of the office suite is apparently installed on one of the machines at the show, so that visitors can have a closer look.
Gutenprint
A-EON acquired Timothy 'Terminills' Deters' sources of his AROS port of Gutenprint, Tony Wyatt is working on adapting it to AmigaOS 4.
Amiga Enhancer
Work is ongoing on both a port to AmigaOS 3 and an update for the PPC version. Additionally, a cheaper version will be released that is not containing any of the parts that are not compatible with or useful on weaker machines - Warp 3D Nova is mentioned as an example.
A.l.i.c.e.
The laptop with preinstalled emulator environments will include officially licensed copies of both Amiga Forever and the Final Edition of AmigaOS 4.1. Additionally, a MUI license has been acquired from MUI's original author, Stefan Stuntz. Dickinson estimates that the cost of the entire package would be "a couple of hundred Euro" higher than that of the original laptop, due to all the software licenses. Assuming the laptop would cost 450 Euro, he thinks it might be possible to sell A.l.i.c.e. at 650 Euro.
Miscellaneous
Using amigadeveloper.com, A-EON is currently managing 50 projects with 22 paid developers working on them. The SVN repository has recieved 2885 commits so far. 900 customers registered for Amistore and purchased about 3000 items. Amistore is currently offering about 50 titles. (cg)
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05.Oct.2016
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Trevor Dickinson hoping to present LibreOffice at AmiWest
On September 16th Trevor Dickinson (A-EON) attended the Amiga & Retro meeting in Adelaide. In his presentation from minute 20 he also talked about LibreOffice and hoping that the software, which is financed by him and developed by the Frieden brothers, can be introduced at the AmiWest (8./9. October, Sacramento, USA) running under AmigaOS 4.
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05.Oct.2016
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Mailbox: AmigaWorld BBS online again
Under amigaworldbbs.spdns.org the "AmigaWorld BBS" can be accessed again. The mailbox also have a second port with a real modem. The number will be given on demand by the maintainer.
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05.Oct.2016
Morphzone (Webseite)
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French MorphOS group established file archive and and small ads platform
For some time WArMUp ("World Association of MorphOS Users") provides a separate archive for MorphOS software, which is supposed to replace the closed MorphOS-Files and wants to become a competition to the Aminet: MorphOS Storage offers screenshots, links to Youtube videos and a comment function.
Simultaneously the maintainer also has established the MorphOS Store, which is a snall ads platform for MorphOS users: Registered users can publish offers and requests in different categories for hardware and software. The website is available in different languages but currently the English and German translations are incomplete - the maintainers would be grateful for any support.
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05.Oct.2016
amiga.org (Webseite)
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MOD-Streaming: AmiModRadio 0.994
AmiModRadio can play over twenty thousand music moduls from the Aminet. In version 0.994 now almost all parts of the graphical user-interface are working, the lists with directories, files and mods are presented in different windows and the "auto-ban"-function leaves out lowly rated moduls. Besides, some minor bugs have been fixed.
AmiModRadio is free software, the C source code is available on Bitbucket. The author asks the users to use its bugtrucker for reporting bugs.
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05.Oct.2016
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A-EON is going to start delivery of X5000 soon, first price information
Apparently, the first customers who expressed their interest in an AmigaOne X5000 are contacted (German) by their distributors and asked for an advance payment for the computer. Shipment is allegedly (German) starting in a few weeks. Customers who got contacted describe (German) the prices like this: Depending on the configuration, a complete system will cost 2300 to 2500 Euro, a naked motherboard will cost 1700 Euro.
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03.Oct.2016
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Workbench distribution: AmiKit for Android devices 1.8.0.03
The latest version 1.8.0.03 of the Workbench distribution AmiKit for phones and tablets has an higher speed performance due to an improved JIT-compiler, a new transparent keyboard and an bug fixed sound output.
Additional to the operating system files (AmigaOS 3.5 or 3.9), at least Android 4.2 and an ARM-v7-processor are required.
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03.Oct.2016
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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ModExplorer 0.9a
Similar to AmiModRadio, the Hollywood-programm ModExplorer plays music modules from the Internet but also supports the Aminet, Modland and modules.pl. The tool is available for all Amiga systems.
As the author explained on a1k.org, version 0.9a among others offers a minimalist "streamer", a (still not finished) ARexx port as well as thanks to the update of MUI Royale the possibility to use the MUI version on Amigas without having a graphic card.
