15.May.2023
Markus Tillmann (Mail)
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Event: Information on the Amiga38
Markus Tillmann wrote: Yesterday, Sunday 14 May 2023, ticket sales started shortly after 8pm with a few minutes delay (amiga-news.de reported).
Amiga38 is expected to be the biggest worldwide again this year - despite several old and new Amiga events - welcoming guests and visitors from all over the world.
The visitors can look forward to three main topics that will be in the foreground during the one and a half days: on the one hand, we want to pay tribute to the legendary and insanely active demoscene and have a few more musical and informal contributions for this in addition to the demo contest brought to life by the Apollo team (amiga-news.de reported).
Our second main topic will be AmigaOS and its current development team: who is actually behind the development of AmigaOS3.2? Part of the team will be represented with their own stand at Amiga38 and will be available to answer questions. Camilla Boemann will travel from Denmark and will also give a stage presentation on behalf of the team.
Furthermore, we also want to give Commodore's console, the Amiga CD32, more attention, especially since it celebrates its 30th birthday this year. A beacon of hope or stillborn? What was the plan behind the console? What would have happened if Commodore had been more liquid at the time of its release? These and other questions will also be addressed in October - we were able to win Beth Richard from the USA as a special guest of honour. Beth Richard worked as an engineer at Commodore from 1991 until she left in April 1994.
She was the designer of the Grace chip and the CDTV-CR that used it; the MPEG-4000 that was the prototype for the CD32 FMV cartridge, one of the three designers of the Akiko chip in the CD32 and the lead designer of the CD1200 prototype.
Other well-known names who have already confirmed their participation include Petro Tyschtschenko, who celebrated his 80th birthday in April, David Pleasance and Dave Haynie.
For Amiga38, in addition to the day tickets at 27.50 euros, appropriately named "Pass A38", there are of course again day tickets including table (for 40 euros), as well as tickets for the pre-opening and get-together on Friday evening (after the exhibitors have set up, a first tour is possible, plus snacks and drinks from 8 pm, as well as a stage programme including a Reshoot Proxima release party) at 59 euros.
In addition, there are some ticket combinations with discounts, as well as free tickets for children and young people up to and including 16 years of age. As experience shows that some categories will sell out quickly, it makes sense to secure your ticket in good time.
Questions about the tickets or other topics concerning the Amiga38 can be sent by email. (dr)
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14.May.2023
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future: All Amiga Joker articles online (German)
Already since the beginning of the year, all original issues of German print magazine Amiga Joker are available as PDF files at Amiga Future homepage (amiga-news.de reported). Now also all articles have been added to the database at the title link. (snx)
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14.May.2023
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Video: Pixel art using Brilliance II
In December 2021, graphic and game designer Kevin Saunders had published a video tutorial for the graphics programme Brilliance II. As he reports in his latest Patreon blog entry, he was recently asked for advice on creating pixel art on the Amiga. Under the title link he now shows how he creates a copy of an image on the Amiga with Brilliance II. (dr)
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14.May.2023
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Aminet uploads until 13.05.2023
The following files have been added until 13.05.2023 to Aminet:
msInternetStatus.lha comm/net 38K 68k Internet status monitor (+src)
shellcolors.lha dev/c 11K 68k code colored text lines in C
less-mos.lha dev/gg 599K MOS Viewer program similar to "more"
HollywoodCompile-AROS... dev/hwood 1.5M x86 compile HW scripts on many pl...
HollywoodCompile-MOS.lha dev/hwood 1.5M MOS compile HW scripts on many pl...
HollywoodCompile-OS3.lha dev/hwood 1.3M 68k compile HW scripts on many pl...
HollywoodCompile-OS4.lha dev/hwood 1.8M OS4 compile HW scripts on many pl...
bwbasic320c.lha dev/lang 3.0M 68k ByWater BASIC Interpreter v3.20c
bwbasic322_OS4.lha dev/lang 944K OS4 OS 4 ByWater BASIC Interprete...
iBASIC_beta2.lha dev/lang 260K 68k very basic BASIC Interpreter ...
REDPILLGameCreator.lha dev/misc 3.3M 68k Game Creator with AGA support
SMB2-GUI_AROS.lha disk/misc 1.6M x86 A GUI to create SMB2 dosdrivers
SMB2-GUI_OS3.lha disk/misc 1.3M 68k A GUI to create SMB2 dosdrivers
SMB2-GUI_OS4.lha disk/misc 1.8M OS4 A GUI to create SMB2 dosdrivers
TankMouse.lha driver/inp 14K 68k Scroll-wheel driver for TankM...
Mattonite.lha game/actio 974K 68k Arkanoid like PAL game almost...
TunnelsAndTrolls.lha game/role 18M 68k Implementation of Tunnels & T...
RNORadio.lha mus/play 2.8M MOS Internet radio player
SPlay.lha mus/play 46K 68k A quick 8SVX/ADPCM SamplePlay...
MagicWB800x600x8-Set3... pix/back 304K Set 3 of 800x600 8 Colour MWB...
pgs30a.lha text/dtp 652K 68k PageStream 3.0a Patches
ps3b01.lha text/dtp 771K 68k PageStream 3.0 to 3.0b Patch ...
ps3b3.lha text/dtp 153K 68k PageStream 3.0b Patch 3 of 4
ps3ba1.lha text/dtp 669K 68k PageStream 3.0a to 3.0b Patch...
ps3btu.lha text/dtp 35K 68k PageStream 3.0b Tune Up
ps3c.lha text/dtp 626K 68k PageStream 3.0c Free Update
ps3d.lha text/dtp 709K 68k PageStream 3.0d Free Update
psfont.lha text/dtp 13K 68k PageStream 3 Font Engine 3.0b...
avalanche.lha util/arc 109K AOS ReAction unarchive GUI for xf...
avalanche_de.lha util/arc 8K German catalog for Avalanche 2.2
avalanche_guide_de.lha util/arc 8K German translation of Avalanc...
RandomBackdrop.lha util/boot 44K 68k Up to 255 random backdrops wi...
WarpPNGdt.lha util/dtype 159K ALL PNG image datatype V45.27
ADiffView.lha util/misc 134K 68k Graphical ASCII file compare/...
LilCalendar.lha util/time 3.4M 68k Versatile calender and remind...
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14.May.2023
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OS4Depot uploads until 13.05.2023
The following files have been added until 13.05.2023 to OS4Depot:
warppngdt.lha dat/ima 159kb 4.0 PNG image datatype V45.27
bwbasic.lha dev/lan 944kb 4.0 The Bywater BASIC Interpreter
hollywoodcompile.lha dev/mis 2Mb 4.0 Compile HW scripts on many platf...
mednafen.lha emu/gam 12Mb 4.1 Mednafen Emulator
fallout-ce.lha gam/rol 4Mb 4.1 Fallout Community Edition port f...
smb2-gui.lha net/sam 2Mb 4.0 A GUI to create SMB2 dosdrivers
lilcalendar.lha off/mis 2Mb 4.0 Versatile calendar and reminder ...
avalanche.lha uti/arc 109kb 4.1 Simple ReAction GUI for xadmaster
avalanche_ita.lha uti/arc 7kb 4.0 Italian translation for Avalanche
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14.May.2023
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AROS Archives uploads until 13.05.2023
The following files have been added until 13.05.2023 to AROS Archives:
hollywoodcompile-aros.lha dev/uti 2Mb compile HW scripts on many platf...
xump-v.i386-aros.zip gam/pla 1Mb multi-platform puzzler by Retroguru
icon_game_38x38.lha gra/ico 373kb icon game 38x38 Laptop Desktop
smb2-gui.i386-aros.lha net/sam 2Mb A GUI to create SMB2 dosdrivers
lilcalendar.i386-aros.lha uti/wor 3Mb Calender scheduling and reminder...
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14.May.2023
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 13.05.2023
The following files have been added until 13.05.2023 to MorphOS-Storage:
RNORadio_1.4.lha Audio/Players RNORadio is a GUI based...
Less_633.lha Development/GeekGadgets A paginator similar to ...
MorphOS-SDK_3.18-20230... Development/SDK MorphOS Software Develo...
LHArchiver_1.9.lha Files/Archive Create lha archives int...
Woof!_11.0.0.lha Games/Shoot3D Woof! is a continuation...
LilCalendar_2.4.lha Office/Organizer Versatile calender and ...
WarpPNGdt_45.27.lha System/Datatypes PNG image datatype V45.22
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14.May.2023
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WHDLoad: New installers until 13.05.2023
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 13.05.2023:
- 2023-05-13 improved: Dark Castle (Three-Sixty) another version supported (Info)
- 2023-05-07 improved: Escape from Colditz (Digital Magic Software) graphics for Polish flags in game fixed (Info)
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14.May.2023
Amiga Future (website)
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AmigaRemix: Further files added
AmigaRemix collects remixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games. Since our last news-item, the following mp3 files have been added:
- Desert Dawn
- Details Wizball - Drabness to Splendour
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14.May.2023
MorphZone (website)
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MorphOS: Software Development Kit 3.18
Together with MorphOS 3.18 also the corresponding version of the software development kit has been published. It updates system headers as well as various GG components. (snx)
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14.May.2023
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Video: The History of Cursor Keys
In this video, the YouTube channel "The 8-Bit Guy" takes a look at the history of the cursor keys, which nowadays are mostly arranged in the shape of an inverted "T": The index, middle and ring fingers can remain on the keyboard and the middle finger can easily switch between the up and down keys.
Digital Equipment Corporation developed the LK201 keyboard in 1982 because they found that left, right, and down were the most frequently used keys. That is the de facto standard today, but that was not always the case. For example, the Apple Lisa and the original Macintosh had no cursor keys at all because Steve Jobs wanted to encourage developers and users to use the mouse.
The "diamond arrangement" would have given the Amiga 1000 an idiosyncratic layout: the cursor keys are shaped like a diamond, with the left and right keys so close together that you can't just use your middle finger to switch up and down between the keys. However, with the introduction of the Amiga 500 and 2000, they switched to the inverted T style that we all use today. So the Amiga 1000 is the only Amiga that had such cursors. (dr)
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13.May.2023
GitHub
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WHDLoad: Graphical user-interface iGame 2.4.0
iGame is a MUI-based frontend for starting WHDLoad games (amiga-news.de reported). George 'walkero' Sokianos has released version 2.4.0 for AmigaOS 2.04 and higher, AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS.
As the author explained in his latest blog entry on ko-fi, he is introducing "igame.data" with this version: a media file that stores information about the title, the year of release and the number of players for the respective game, among other things. This should make it possible to automatically categorise one's own collection of WHDLoad games. The MUI classes NList and NListviews are required. The changes in the overview:
Added
- Added back the saving of the list after a scan of the repositories, which was removed in the previous releases
- Introduced the new igame.data files
- iGame uses NList now with extra columns that are sortable
- Added "Prefer igame.data" checkbox in preferences that let the user to set if the title is going to retrieved from the igame.data files or from the slave file or the folder name, like it used to work. This doesn't have any effect on non-WHDLoad items.
Fixed
- Fixed the status messages which was stack with saving list message and didn't show the number of games again.
Changed
- Now the MUI changes are loaded from envarc. With MUI v5 balance size and list columns are saved there and restored the next time iGame is started
Direct Download: iGame-v2.4.0-20230513.lha (427 Kb) (dr)
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13.May.2023
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: E-Mail client Iris 1.14
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 1.14 of his email programme Iris for MorphOS. The changes include the new "Autosave Emails" feature which will save messages as you write them and restore them in case Iris or another app have crashed. The new Iris version is already included in MorphOS 3.18, which was released today.
Download: iris.lha (21 MB) (dr)
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13.May.2023
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Operating system: MorphOS 3.18 released
Press release: The MorphOS development team is proud to announce the public release of MorphOS 3.18! This new release includes several new applications such as Hex - a scriptable file/RAM/disk hex editor, ArchiveIt - a ZIP archiver/unarchiver application and Thermals - an app displaying thermal and fan information and graphs.
In addition, MorphOS 3.18 supports Samba 2 and 3 network share browsing and mounting in the Ambient desktop.
Radeon drivers have been updated to better support dual monitors, more graphics card models and 3D, including updated TinyGL library and drivers. We have also improved Realtek 8168 ethernet drivers with support for more card variants and enhanced networking stability on PCI express systems like PowerMac G5 11,2. USB input device connectivity issues on supported CyrusPlus 5040 systems have been corrected.
Many other system components and libraries have also been bugfixed and improved, including MUI, Netstack, Filesysbox.
For a more extensive overview of the changes included in MorphOS 3.18, please read our Release Notes:
Release 3.18 boot.img Changes
- Quark
- Fixed detection of some MacOF Bios R500/X19xx PCIe cards on PMac11, G5 machines
- Battery
- Workarounds to battery sensor never setting any values and not updating AC state with badly broken batteries
- Dos
- Avoid dereferencing a random pointer when unmounting file systems
- I2C
- I2CLockBus: Only set mode after locking the semaphore
- Intuition
- OpenScreen: only enable layer manager on composited screens
- WindowToFront: fixed to deiconify hidden windows
- Fixed a zero page read in menu code
- Mount
- Allocate more memory for SCSI Read Disc Information command data, since it appears that some buggy drive firmwares poke memory beyond the provided area
- P50x0_eth
- Symbios
- Fixed buffer underruns when sending some SCSI commands
- Don't attempt to send a read capacity (16) command to SCSI 2 devices or older
- USB
- EHCI register handling fixes
- Poseidon
- Worked around bugs in the USB controller in P50x0 CPUs which in return fixes some usability issues for keyboard/mouse devices on Cyrus P5040 with Poseidon's HID/HUB classes
- Powerbook
- PowerMac12,1 support (iMac) including fans, DFS and LCD brightness
- Rewritten the PowerBook/iBook fan controller
- PowerBook/iBook fan RPM is now exposed via sensors
- RamDisk
- Fixed ACTION_RENAME_OBJECT bug where renaming "directory" to "directory/" would result in the object being renamed to a random name rather than refusing the rename with ERROR_OBJECT_IN_USE
- SMU
- Fixed a race condition that could lead to incorrect communications
- Temperature
- ADT7467: read the extended temperature register and all 3 temperature registers in a row, with some additional validation. Compute sensor states with higher accuracy that the extended register provides
- USB PTP
- Fixed to initialize object comment even if there are no poi_Keywords
Release 3.18 Disk Changes
- Ambient
- Integrated Networks FS
- Unmount is now working for the same types of devices that Eject.sbar can unmount
- Blacklisted TCP: in devices list to avoid accessing it by listers
- Applications/FlowStudio
- Compiler settings for GCC11 & 12
- Fixed file compare mode
- Applications/Hex [NEW]
- Hex editor with large file, disk and memory viewing and editing support. Supports annotations and lua scripting including several examples.
- Applications/Iris
- Updated to 1.14, see https://iris-morphos.com for more information
- Applications/Jukebox
- Fixed an infinite loop on last playlist track
- Applications/MagicBeacon
- Updated to support smb2fs, netfs and various devices
- Added bubble skin icon support
- Applications/RDesktop
- Applications/RegTool
- Applications/ShowCase
- Updated to work with new TinyGL
- Applications/Synergy
- Added bounds checks to clipboard code
- Save settings on connect request
- Applications/VPDF
- Updated to libpoppler 23.05.0
- Implemented Postscript booklet printing
- Use PDF document's title in postscript output title if available
- Added active page button in printer window to select active page from the view
- Fixed a bogus memset call
- Applications/Wayfarer
- Updated to 5.1, see https://wayfarer.icu for more information
- C/Getramdebuglog
- Improved memory management
- Increased polling frequency and improved output latency in poll mode
- C/Info
- Classes/Blankers
- Updated to work with new TinyGL
- Classes/Frameworks/MUI
- Unicode handling fixes
Boopsi object wrapper fixed to handle MCCs and to use objc_lookupClass instead of getClass to avoid calling abort() on unknown classes
MUIFloattext: inherit from Area directly since Floattext isn't meant to be used as a list
- Directory selection: use fr_File if fr_Directory is empty
- Listtree issues workarounds and fixes
- Added Listtree multiselection support
- Switched to UCS2 internally to avoid issues with UTF16 surrogates
- Classes/Frameworks/OB
- Made it possible to run objc code on Slave.mui owned threads
- objc_lookupClass() fixed to call the right library function
- Fixed a memtrash in [OBString -hasPrefix]
- Fixed creation of relative URLs to retain base URLs port in OBURL
- Minor fixes in file:// handling in OBURL
- Added OBArexxServer
- Path string functions deal better with empty strings now
- Fixed edge cases in [OBString -absolutePath]
- Added support for many of clang's ObjC2.0 literals
- Switched to UCS2 internally to avoid issues with UTF16 surrogates
- Fixed OBArexxPort constructor to handle delegate correctly
- Classes/MUI/Calendar
- Reworked the entire look and feel of the calendar
- Added calendar preferences class
- Added timeline support, images and colour markings
- Now fully supports locales calendar type
- Added calendar.library support to deal with event storage
- Many internal fixes and changes
- Classes/MUI/Chart
- Fixed Chart_ReplaceInGroup to replace the correct amount of data
- Fixed to display 0 as 0
- Classes/MUI/Hex [NEW]
- Hex editor class with support for large files, memory and virtual data viewing and editing
- Classes/MUI/Keyframe [NEW]
- User interface for keyframe.library
- Classes/MUI/Piano
- Disabled unconditional debug
- Classes/MUI/Powerterm
- MUIA_PowerTerm_Scroller now isg
- Classes/MUI/Scintilla
- Classes/Reggae/Http.stream
- Fixed MMA_Http_PostData_Charset handling
- Fixed not to send POST data in clear for HTTPS connections
- Classes/Screenbar/Eject
- smb2fs and netfs handling
- Classes/Screenbar/Grabber
- Fixed a lockup when using cursor keys to scroll a full screen grab
- Audio sample is now configurable
- Classes/Screenbar/Thermal
- Clicking on sbar opens up Thermals application on supported systems
- Classes/Usb/CamdUSBMidi
- Implemented reception of System Exclusive messages
- Fixed System Exclusive transmission
- Support for multiport MIDI interface up to 16 MIDI ports
- Devs/Monitors/Radeon
- Fixed a texture format setup issue for R200 cards
- Fixed R(V)5xx dual head setup issues
- Fixed fan control for some of the MacOF X19xx cards
- Fixed graphics refresh issues after disabling output on the second head
- Added a digital link mirror mode for some dualhead R3xx/R4xx/R5x setups, enabled via new tooltype MIRRORMODE=(YES|NO)
- Auto detect AverMediaHD/CP513 capture cards to automatically enable mirror mode on the connected output
- Fixed dualhead/multimonitor setup for MacBIOS X19xx/R5xx cards which don't use AtomBIOS
- Fixed missing memory & engine clock info for MacBIOS X19xx/R5xx cards
- Use separate LUTs for dualhead R5xx setups to avoid problems with mixed palette/truecolour display
- Improved adjustment of hardware cursor to limited horizontal autoscroll capabilities of R5xx cards
- Added more FireMV cards from the supported Radeon family pool, namely FireMV 2200 (devid 0x5b65), FireMV 2250 (0x719b) and FireMV 2260 (0x95cf), also added another X1600 Pro card (0x71c3)
- Fixed a few Radeon device names based on latest pci.ids list
- Devs/Monitors/Voodoo
- Disabled unconditional debug
- Devs/Networks/Rtl8168
- Fixed lockup issues with TP-Link 3468
- Improved Renkforce RTL 8168 support
- Fixes in Netstack callback handling
- Disabled unconditional debug
- Disabled padding of packets
- L/Inet
- Implemented a separate handler process. Allows TCP: to respond to packets while waiting for network calls to complete
- L/NetworksFS [NEW]
- Samba browser with the ability to auto-mount shares on system start and an Ambient integration
- L/Smb2FS [NEW]
- SMB2/SMB3 capable filesystem based on filesysbox and libsmb2
- L/TrashFS
- Libs/Amigaguide
- OpenAmigaGuideAsyncA: fixed attrs to be read from D0 register
- Libs/Bugreport
- Send bugreports over HTTPS POST
- Libs/Calendar [NEW]
- Library to provide common date related features as well as support for entire calendar databases, which can be visualised by the updated Calendar.mcc.
- Libs/Expat
- Cherrypicked fixes for CVE-2022-40674 and other bugs
- Libs/Filesysbox
- Fixed to report the correct dostype
- Cap id_NumBlocks and id_NumBlocksUsed values to avoid returning wrapped values for applications using the old info/diskinfo API
- Limit remote statfs calls to once per 5 minutes to reduce latency
- Reworked the path charset conversion routines to go through an intermediate UTF16 conversion step. All characters that are non-printable in the system charset are converted into the \xHEXA form where HEXA is the 2 UTF16 bytes represented in hex
- Libs/Fontconfig
- Added a fallback requester when a scan is performed by 3rd party app that doesn't display scanning information on its own
- Fixes in font scanning callback handler
- Libs/Freeglut [NEW]
- The OpenGL Utility Toolkit library.
- Libs/Freetype
- Updated to FreeType 2.12.1
- Fixed uninitialised variables
- Libs/Ixemul
- fstat(): Fixed incorrect local time to UTC conversion
- Uses ptr ^ 0xdbdbdbdb as stack usage cookie
- wait()/waitpid(): Fixed a zero page reads if child process has already terminated
- readdir(): Improved to return d_type of DT_LNK for softlinks
- Libs/Keyframe [NEW]
- Keyframe.mcc support library. Keyframe interpolator.
- Libs/Locale
- Updated the timezone database to 2023c
- Fixed rounding issues in string formatting functions
- Fixed buffer underrun when converting between codesets in OpenCatalog
- Disabled %j in UTF4_FormatClockDate
- Libs/OpenSSL3
- Updated to OpenSSL 3.1.0
- Added workaround to avoid crashing applications that fail to process Ambient startup message properly
- Libs/Pixman
- Updated to libpixman 0.42.2
- Libs/PowerPC
- Libs/PPD
- Fixed epsmpGetTime and buffer overflows
- Libs/Spellchecker
- Upgraded hunspell to 1.7.2
- Libs/Sqlite
- Fixed to not leak Forbid() if out of memory
- Fixed CVE-2022-35737
- Libs/TinyGL
- Updated to use latest improvements based on the TinyGL bounty, check https://tinygl.molsen.co.za for details
- Libs/VGraphics
- Fixed a crash if CTRL-C signal was received while executing the library code
- Libs/Xadmaster
- Added minimal support for newer ZIP headers with some fields being 64-bit
- Libs/Z
- Libs/Zip [NEW]
- Allows creating and extracting ZIP archives in modern formats, including large file sizes and encryption
- MUI
- Fixed MUIA_Pendisplay_ARGB to work with a penspec using pen numbers
- MUIC_Window: Don't process menu hotkeys when MUIA_Window_NoMenus is set
for a window
- Unicode text fit fixes
- Use flags msg field of MUIM_Menustrp_Popup to specify selection of an active item in the related popup menu
- Popasl: fixed to handle UTF-8 if the popstring is Unicode
- Ignore TCP: in ASL requesters' device list
- Window resize fixes
- Active item visibility fixes for very large popup menus
- Improved debug output when failing MUI_NewObject
- Added MUIM_Open/CloseCustomFont
- Added MUIA_String_Editable, MUIA_String_Multiline
- Net
- Updated SSL root certificates
- Network/Netstack
- Increased the minimum preallocated amount of IORequests to avoid SanaII interface running out of packets during intense network I/O using TCP_NODELAY
- Prefs/iMac [NEW]
- Temperature controls for the iMac
- Prefs/Laptop
- Reworked temperature settings
- Prefs/USB
- Improved the force binding contextual menu behaviour on interfaces
- Fixed an out of bounds memory access when device window is opened and main window is closed
- UI and localization improvements
- Prefs/Printers
- Prefs/Time
- Fixed a read from address 0
- Utilities/Commodities/Expose
- Fixed a race that caused the wrong window to be set active when switching to an application on another screen
- Fixed a use-after-free resulting in Expose sometimes showing an empty window
- Fixed not to open a window at all if no apps to display were found
- Fixed a bogus read/crash if an iconified MUI app had no diskobject
- Tweaked default settings
- Don't allow iconifying Expose
- Tools/HDConfig
- Changed default system partition type for Sam460/CyrusPlus to SFS
- Tools/IWizard
- Changed default system partition type for Sam460/CyrusPlus to SFS
- Utilities/ArchiveIt [NEW]
- Archive creator and extractor application currently supporting ZIP archives.
- Utilities/MidiLogger
- Added support for SysEx message handling
- Utilities/Thermals [NEW]
- Thermals and fans monitoring utility for Apple PowerBook, iBook and iMac computers.
- Utilities/VirtualMidiKeyboard
- Added missing menu shortcuts
We strongly urge new users to carefully read our installation and troubleshooting guides before they attempt to install MorphOS for the first time. Existing users can upgrade via the familiar procedure but are encouraged to read the guides as well. MorphOS 3.18 is available for download in our files section. (dr)
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Mastodon client: Amidon 1.2
Dimitris 'MiDWaN' Panokostas, author of the Amiga emulator Amiberry, has released version 1.2 of his Mastodon client Amidon for AmigaOS 3 (amiga-news.de reported). This version fixes some bugs with anonymous browsing and adds support for the latest AmiSSL version.
Failing to connect to some Mastodon servers due to certificate errors should be fixed now.
Download: Amidon_v1.2_OS3.zip (1,74 MB) (dr)
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13.May.2023
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AROS: Videos on AROS ONE 2.0
At the end of March, version 2.0 of the AROS distribution "AROS One" x86 computers was released (amiga-news.de reported). AROS user James Mattson now presents the new version in two YouTube videos: AROS ONE 2.0 AWESOME NEW LOOK! and AROS ONE 2.0 Touring Some More!. (dr)
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13.May.2023
Pierre-Alexandre (Mail)
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Lionheart Remake: Version 1.30 of Java port of Lionheart
Byron 3D Games Studio Byron 3D Games Studio has released version 1.3.0 of the Java version of the Amiga game Lionheart for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android (amiga-news.de reported). The changes:
Added
- New game menu
- New game modes (Story, Training, Speedrun, Battle, Coop)
- Local multiplayer (up to 4 players split screen)
- Stage progress save and load
- Alternative player attack gameplay with more trivial feeling
- Start game without launcher with custom configuration
- Automatic desktop resolution by default
- Portuguese language
- Italian language
- Language automatically detected
- Android left analog stick
- Android Menu navigation with dpad and x button
- Android UI overlay hidden when controller is connected
- Android automatic screen ratio
- Android 5 compatible
- In game zoom-in zoom-out
- Water flickering option
- More cheats and access to all stages set
- JAR signature
Changed
- Filters performance improved and quality increased
Fixed
- Joystick 2 buttons mode working
- Music on MacOS
- Swamp Flower explode effect position incorrect
- AncientTown executioner wall can be crossed with attack jump
- AncientTown corrupted Veteran stage 6
- Lava FloaterCube hit force too low
- Airship road invalid on zoom
- Airship catapult projectile missing respawn
- Airship wall can be crossed on top of ground
- Dragonfly monsters hit interrupts movement
- Dragonfly Dragon fire time invalid
- Dragonfly bullet destroyed on collide on bomb explode
- Dragonfly Original stage duplicated Bomb location
- Dragonfly boss invalid head
- Tower Rotating length a little bit too short
- Norka first boss body collision missing on attack
- Norka second boss wrong collision and bullet hit
- Stages and Boss not reloaded on respawn
- Weird gameplay on player Hurt transition
- RotatingPlatformControlled invalid behavior
- Monsters falling on killed must be always updated
- Bullet destroy on ground hit box not large enough
- Movement clamped to zero when changing direction on jump
- Android liana cut crash
- Sfx audio bad rendering and latency on Linux
- Antivirus detections on "Lionheart Remake.exe"
- Memory leak on State changes
A new teaser video is also available on the game's homepage. (dr)
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12.May.2023
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Floppy disk images on PC and Mac: Greaseweazle Tools 1.12
Keir Fraser's "Greaseweazle" does - similar to Kryoflux - read the magnetic information on a floppy disk independently from the format used and saves as much information as possible to generate a so-called "Flux Level Image" in Supercard format (SCP), which enables reading and back-writing of copy-protected disks (amiga-news.de reported)
The adapter gets connected between a floppy disk drive - e.g. a standard 3.5" PC one - and a USB port of the PC or Mac. Today version 1.12 of the Greaseweazle Tools was released providing the following changes:
- New disk formats:
- Commodore 1541 (C64) GCR: commodore.1541
- IBM: ibm.320
- Dragon32, Dragon64: dragon...
- Tandy CoCo: coco...
- New image format: D64 (C64 CBMDOS GCR disks)
- ibm: Improve layout of very full tracks
- ibm: Warn on oversize tracks (data too large to fit)
- ibm: Allow gapbyte value to be specified in diskdef
- d88: Remove duplicate sectors from oversize tracks
(dr)
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11.May.2023
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A2000 motherboard in E-ATX form factor: Revision 3.0
At the beginning of last year, developer 'jasonsbeer' had released revision 2.2 of his replica of the A2000 motherboard in the ATX form factor, 'Amiga-2000-ATX'. After a test phase he has now published the source code of revision 3.0 with the following changes:
- Various fixes:
- Fixed the ATX 3.3V connector issue to 3.3V oscillator
- Added a pullup to _XCLKEN
- Increased the slot through hole size to 0.8mm
- Misc BOM and silkscreen updates
- Changed SRAM to 5V tolerant 3.3V part
- Removed almost all signal traces from power planes
- Swapped position of U801 and U899 and brought related components to front of board
- Updated to KiCAD 7.0
(dr)
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10.May.2023
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Skill game: "Kalle Kloakk" released
In mid-February we reported that Kĺre 'Docster' Johansen was porting one of his old C64 games, "Kalle Kloakk", to the Amiga. Today he has released the finished game, which consists of eight levels.
Docster' has been a member of the C64 demo group Megastyle since 2017. The name of the game also refers to a corresponding production by the group from 1990. The C64 game was submitted as an entry to the "Reset C64 Craptastic 4KB Game Competition" in 2018, where it took seventh place.
The aim of the game is quite simple: to collect toilet paper. To do this, however, you first have to create a suitable stepping surface from quickly moving up and down floor segments, from which you have to reach both the toilet paper rolls and the exit. In the eight levels, you have a total of three opportunities to reset a level if you get into a hopeless situation. The first level is intended for "warming up": there are no toilet paper rolls and you can prove your skill in laying on the floor.
Once you have completed all eight levels, you have collected so much toilet paper that Kalle Kloakk can build a tower under his bathroom window and leave the bathroom. The music by musician, DJ and developer 'Hoffman' (among others, the Amiga port of Knightmare) is actually simple, but totally catchy and fits the game perfectly.
The game is a perfect pastime for in between and is great fun. Actually, there are only two things to criticise: the meagre number of eight levels and - after you have reached the end after a few futile attempts - the ending. But maybe there will be an update with a worthy finale...? (dr)
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10.May.2023
Amigaworld.net (website)
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GUI: Hollywood Compile 1.1
Yannick 'papiosaur' Buchy has recently published various graphical user interfaces he created with Hollywood at the title link. One of them is "Hollywood Compile". As the name already tells, it is a program for AmigaOS, AmigaOS 4, MorphOS and AROS, which creates executables for the mentioned platforms after loading a Hollywood script or drawing it onto the window by drag'n'drop.
Download:
HollywoodCompile-OS3.lha (1 MB)
HollywoodCompile-OS4.lha (2 MB)
HollywoodCompile-MOS.lha (2 MB)
HollywoodCompile-AROS.lha (2 MB) (snx)
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10.May.2023
MorphZone (forum)
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MorphOS: RNORadio 1.4
RNORadio is a GUI-based Internet radio program for MP3 streams (video) developed with Hollywood. New features of version 1.4 include the ability to turn hardware compositing on/off and improved background rendering of GUI elements.
Changes:
- Fixed transparency issues that were introduced in the previous version
- Fixed compositing support detection (for hardware accelerated transparency)
- Added an option to force the hardware compositing On/Off manually
- Improved background rendering on GUI elements
- Removed wget dependency
- Minor tweaking
Download: RNORadio.lha (3 MB) (snx)
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09.May.2023
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Programming: Web based m68k assembler editor v2.9.0
Under the title link you can find a webapp to write, run and learn M68K assembly code based on the framework SvelteKit and the programming language Rust (amiga-news.de reported).
Changes since our last news item:
Improved documentation
- Added side menu to all documentation pages
- Added more explanations to documentation for condition codes
- Added individual condition code dependent instructions
- Improved UI of documentation pages
Negative numbers in register viewer
- Added negative numbers conversion in register viewer
- Bug fix of interpreter for directive name clash
(dr)
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09.May.2023
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ReAction GUI for XAD: Avalanche 2.2 for AmigaOS 3 and 4
Chris Young's Avalanche is a ReAction-based graphical user interface for the unarchiving system XAD, which also supports the xfdmaster.library and can search for viruses using the xvs.library. Since version 2.1, simple editing of LhA/Zip archives also is possible (Zip requires zip.library - only under AmigaOS 4). The developer has written his tool explicitly for AmigaOS 3.2.1, but has also tested it under AmigaOS 4. Changes:
- Visual improvements
- Added ability to use AISS images (on OS4)
- Added option to check for updates
- Fix the display of current settings in the prefs window
- Fix snapshot position and add a warning
- Fixed some Enforcer hits
Download: avalanche.lha (109 KB)
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09.May.2023
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Preview video: "Sword & Sorcerer"
'PixelPlop' - Capacitor's Revenge among others - is developing the game "Sword & Sorcerer" for the AmiGameJam 2022 and has now published a first, early preview video for it. The Amiga C/C++ Visual Studio Code Extension and his Amiga/PC compatible game library, which is still in development, are used for the creation. (dr)
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09.May.2023
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Preview video: Platformer "SUPERMiniJu"
Yoz Montana has published a preview video of a new platform game developed with the Game Construction Kit RedPill: The goal is to cut grass and flowers to collect bonus points and free the rabbit sitting in a cage in each level. (dr)
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08.May.2023
itch.io
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Platformer: Tech Demo "Space Cavern Blaster" v0.12 (update)
As entry to the Retro Platform Jam #6, 'dotmos' has released a cross-system platformer for Amiga 500, Atari ST, C64, DOS and Sega Megadrive as a proof of concept (YouTube video).