Download: modexplorer.lha (8 MB)
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02.Oct.2016
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4 / MorphOS: Video player VAMP 1.60
The "Virtual Amiga Multimedia Player" written by Juan Carlos Herran Martin is avideo player implemented with Hollywood, which can show and play diverse picture and animation formats. In version 1.60 some bugs have been fixed and some new graphics and pictogramm added.
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02.Oct.2016
AROS-Exec (Forum)
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AROS: StackMon 0.1
For his own needs, Yannick Erb has written a little stack monitor based on the source codes of SysMon to see, "how much stack my apps are actually using".
After launching the programm, "just select the task/process you want to look at. If task/process is not in the list click on Refresh button or select auto refresh (task list will be updated every second)." After choosing the tasks/processes, you get two information: The currently used stack (used in the last 20ms) as well as the maximum ("measured while the current task is selected").
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02.Oct.2016
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Aminet-Uploads until 01.10.2016
The following packages have been added to the Aminet until October 1st, 2016:
m68k-amigaos-gcc.tar.gz dev/gcc 17M 68k GCC based dev toolchain for A...
m68k-amigaos-gcc-src.... dev/gcc 34M GCC based dev toolchain for A...
HWP_MUIRoyale.lha dev/hwood 4.8M MOS Hollywood plugin for MUI GUIs
MegaMon_182.lha dev/moni 18K 68k Amiga Monitor the Original
MegaMon_32.lha dev/moni 74K 68k Amiga Monitor Final Version a...
Infect.lha disk/misc 2K 68k Infect Boot Intro Insaller
soliton_decks.lha game/data 4.7M New Soliton card sets
MCE.lha game/edit 1.6M 68k Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-MOS.lha game/edit 1.8M MOS Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-OS4.lha game/edit 1.9M OS4 Multi-game Character Editor
protracker23d.i386-ar... mus/edit 3.2M x86 Music making software "ProTra...
tzdata.lha util/time 907K Time Zone Database
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02.Oct.2016
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 01.10.2016
The following packages have been added to the OS4Depot until October 1st, 2016:
sqlite.lha dev/lib 12Mb 4.1 SQL database engine
mce.lha gam/uti 2Mb 4.0 Multi-game Character Editor
jabberwocky.lha uti/com 492kb 4.0 Jabber client
fxstr.lha uti/scr 10kb 4.0 Converts strings to ReadArgs format
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02.Oct.2016
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 01.10.2016
The following packages have been added to the AROS-Archives until October 1st, 2016:
protracker23d.i386-aros.zip aud 3Mb Music making software "ProTracke...
csbwin.i386-aros.lha gam/rol 1Mb Engine to Play Dungeon Master/Ch...
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29.Sep.2016
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Playable previews: Bridge Strike and Small Cars Drag Race
"Bridge Strike" (Youtube video) developed by the Tanks Furry authors is a vertically scrolling Shoot'em Up. The first demo version requires an Amiga with 68020-processor and one Megabyte RAM. It is a very early beta version, the authors recommend to start the game without startup-sequence. So far Bridge Strike was successfully tested on an Amiga 500 with Kickstart 1.3 and on an A600.
S.C.D.R. ("Small Cars Drag Race", Youtube video) simulates a drag racing, where two cars compete. The game was developed on an A500 with one Megabyte RAM.
Downloads:
Bride Strike: bscrunched (405 KB)
Download page for S.C.D.R. (click on "Pobierz")
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28.Sep.2016
Once Upon a Byte and 8bitchip (ANF)
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Video: Igor "Majsta" Majstorovic presents the Vampire 500
On September 10th at the "BalCCon" (Balkan Computer Congress), Igor "Majsta" Majstorovic - who is the developer of the FPGA-based accelerator board Vampire 500 - for the first time presented his board to the public. In a detailed presentation Majstorovic explained the history of the Vampire and the pitfalls, which he and the Apollo team had to avoid during the development. He also talked about the next generation of the Vampire, the Vampire 1200.
Hint of editorial staff: Majstorovic gave his presentation in his mother tongue Serbian. Forr the Youtube video there is an English-language subtitle which has to be manualy enabled in the "preferences" of the video.
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27.Sep.2016
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Preview: Run'n Gun "Blazing Guns"
"Blazing Guns" (Youtube-Video) is a platform game, in which a Western hero first has to load six bullets in the revolver and then to chase enemies.
Currently the game has the following features:
- runs with 50 frames per second
- written in assembler
- runs with 0.5 MB CHIP-Ram
- runs from both floppy drive and hard drive
- solution of 320x267 pixels with 32 colours
The following features will be added:
- running on each OCS-Amiga with 0,5 MB RAM and without accelerator board (currently a 030 processor and a harddrive are recommended)
- 15-20 enemies simultanously appearing on the screen
- music and sound effects
- Power-Ups
Direct download: guns.adf (880 KB)
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27.Sep.2016
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Full version for download: Fun racer Twin Turbos
The full version of the aracde racer Twin Turbos is available for free download. A disk image as well as a WHDLoad version are available.
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25.Sep.2016
Andreas Falkenhahn (ANF)
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Hollywood: MUI Royale 1.4
Press release: Airsoft Softwair is proud to present the immediate availability of MUI Royale 1.4. The biggest new feature in MUI Royale 1.4 is the ability to run MUI Royale 1.4 on palette-based screens. If the Plananarama plugin is installed, it is also possible to open Hollywood displays next to MUI windows managed by MUI Royale. On top of that, MUI Royale 1.4 contains various bug fixes and adds support for some more MUI classes.
MUI Royale requires at least Hollywood 5.2 and is provided free of charge for all users of Hollywood. It is available for AmigaOS 3.x (m68k), AmigaOS 4 (PPC), MorphOS (PPC) and AROS (x86). The package comes with over 20 example scripts, many of which are direct ports from the MUI 3.8 SDK by Stefan Stuntz, but there are also original developments like demonstrations of how to create a video player using the combined power of Hollywood and MUI. On top of that MUI Royale comes with extensive documentation in over 300 PDF pages which are also available in the HTML, AmigaGuide and CHM formats thanks to the Hollywood documentation system.
All this makes MUI Royale the truly royal MUI experience, carefully crafted for you Kings and Queens of MUI!
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25.Sep.2016
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4 / MorphOS: Girls-Band extension for Ask Me Up XXL
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 16 categories. A demo version containing 80 questions is available for free. You can play the quiz alone or the cup together with up to five other players.
The "Girls-Band" add-on provides two new avatars named Maria Bella and Acid Jaimie. At least version 2.4.3 is required but the latest version 2.6.0 is recommended. Users who have already purchased the game will get the add-on for free.
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25.Sep.2016
A1k.org (Forum)
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AmigaOS 4 / MorphOS: Arcade racing game Amiga Racer 3.8
Over the update function included in Michael Neitzel's Lotus clone "Amiga Racer", players get new features. Version 3.8 provides the following new features:
- New cars:
- Skoda Octavia with Amiga number plate
- Opel Manta
- Harley Davidson "Tri Glide"
- New highscores:
- Online highscore for competition races
- Animated online highscore menu with new soundtrack
- New button in main menu: View online highscore
- Other improvements:
- Competition button in main menu graphically reworked
- More detailed preview of forthcoming track
- Explanation for dropping out of the competition
- Graphics of the castle in the fairytale forerst track reworked
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25.Sep.2016
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Aminet-Uploads until 24.09.2016
The following packages have been added to the Aminet until September 24th, 2016:
MUIbase-3.3.lha biz/dbase 5.1M MOS Programmable relational datab...
WormWarsMOS.lha game/actio 693K MOS Advanced snake game
Apparent.lha text/bfont 121K Great looking UI text font fo...
CharMapSP.lha text/font 3K CharMap v2.0b spanish catalog
CopPack10.lha util/pack 4K 68k Cop-Pack Cruncher Final Release
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25.Sep.2016
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 24.09.2016
The following packages have been added to the OS4Depot until September 24th, 2016:
wormwars.lha gam/act 1Mb 4.0 Advanced snake game
amicraftnova.lha gam/mis 3Mb 4.1 Minecraft style game for Warp3D ...
aos-imagefx-icons.lha gra/ico 281kb 4.0 Icons for ImageFX
aos-mainactoricons.lha gra/ico 168kb 4.0 Icons for MainActor
muibase.lha off/dat 5Mb 4.0 Programmable relational database...
jabberwocky.lha uti/com 491kb 4.0 Jabber client
colors.lha uti/she 5kb 4.1 Prints out a color table with al...