On the technical implementation, the author wrotes: Game mechanics and boilerplate code is programmed in C and is the same codebase for all platforms. Each platform has custom implementations for rendering/drawing, music, sound, input, asset loading and gametime. The codebase is then cross compiled using VBCC (Amiga, Atari ST, C64), DJGPP (DOS) or SGDK (Megadrive).
Update: (09.05.2022, 05:22, dr)
Meanwhile, version 0.12 is available, in which the author fixed some bugs and added two new enemy types as well as three new levels. In total, the game now has 12 levels. (dr)
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08.May.2023
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PDF magazine: AMI Tech Gazette by Eric Schwartz
Eric Schwartz, known for his drawings and animations and equipped with his own Aminet category, has started publishing his own PDF magazine together with Michael Barclay at the beginning of this year. In the meantime, the third issue of AMI Tech Gazette has been published already at the title link.
The magazine is written in a personal style and thematically so broad that besides AmigaOS, AROS and MorphOS even an Atari game is reviewed in the current issue ("Combat"). The AMI Tech Gazette #2 is no longer linked on the website, but still readable via Archive.org. (snx)
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08.May.2023
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Game Construction Kit: RedPill 0.9.19
RedPill, developed by Carlos Peris, is a game construction kit written in Amiblitz 3.9, which allows the development of games from various genres (see short tests of two Redpill games). RedPill is compatible with AGA and ECS, the "player" for playing the finished creations requires a total of 1.5 MB RAM. Jens 'Farbfinsternis' Henschel has written a tutorial.
The new version 0.9.19 provides the following changes:
- Added trigger Tile on Border that checks the tiles in the border of the screen.
- 020 build of the editor has been restored by popular demand.
- A small button allows condition and action order to be changed inside a trigger.
- Tile on Screen now has a second parameter to define an area outside the screen to check.
- Advanced parameters for objects are now in Objects advanced, FX and other settings are done there.
- FX and FX Comp object types have been removed.
- Shot-em up project has been updated.
- Sprite background speed in editor now is the same as in runtime.
- Render queues have been optimized.
- Preventing a possible crash when too many tiles are changed in the same frame.
- Added sanity check when saving levels, some ghost objects will be removed.
- Fix in Stamp trigger.
- Fix in Change Tile trigger.
- Fix and optimizations in Repeat Every trigger.
- Fix for some sprite layers not showing the right palette.
- Fix in Inv Speed X trigger failing in final game in some cases.
- Small memory optimization.
- Small optimizations in some loops.
- Small reduction on the size of the data files.
- Some other small optimizations.
- AmigaGuide doc updated.
(dr)
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08.May.2023
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Demoparty: Results of the "68k Inside"
Last weekend, the "68k Inside" demoparty took place in Finland. Among other things, a competition was also held there in the following categories: "Low end demo", "Combined intro", "256 byte intro", "Combined Music" and "Combined Graphics". The organisers have now published both the results and a live recording of the competition.
Amiga productions also made it to the top places: In the category "Low-end demo", HAMazing (YouTube video) by Desire took first place, and Fortocalypse (YouTube video) by The Electronic Knights came in second.
In the "Combined intro" category, Smooth Flowing (YouTube video) by Dekadence took first place and Calling For Cracktros (YouTube video) by Nah-Kolor came in second. (dr)
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08.May.2023
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Dock: QDockLE v1.31
Sami Vehmaa's start bar "QDock" works with semi-transparent backgrounds and animated icons, which requires increased memory and CPU consumption and is therefore primarily intended for emulated Amigas (YouTube video). With QDockLE, he has now also released a version for less powerful Amigas: graphics card, 2 MB RAM and a 68030 processor are required. (dr)
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08.May.2023
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Image editor: PyDPainter 1.0.10 for Windows, Linux and macOS
The image editor PyDPainter (YouTube video) is inspired by DPaint and according to its author Mark Riale an attempt to create a usable pixel art program in Python using PyGame that can handle low resolutions and limited colour palettes and which can be as easy to use as possible. Changes since our last news item:
- Make CTRL key slow down airbrush by a factor of 5
- Implement ellipse rotating
- turn off clipping for fill from center and vertical contour
- Fix outline to preserve brush BG color
- Made right-click on Area Tool bring up Fill Requestor
- Fix brush handles for built-in brushes
- Add quick reference card with keyboard shortcuts
- Fix cycle mode with airbrush for color ranges of length 5
- Fix crash while drawing lines in rare cases
- Fix palette copy to refresh sliders
- Fix cycle mode on filled shape tools
- Rubber tools now leave traces when CTRL pressed
- Add file drag and drop loading
- Fix brush BG color on shear and bend
- Add fill from center mode
- Make file requestors remember the last path
- Add 500ms delay for busy mouse pointer
- Add keyboard mouse emulation
- Added support for IFF PBM files from PC version
- Fix Screen Format requestor crash in Extra Halfbright mode
- Added Prefs/Force 1:1 Pixels
- Cycle Mode with Airbrush should change color in place
- Current Mode forgotten, goes back to Color if any brush selected
- Added new tutorial
- Prefs/Save Config - Saves current settings. These settings will be reloaded on startup.
- Fixed Brush Restore functionality
- Added relative coords when dragging in tools
- Added Prefs/Flip Coords to make origin in upper left instead of lower left (I did this because it always bugged me)
- Added Redo hotkey ctrl-shift-Z
- Changed levels of undo from 5 to 20
- Added Prefs/Hide Menus to turn off menus on hover
- fix path crash in file requestors
- Change keyboard shortcuts to work with non-US keyboards
- Make area tool able to draw single pixels and horizontal lines
- When loading non-IFF images, guess screen mode if resolution is exact match
- Load brushes from non-IFF files
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07.May.2023
Amigaworld.net (forum)
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Amiga Documents: Evidence of irregularities / Statement by Mike Battilana
On the Twitter account "Amiga Documents" further documents concerning the parties in litigation Hyperion Entertainment CVBA and Amiga Corporation have been published.
Among them is especially the proof (PDF file) of financial irregularities at the original, Belgian company A-EON Technology CVBA, which led to the withdrawal of the main shareholder of Hyperion Entertainment, Ben Hermans, from the joint company A-EON Technology and to the foundation of the current, British company A-EON Technology Ltd. (amiga-news.de reported), and later already confirmed by Trevor Dickinson.
The now published evidence is the agreement, dated December 17, 2010, between the three directors at the time, Trevor Dickinson, Anthony Moorley and Ben Hermans, on how to deal with "certain financial problems and irregularities". These included the resignation and relinquishment of all banking powers of Ben Hermans relating to A-EON Technology, the reimbursement of funds unauthorizedly withdrawn from A-EON Technology's accounts as well as those raised on behalf of A-EON Technology for its beta testing via Hyperion's PayPal account, and the granting of various rights of companies in which Ben Hermans has an interest in favor of A-EON Technology. The latter included, for example, the worldwide free use of the trademarks AmigaOne, AmigaOS (and associated with it the name AmigaOS 4 including future updates) and the Boing Ball.
However, the actual repayments remaining after deduction of these non-cash assets in the form of usage rights were comparatively low. The agreed repayment plan provided for 25,000 euros plus a final payment of an estimated further 7,500 euros as well as further fees and expenses in connection with the investigation and cleanup of the irregularities.
In a further - but so far unsubstantiated, being an announcement initially - tweet Amiga Documents sets out the points on which Ben Hermans, Trevor Dickinson and Mike Battilana are said to have initially agreed in August 2019 to settle the dispute, but which were then not honored. In fact, there had been settlement negotiations at the time. Key points had allegedly been:
- Suspend legal action
- OS4 Hyperion
- Pre-OS 3.1.4 Amiga Inc.
- OS 3.1.4 5-year exclusive Hyperion
- After 5 years OS 3.1 open source potential
- Hyperion could continue to develop - Classic Plus pack?
- Possible cash payment to shorten the 5 year exclusive period
Finally, a third tweet (PDF file) originates from the legal dispute. It is a statement by Mike Battilana on the formation of his C-A Acquisition Corporation, whose inclusion in the first legal dispute, which has since been decided in favor of Hyperion, was rejected by the court in exactly the same way as that of Cloanto, which has led to further proceedings that are currently still ongoing.
The background to the above-mentioned ruling in favor of Hyperion was essentially that, in the opinion of the court, only C-A Acquisition Corp. would be entitled to sue as a result of the transfer of rights, which is why the actual points of claim in the form of the further ongoing legal proceedings remain open. Against this background, the timing of the transfer of rights from Amiga Inc. by Mike Battilana proved to be unfavorable for him.
His statement of April 24, 2023 does not contain any fundamental news, but it explains that Mike Battilana had no influence on that point in time. Since his statements represent a generally understandable course of the takeover of the rights of Amiga Inc. even without knowledge from the court proceedings - admittedly described from his personal point of view - we have translated them in our German news-item into German. Here instead we just reproduce the original text for your convenience, so that you can translate it automatically in case English is not your native language:
"I, Michele 'Mike' Console Battilana, declare under penalty of perjury pursuant to U.S. Code § 1746 as follows:
1. I make this declaration based on my personal knowledge, except where I have indicated otherwise. If called as a witness, I would testify competently and truthfully to these matters.
2. I am President and sole shareholder of Cloanto Corporation. I founded Cloanto Corporation with other partners on June 15, 1998, in Las Vegas, Nevada, where the company still has an accountant. I chose Nevada because of local information technology contacts and friends. The purpose of the company was to facilitate software development work, and sales to larger US clients. The company was immediately independent and self-sufficient. Like any other company, it has a bank account, enters into contracts, pays expenses, and files tax returns.
3. In my early years as an Amiga developer (1986-1997), I was not aware of a 'tortured history of litigation'. My relationship with all Commodore and Amiga parties was always an amicable and constructive one. We were quite successful developers. Our software was bundled with Amiga computers. Before this case started in 2017, I was never embroiled in a lawsuit but for proceedings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (all but one of which involved Hyperion), and I knew of only two Amiga-related lawsuits. Mr. Ben Hermans was involved in both, first on the side of Amiga, Inc. then against it. Mr. Hermans describes himself as 'a member of the Antwerp Bar Association as well as an Intellectual Property litigator with over 20 years of relevant experience'. The word 'litigator' is in Mr. Herman's professional DNA, not in mine. I know that beyond being the director of Hyperion, he also owns more than 90% of the company, directly or through his law firm Ben Hermans BV.
4. I believe that the following statement in Ben Hermans' Declaration in support of Hyperion's Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 106, 7) does not facilitate an understanding of the case (or the 2019 acquisition) because it is simply false: 'Since the 1980s, the parties to this lawsuit have been litigating ownership and licensing disputes related to the Amiga operating system software.' Not only did the first lawsuits start only in the 2000s (not the 1980s), but the first agreement that Hyperion's predecessor, Hyperion VOF, entered into with Amiga, Inc. was in 2001. Moreover, the 'Amiga Parties' in the 2009 Settlement Agreement were not parties to this litigation when it started in 2017.
5. I believe that the Amiga Parties indeed considered all litigation to have ended for good with the 2009 Settlement Agreement, and had no intention of seeing it all flare up again. This all changed in March 2018, when Hyperion sued the Amiga Parties again (rather than the other way around). I believe that being dragged again into litigation, and the fact that we were on the same side of the case caption, brought us closer, and facilitated acquisition talks. Our first conference call discussing acquisition ideas took place in April 2018, i.e., the month after Hyperion's complaint against the Amiga Parties.
6. As my past history shows, the acquisition had a passion and commitment for Amiga at its core, and was certainly not meant to complicate the case. I never expected that it could be construed in this way. Four years later, due to this case, Amiga trademark and copyright ownerships and contractual rights remain more fragmented than they need to be. Out of an abundance of caution, we also have not yet set up the not-for-profit entity which was explicitly mentioned in the 2019 acquisition agreement, and which I always intended to be the entity to channel the long-term preservation efforts of Commodore/Amiga history and culture.
7. I had big hopes, but no actual control over the completion of the acquisition until the very day it actually happened on February 1, 2019. The timing of negotiations, as well as consummation of the purchase, were controlled by Reed Smith, which represented Amiga, Inc.
8. To close the Asset Purchase Agreement, Cloanto Corporation agreed to pay, and did pay, a large sum of money for the Amiga assets. In addition, both Cloanto Corporation and C-A Acquisition Corp. indemnified the Amiga Parties against all lawsuits, damages, and losses, including this one.
9. Because I did not know when the acquisition might occur, I delayed forming C-A Acquisition Corp. until it became necessary. C-A Acquisition Corp. was formed specifically for the purpose of holding the transferred trademarks and related rights.
10. During the long negotiations, I could not divulge to anyone that they were happening. Any number of Amiga-interested people, some who were quite wealthy, could have outbid me. Hyperion, too, could have opened their own negotiations and outbid me. For this reason, I did not and could not divulge the negotiations to anyone but my own attomeys.
11. Since this case started, I made numerous attempts to reach a settlement, including traveling on a number of occasions to meet Hyperion sharebolders Mr. Hermans, Mr. De Groote, and Mr. Dickinson, and to discuss settlement. When Hyperion confirmed to the Court on January 20, 2021, that 'the Parties reached the terms of settlement on the main agreement' and that only ancillary matters (i.e. some exhibits) needed attending, I felt an immeasurable sense of relief. Unfortunately, several days later Mr. Hermans pulled away from our agreement, providing a string of excuses unrelated to the actual agreed-upon terms.
I hereby state under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge." (snx)
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07.May.2023
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Aminet uploads until 06.05.2023
The following files have been added until 06.05.2023 to Aminet:
HollywoodSP.lha dev/hwood 807K Hollywood 10.0 spanish catalo...
HWP_hURL.lha dev/hwood 4.3M ALL The multi-protocol data trans...
bwbasic320.lha dev/lang 1.3M 68k ByWater BASIC Interpreter v3.20
smb2fs.i386-aros.lha disk/misc 81K x86 SMB2 file system client
smb2fs.m68k-amigaos.lha disk/misc 149K 68k SMB2 file system client
BWBasic111_Manual.zip docs/help 306K bwBASIC111 Manual.
P96Prefs.lha driver/vid 81K 68k P96 Preferences Editor
rtgmaster_asmfix.lha driver/vid 173K 68k Rtgmaster Assembler-Include/E...
tankkk.lha game/2play 105K 68k 2-4 player shoot'em'up
F1GP2023Carset.lha game/data 9K 2023 Carset for F1GP
translatetr.lha game/patch 16K 68k Translates TurboRAKETTI to En...
TunnelsAndTrolls.lha game/role 18M 68k Implementation of Tunnels & T...
tnzk.lha game/shoot 620K 68k The Ninja Zombie Killer
Abacus_FR.lha game/wb 6K French catalog for Abacus 2.20
NewMasterMind_FR.lha game/wb 6K French catalog for NewMasterM...
2D_ATcad_UAE.lha gfx/misc 3.6M 68k CAD mit Steppermotor-Ansteuerung
AmiVms.lha misc/emu 3.8M 68k Simulates OpenVMS commands
MagicWB800x600x8-Set2... pix/back 1.5M Set 2 of 800x600, 8 col Magic...
LHArchiver.lha util/arc 5.1M 68k create lha archives intuitively
RandomBackdrop.lha util/boot 44K 68k Up to 255 random backdrops wi...
IconLib_46.4.lha util/libs 1.3M 68k free icon.library in optimize...
Gamebench.lha util/misc 52K 68k WB 1.3 Front End for WHDLoad ...
VATestprogram.zip util/misc 10M 68k Versatile Amiga Testprogram
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OS4Depot uploads until 06.05.2023
The following files have been added until 06.05.2023 to OS4Depot:
milkytracker-sdl2.lha aud/tra 2Mb 4.1 SDL2 version of an FT2 compatibl...
hwp_hurl.lha lib/hol 4Mb 4.0 The multi-protocol data transfer...
lilcalendar.lha off/mis 2Mb 4.0 Versatile calendar and reminder ...
lharchiver.lha uti/arc 5Mb 4.0 Create LhA archives intuitively
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07.May.2023
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AROS Archives uploads until 06.05.2023
The following files have been added until 06.05.2023 to AROS Archives:
smb2fs.i386-aros.lha dri/fil 81kb SMB2/3 file system client
mplayer-1.0-v6.x86_64-v11... vid/pla 9Mb Multimedia player with MUI user ...
(snx)
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07.May.2023
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 06.05.2023
The following files have been added until 06.05.2023 to MorphOS-Storage:
HWP_hURL_2.0.lha Development/Hollywood/... A plugin for Hollywood ...
EasyRPG_Player_0.8.0.lha Emulation A program that allows t...
HollywoodCompile_1.1.lha GUI A GUI for Hollywood com...
FFMPEGui_1.0.lha GUI A GUI for FFMPEG command
(snx)
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07.May.2023
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WHDLoad: New installers until 06.05.2023
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 06.05.2023:
- 2023-05-06 fixed: CyberPunks 2 (Mutation Software) patch-list was not set for CD32 version (Info, Image)
- 2023-05-05 improved: Dark Castle (Three-Sixty) another version supported, manual included (Info)
- 2023-05-02 new: CyberPunks 2 (Mutation Software) done by Psygore (Info, Image)
- 2023-05-01 improved: Total Eclipse (Incentive Software/Domark) relocated main game in fastmem for increased framerate (Info)
(snx)
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07.May.2023
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Cross-Development: RADRunner
RADRunner supports the development of Amiga programs under other operating systems by waiting for the compiled programs on the Amiga side via network connection, without the requirement of a mounted file system, and then executing them.