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25.Sep.2016
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WHDLoad: New installers until 24.09.2016
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 September 24th, 2016:
- 2016-09-19 improved: Grapevine 16 (LSD) memory requirements changed so all modules can be played (Info, Image)
- 2016-09-19 improved: Grapevine 15 (LSD) memory requirements changed so all modules can be played (Info, Image)
- 2016-09-19 improved: Grapevine 14 (LSD) memory requirements changed so all modules can be played (Info, Image)
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22.Sep.2016
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Playable demo: Alarcity - Survival Mode (AGA)
A month ago, there was a first preview video, now a playable demo for AGA-Amigas and CD32 is available: Alarcity is supposed to become a shooter with several levels and a story, but also offers a "survival mode" in which the player has to survive as long as possible.
The playable demo demonstrates this mode. Later the survival mode is supposed to be avaialbe as free download, while the actual game (inclusive survival mode) will be commercially sold.
Due to the early stage of development the demo has been not tested on many Amiga configurations. Pure AGA-computers as well as WinUAE obviously work without any problems, but according to the developers many CPU-upgrades cause graphic bugs.
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22.Sep.2016
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ModExplorer plays music modules from the Internet (AmigaOS 3/4, AROS, MorphOS)
Similar to AmiModRadio, ModExplorer plays mods from the Internet, but additional to the Aminet also supports Modland and modules.pl.
The latest version of the programm which was developed Hollywood provides either a MUI-based interface, which only works on systems with a graphic card, or a skin-based interface, which also works under AGA. ModExplorer requires the guigfx.library and render.library. The MUI-interface also requires MUI, MUI-Royale and AISS. If you want to use the Skin-based version under AGA, you have to install the Hollywood-Plugin Planarama.
Direct download: modexplorer.lha (7 MB)
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22.Sep.2016
MorphZone (Webseite)
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AmiCast: Survey on NG-systems
Under the title link, Krzysztof Radzikowski has started a detailed survey on NG-systems (AmigaOS 4, AROS, MorphOS).
Additional to common questions about the used system the its equipment, he asked for your wishes for the future development.
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22.Sep.2016
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Assembler: vasm 1.7f
Frank Wille has released an update of the assembler vasm. As usual Wille does not provide vasm binaries except with the vbcc compiler distribution. If you are interested in, you have to compile the assembler on your own. Changes in version 1.7f:
- Print a warning when a constant is not representable using the target data type.
- Show warnings or errors when an expression overflows the backend's address data types.
- Warn about overflows caused by negative expressions in space directives.
- New option -chklabels makes vasm issue a warning when a label conflicts with a mnemonic or directive name.
- Reworked internal relocation representation.
- m68k: Base-displacement addressing modes and suppressed registers are allowed for CPU32. Just memory-indirect is illegal.
- m68k: Added FJcc mnemonics for GNU-as compatibility (-gas option).
- PPC: Added complete support for 403, 405, 440, 460, Book-E, e300 and e500 instruction sets.
- 6800: Fixed a bug which suppressed command line options for syntax- and output-modules.
- 6800: Support for 6801/6803 compatible CPUs added (contributed by Adrien Destugues).
- ARM: Thumb-mode [PC,#imm] and [SP,#imm] addressing modes were not recognized.p ARM: Fixed thumb-mode SP-adjustment instructions: ADD SP,#<9-bit unsigned> and SUB SP,#<9-bit unsigned> (missing).
- ARM: External subroutine calls in thumb-mode with BL were broken.
- x86: Fixed determining the operation size when last register is %DX.
- x86: 32-bit only instructions failed, when selecting a 32-bit cpu using the -m command line option.
- x86: Avoid Illegal Relocation error for calls and jumps in absolute mode.
- std-syntax: Data directives do no longer enforce natural alignment, for compatibility with GNU-as! Use the -align option to keep the old behaviour.
- std-syntax: '0f' is another allowed float-constant prefix for GNU-as compatibility.
- std-syntax: .stabs should support escape-characters in its string-field.
- std-syntax: Support progbits and nobits section type arguments for ELF compatibility.
- mot-syntax: Retain the possibility to use multiple ORG directives and output a real binary file, as before V1.7e. Only an ORG directive after a SECTION directive is now relocated within that section.
- mot-syntax: Added IFMI (=IFLT) and IFPL (=IFGE).
- mot-syntax: Fixed problems when macro arguments are followed by blanks and the -spaces option is given.
- mot-syntax: New directives inline and einline, to define an isolated block for local labels.