A C++ 14 compiler is required. Besides the intended use, the reverse working direction, i.e. development on the Amiga and execution on another computer, would in itself also be possible. (snx)
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07.May.2023
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 162
The English and German issue 162 (May/June 2023) of the print magazine Amiga Future has been distributed. It can be ordered directly from its editorial office and from Amiga dealers that stock the magazine.
Content of the current issue includes previews about Boxx and Settle World as well as reviews about e.g. Hollywood X, AmigaOS 3.2.2 and "Prelude ZII recreated 2022". (snx)
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07.May.2023
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Library: Reading and writing Amiga partition tables with "Hst Amiga"
Henrik Nřrfjand Stengaard's "Hst Amiga" (see also his HstWB Installer) is a library for reading and writing Amiga partition table, file systems, data types and is available as a Nuget package for .Net and a console application for Windows, macOS and Linux.
Version 0.3.156 is the first official release of Hst Amiga console focused on creating and updating Amiga icon files. It can also import, export and convert icon images supporting planar, new icon and color icon. Tool types can also be imported and exported.
Hst Amiga Nuget package contains following features:
- Datatypes
- Read, write disk objects containing icons and tool types. Supports planer, new icon and color icon images.
- Read and write Rigid Disk Block (RDB), Amiga partition table.
- File systems
- Read, write and format Fast File System (FFS) partitions. Supports DOS types DOS0-7.
- Read, write and format Professional File System 3 (PFS3) partitions. Supports DOS types PFS3, PDS3.
- Read version strings.
Hst Amiga console version comes with following features:
- Icons
- Create and update icons.
- Import and export icon images, supporting iff, png and bmp image formats.
- Convert icon images between bit plane, new icon and color icons.
(dr)
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06.May.2023
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Linux: Using Amiga software and imitating an Amiga desktop
Some time ago the hobby YouTube channel "Proteque - Classic Beige Nostalgia" showed in a video Experiencing that Amiga nostalgia on a modern Linux system, how on a computer with Debian installation an Amiga emulation is integrated into the desktop to use Amiga programs. In addition, the interface was adapted to the appearance of the Workbench. Many users then wanted to know how all this was done.
This is now explained in two further videos: part 1 shows how to integrate the Amiga software using FS-UAE and shared folders. Part 2, on the other hand, explains how to imitate the Amiga desktop. (dr)
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05.May.2023
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Retro gaming: WHDLoad 18.9
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups to your harddisk that were only working from floppy disks previously. Version 18.9 provides the following changes:
- fix: fixed possible race condition when using XPK compressed files
and multiple data directories, if a compressed file with the
same name was contained in two consecutive data dirs and was
the last compressed in the first dir and the first compressed
one in the subsequent dir it was preloaded two times and the
second one got visible to the installed program, this has been
corrected now
- fix: the Slave structure flag EmulDivZero now also works on 68010,
in previous version it always faulted (missing support for
different stack frame format on the 68010)
- fix: DIC option SkipTrack was broken in version 1.2, now fixed with
version 1.3 (CFou!)
- new: new local option ExecuteArgs to supply arguments to the
scripts/programs called via the ExecuteCleanup/Startup/...
options, using this it becomes possible to control the
behavior of the scripts in single install without the need to
have many different Execute* scripts
- new: if started from Workbench WHDLoad now opens a window
CON:////WHDLoad .../AUTO/CLOSE/WAIT for the ExecuteCleanup and
ExecuteStartup scripts which opens if there is any output
- chg: option Cache/S can also be specified in the global
configuration file (Tomaz)
- new: the kick13 emulation now also supports the WHDCtrl resident
command which can be used to quit WHDLoad, because the boot
CLI under 1.3 does not run resident commands a patch has been
implemented to add this feature (Hexaae)
- fix: now resload_ListFiles is able to list the install root
directory also when listing from cached files, this was broken
since the introduction of the feature to list cached files in
release 18.7, which broke for example Gauntlet3
- fix: depending on the already used chip memory WHDLoad has
corrupted read/write data (all io related Resload functions),
if the file cache feature wasn't used (NoWriteCache or
NoFileCache set), this may have corrupted saved data! this bug
has been introduced in WHDLoad release 18.4, thanks to DJ Mike
for reporting/testing
- chg: the options ExecutePostDisk and ExecutePreDisk are now working
as intended/documented, previously they were called only once
- fix: RawDIC has been updated to version 6.1 which fixes
compatibility with imager slaves which used DoubleInc and one
track too much in the tracklist (e.g. Beast)
- fix: made EmulChk working on 68010
(dr)
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05.May.2023
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Mutation Software: CyberPunks 2 released
Mutation Software has released the second part of their top-down shooter Cyberpunks (YouTube video of the pre-release). The game requires an AGA Amiga. A first review was published yesterday on Amigaguru.
The download version is available for around 15.60 euros, a demo version is available under the title link. Mutation Software also sells a Physical Box for around 19.50 euros plus shipping and a Big Glossy Box for 46 euros via their eBay store. (dr)
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05.May.2023
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Video tutorial: Detecting BOB collisions in AMOS
In another part of his series of short tutorials on AMOS Pro (amiga-news.de reported), retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' this time explains how to detect collisions between one or more Blitter Objects (BOBs). This is done by making use of the Make Mask and Bob Col(x) commands. (dr)
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04.May.2023
mnemo (discord)
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Event: Ticket information for Amiga38
As the organisers of Amiga38, which will take place on 7 October 2023, announce on their Facebook page, ticket sales for the event will start the Sunday after next, 14 May, at 18:00 GMT on the event homepage (currently still informing about Amiga37). (dr)
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04.May.2023
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Floppy disk images on PC and Mac: Greaseweazle Tools 1.11
Keir Fraser's "Greaseweazle" does - similar to Kryoflux - read the magnetic information on a floppy disk independently from the format used and saves as much information as possible to generate a so-called "Flux Level Image" in Supercard format (SCP), which enables reading and back-writing of copy-protected disks (amiga-news.de reported)
The adapter gets connected between a floppy disk drive - e.g. a standard 3.5" PC one - and a USB port of the PC or Mac. Today version 1.11 of the Greaseweazle Tools was released providing the following changes:
- New disk formats:
- Macintosh GCR: mac.400, mac.800
- DEC: dec.rx01, dec.rx02
- MSX: msx.1d, msx.1dd, msx.2d, msx.2dd
- Osborne 1: occ1.sd, occ1.dd
- HFE: Support interface= and encoding= header bytes
- TRS-80: Support FA DAM mark for directory sectors
- Applesauce: Support decoding *.a2r Applesauce image files
(dr)
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04.May.2023
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SCSI-SD adapter: ZuluSCSI firmware V2023.05.04
ZuluSCSI is a new generation of file-based SCSI hard disk and CD-ROM drive emulators (review of an user). ZuluSCSI emulates a SCSI-I or SCSI-2 hard disk using an SD memory card (amiga-news.de reported). Changes of version 2023.05.04:
- Improve debug logging
- Feature for generating image files
- Save debug log even when no SCSI requests are coming in
- Implement supply voltage monitoring
- Add windows line ending to log output
- SCSI2SD: Add support for lead-out track in CDROM READTOC
- SCSI2SD: Set Inquiry standard version based on EnableSCSI2 setting
- RP2040 Initiator mode: Fix error recovery after watchdog aborts command
- Add platform_poll() function
(dr)
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04.May.2023
Amiga Future (website)
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Mutation Software: Poll about the next release
At the title link Mutation Software has started a poll which game should be released next. (snx)
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03.May.2023
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MorphOS: FFMPEGGui 1.0
Yannick 'Papiosaur' Buchy has written a graphical user-interface for FFmpeg called FFMPEGGui using Hollywood. The RapaGUI plugin is required (dr)
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03.May.2023
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AmigaOS 4: MilkyTracker 1.03 release 2
Juha 'capehill' Niemimaki has again compiled the source code of the MilkyTracker for AmigaOS 4 and linked it with his latest beta version of SDL 2.26.5. This should fix some problems like wrong colours under emulation environments such as QEMU. (dr)
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02.May.2023
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Competition: "Amiga Tool Jam" started
Yesterday, indie game developer Dan 'zooperdan' Thoresen launched the "Amiga Tool Jam": tools developed for the Amiga can be submitted in the categories "Utility", "Tool", "Commodity", "GUI interface", "Most Useless Tool" and "Other" until 31 October.
Entries must be written explicitly for the competition, updated or modified versions of an existing utility or tool are excluded. More detailed conditions under the title link. (dr)
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02.May.2023
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SFX-Engine: Audio Mixer 3.2
Jeroen Knoester's Audio Mixer (YouTube video of version 2.0) allows real time mixing several samples onto a single channel (up to 4 samples on one channel), while maintaining high performance (3.7% CPU time for 4 samples mixed @ 11KHz on an standard 1MB A500) (amiga-news.de reported). Changes of version 3.2:
- fixes the XREF problem on vasm 1.9d (and presumably other assemblers)
- fixes several issues in the mixer.h file
(dr)
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02.May.2023
David Brunet (ANF)
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New articles on Obligement website
The articles below have been added to the website of the French Amiga/MorphOS magazine Obligement during the last two months. All translations are welcome. Please contact David 'Daff' Brunet for more information.
- March/April 2023 news.
- Old articles from Ami-GrafX 1 to 4 : Tutorial: Imagine 2 - Use of paths, Misc: Realization of a computer room in a college, Tutorial: Scenery Animator 4.0 - Mount St Helens, Tutorial: LightWave 3D - The diving suit, Misc: Realization of a 3D simulation of the LCI TV channel, Tutorial: Imagine 2 - The "Skin" function, Tutorial: Aladdin 4D - Getting started and managing your project, Misc: Realization of a local TV channel (C9 Info-Service), Tutorial: ProControl/MorphPlus - Virtual Rain, File: Kamel Ikhlef and CTV Productions, Tutorial: Art Department Pro - The alpha channel, Tutorial: Panorama - Amazon, etc.
- Interview with Kristi-Louise Herd (graphic designer of Fiendish Freddy).
- File: The history of Simulmondo (part one).
- File: How are displayed images of a PAL Amiga on a monitor ?
- File: The sad episode of Cannon Fodder's poppy.
- Hardware: TerribleFire 328/330.
- Point of view: The development of Rave (part six).
- Tutorial: Running two graphics cards in an AmigaOne X5000.
- DIY: Installing an Amiga 1200 in an Evo X500 case.
- DIY: Icarus 1, building a tower for AROS.
- Programming: Articles from the GuruMed.net site.
- Special quiz about ACube Systems.
(dr)
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02.May.2023
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Update of Wallpaper-Pack
Sami Vehmaa has added to his first archive, consisting of eight wallpapers and a boot image, a second and thus ten new wallpapers in the form of PNG files in 1920x1080 format, all of which he offers for free download. (dr)
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01.May.2023
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Video: Building a levitating Amiga ball
In his latest video, Robert Smith shows how to build a levitating Amiga boing ball using a 3D printer and various tools. (dr)
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01.May.2023
Amigans (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Survey on the type of use (native hardware, emulation)
In a small survey under the title link Hans de Ruiter would like to know whether the respective AmigaOS 4 user uses the operating system on native hardware or under an emulation such as WinUAE or QEMU. Both types of use can also be specified. (dr)
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01.May.2023
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MOD-Player: "Light Speed Player" 1.13
The "Light Speed Player" is, according to Arnaud Carré's description, the "fastest MOD player ever". The routine written in assembler is aimed at demo and game programmers who want to include background music in their works without losing significant CPU cycles. The efficiency of the player is achieved by a special file format into which the music pieces must be converted before playing. Since the first release, the author has added a lot of changes:
v1.13
- added -shrink option to optimize sample bank size (remove sample bytes that won't be replayed)
v1.12
- Fixed -setpos and -getpos output data size (thanks Platon42)
v1.11
- Now use -getpos argument to include data if you need LSP_MusicGetPos function
- Now use -setpos argument to include data if you need LSP_MusicSetPos function
- Fixed relocation bug in insane mode if you call LSP_MusicInit two times on same music
v1.10
- Added sequence timing optional information (-seqtiming) option & LSP_MusicGetPos & LSP_MusicSetPos
- Few changes in players API ( now LSP_MusicInit, LSP_MusicPlayTick, and different API for insane mode version)
- Insane mode is not generated by default ( use -insane to generate insane mode replayer )
v1.06
- Two times CIA interrupt fixed in LightSpeedPlayer_cia.asm
v1.05
- fix potential registers scratch in LightSpeedPlayer_cia.asm
- minor fix in LightSpeedPlayer.asm comments
v1.04
- full support of instrument without a note (rare protracker feature)
- support fx $e9 (re-trigger)
- fix 4 bytes offset bug with -nosampleoptim option
v1.03
- fix a rare replen bug when $F01 speed is used
v1.02
- fixed bug in $9xx fx (sample offset)
- added "-amigapreview" : generate a wav from LSP data (output simulated LSP Amiga player)
- added "-nosettempo" to remove $Fxx>$20 settempo support (for old mods compatibility)
v1.01
- fixed mod ending detection issue
- fixed very short samples issue
- fixed one frame delay when music loop in "insane" mode
- fixed bad player init if called two times in normal player
- added "-renderwav" option to debug any .mod parsing error (output PC player)
(dr)
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01.May.2023
Amiga.org (Forum)
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Amigaworld.de: Rework of the Amiga 1200 multiport modules
The multiport modules with their various port additions for the Amiga 1200 by Matthias 'DJBase' Münch have been reworked and are available at PCBWay. More details about the revision are not available. (snx)
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30.Apr.2023
Andreas Falkenhahn (ANF)
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Hollywood plugin: hURL 2.0 for several data transfer protocols
Press release: Airsoft Softwair, the hardest working men in code business, are back on your screen with a major update of hURL - the ultimate multi-protocol data transfer plugin for Hollywood which allows Hollywood scripts to transfer data using all kinds of different network protocols including full SSL support. Version 2.0 is a major update that has many new features. Here is a list of new features in hURL 2.0:
- support for more than 50 new curl options
- support for curl 8.0
- support for curl's mime and URL interfaces
- AmiSSL v5 support on 68k and AmigaOS 4
- MorphOS version uses the system-native openssl3.library instead of AmiSSL now
- AROS now supported (AmiSSL v4)
- macOS version supports the ARM64 platform now ("Apple Silicon")
- almost 100 pages of new documentation
- bug fixes and other improvements
hURL supports an incredibly wide range of transfer protocols, e.g. DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, Gopher, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, POP3, POP3S, RTMP, RTSP, SCP, SFTP, SMB, SMBS, SMTP, SMTPS, Telnet and TFTP. As with all Hollywood plugins, hURL comes with extensive documentation in various formats like PDF (almost 400 pages!), HTML, AmigaGuide, and CHM that contains detailed descriptions about all functions and methods offered by the plugin.
hURL 2.0 can be downloaded for free under the title link. (dr)
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30.Apr.2023
deadwood
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AROS x86_64: V20230430-1 of ABI-v11 developer branch
The AROS developer Krzysztof 'deadwood' Śmiechowicz had given his stable branch of AROS for 64-bit Intel and AMD processors the code name 'ABIv11' to distinguish it from the in-progress ABIv1 version in the main AROS repository. It has now updated this to version "20230430-1". The new release includes improvements and fixes made since December 2022. Thus, for the first time, the developer also offers an alpha version of an ISO image of AROS, which can be tested in a virtual environment or on real hardware. Changes in detail:
Functionalities
- Implemented network driver for certain nVidia chipsets (Neil)
- Synchronize Zune configuration across all builds (deadwood)
- Restore build and functioning on pc-x86_64 AROS (deadwood)
- Make native kernel more reselient in case of early error (deadwood, Kalamatee)
- Added broadcom4400.device network driver (Neil)
- Synchronize on use of ISO-8859-2 for Polish across all builds (deadwood)
- First working version of nvme.device is available (Kalamatee)
- Implemented FORMAT64 and SEEK64 commands in ahci.device (Kalamatee)
- Stabilized handling of WARM reset, implemented missing shutdown handlers (Kalamatee)
- Requesters add scroll bars if too much text is shown (Kalamatee)
64-bit support:
- Correct size of fpos_t and ino_t C library types (deadwood)
ARM support:
- muimaster.library (bugs: MUI_Request not compiling) (deadwood)
- Restore build of armhf AROS (deadwood)
Updates:
- AROS build system (Kalamatee)
- ibz 1.2.13 (Kalamatee)
- libpng 1.6.39 / png.library v53.2 (Kalamatee)
- freetype 2.13.0 / freetype2.library v6.6 (Kalamatee)
- libudis86 (Kalamatee)
Functional fixes:
- Correctly handle __stdiowin when also using C library (deadwood)
- gl.library (bugs: race condition during initialization) (deadwood)
- hostgl.library (make it work with newer 64-bit hosts) (deadwood)
- exec.library (bugs: wrong disassembly due to wrong start address) (deadwood)
- ata.device (bugs: media insert/eject detection not working) (deadwood)
- muimaster.library (bugs: MUIA_String_Acknowledge not readable) (deadwood)
- png.datatype (bugs: 1-bit APLHA pngs not supported) (deadwood)
- fat-handler (bugs: partition check too strict) (deadwood)
- InstallAROS (bugs: not working with > 2GB RAM) (deadwood)
- dos.library (bugs: SFS not working with > 4GB RAM) (deadwood)
- C:Install-Grub2 (bugs: not working with > 4GB RAM) (deadwood)
- GCC (bugs: sometimes generates non-loadable executables) (deadwood)
- Kernel (bugs: wrong configuration of IRQ pins in IO-APIC, TaskReady list damaged) (deadwood)
- Area.mui (bugs: events sent when not expected to) (deadwood)
- pciusb.device (bugs: EeePC USB boot not working) (Neil)
- Register.mui (bugs: tab text cannot be formatted) (deadwood)
- String.mui, Area.mui, Cycle.mui (bugs: setting same value is causing notification) (deadwood)
- pciusb.device (bugs: too long boot delay on AspireOne ZG5) (Neil)
- ntfs-handler (bugs: accessing non existent entries) (Kalamatee)
- DiskInfo (recognize more filesystems) (Kalamatee)
- pciusb.device (workaround for MosChip MCS9990, detect addtional ports) (Kalamatee)
- Kernel (bugs: SSE registers not preserved during interrupt) (Kalamatee)
- timer.device (bugs: can issues interrupt after warm reboot) (Kalamatee)
- C:Decoration (bugs: wrong rendering of paletted pngs) (Kalamatee)
- i8042.hidd (bugs: regression in mouse detection) (deadwood)
- crt.library (bugs: wrong time returned by clock_gettime) (deadwood)
Stability fixes:
- graphics.library (bugs: boot driver not unregistered correctly) (deadwood)
- MultiView (bugs: crash in About window when using amigaguide.datatype) (deadwood)
- exec.library (bugs: crash when showing disassembly in alert requester) (deadwood)
- Prefs/ScreenMode (bugs: crash on certain drivers) (deadwood)
- acpica.library (deadwood)
(dr)
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30.Apr.2023
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Aminet uploads until 29.04.2023
The following files have been added until 29.04.2023 to Aminet:
Envoy_FR.lha comm/net 9K French catalog for Envoy 3
Roadshow_FR.lha comm/tcp 103K French catalogs for Roadshow
HippoPlayerIR.zip docs/hard 30K 68k Wirelessly controlled HippoPl...