- mot-syntax: New directives ifmacrod and ifmacrond to conditionally assemble a block when a macro is defined or undefined (compatible with the same directives on the Barfly assembler).
- madmac-syntax: Make ORG behave like in mot-syntax.
- vobj-output: The byte-offset to a relocation now always defines the base for all relocation calculations (e.g. PC-relative).
- vobj-output: For little-endian the bit position in a byte of a reloc-field is now counted from right to left. You will need at least vlink V0.15b to link more complex little-endian relocations (e.g. ARM).
- hunk-output: -keepempty prevents the assembler from deleting empty sections.
- elf-output: -keepempty prevents the assembler from deleting empty sections.
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22.Sep.2016
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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DVD: Amiga Future Archive 3
The Amiga Future Archive 3 DVD was released. In fact, it has already been published at the Gamescom, but we had simply no time to announce the release. The Amiga Future Archive 3 includes the following Amiga Future releases as PDF:
- German: Amiga Future Issue 11-115
- English: Amiga Future issue 67-115
Issue 11 to 26 have been scanned. All other issues are PDFs in print quality. The issue 11 was the first German Amiga Future that was published. The issue 67 was the first English edition of the Amiga Future.
There is no upgrade path from earlier version of the Amiga Future Archive DVD. And since we were often asked this at the Gamescom: The next DVD will be released somewhere in 2018 :) (cg)
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21.Sep.2016
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AROS: August 2016 Highlights
Based on his weekly news about the progresses of the operating system AROS, under the title link Krzysztof 'deadwood' Śmiechowicz also writes monthly summaries.
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21.Sep.2016
MorphZone (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Calimero 3.6
Version 3.6 of Carsten Siegner's desktop publishing software Calimero now supports correctly text marking. He wrote: "Now it's possible to mark only one character. Moving the cursor to a different character works now like each other editor" (screenshot). Furthermore, he reworked the settings window and the key input handler. "Now it's fast as possible, without a delay during typing."
Download: Calimero_3.6.lha (7 MB)
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21.Sep.2016
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Datenbank: MUIbase 3.3
Already three weeks ago, Steffen Gutmann released an update of his relational, programmable database with graphical user interface for AmigaOS 3.x, AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS. Changes of version 3.3:
- Remembers the print settings in the preferences
- When a new project needs to be saved in order to continue, let the user save a project instead of showing an error message that a project name has to be set
- Warn user when changing choice labels in the structure editor when there are existing records. Changing the choice labels does not update the label indices stored in records. Also warn about duplicate and empty labels
- Windows/Mac OS X/Linux versions: reflect changes to labels immediately when editing labels
- Improved year completing when entering date values. When entering a one or two digit year, 1900 or 2000 is added depending on which result is closer to the current year. Similar for three digit years
- Updated French translation by Stéphane Aulery
- Converted all catalog translations to the PO file format. This makes it easier to maintain translations and add additional languages
- New version of the ImportSample project with a custom import function
- Several bugfixes
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20.Sep.2016
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Developer tool: vlink 0.15b
Frank Wille has updated the portable linker vlink, which can handle a lot of binary formats and is part of the compiler package vbcc.
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20.Sep.2016
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Review: MIDI on the FPGA computer MIST.
Amiga user Epsilon has successfully tested MIDI functionality on the MIST FPGA system and wrote his experiences in a blog entry.
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20.Sep.2016
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Preorders for new manual for AmigaOS 3.5/3.9
The Polish publisher amiga.net.pl, which in May had already announced a manual for using AmigaOS 4.1 under an emulator, is going to republish the older, Polish books about the Amiga in English. First he will publish a manual for AmigaOS 3.5/3.9, which will be available for about 22 Euro (plus shipping). The e-Book will cost 12 Euro.
The book will be delievred from January 2017 on. Preorders are now being accepted. The Guidebook for Directory Opus 5 will be translated as well, but there is not a specific time schedule yet.
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19.Sep.2016
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Video of AmiParty 19 (Poland)
In August the American Bill Winters attended the "AmiParty 19", which took place from August 12 to 14 in Polish Chelm.
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18.Sep.2016
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FPGA accelerator board: Vampire 2 (A600) becomes more expensive
According to "kipper2k", who is the producer of the FPGA-based accelerator board Vampire II (A600), the price for one board will increase from 150 Euro to 250 or 289 Euro because "the orders are much greater than the production rate and i cannot cope with the demand". Therefore the only option is to "to have the boards assembled by a board house to increase production".