Programming_Docs.txt docs/lists 4K Programming Manual URLs Listing.
TankMouse.lha driver/inp 13K 68k Scroll-wheel driver for TankM...
P96Prefs.lha driver/vid 81K 68k P96 Preferences Editor
GunFight_OS3.lha game/2play 4.9M 68k 2 player western game
TilesSlide.lha game/actio 84K 68k Align 3-4 tiles of the same c...
TinyInvaders.lha game/shoot 1.7M 68k SPACE INVADERS poor clone in ...
AcesUp.lha game/think 3.0M 68k Aces Up solitaire card game
AMICUBE.adf game/think 880K 68k Rubik's Cube for classic Amiga
AMICUBE_NTSC.adf game/think 880K 68k Rubik's Cube for classic Amiga
IntyColor.lha gfx/conv 73K 68k Converter from BMP to Intelli...
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.6M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.9M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 5.1M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiVms.lha misc/emu 3.8M 68k Simulates OpenVMS commands
Remus_FR.lha misc/os 10K French catalogs for Remus & R...
LN22023Collection.lha mods/misc 35M 4ch LN22023 MED Collection
LN2FinalBattleImprvd.lha mods/misc 125K 4ch LN2FinalBattleImprvd MED
LN2StreetLoaderTuned.lha mods/misc 127K 4ch LN2StreetLoaderTuned MED
SPlay.lha mus/play 18K 68k A quick 8SVX/ADPCM SamplePlayer
WHDArchiveExtractor.lha util/arc 7K 68k Automate WHDLoad find and ext...
Image2PDF.lha util/conv 10M ALL convert JP(E)Gs and PNGs to PDF
IdentifyLib_FR.lha util/libs 21K French catalog and docs for i...
LilCalendar.lha util/time 3.4M 68k Versatile calender and remind...
(snx)
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OS4Depot uploads until 29.04.2023
The following files have been added until 29.04.2023 to OS4Depot:
vasmm68k_mot.lha dev/cro 246kb 4.0 Portable and retargetable assembler
vasmm68k_std.lha dev/cro 240kb 4.0 Portable and retargetable assembler
vasmppc_std.lha dev/cro 203kb 4.0 Portable and retargetable assembler
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
smb2fs.lha net/sam 127kb 4.1 Filesystem for accessing files u...
image2pdf.lha uti/tex 10Mb 4.0 Convert JP(E)Gs and PNGs to PDF
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30.Apr.2023
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AROS Archives uploads until 29.04.2023
The following files have been added until 29.04.2023 to AROS Archives:
acesup.i386-aros.lha gam/car 3Mb solitaire card game
games_drawer_kensv4.lha gra/ico 247kb Drawer Games Icons Kens v4 Style
image2pdf.i386-aros.lha off/dtp 10Mb convert JP(E)Gs and PNGs to PDF
lilcalendar.i386-aros.lha uti/wor 3Mb Calender scheduling and reminder...
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30.Apr.2023
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 29.04.2023
The following files have been added until 29.04.2023 to MorphOS-Storage:
ISOtools.lha Files/Convert Couple of tools to conv...
uif2iso_0.1.2.lha Files/Convert UIF to ISO converter
ccd2iso_0.3.lha Files/Convert Convert CCD (CloneCD) f...
Block_2.05.lha Files/Tools Join and split files
Image2PDF_2.1.lha Graphics/Convert Convert JP(E)Gs and PNG...
IntyColor.lha Graphics/Convert Converter from BMP to I...
ImageCDConvert_1.0.lha GUI A GUI to convert CD images
LilCalendar_2.0.lha Office/Organizer Versatile calender and ...
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30.Apr.2023
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WHDLoad: New installers until 29.04.2023
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 29.04.2023:
- 2023-04-28 fixed: Vixen / She-Fox (Martech Games) 2nd button problem with some pads fixed, slowdown option for fast machines added (Info)
- 2023-04-28 improved: Max Rally (Fortress) 68020 restriction removed, CD32 version supported (Info)
- 2023-04-25 improved: Days of Thunder (Mindscape) using fast memory, sound fixed, trainer and manual added (Info)
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30.Apr.2023
Erik Hogan
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Game Construction Kit: Scorpion Engine V2023.1
The "Scorpion Engine" developed by Erik 'earok' Hogan allows you to develop games. The engine itself is closed source, all demos and example games are open source. The editor runs under Windows. Graphics are imported as PNG files, levels created by using the editor Tiled eingesetzt. For importing and creating sounds, music and animations the Amiga formats (mod, 8svx, anim5) are used.
Yesterday version 2023.1 was published which additional to the Amiga now also supports the Mega Drive. Changes:
- Mega Drive support (Beta). Many, but not all, of the demos originally made for Amiga will function on Mega Drive.
- Improved UI scaling.
- New "Camera Warp" function for infinite level looping (And top down racing demo to demonstrate this).
- Ongoing bug fixes and performance improvements.
You can support the developer on his Patreon website. (dr)
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28.Apr.2023
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SMB2 handler smb2fs V53.5 for AmigaOS 3/4 and AROS
The Server Message Block (SMB) is a network protocol for file, print and other server services in computer networks and allows access to files and directories located on another computer (Wikipedia entry). Fredrik Wikstrom's SMB2 handler is based on libsmb2 and allows remote access to files via the SMB2/3 protocols (amiga-news.de reported). Changes of version 53.5:
- Added a MUI password requester for the AROS port (based on code provided by Szilard Biro).
- Reduced the minimum bsdsocket.library version from 4 to 3 in AmigaOS 3/AROS ports.
- Merged error requester code from Szilard Biro.
- Made smb2fs_init() call smb2_set_domain() if url->domain is not NULL.
Requirements: newlib.library V53.40 or later (or V53.30 as included in AmigaOS 4.1 FE) and the filesysbox.library V54.4 or later for AmigaOS 4, filesysbox.library 54.3 or later for AROS and AmigaOS 3 and optional the requester.class (ClassAct/ReAction, for password requester) for AmigaOS 3.
Downloads:
smb2fs.i386-aros.lha (81 KB)
smb2fs.m68k-amigaos.lha (149 KB)
smb2fs.ppc-amigaos.lha (127 KB)
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28.Apr.2023
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Programming: Web based m68k assembler editor v2.7.0
Under the title link you can find a webapp to write, run and learn M68K assembly code based on the framework SvelteKit and the programming language Rust (amiga-news.de reported).
Since our last news item, the developer has provided the following changes:
Changed interactive documentation
- Added side menu to interactive documentation
- Improved transitions between pages
Bug fixes and more diffings
- Added status code diffing
- Fixed bugs in interactive documentation
(dr)
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28.Apr.2023
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Image converter: "DaDither" for Windows
"DaDither" was designed to convert images to formats of various retro platforms, including Amiga. The program allows you to convert graphics for OCS/ECS/AGA, including EHB and HAM modes. Support for PCHG mode is not yet implemented, but is under development. (dr)
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27.Apr.2023
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Issue 138 of Amiga Future readable online
The German and English issue 138 (May/June 2019) of the print magazine "Amiga Future" can now be read on the magazine's website in the form of image files of the individual pages. Remaining copies of the magazine as well as a higher resolution PDF version can be purchased from the publisher. (snx)
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27.Apr.2023
Frank (ANF)
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Puzzle game: Connect v1.3
In the puzzle game "Connect" (screenshots), you have to connect a series of ICs in such a way that each chip receives exactly the number of connections printed on its package. Developer Frank Röger has written about the now released version 1.3:
"Hello Amiga News! 4 weeks ago Virtual Dimension played "Connect" on their channel (YouTube video, German) and came to a positive result. Nevertheless, our sharp eye discovered two inconsistencies which we have fixed with this new version:
1. Resetting the game field
Yes, we have been asked a few times in the past how to reset the playing field. We can now answer this question as follows:
For player 1 this would be the Q key, for player 2 the P key.
2. Locking the joystick button in the result screen in BattleMode
Two players want to play against each other and have selected the mode that one player gets a point if he solved the game field first. The moment player A clicks on Verify and the check is positive, the result screen is immediately displayed.
In our opinion, however, it is unfortunate if player B does not notice this and presses the fire button himself just at the moment when "Solved" is displayed for player A. This causes the fire button to be pressed. This makes the fire button event count as if the result screen is to be closed. This happens especially when things are very hectic. We have solved this problem by displaying the result screen for at least 1 second before a player input is registered.
The update is available for buyers at the title link.
We hope you have fun playing!
Frank" (dr)
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27.Apr.2023
TheoTheoderich
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Developer diary: "Settle the World" 04/23
Christian 'TheoTheoderich' Wiegel continues to work on his turn-based building and trading game "Settle the World" (amiga-news.de reported). His latest developer diary entry is about the implementation of the wish expressed by players to be able to send units directly to a specific city:
However, the integration of this function turned out to be much more difficult than expected!
If you want to send a unit to a certain city, this means that there must be a list of the cities that can be reached. But how is this list created?
Pathfinding to all of your own cities is impossible, as it would take far too long on the Amiga.
I then asked myself how this function works in the games "Colonization" and "Civilization"?
I found out that the different land areas on the map are marked as "continents" (screenshot 1). All contiguous land areas are one continent each.
Since land units cannot easily move over water, only cities that are on the same continent as the selected unit can be targets.
Unfortunately, I could not find out how the continents were determined in these old games. Therefore I found my own solution.
In AmiBlitz 3 there is a function called "Flood-Fill". This function colours all contiguous areas of one colour.
When creating the map in "Settle the World", each land square now gets a continent start value.
Then all the squares on the map are scanned.
If the square still has the continent start value, the function "Flood-Fill" is applied to this square and colours all squares on this continent in a one random colour. The colour number is then the new continent value.
This is done until no square has the start continent value and every land square is assigned to a continent (screenshot 2).
This process is repeated again for ocean fields (screenshot 3).
In order to obtain a list of the cities that can be reached in the game, all the player's cities must be scanned in a loop and it must be checked whether these cities are on the same continent as the selected unit.
In addition, the distance to the cities is determined by a simple distance check ("as the crow flies").
Cities that are outside the pathfinding range are not listed (screenshot 4).
If the player now selects one of the listed cities as a target, the pathfinding of the unit starts in order to determine a way to this city.
If the selected unit is inside a city, it is automatically moved out of the city.
This new functionality is very usefull in mid- and late-game to reduce micromanagement.
(dr)
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26.Apr.2023
Forum64 (ANF)
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AGA successor: Document about the Advanced Amiga Architecture published
At the title link Dave Haynie has published this month the sixth draft of a Commodore-internal compilation of the development status of the never-finished AAA chipset, which dates from June 18, 1992. The PDF file comprises 314 pages. (snx)
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26.Apr.2023
Mingo (Twitter)
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Emulator: Denise V2.0 with Amiga support
Denise is a cycle accurate and platform independant emulator which, with the now released version 2.0, can now emulate an Amiga 500 and Amiga 1000 (Kickstart disks are required) in addition to a C64. Features already known from the C64 emulation, such as runAhead, savestates, drive sounds, PAL encoding, dynamic rate control, G-Sync/FreeSync, Warp, just in time polling are also available for the Amiga. Amiga related changes:
- add Amiga emulation of A1000 (OSC/ICS), A500 (Full OCS), A500 (ECS Agnus, OCS Denise)
- RGB or S-Video with PAL/NTSC color encoding, border cropping
- support all global features like: runAhead, savestates, G-Sync, configs, Warp, JIT polling, shader
- up to 4 disk drives with acceleration option
- Chipram, Slowram, Fastram
- list disk content in UI
- AROS firmware is preinstalled
- motor controlled auto warp
- drive sounds
- support custom frequencies like B.C. Kid (56.4 Hz)
- if you only want to use one of the two emulators, Amiga or C64 core can be hidden
Denise is available cross platform for Windows 32/64 XP and higher, macOS (from version 10.9 on, Intel and Arm), Linux and BSD. (dr)
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26.Apr.2023
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Illustrated book: "Demoscene - The Logo Art" can be preordered
At the beginning of April, for the Illustrated book "Demoscene: the Logo Art" a crowdfunding campaign was started (amiga-news.de reported), which was successfully finished the day before yesterday. In A4 format, demoscene logos from more than three decades on around 400 colour pages are presented and background information on the corresponding pixel artists or scene groups are provided. On Editions64K now the book can be preordered for 40 Euro (plus shipping). The delivery will start from 25 Dezember. (dr)
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26.Apr.2023
Passione Amiga (ANF)
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Italian print and PDF magazine: Passione Amiga, issue 13
The twelfth issue of the Italian magazine "Passione Amiga", which is available as usual with 48 color pages both as a booklet and as a PDF, deals with the following topics:
- Video Games: Boxx 4, Rick Dangerous Enhanced Version, Xevious 1200, Hop to the Top, Tenebra, AmiSnakes, JBoulder, Geo's Quest 2 In Search of Queen Lorraine
- Review: Boing!
- Reportage Passione Amiga spring 2023 edition
- Article: We are all collectors
- AmigaOS 3.2.2
- Blender course, part 5
- The wit of the Amiga community
- Interview with Newel
- And also: Games news, Tech news, Tricks and Solutions, Demo Scene, New Talents, Readers Mail
(dr)
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26.Apr.2023
Seiya (ANF)
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PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 145 (Italian/English)
Besides the Italian original issue, the PDF magazine REV'n'GE ("Retro Emulator Vision and Game") is also available in English. The magazine's reviews compare, if available, the different ports of classic games to the various platforms of their time. Furthermore a focus is on rather unknown retro games.
Amiga-related, the current issue is about Woof und GI Memory Game. (dr)
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26.Apr.2023
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Video: AmiTube and AmiFox running under AmigaOS 3.9
Dave 'Skateman' Koelman, who among other things wrote the article Using two graphics cards in the AmigaOne X5000, shows in a short video how he uses AmiTube and AmiFox on his Vampire Standalone under AmigaOS 3.9. (dr)
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25.Apr.2023
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Amiga emulator for MacOS: vAmiga V2.4
Dirk Hoffmann has released version 2.4 of his Amiga emulator vAmiga for MacOS. Changes:
Enhancements:
- Improved audio filter emulation
- Added support for ADFs containing less than 80 cylinders
- Added some more ROM fingerprints
Bug fixes:
- Fixed a crash that occurred when loading certain extended ADFs
The minimum system requirement for his emulator has been raised to macOS 11.0. Since the developer has left the "Apple Developer Program" ("too expensive"), the app is no longer certified. This means that from now on a warning will be displayed when the app is started. (dr)
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25.Apr.2023
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Portable assembler: vasm V1.9d
Frank Wille's 'vasm' is a portable, open-source assembler for which the author offers ready-made binaries for AmigaOS 2/3/4, MorphOS, TOS, MiNT and Windows. Changes in version 1.9d:
- m68k: Using MOVEQ.L instead of MOVEQ must only disable the warning for values between 128 and 255, but not allow any value without error.
- mot-syntax: XREF allows no definition and XDEF requires a definition.
- std-syntax: Fixed potential problem with "scratch at end of line" warnings after a section attribute string.
- oldstyle-syntax: Fixed potential problem with "scratch at end of line" warnings after a section attribute string.
- tos-output: Reloc-output in executables was broken since V1.9b! Restrict to 32-bit absolute relocations again.
(dr)
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24.Apr.2023
Jens Schönfeld (Twitter)
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Individual Computers: Pre-order of keyboard/joystick adapter Keyrah V3
Keyrah V3 is the revised version of our popular Keyrah interface (amiga-news.de reported). Keyrah V3 allows you to connect the keyboards of classic computer systems like the Commodore 64 or the Amiga 1200 to modern computers (e.g. PC, Mac, or the Raspberry Pi) via USB. Now you can pre-order the adapter for 47.77 euros, which will be available from 27 April. Supported systems with this model are:
- Commodore C64 (all models)
- Commodore SX-64
- Commodore VIC-20 (VC20)
- Commodore C16
- Commodore C128D
- Amiga 1200
- Amiga 600
- Amiga 500
- Amiga 4000/CDTV
- Atari ST (8-pin connector only)
- PC XT / PC AT (PS/2)
The following systems can be made compatible by mounting additional connectors on the circuit board or using adapters:
- Commodore C128
- Commodore C116
- Commodore plus/4
- Commodore PET (8296)
- Commodore CBM2 (B-Series)
- Amiga 2000/3000 (with PS2 adapter)
Keyrah V3's switch allows you to switch between the standard and a keymap that's geared towards emulation. This switch looks and feels like the original power switch of the Commodore 64, adding a third switch position that allows you to send an ACPI signal to shut down/power up your computer. To avoid triggering the shutdown procedure by accident, this third position is not locked, so the switch will always flip back from it if not held in place. For further safety, the ACPI signal is only sent to the computer after being held in this position for five seconds. (dr)
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24.Apr.2023
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Tank Mouse remake: Shop opened / Driver update (update)
The Polish designer Lukas Remis had successfully finished a Kickstarter campaign for the re-release of the wireless Commodore Mouse 1352 (amiga-news.de reported). Now the free sale of the mouse in black or beige for 46 Euros or the USB-to-DB9 adapter for 25 Euros plus shipping (in Europe approx. 8 Euros) has started under the title link.
Users had reported in various forums that there were problems with the touch scrolling function. In a status update only available to supporters, the developer acknowledges these problems: "As some of you might know, Cocolino driver which is needed for scrolling function, is causing some errors and interfering with MUI on classic Amiga OS. Unfortunately we've dicovered that too late. The driver is closed-source so we can't make changes to it, and I'm not a programmer myself."
Remis offered a prize of 500 euros and a set of beige and black tank mice with DB9 adapters for the first person to develop a new open source driver for Amiga Workbench. This has apparently already been done according to the latest update and the driver should be uploaded to Aminet soon.
Update: (25.04.2023, 05:48, dr)
Version 0.2 of the touch-scrolling driver now is available on Aminet. (dr)
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24.Apr.2023
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Linux: Kernel 6.3 for AmigaOne X1000/X5000
Right after the release of the Linux kernel 6.3, Christian 'xeno74' Zigotzky has compiled it for AmigaOne X1000 and X5000 and offered the kernel for download in the associated discussion topic of the Hyperion forum. X5000users should note that, if uInitrd is used for example for booting with a LABEL, then the dtb file should be loaded to the address 1d00000. The kernel has grown in recent months so the address 1c00000 is used by the uImage. (dr)
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24.Apr.2023
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Programming language: Amiga Blitz Basic 2 Visual Studio Code Ext. 0.9.1
In August last year we reported on the merging of Youen Chéné's fork of the Visual Studio Code Extension created by 'MickGyver', which adds support for Amiga Blitz Basic 2 (and Amiblitz), and the first joint release of version 0.7.0. Yesterday version 0.9.1 has been released providing fixes for Windows compatibility. (dr)
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23.Apr.2023
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Hyperion Entertainment released AmigaOS 3.2.2.1
Press release: Hyperion Entertainment is providing a Hotfix for the recently released AmigaOS 3.2.2.
Critical bugs were found soon after the AmigaOS 3.2.2 release which need to be addressed promptly. The Hotfix 3.2.2.1 comes as two separate and distinct installers.
- The first features an updated installation archive, for those who have not yet installed the AmigaOS 3.2.2 update.This includes the changes from the hotfix, so you don't need to install it afterwards. Please follow the instructions as described at the enclosed "HowToInstall" text.
- The second is a smaller installation archive, to be used with an existing AmigaOS 3.2.2 system. The hotfix adf should be used which can be found under the "ADFs/Hostfix" folder.
The following problems are addressed by this Hotfix:
- Slowness of ReAction programs using page.gadget (part of the layout.gadget file)
- GIF-datatype incorrectly refused to run on plain 68000 Amigas, e.g. Amiga 600
- Rendering and undo issues in IconEdit, if used with CyberGraphX
- Other small fixes in IconEdit and TextEdit
You can download Hotfix 3.2.2.1 for AmigaOS 3.2 here.
We wish to thank the users that quickly drew our attention to these issues. While we are aware of other reported problems, which have yet to be addressed, we still feel the need to release this Hotfix now. (dr)
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23.Apr.2023
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Aminet uploads until 22.04.2023
The following files have been added until 22.04.2023 to Aminet:
IntyBASIC.lha dev/cross 751K MOS BASIC compiler for Intellivision
evo.lha dev/e 653K 68k E-VO: Amiga E Evolution
pcisata.lha driver/med 13K 68k Mediator SATA Driver
P96Prefs.lha driver/vid 78K 68k P96 Preferences Editor
RescueLander.lha game/actio 46K 68k Land on Earth, Moon or Mars t...
MorPhONG.lha game/misc 438K MOS A remake of the famous Pong ;)
Klondike92.lha game/think 55K 68k Klondike92 - solitaire card game
SPlay.lha mus/play 14K 68k A quick 8SVX/ADPCM SamplePlayer
Multiscan_4color_pics... pix/back 961K 22 4 Colour WB Backdrops
SteMarRegMag2Theme.lha util/dopus 645K My Magellan II theme
IdentifyDev.lha util/libs 66K 68k Identify hardware and more
IdentifyUsr.lha util/libs 99K 68k Identify hardware and more
iGame.lha util/misc 414K 68k Front-end for WHDLoad
VATestprogram.zip util/misc 7.3M 68k Versatile Amiga Testprogram
InstallerLG.src.lha util/sys 1.5M Commodore Installer replacement
JoinGUI-AmigaOS3.lha util/wb 1.3M 68k A GUI for Join command
JoinGUI-AmigaOS4.lha util/wb 1.8M OS4 A GUI for Join command
JoinGUI-AROS.lha util/wb 1.5M x86 A GUI for Join command
JoinGUI-MorphOS.lha util/wb 1.5M MOS A GUI for Join command
(snx)
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23.Apr.2023
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OS4Depot uploads until 22.04.2023
The following files have been added until 22.04.2023 to OS4Depot:
igame.lha uti/mis 414kb 4.0 Front-end for WHDLoad
joingui.lha uti/wor 2Mb 4.0 A GUI for Join command
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23.Apr.2023
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AROS Archives uploads until 22.04.2023
The following files have been added until 22.04.2023 to AROS Archives:
tong.i386-aros.zip gam/mis 32Mb Tetris meets Pong = TONG!
icaros_v2.3_fix.zip uti/mis 50Mb Little fix for icaros v2.3
joingui-aros.zip vid/mis 1Mb A GUI for Join command
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23.Apr.2023
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 22.04.2023
The following files have been added until 22.04.2023 to MorphOS-Storage:
IntyBASIC_1.4.2.lha Development/Cross BASIC compiler for Inte...
Iris_1.13.lha Email New email client suppor...
AmiArcadia_29.38.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
Nanosaur_1.4.4.lha Games/Action This is Pangea Software...
iGame_2.3.2.lha Games/Launcher A frontend to launching...
HollywoodCompile_1.0.lha GUI A GUI for Hollywood com...
FICE-GUI_1.0.lha GUI FICE-GUI_1.0.lha
GetMoreLibs.lha System/Library/Misc Executable allowing to ...
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23.Apr.2023
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WHDLoad: New installers until 22.04.2023
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 22.04.2023:
- 2023-04-21 improved: MoonBase: Lunar Colony Simulator (Wesson) supports unofficial french version, slave 512k only provided (Info)
- 2023-04-21 fixed: Bug Bomber (Kingsoft) keyboard handler and interrupts fixed, some empty dbf loops patched, install script updated (Info)
(snx)
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23.Apr.2023
Amiga Future (website)
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AmigaRemix: Further files added
AmigaRemix collects remixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games. Since our last news-item, the following mp3 files have been added:
- Turrican 2 - Final Challenge
- Superfrog - Ancient level (Ode to Hathor remix)
- Bundesliga Manager Professional (corpsicle remix)
- Guitar Stardust Space Debris Slinger Medley
(snx)
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23.Apr.2023
Gunnar 'gunaTM' Bernhardt (ANF)
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WinUAE: Update of WinUAE_german.dll
Philipp Lonke has updated the library with German translations for version 4.10.1 of the Amiga emulator WinUAE, WinUAE_german.dll. (snx)
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23.Apr.2023
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Video: Reproduction of "Four-Byte Burger" artwork
On his YouTube channel "Ahoy", Stuart Brown produces documentary-style video content about video games and their influence on culture. His latest video is dedicated to the "Four-Byte Burger", an example from the early days of digital art. The image shows a colourful cheeseburger designed by Commodore's art director Jack Haeger. The original file was not saved and the image is only preserved as a copy because Haeger took photos of the monitor with a 35mm camera. In his video, Brown explores the question of whether a perfect reproduction of the image is possible. (dr)
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23.Apr.2023
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Diagnosis tool: DiagROM 1.3, Announcement of version 2.0
DiagROM is a diagnosis software which has to be burned into an EPROM and then replaces the regular Kickstart-ROM of an Amiga (amiga-news.de reported). The tool does not require any driver, IRQs or something like that and therefore should also run on only partly working computers performing hardware tests and identifying problems.
The source test of DiagROM is on Github, whereby the author John 'Chucky' Hertell points out that it is not permitted to create one's own version. The source code has been released for archival purposes only.
DiagROM in its current form will end with this V1.3 and will only contain bug fixes (the date will only change). As Hertell explains in a detailed blog entry, he has started development of version 2.0, which will be written using Visual Studio code and cross-compiled with vasm and vbcc. It will be divided into modules and the code will support 68k assembler and C++.
Changes since version 1.2.1:
- 2023-04-21: Well decided to release 1.3 far too many people are still using 1.2.1 so this is now the releaseversion.
Read the text "FuturePlans.txt" for more info.
three might be updates. as V1.3 please check the date. but it will be bugfixes only.
- 2023-01-26: Now default also produces a CD32 image to be burned on 27C800 Proms.
Fixed issue with ghostfastmem found on AA3000+ boards (detectes fastmem that isn't there)
- 2022-11-11: Fixed Addresserrorissue while playing testmodule on 68000 machines.
Fixed issue with Autoconfig printing forever (actually 65535 times) if there was no cards detected.
- 2022-10-30: On RGB test. added white bars at every colorchange to make it more easy to count out what color is shown.
RTC test: added a adjustfunction telling how many frames between everytime RTC changes (second) to help adjusting RTC.
Added function to constantly monitor one memaddress. This is for dev of new hardware and not to diagnose issues.
- 2022-02-21: Fixed addresserror crash on audiotest using 68000/010 CPU
- 2022-02-19: Changed memorytestroutines to the new updated.
Fixed autoconfig so it would not end in a endless loop if no autoconfigcards was detected.
Fixed autoconfig with outside check-in from github to handle boards with an illegal configuration better.
Simple Audio waveformtest now supports volumechanges and also HOPEFULLY oddbyte-bug in Sinuswaves are fixed
Some minor undocumented bugfixes.
- 2021-06-12: Now the new memtestroutine actually seems to work "x" is just hardcoded testareas, but the manual option "7" now lets you
select what area to test and the depth of check (how many longwords between all tests 1 being every byte checked) (higher=faster test)
- 2021-05-15: AGAIN Long pause.. ERASED the memtestroutine I was working on redid it TOTALLY!. available as "x" in memtest menu!
- 2020-11-21: New Memtestroutine now should handle when colliding with workareas.
Manualtest routine now swapped to the new testroutine. you can now enter selected area to scan AND change blocksize.
higher blocksize=more accurate addresstest check.
also if you enter wrong order of area to scan it will be handled. 0 byte scanarea will cancel.
- 2020-10-29: New experimental memtestroutine in the works. right now only doing a test of HARDCODED 16MB fastmem on A4k/3k
Should be much faster, ASWELL as it should handle address-error issues! TEST IT HARD PLEASE!
Also contains bug in Zorro handling asking boards to be shut down, issued via Github! (thanx!!)
- 2020-10-18 Noticed that CSPPC did not work on DiagROM. This as it seems the board needs time to startup (HEY P5.. handle it with RST??)
so doing some waiting and resetmagic if a CSPPC is detected. not it starts OFTEN! (not always, if not. do a reset and it will start)
- 2020-10-02: Fixed bug so if no chipmem available at boot, it doesnt try to do a addresserrortest of that area anyway.
Fixed scrollbug leaving traces of lowest pixelrow.
Added function in Autoconfig mode that lists a summary of detected boards.
Added About text.
Added support for handling 2 different workmem areas: Chipmem and Fastmem, showing info about it in systeminfo screen.
Systeminfo screen if detecting a 060 will show PCR registerbits.
If A3000/A4000 motherboard memory or CPU slot memory is found scanning of A1200 CPU Slot memory is disabled, This will hopefully stop
machine to crash with a 3640 installed and maprom enabled.
- 2020-09-05: Found a interesting behaviour on Amiga 4000. If you have no chipmem, and write something to any chipmemaddress and then
read anything from any chipmemadress (not even same as you wrote to) THAT value will be read! so on an A4000 with no chip.
the memorydetectroutine would say that it finds a shadowram. also the UDS/LDS test said "ok" even it it impossible could be.
so fixed that by doing a write to chipmem with $ffffffff so it will read that if you do not have any chipmem. making the tests more true. A1k Version have not been working for a while due to spaceissues. removed more or less all "not important" tests tomake it fit into the
very limited 64k bootrom. so it should work again.
Fixed bugs when using a 68000 CPU (010 aswell?) that crashed IRQ/CIA tests and also Extended chipmemtest. (Addresserror etc)
Also fixed more information in crashscreen.
- 2020-08-23: During Startup, UDS/LDS test was done by writing $ff to diferent places, this could be wrong as no memory can also
show up as $ff changed value to $aa to be more "random" if memory is not present.
At startup, chipmem is filled with its memoryaddress, while doing this you see a checkered-pattern on screen.
After that, it verifies that the address contains that data, while doing this you see a distorded colorpattern on screen.
if fail, it will show what memaddress it fails at, memaddress as binary and also what it actually contained (should be its same address)
So no more telling ram is ok when thee was shorted/missing addresslines. Now check actually checks ALL memory and not only beginning.
- 2020-08-16: Doing Addresserrorchecks on Chipmem AND workarea.. if left mousebutton pressed at poweron.
fastmem is chosen ar priority ram, if no fastmem found, chipmem will be used but screen turned off.
if addresserror found in chipmem, chipmem will be discarded. will be handled different later
- 2020-08-01: New initcode in start. at memfail bits read will be written as green is correct, red if failed.
Also during error, a dividertext will be printed every 512k block.
At startup, romadresserrors is checked.
(dr)
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22.Apr.2023
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RTG driver: Preferences editor "P96Prefs" 47.7.1 for P96
With "P96Prefs" Thomas Richter has written an improved, alternative preferences editor for the RTG driver P96 (amiga-news.de reported), which he has now officially published on Aminet. P96 V3.0.0 or higher and AmigaOS 3.2 or higher are required. (dr)
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22.Apr.2023
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Print-/PDF magazine: Amiga Addict, issue 20
The 20th issue of the British magazine "Amiga Addict" is now available, among other things, as a digital version for about 5.60 euros. The printed version including shipping (worldwide) costs about 12.30 euros. The current issue contains the following topics:
- Amiga Addict explores Andy Warhol's relationship with creating art on the Amiga and how he helped forge our platform's creative identity.
PLUS: An exclusive interview with Amiga World magazine's co-founder and editor Guy Wright, who interviewed Warhol back in 1986 prior to the iconic artist's passing.
- We head out on the road, turning our focus to Amiga users and reporting from Lincolnshire Amiga Group, Stamford Peterborough Amiga Group and Yorkshire Amiga Group meets.
- The Amiga Walker prototype - the last AGA Amiga computer never to be released.
- Rob Smith's new Retro Directory, a free online listing service.
- We speak to David Upchurch, the renowned ex-editor of The One Amiga magazine.
- Original Amiga hardware engineer Ron Nicholson gives us the low-down on what makes our favourite machine tick.
- A brand new gamepad controller for the Amiga: Ralph Egas brings word of his Dual Stick.
- Latest game review: Maria Renard's Revenge.