From now the Vampire II is available in two different versions. The price for the standard version, which is euqal to previous ones, will be 250 Euro. The "Black Edition" is equipped with a faster CPU ("x13 clockspeed") and will be available for 289 Euro. If you have already paid in advance, then you will get your commercially assembled board for 150 Euro.
In Future the next 100 persons who had preordered will be asked to pay in advance and after getting the money the next production will be started. About four to five weeks later, the customer will get his board.
kipper2k also wrote: "We understand that this price hike appears high, Prices have been held low from day 1 and all prepaid orders on Amibay are being honoured by Majsta at a loss. These preorders have allowed the development of the project to be completed so the people who have supported the project from the beginning will reap the benefits of their investment."
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18.Sep.2016
amiga.org (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 3: 8-Bit graphic programm Personal Paint 7.3b
The free "maintainance" update of the 8-Bit graphi programm Personal Paint now is also available for AMigaOS 3, which fixes several minor bugs. Version 7.3b is available for free to all existing customers. You can download it at ppaint.com.
Additional to the bug fixes, an optional black pictogramm set created by Martin 'Mason' Merz is available. Besides, the new InfoWindow class, known from the Enhancer package, is provided and used for the online help.
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18.Sep.2016
Finnish Amiga Users Group (ANF)
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Event: Finnish Amiga Users Group's Saku 2016 Event on September 24th
Press release: Finnish Amiga Users Group hold their 9th Saku event in Oulu, Finland, on Saturday, September 24th. The event will feature many classic Amiga setups from A500 to A4000, FPGA computers like Minimig and MIST, Commodore 64, and several next generation systems. There will also be a presentation about the Hollywood programming language and the documentary film "From Bedrooms to Billions: The Amiga Years!" will be shown on a big screen.
Finnish Amiga retailer Gentle Eye will be present with some Amiga goodies, and the users group is getting new promotional products just for the event. Admittance is free of charge and refreshments will be available. Saku 2016 will start at 14 o'clock on September 24th at Oulun Tetra ground floor conference room at Mäkelininkatu 31. Please visit the users group's website for more information. Welcome! (snx)
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18.Sep.2016
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Aminet-Uploads until 17.09.2016
The following packages have been added to the Aminet until September 17th, 2016:
BarflyDisk2_00.lha dev/asm 597K 68k Barfly (68k+PPC) ASM Developm...
IFF-ILBM.zip dev/misc 6K IFF-ILBM loader for C#
WormWars.lha game/actio 788K 68k Advanced snake game
WormWars-OS4.lha game/actio 1.0M OS4 Advanced snake game
FunTime3_96.lha mags/germa 394K German Amiga Magazine, Issue 3
FunTime4_96.lha mags/germa 423K German Amiga Magazine, Issue 4
FunTime5_96.lha mags/germa 477K German Amiga Magazine, Issue 5
RNOInfoScreen.lha mus/play 7.0M WOS Music player front-end and in...
Calimero_3.6.lha text/dtp 6.7M MOS A DTP Program
zip-bin.lha util/arc 118K OS4 Zip - binary archive
zip-src.lha util/arc 1.1M OS4 zip source archive
BootEm.lha util/boot 26K 68k Ancient BootLeg replacement (...
ReportPlus.lha util/misc 455K 68k Multipurpose utility
ReportPlusMOS.lha util/misc 517K MOS Multipurpose utility
ReportPlus-OS4.lha util/misc 566K OS4 Multipurpose utility
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18.Sep.2016
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 17.09.2016
The following packages have been added to the OS4Depot until September 17th, 2016:
rnoinfoscreen.lha aud/pla 7Mb 4.0 Music player front-end and info ...
appbuilder.lha dev/mis 2Mb 4.0 Hollywood language productivity
memdump.lha dev/mis 66kb 4.0 Views and modifies memory with a...
amigaracer.lha gam/dri 89Mb 4.1 A Lotus Turbo Challenge game alike
exorcisticon.lha gra/ico 92kb 4.0 Icon for window and screen kille...
blender.lha gra/ray 66Mb 4.1 The free open source 3D content ...
zip-bin.lha uti/arc 118kb 4.0 Binary archive
zip-src.lha uti/arc 1Mb 4.0 Zip source archive
reportplus.lha uti/mis 566kb 4.0 Multipurpose utility
rbase64.lha uti/she 4kb 4.1 Base64 encoder/decoder
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18.Sep.2016
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WHDLoad: New installers until 17.09.2016
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 September 17th, 2016:
- 2016-09-11 improved: Pool Of Radiance (SSI) less OS swap when saving an existing savegame, custom option to restart the game (Info)
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17.Sep.2016
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Interview: Graeme Anderson (graphic artist for Hired Guns)
In the interview Graeme Anderson, former DMA-Design member and responsible for the graphics of Hired Guns, talked about his work process and the tools used for Hired Guns.
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16.Sep.2016
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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PDF-Magazine: REV'n'GE 63 (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 "Mixed-Up Mother Goose", "La Storia Ancestrale", "Ghosts 'n' Goblins", the sequel "Ghouls'n Ghosts" and "The Clue!".
Download sites:
Italian
English
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16.Sep.2016
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Emulator: FS-UAE 2.7.16dev
Frode Solheim's FS-UAE is available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and BSD and based on WinUAE and "includes an easy-to-use graphical configuration program which allows you to enjoy FS-UAE and Amiga emulation without writing configuration files." Beta version 2.7.16dev is a bug fix release.
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16.Sep.2016
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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AROS-Distribution: Icaros Desktop 2.1.3
Version 2.1.3 of Paolo Besser's AROS distribution Icaros (screenshot) provides some new applications. Besides, OWB, OpenSSL, Mapparium and SimpleMail have been updated:
- Updated PortablE to latest release
- Updated Mapparium to v0.6
- route computation, images now available. And many other fixes
- Updated OWB to August 28th 2016 build
- openssl upgraded to 1.0.1t fixing some security issues
- Updated SimpleMail to latest release
- Added FinalBurnAlpha to emulators
- Added ColorCLI scripts
- Added meteMP3 player to MultiMedia programs
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14.Sep.2016
Patrick Nevian (ANF)
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Action-Adventure: Tales of Gorluth II is delivered
According to Patrick Nevian, today the pressed CDs of his action adventure "Tales of Gorluth II" which was created with Backbone has been finished:
All pre-orders will be delivered this week. For a couple of monthts, the first part of the fantasy saga can be downloaded for free.
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14.Sep.2016
amiga.org (Webseite)
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Podcast: The Retro Hour talked to Ben Vost (chief editor Amiga Format)
The English-language podcast The Retro Hour has talked to Ben Vost, who is the former chief editor of "Amiga Format". It is one of big two British Amiga magazines which was discontinued in May 2000.
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13.Sep.2016
Philippe Lang (E-Mail)
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Video: Sign of life of new Amiga-1200 cases
Last year, Philippe Lang succeeded in collecting suffucient money with the help of a Kickstarter-campaign for the production of new Amiga-1200 cases. Meanwhile the molds are bewing created, which is documented in a video under the title link.
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13.Sep.2016
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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TCP-Stack: Beta tester for Roadshow needed
For an update of the TCP-stack Roadshow a beta tester is needed, who is supposed to test the software. The test computer should be equipped with a 68000-processor and at least Kickstart 2.04. A working Roadshow installation should exist. Interested users write an eMail to Andreas Falkenhahn with the subject "Roadshow".
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12.Sep.2016
Amiga.org (ANF)
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GPSTool: Testing GPS devices and recording tracks (AmigaOS 3, MorphOS, AROS)
GPSTool written by Marcus 'ALB42' Sackrow is a programm for testing GPS devices like Garmin eMap, NaviLock GPS NL-602U USB or Stoton G-702) and for recording tracks on the Amiga. The paths are saved in the GPX-Format, which can be imported by many programms, among others by Mapparium written by the same author. GPSTool is available for AmigaOS 3, AROS and MorphOS. It uses the NMEA protocol to operate.
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12.Sep.2016
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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AmiWest: Amiga DevCon 2016 (6. and 7. October)
This year there will be again a "DevCon" before the AmiWest (7. to 9. October, Sacramento, USA). On October 6th and 7th, the topics will be AmigaOS 4 programming, driver development and usage under Linux-code and Warp 3D Nova.
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12.Sep.2016
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Hollywood application: APPBuilder V1.3 released
APPBuilder written by Fabio 'Allanon' Falcucci simplifies compiling Hollywood programms and helps assembling the distribution archives. Version 1.3 provides improvements for the plugin management and suppports additional Hollywood plugins. Besides, some minor bugs have been fixed. APPBuilder is Shareware but the unregistered version does not have any limitations.