- To celebrate both Easter and Amiga Addict's 20th issue, our Gold Standard column reveals the best Easter Eggs and bonuses hidden in classic Amiga games.
- A round-up of the AGA games everyone really should have played!
- Six Of The Best: classic games picked out by Acidbottle (Wonderboy).
- A guide to Bifrost Heimdall Edition, the ultimate LED lighting mod for the Amiga.
- Magazine, manual and reference book scanning. We look at the best way to digitally preserve your Amiga-related print media with the CZUR ET16 Plus overhead scanner.
- Our regulars including former-Sensible Software's Stoo Cambridge, Demoscene, Amiga news, User Groups, Classic Coverdisk Of The Month and readers letters.
- Plus lots lots more..!
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22.Apr.2023
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Developer diary: "X-Rotator" effect in Amiga demos
'Slummy' is a member of the Norwegian Amiga demo group Spaceballs. At this year's Revision Demo Party, which took place over the Easter weekend, the group won second place with Candiru in the category "Oldschool Intro" (YouTube-Video). In a developer diary entry, 'Slummy' now explains the "X-Rotator"-based effect used in it. (dr)
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20.Apr.2023
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Tutorial: Updated installation guide for AmigaOS 4.1 under QEMU 8
About four weeks ago we published Rene Engel's Installation guide for AmigaOS 4.1 under QEMU 8, which he had created in collaboration with the Amiga QEMU developer Zoltan Balaton and which at that time still referred to the first release candidate of QEMU 8. The manual had not only triggered a lively discussion, numerous tests and a lot of feedback in our (German) forum, but also beyond. As a result, further problems and pitfalls could be concretised, analysed and partly solved. Since the official version 8.0.0 of QEMU has been available since yesterday, Rene Engel has revised his installation instructions on the basis of this and the feedback from the users. A big thank you to all those who have contributed!
By adding the line "-cpu 7447", it is now possible to emulate or use a G4 PPC CPU with Altivec support, which also results in the error-free use of SFS (screenshot). Overall, the new CPU and SFS have increased the emulation speed enormously (YouTube video).
Those who would like to deal with the topic even more intensively, please refer to Zoltan Balaton's homepage, which now also contains a bugtrucker. There you will also find an installation guide.
1. Preparations
1.1 What is required?
The CD must be available as ISO file, which can easily be done under Windows, for example, with the free tool ImgBurn.
AmigaOS 4.1 Update 3 is also required, which can be downloaded free of charge from the Hyperion Entertainment website after registering and entering the CD key supplied. Since owners of the AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition do not have access to the AmigaOS 4.1 Update 3 anymore, you would have to find another way to get the required files. Alternatively, you could also buy the AmigaOS 4.1 Sam460 version: this also contains the files.
If you are running an Apple computer equipped with an Apple M1 chip, the package manager Homebrew and Xcode should be installed beforehand, as described in this article. You can then install QEMU via the terminal as follows:
brew install Qemu
- Flash Update für Pegasos 2
Download the file "up050404" either from the bplan homepage (only working under macOS with "Save as...") or via Wayback Machine. The file "extract_rom_from_updater" (direct download) is available on the Qmiga project page and is needed to extract a Pegasos2.rom from it. There is also a description of how to use the "updater".
- an unarchiving tool that can unpack LHA-packed files, such as 7-zip. There are similar tools for Linux and macOS that can do this.
- the freeware tool UltraISO (Windows), a tool that can open and edit ISO files. There are also similar tools for Linux and macOS that can do this.
1.2. Creating a QEMU hard disk image
Via Console/Shell/Terminal under Windows/Linux/Mac:
qemu-img (.exe) create -f raw -o size=2G hd.img
2G here stands for 2 gigabyte hard disk size and can be individually adjusted depending on how large the virtual hard disk is to become. For the beginning, I recommend not going higher than 2GB. Important: to create the hd.img, you must be in the QEMU directory.
1.3 Adaptation of the installation medium
Before we can boot with the Pegasos 2 emulation under QEMU, the installation medium must be adapted. First you should unpack the archive AmigaOs4.1 Update 3 and search for the file "siliconmotion502.chip" in the unpacked folder "Files_Sam460ex/Kickstart".
Now copy the file "siliconmotion502.chip" to your AmigaOS 4.1 FE Pegasos2InstallCD.ISO with the help of UltraIso into the directory /System/Kickstart. Then you only have to open the file "Kicklayout" in the Kickstart and /System/Kickstart folders with a text editor and add the following line without "":
- for the Kicklayout in Kickstart directory: "MODULE System/Kickstart/siliconmotion502.chip"
- for the Kicklayout in System/Kickstart directory: "MODULE Kickstart/siliconmotion502.chip"
It is best to add the entry under MODULE System/Kickstart/PCIGraphics.card. Save the changes under UltraIso. The bootloader should not be affected by the changes and the Pegasos2InstallCD.ISO should still be bootable.
2. Booting QEMU
This is a pure basic command line to be able to boot from the Pegasos2InstallCD.ISO under QEMU. The paths to pegasos2.rom, hd.img and also to Pegasos2InstallCD.iso must be adjusted accordingly. Make sure you are in the QEMU directory and type in the following command line:
qemu-system-ppc -L pc-bios -M pegasos2 -cpu 7447
-bios /pfad/zum/pegasos2.rom -vga none -device sm501
-drive if=none,id=cd,file=/pfad/zum/Pegasos2InstallCD-53.54.iso,format=raw
-device ide-cd,drive=cd,bus=ide.1
-drive if=none,id=hd,file=/pfad/zu/eure/hd.img,format=raw
-device ide-hd,drive=hd,bus=ide.0
-device rtl8139,netdev=net0
-netdev user,id=net0
rtc base=localtime -serial stdio
Under MacOs, the line -display cocoa or -display sdl must also be entered, otherwise no window will open. If everything has worked, QEMU welcomes you with the Pegasos2 SmartFirmware.
Now simply enter the following command:
boot cd amigaboot.of
The SmartFirmware should now boot AmigaOS 4.1. The installation of AmigaOS 4.1 will then proceed as usual: partition the hard disk, install the boot loader, etc.
An illustrated pdf instruction can be found on the pages of Amedia Computer France.
After the installation on your virtual hard disk and after ejecting the installation CD (ISO), the command
boot hd:0 amigaboot.of
under the SmartFirmware to boot from your virtual hard disk:
For some reason, which is not yet known, the first boot process after installation starts in Pal-LowRes mode and there is incorrect screen display. However, the problem can be easily solved by simply calling System/Prefs/Screenmode and selecting a 16-bit screen there.
Known problems:
- Using -cpu 7447 with Altivec support will not display the GUI/window output correctly for some SDL applications, use -cpu g3 instead.
- After update FE 2 it is possible that your network connection becomes unstable, if this is the case please copy the older rtl8139.device from the Pegasos install.iso to system/devs/Networks on your installation HD.
- Nvram is not yet emulated, so the firmware's environment variables are not preserved, so the boot command must be entered at every startup
- Currently, the maximum resolution is limited to 1440x900 16 bit under the Qemu Pegasos2 emulation.
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20.Apr.2023
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WHDLoad: Graphical user-interface 2.3.2
iGame is a MUI-based frontend for starting WHDLoad games (amiga-news.de reported). George 'walkero' Sokianos has released version 2.3.2 for AmigaOS 2.04 and higher, AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS. Changes:
Fixed
- The custom screenshot sizes were wrongly saved.
- Fixed a duplication in slave names after the execution of a second scan in the same list, introduced in v2.3.0.
- Fixed a crash on systems that use AutoUpdateWB patch.
- Fixed an error on status text after launching a game that showed total of zero games, introduced in v2.3.0.
- Refactored the Slave tooltype parsing on launching to fix a memory hit and potential crashes.
Changed
- Added some spaces left and right of the screenshot. This helps to resize the sidebar as needed keeping the screenshot centred
- Now, only the screenshot part of the GUI is updated on item selection and not the whole right side. This makes the GUI refresh faster on slow computers
- If the screenshot is toggled (show/hide) in the settings window the GUI is updated without the need of restarting iGame
- Now iGame doesn't fail to start even if any of the guigfx.library, render.library or Guigfx.mcc is missing. It falls back using the datatypes and the "No GuiGfx" checkbox is blocked in the settings
- With v2.3.0 WHDLoad games that have different names on .info file against the slave file was not starting. I changed the way the necessary info file is discovered to be closer to what v2.2.1 was doing and now it works fine
Direct download: iGame-v2.3.2-20230420.lha (414 Kb) (dr)
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20.Apr.2023
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Trevor's Amiga Blog: Spring/Fall edition
Trevor Dickinson of A-EON Technology has published a new article in his "Trevor's Amiga Blog" and titles it "Spring/Autumn Edition", alluding to his recent stays in England and New Zealand.
He reports in detail about the upcoming visits to various trade fairs and events and extensively interviews and tests the chatbot ChatGPT under Linux on his AmigaOne X5000, as neither Odyssey under AmigaOS 4, nor Wayfarer under MorphOS were able to do so. In this context he also reports in detail about the new Fienix distribution.
He also informs that David Pleasance has found and hired a printer for the second and third volume of the Vultures to Vampires trilogy based in India. It is expected that the books will arrive at the German supplier in mid-June.
News about the A1222+ he will provide in his next issue. (dr)
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20.Apr.2023
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MorphOS: E-mail client Iris 1.13
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 1.13 of his e-mail client Iris für MorphOS. Changes consist of bugfixes and MUI peformance workarounds.
Download: iris.lha (21 MB) (snx)
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20.Apr.2023
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Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 162 - preview and excerpts
Preview and excerpts of Amiga Future issue 162 (May/June 2023) have been published online meanwhile at the title link. Contents include previews of Boxx and Settle World as well as a review of AmigaOS 3.2.2.
Amiga Future magazine is available as an English and a German printed magazine and can be bought directly from the magazine's editorial office as well as several Amiga dealers. (snx)
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19.Apr.2023
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Amiga E Compiler: E-VO 3.6.0
E-VO Amiga E Compiler is a derivative of the original Amiga E compiler written by Wouter van Oortmerssen. It adds many new features, bug fixes and optimisations including object UNIONs, string merging, non word-aligned objects and many more (amiga-news.de reported).
A few moments ago, version 3.6.0 has been released. Changes:
- EDBG: add support for ECX/EEC compiled executables
- fix issue with memfill that could cause odd address exception on 68000
- add TRY..CATCH..ENDTRY allowing more control over exception handling
- Add UNTILN, WHILEN ELSEWHILEN, IFN, ELSEIFN, EXITN, CONTN which are inverse of their counterparts eg. UNTILN x is equal to UNTIL Not(x)
- Add WORD and BYTE types (unsigned 16 bit and signed 8 bit variable types) and Word() Byte() functions as well as PutByte() and PutWord()
- Allow SIZEOF object and SIZEOF object.member
- Fix issue where SIZEOF x didnt throw a compile error if x was not defined
- Added EVO_3_6_0 define
- Added Compare, Ucompare, Fcompare, StrCompare functions
- Fixed Int() function to sign extend result
- Added OPT LEGACYINT to restore old version of Int() command
- Added command line switch LEGACYINT/S which does the same as the above OPT
- Allow BYTE and WORD types in modules, increase module version to 13.
- FindModule: fix error in memory deallocation
- FindModule: update for BYTE and WORD types (module version 13)
- ShowModule: update for BYTE and WORD types (module version 13)
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19.Apr.2023
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THEA500 Mini: Running Atari ST programs with emutos-amiga.rom and Amiberry
For "THEA500 Mini" Siegfried Hübner describes at the title link how to run also Atari ST programs on this rebuild of the Amiga 500 by Retro Games Ltd. Required are EmuTOS-Amiga.ROM and AmiBerry.
To avoid a flickering display, open the Amiberry menu and change Display Line Mode from "Single" to "Double". The .st floppy disk images are compressed with GZip, so that for example the file disk.st becomes disk.st.gz instead. (snx)
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19.Apr.2023
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Jump'n Run: Boxx 4, version 1.03 (update)
At this year's revision demo party, the developer 'Lemming880' in cooperation with "Retroguru" had released the fourth part of his 'Boxx' series developed with the Scorpion Engine (amiga-news.de reported). The update to version 1.02 fixes bugs in version 1.01, which was released a few days ago. Changes:
- Fixed issue for Player 2: it was flying by itself!
- Password for '2 Player Mode' now visible after completing Normal difficulty.
- Added v1.02 to Credits.
Update: (21.04.2023, 05:30, dr)
The developer has fixed a bug reported by one of our readers and released version 1.03. Changes:
- Fixed issue for player not dying in lava.
- Info screen now explains co-op password.
- Added v1.03 to Credits.
(dr)
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19.Apr.2023
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Puzzle game: Tenebra released
The author 'Haplo' describes "Tenebra" as an "an atmospheric puzzle game with rogue-like aesthetics. Guide the hapless protagonist to the exit. Poor guy is afraid of darkness and refuses to walk in the dark areas" (YouTube video).
Move torches around, push lights on rails, find keys to doors, light up cold braziers, pass through archways that collapse behind you, find oil barrels to make your torches brighter, squeeze through cracks in broken walls etc. First the game was released for C64 and other 8 bit systems before now the Amiga version followed. "Tenebra" comes in two flavours: classic 8-bit looks (non-interlaced) and enhanced looks (interlaced). (dr)
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19.Apr.2023
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Accelerator board projekt: Buffee firmware beta v0.3
In her blog, which has been given a new layout, Renee Cousins, one of the two developers of the turbo card project "Buffee", already reported several times about her emulation solution of the 68k processor under ARM microprocessors, Pseudo-JIT (PJIT), and compared it for example with Emu68 or UAE (amiga-news.de reported). Now the beta version 0.3 has been published.
According to the developers, "PJIT is a real-time version of JIT that avoids the traditional issues of dynamic memory allocation and non-determinism. It is designed to run as a bare metal process on ARM microprocessors operating in big-endian mode to provide transparent access to a traditional 68K bus. It is useable with ARM SoC that integrates only a modest (by today's standards) amount of memory."
PJIT does not attempt to be a full system emulator. The beta version is not stable yet, still having issues with timing. With future versions, loading and debugging will also be possible under Visual Studio Code. Further notes and information can be found in the current blog entry. (dr)
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18.Apr.2023
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MorphOS: Nanosaur V1.44 ported
After Christian 'xeno74' Zigotzky had compiled the source code of the game Nanosaur, originally published by Pangea Software in 1998 and now newly ported by 'jorio', for 32-bit Linux PPC (amiga-news.de reported), Bruno 'BeWorld' Peloille has ported the source code to MorphOS. SDL2 2.26.5, MorphOS 3.17 and the latest TinyGL update are required. (dr)
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18.Apr.2023
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Full versions: Deathbringer, MegaTraveller 2, Sleeping Gods Lie, War in the Gulf
Amiga Future has added further full versions of games to its website: Deathbringer, Mega Traveller 2, Sleeping Gods Lie and War in the Gulf. (snx)
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18.Apr.2023
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Maze game: Cube V1.00 demo version
Sami Vehmaa is in the process of writing another game with AmiBlitz3 for fast Amigas with graphics cards or emulators: in "Cube" (YouTube video), the player has to find his way out of a kind of labyrinth (amiga-news.de reported). Before releasing the full version, he now has provided a demo version of his game. (dr)
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17.Apr.2023
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MorphOS: WebRadio.sbar 3.0 beta
Already at the end of 2021 Thomas Igracki has provided a beta version 3.0 of his WebRadio screenbar module for MorphOS at the title link. Among other improvements, it contains a station search. However, if this is done too quickly one after the other, it can crash due to the beta status.
Download: WebRadio_sbar_v3_beta.lha (264 KB) (snx)
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17.Apr.2023
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SFX engine: Audio Mixer 3.1
Jeroen Knoester's Audio Mixer (YouTube video of version 2.0) allows real time mixing several samples onto a single channel (up to 4 samples on one channel), while maintaining high performance (3.7% CPU time for 4 samples mixed @ 11KHz on an standard 1MB A500).
The author of the "Amiga Tech Files" - for example Different methods for Dual Layer Graphics - introduced first versions in such a blog post. Audio mixer 3.1 is a completely reworked version of that, featuring much more detailed documentation, extra examples, integration with C programs and several new features like looping samples, the internal 'voices' of the mixer being exposed, configuration through a config file (most things will be calculated automatically) and and no longer requiring samples to be a multiple of the mixer buffer size in length (samples can now be a multiple of 4 bytes instead, which saves RAM). (dr)
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16.Apr.2023
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Linux: Nanosaur V1.44 ported
Nanosaur was released in 1998 by Pangea Software as a Mac exclusive. It was a pack-in game on Macs that came out around that time. Nanosaur casts a cybernetic dinosaur from the future who’s sent back in time 20 minutes before a giant asteroid hits the Earth. The developer 'jorio' has ported the MacOS 8 version with permission of Pangea Software to run on modern systems.
Christian 'xeno74' Zigotzky, in turn, has compiled the source code for 32-bit Linux PPC on the basis of this LinuxPPC port, so that the game runs, for example, with the distribution Fienix on an AmigaOne X1000 or 5000. (dr)
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16.Apr.2023
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Aminet uploads until 15.04.2023
The following files have been added until 15.04.2023 to Aminet:
Void-Dreams40.zip demo/misc 731K 68k Demopack - Revision 2023
vbrowse.lha dev/c 5K 68k VBCC MSG Browser env. using G...