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12.Sep.2016
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Blender 248.6
Andy Broad has updated his port of Blender for AmigaOS-4. Version 248.6 fixes three bugs related with sound output and JPEG2000 import.
Download: blender.lha (66 MB)
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11.Sep.2016
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Emulator: FS-UAE 2.7.15dev
Frode Solheim's FS-UAE is available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and BSD and based on WinUAE and "includes an easy-to-use graphical configuration program which allows you to enjoy FS-UAE and Amiga emulation without writing configuration files." Beta version 2.7.15dev among others adds the option clipboard_sharing.
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11.Sep.2016
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Aminet-Uploads until 10.09.2016
The following packages have been added to the Aminet until September 10th, 2016:
impvcfsm.lha comm/mail 1K Import vCard files into Simpl...
hexdump.py.txt dev/misc 2K A simple python hexdumper.
AmigaMon_107.lha dev/moni 17K 68k Amiga Monitor from 1989 (w/ P...
AmigaMon_165.lha dev/moni 37K 68k Amiga Monitor anno 1994 (Last...
FastMon.lha dev/moni 17K 68k Fast Memory Monitor (Pre-Rele...
Interruptor.lha dev/moni 12K 68k Amiga Monitor from 1990
MegaMon_25.lha dev/moni 20K 68k Amiga Monitor Last Version fr...
Scypmon.lha dev/moni 23K 68k Good Amiga Monitor from 1993
tk.lha dev/moni 35K 68k The Final Toolkit Monitor ann...
Bally.lha game/misc 7K 68k The First Version Ever anno 1...
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.1M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia_OS4.lha misc/emu 4.4M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.3M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
Thief_31.lha mus/misc 42K 68k A MultiFormat Music Ripper Up...
RNOInfoScreen.lha mus/play 7.0M WOS Music player front-end and in...
TFMX.lha mus/play 24K 68k Good TFMX-Player for all Amigas
Bootleg_21.lha util/boot 7K 68k Legendary Boot-Tool anno 1989
MegaBoot.lha util/boot 6K 68k Bootblock-Utility from 1989
Sensor.lha util/boot 11K 68k 2 ancient Utilities: boot-up/...
cranker.lha util/pack 834K 68k Amiga exe cruncher/loader,dat...
DataPack.lha util/pack 8K 68k PowerPacker Data De-Crunch fr...
DefPack.lha util/pack 7K 68k DefJamPacker 3.5 - file compr...
MaxPak.lha util/pack 7K 68k file compressor (100% bugfixed)
OmegaPacker.lha util/pack 14K 68k fast, easy + convenient file ...
Savage.lha util/pack 40K 68k Disk Compressor from 1992
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11.Sep.2016
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 10.09.2016
The following packages have been added to the OS4Depot until September 10th, 2016:
rnoinfoscreen.lha aud/pla 7Mb 4.0 Music player front-end and info ...
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 4Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
proaction.lha lib/rea 633kb 4.0 GUIServer for script writers
thefryingpan.lha uti/fil 814kb 4.0 CD/DVD burning software
dataplace-source.lha uti/wor 235kb 4.1 Data Place source files
preferences.lha uti/wor 2Mb 4.0 Prefs window for starting differ...
smtube.lha vid/pla 2Mb 4.1 Qt : direct stream + download Yo...
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11.Sep.2016
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WHDLoad: New installers until 10.09.2016
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 September 10th, 2016:
- 2016-09-10 fixed: Giganoid (Swiss Computer Arts) interrupt level 2 was not correctly set at startup, BoxIcon added (Info)
- 2016-09-05 improved: Extension (Pygmy Projects) level 6 interrupt problem in replayer fixed (Info, Image)
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11.Sep.2016
Amiga.org (Forum)
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AmigaOS 4 / MorphOS: Aracade racing game Amiga Racer 3.72
Over the update function included in Michael Neitzel's Lotus clone "Amiga Racer", players get new features. Version 3.72 now has been released which, additional to a new track ("Enchanted Forest", screenshot), introduces a tournament mode (like in the original Lotus series).
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09.Sep.2016
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: CD/DVD burning software FryingPan 1.3.2
In 2011, the source code of the MUI-based CD/DVD burning programm Frying Pan was released under the LGPL. After versions for MorphOS and AmigaOS 3, now Frying Pan also is available for AmigaOS 4 as native version without any Shareware limitations.
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