APPBuilder_AmigaOS3.lha dev/hwood 4.3M 68k manage&compile Hollywood proj...
APPBuilder_AmigaOS4.lha dev/hwood 2.7M OS4 manage & compile Hollywood pr...
APPBuilder_AROS_i386.lha dev/hwood 2.4M x86 manage & compile Hollywood pr...
APPBuilder_MorphOS.lha dev/hwood 2.4M MOS manage & compile Hollywood pr...
APPBuilder_WarpOS.lha dev/hwood 2.5M WOS manage & compile Hollywood pr...
BareMetal.lha docs/misc 185K Examples for Bare-Metal Amiga...
RescueLander.lha game/actio 46K 68k Land on Earthm Moon or Mars t...
Klondike92.lha game/think 36K 68k Klondike92 - solitaire card game
gimemorygame.lha game/wb 260K 68k GI Memory Game
giominostage.lha game/wb 1.1M 68k GI Omino Stage Game
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.6M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.9M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 5.1M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
RNOTunes.lha mus/play 9.2M MOS Multi-format audio player
RNOTunes_68k.lha mus/play 8.8M 68k Multi-format audio player
RNOTunes_68k_FPU.lha mus/play 8.7M 68k Multi-format audio player
RNOTunes_AROS.lha mus/play 8.7M x86 Multi-format audio player
RNOTunes_OS4.lha mus/play 9.7M OS4 Multi-format audio player
RNOTunes_WOS.lha mus/play 9.3M WOS Multi-format audio player
SimpleSamples.lha mus/play 43K 68k Little musical toy for Classi...
MagicWB_800x600x8.zip pix/back 1.1M 10 Backdrops for 800x600 8 Co...
HCIcons.lha pix/icon 573K HCIcons
P96ScreenCx.lha util/cdity 8K 68k P96 Multi-Monitor Mouse Movement
IconLib_46.4.lha util/libs 1.2M 68k free icon.library in optimize...
iGame.lha util/misc 411K 68k Front-end for WHDLoad
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OS4Depot uploads until 15.04.2023
The following files have been added until 15.04.2023 to OS4Depot:
rnotunes.lha aud/pla 10Mb 4.1 Multi-format audio player
appbuilder.lha dev/mis 3Mb 4.0 Hollywood language productivity
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
grab.lha gra/mis 31kb 4.0 Simple to use screen grabber
shaderjoy.lha gra/vie 4Mb 4.1 Display fragment shaders
lhx.lha uti/arc 80kb 4.1 Pack & unpack using XZ/LZMA ...
igame.lha uti/mis 411kb 4.0 Front-end for WHDLoad
airscan.lha uti/pri 182kb 4.1 Native Amiga scanner utility
showfiles.lha uti/she 43kb 4.1 sorted & text-formatted file...
tequila.lha uti/wor 28kb 4.1 Task monitor / CPU profiler / to...
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AROS Archives uploads until 15.04.2023
The following files have been added until 15.04.2023 to AROS Archives:
rnotunes.i386-aros.lha aud/pla 9Mb Multi-format audio player
appbuilder.i386-aros.zip dev/uti 2Mb Tool to manage & help with H...
freedink.i386-aros.zip gam/rol 31Mb An engine for the top-down RPG D...
drawer_gmes_kv4.lha gra/ico 176kb Drawer Games Icons Kens v4 Style
wcs.i386-aros.zip gra/ray 6Mb world construction set program f...
iconecta.lha net 2Mb A little and easy program to tes...
icaros_v2.3_fix.zip uti/mis 64Mb Little fix for icaros v2.3
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 15.04.2023
The following files have been added until 15.04.2023 to MorphOS-Storage:
RNOTunes_1.1.lha Audio/Players RNOTunes is a GUI based...
APPBuilder_3.1.lha Development/Hollywood APPBuilder is a tool th...
SDL_2.26.5_Libraries.lha Development/Library All Libraries SDL : SDL...
LUA_MUI.lha Development/LUA LUA_MUI.lha
Iris_1.12.lha Email New email client suppor...
MorPhONG.lha Games/Misc -=- MorPhONG -=- A rema...
Fallout1-ce_1.0_R0.lha Games/RPG Fallout for modern oper...
fheroes2_1.0.3.lha Games/Strategy fheroes2 is a recreatio...
JoinGUI_1.1.lha GUI A GUI for Join command
vobTools_1.5.lha Multimedia Contains programs which...
Wayfarer_5.1.lha Network/Web Wayfarer is the latest ...
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WHDLoad: New installers until 15.04.2023
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 15.04.2023:
- 2023-04-15 updated: Beast Busters (Activision) patch rewritten, grenades can be thrown with right mouse and fire 2, 68000 quitkey support, trainer options added, DMA waits fixed, source code included (Info)
- 2023-04-14 improved: European Championship 1992 (Elite) supports another version (Info)
- 2023-04-13 updated: Ambermoon (Thalion) increased chip-memory requirement (Info)
- 2023-04-13 updated: Poker Nights: Teresa Personally (Verlag Teresa Orlowski/Escal Software) added support for another data disk (Info)
- 2023-04-13 improved: Hard'n'Heavy (reLINE) option to jump with fire 2 added (CUSTOM3) (Info)
- 2023-04-11 improved: Stone Age (Eclipse) BEAMCON0 access disabled, disk access disabled, memory requirements changed to 0.5 MB chip memory and 0.5 MB other memory, RawDIC imager updated, 68000 quitkey support, new install script, source code included (Info)
- 2023-04-11 fixed: Desert Strike (Electronic Arts) enemies firing again, mouse works properly in menu (Info)
- 2023-04-10 improved: Phalanx (King Soft) trainer added, speed regulation added, new install script (Info)
- 2023-04-10 new: Phalanx II: The Return (Kingsoft) done by CFou! (Info)
- 2023-04-10 improved: Hoyle Book Of Games Volume 3: Great Board Games / Hoyle Volume III (Sierra) supports another version (Info)
- 2023-04-10 improved: Fred (UBI-Soft) trainer added, 68000 quitkey, manual and icons added (Info)
- 2023-04-10 new: Challenge Foot Senior (Génération 5) done by CFou! (Info)
- 2023-04-10 fixed: Vengeance of Excalibur (Virgin) music is played again (broke with 1.01 update) (Info)
- 2023-04-09 fixed: Spirit of Excalibur (Virgin) title music is played again (broke with 1.01 update) (Info)
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16.Apr.2023
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Programming contest: Deadline extension at AmiGameJam 2022
The current AmiGameJam "Sword & Sorcery" was originally supposed to run until the end of this month (amiga-news.de reported) - however, despite 23 participants, there have been no entries so far. The deadline has therefore been extended to July 31.
New first prize is the Amiga 500 case bundle "Scourge Of The Underkind" from A1200.net, further prize donations are welcome. (snx)
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16.Apr.2023
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Hollywood: APPBuilder 3.1
APPBuilder by Fabio 'Allanon' Falcucci simplifies the compilation of Hollywood programs and assists in the creation of distribution archives.
Version 3.1 supports Hollywood X and includes an update of the plugins as well as several small additions - for example, the interface has been changed to add an information line at the bottom of the window. (snx)
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16.Apr.2023
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Windows: Embedding media files into Amiga RAM for usage in own programs
'RetroNick', the author of the Sprite/Icon/Map editor "Raster Master" for Windows 10/11, has released "Hunkster" (named after the Hunk format), a Windows program that allows programmers to convert media files so that they are loaded by the Amiga into its memory, if necessary also specifically into Chip or Fast RAM. In the source code of a custom C or Pascal program, their address in memory can then be transferred to a variable or an array, respectively, and used for execution.
The author himself is only interested in publishing the Windows version, but a version for Linux is just as possible. Interested developers should then fork his repository and adapt the name (for example "LinuxHunkster"). (dr)
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16.Apr.2023
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Sprite/Icon/Map editor: Raster Master V1.4 R80 for Windows 10/11
Raster Master (amiga-news.de reported) is a sprite/icon/map editor for Windows 10/11 which generates RayLib-, PutImagedata and Map code for gcc, AmigaBASIC, Amiga C, Amiga Pascal, QuickBasic, QB64, Quick C, Turbo Pascal, freepascal, Turbo C, Turbo Basic, Power Basic, FreeBASIC, GWBASIC, BASICA, and PC-BASIC (YouTube video).
Now version 1.4 R80 has been released. Changes:
- Added Export for Amiga C/Pascal Bob/VSprites to file instead of just arrays. Exporting to these file formats allows you to use the Amiga Hunkster tool to attach the images to your exe file. Hunkster can be downloaded from its repository
- Fixed Exporting AmigaBASIC vsprites DATA statements - was exporting to file
- Fixed some ILBM open/save bugs with 256 color images
(dr)
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15.Apr.2023
itch.io
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Jump'n Run: Boxx 4, version 1.01
About a week ago, the developer 'Lemming880' in co-operation with "Retroguru" had released the fourth part of his "Boxx" series developed with the Scorpion Engine (amiga-news.de reported). Now an update to version 1.01 is available. Changes:
- Fixed a bug where at the second playthrough bonus hearts are not replenished.
- Added option to disable boss flash.
- Level 2: added a spike at the lava/spike trap to prevent the player from going through a little hole and skip the enemy+coin.
- Some turret actor collision box positions were a little off so this is fixed.
- CD32 gamepad reading disabled.
- Added v1.01 to Credits.
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Preview videos: Temptations port for CD32
The developer 'S0Y' is working on his CD32 port of Temptations, the platform game originally released for MSX-1 in 1988 (amiga-news.de reported) and now has published two further preview videos introducing the third and fifth level. (dr)
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Tool: identify-library 42.1
A few moments ago, Richard Körber has released version 42.1 of his identify.library (amiga-news.de reported) which now supports the Open Amiga Hardware Repository as well as new boards.
Downloads:
IdentifyDev.lha (66 kB)
IdentifyUsr.lha (99 kB) (dr)
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Do it yourself: Amiga Floppy Swap
Amiga Floppy Swap is an extension for the Amiga 500, 1000, 2000 or 3000 with connected external drive, which is placed under the MOS 8520 Even CIA chip. After pressing Ctrl-Amiga-Amiga twice in quick succession, the drives DF0: and DF1: are swapped, so that booting from e.g. a Gotek floppy drive emulator is possible.
Pressing the reset keys twice again restores the previous state, and a piezo element provides acoustic feedback that the switch has been executed. (snx)
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MorphZone (forum)
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MorphOS: Fallout 1 Community Edition ported
After the 2nd part already two months ago, Bruno 'BeWorld' Peloille has now also ported the predecessor for MorphOS: Fallout (Wikipedia) from 1997 is a role-playing game, which is set after a nuclear war, shows black humor and combines futuristic technology with the American everyday culture of the 1950s.
The "Community Edition" is an open source reimplementation, which requires the original, which can still be purchased at GOG or Steam. (snx)
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Video tutorial: Creating and using Blitter objects (BOBs) in AMOS
In another part of his series of short tutorials on AMOS Pro (amiga-news.de reported), retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' this time explains the creation and use of Blitter Objects (BOBs) and controlling a BOB on the screen by using a joystick for input. (dr)
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15.Apr.2023
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Open Amiga Hardware: Product ID for boards and identify library
The authors of the boards- and identify-library have started a project to promote open source Amiga hardware, the Open Amiga Hardware Repository.
The project has reserved its own manufacturer ID for Zorro boards. Developers of open Amiga hardware can easily request an individual product ID for their project, free of charge. The hardware will be listed in the repository, and will also be recognized by the boards.library and identify.library with their next update.
To be included in the repository, all parts of the hardware (including PCB layout, firmware, drivers) must be freely available under an open license, so that interested people can build their own working copy of the board. In addition, a functional prototype must already exist.
Three memory expansions by Matt Harlum made the start in the repository. More open hardware projects will hopefully follow soon. (dr)
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14.Apr.2023
GitHub
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WHDLoad: Graphical user-interface iGame 2.3.1
iGame is a MUI-based frontend for starting WHDLoad games (amiga-news.de reported). George 'walkero' Sokianos has released version 2.3.1 for AmigaOS 2.04 and higher, AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS. In this release the gameslist.csv file changed. It is recommended to get a backup of your previous file before upgrade or do a new installation. Changes:
Added
- Some nonWHDLoad games require to be started from their own folder, otherwise they crash or fail to start. This is a problem mainly on systems that do not have WBRun or WBLoad (i.e. AmigaOS 3.1). Now, for all the added games/demos that are started on such systems a temporary script is created under T:
- Added German catalog and an alternative main image
- Added French catalog
Fixed
- When a user changes the tooltypes of a slave, the NewIcon keeps working. The previous versions of iGame were deleting the image information. Now they are dropped from the icon tooltypes, but the image keeps working fine. As a result, the .info file size is reduced almost to half.
- Now it is possible to save the icon tooltypes even if it is used as an item screenshot. In the previous versions the icon file was blocked and no change was possible
- Fixed crashing on exit
- Fixed low memory computer freeze while scanning
- Fixed low memory computer freeze when loading big list of entries
Changed
- Now we compile iGame with NDK 3.2R4
- Now the repositories path requester accepts only drawers
- Memory footprint is now reduced and optimised as much as possible
- iGame window appears first and then the list is loaded from the file. This makes the application appear faster, giving feedback to the user
- When the user selects a relative path (ie. //Games), that changes to an absolute path.
- Changed the way the same title slaves are counted. This will help for removing the multiple "Alt" words in the list
- Changed the repository scanning for files. The code is simplified and now uses more functions from the system API, making it more compatible. Also, all the "Data" folders are skipped from scanning, so slaves that exist in those folders are not used. A lot of code was removed and optimised, so the scan is now around 37% faster on the same machine, scanning a folder with 3562 entries.
- Changed the way the multiple instances with the same title are shown. Now no "Alt" labels will be added. Instead, we introduced a number in square brackets that represent the different instances, i.e. 3DPool [1], 4DSportsDriving [2]. Not every record has these values, so expect to see them only when there are duplicates.
- The gamelist.csv file changed by having double quotes around the string values, like the path and the title.
- A new column was added in the gamelist.csv file which holds the custom name of the item. The old column remains unchanged. This helps in situations like a repository rescan, where the given name by the user doesn't change. The old second column should remain unchanged.
- Now iGame requires icon.library v44+ for changing icon tooltypes. For systems that do include a new version, there is icon.library 46.4 on Aminet is free to download and use. Those that have older versions of the library will still be able to use iGame, but they won't be able to change the icon tooltypes. They will need to do it from Workbench
- Now the filter string field is not disabled in the hidden list, allowing the user to filter the results based on the title or part of it
- "Status" line, "Times played" and "Slave path" do not have a border anymore, since they are read-only fields
- "No smart spaces" checkbox has a proper border now
- "Slave path" in the item properties window doesn't stretch its width anymore. If MUI 5 is used the text will be shortened, showing three dots in the middle of it.
- If WBLoad exists in the C: folder, this is going to be used to start games/demos from WB, when they were added as extra items in the list
- The "Last played" list holds more than one record, so that you can easily find the last games you played
- Moved alt_icons under extras folder
- Updated installer script to give some info to the user at the installation folder selection step
Direct download: iGame-v2.3.1-20230414.lha (411 Kb) (dr)
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MorphOS: E-mail client Iris 1.12
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 1.12 of his e-mail client Iris for MorphOS. New features include an improved e-mail preview, a requester before sending e-mails without a recipient entered into the "To:" field, and an activation/deactivation of the Undo/Redo buttons depending on availability.
Download: iris.lha (21 MB) (snx)
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13.Apr.2023
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Workbench distribution: Wrapper for AmiKit X/XE for Ventura Macs with Apple CPU
For Mac OS users of the workbench distribution AmiKit as well as of the installation assistance for AmigaOS 4, Flower Pot, a wrapper optimized for the current operating system version "Ventura" on computers with Apple processor is available at the title link, which simulates the environment required for execution of the Windows program.
The existing AmiKit installation is simply copied from the old wrapper to the new one. Using this wrapper under the previous Mac OS versions and/or on an Intel Mac is still possible. (snx)
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MorphOS: LUA-MUI updated
Stefan 'Kronos' Kleinheinrich's LUA-MUI makes it possible under MorphOS to use the LUA scripting language to make operating system-specific calls, i.e. concerning the graphical user interface, libraries and functions.
The update released today includes changes to the LibCall() function - it now returns integer values or the value NIL if the called function fails. Also, muistructs.lua now registers all structs at startup, which requires more time and memory.
Download: LUA_MUI.lha (74 KB) (snx)
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MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 5.1
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 5.1 of his web browser for MorphOS, Wayfarer. Changes include small improvements like saving different file paths for downloading via "Download" or "Download As".
Download: wayfarer.lha (29 MB) (snx)
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13.Apr.2023
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RTG driver: New Prefs editor for P96 in development
According to Thomas Richter in the A1k support forum (German), he is about to completely rewriting the P96 preferences editor. He has released a beta version of this new "P96Prefs" tool and asks to test it and give feedback. Requirements:
- P96 3.0.0 or higher.
- AmigaOs 3.2 or higher. The program depends on the font-sensitive gadtools library that came with 3.2, and the iconification gadget, which also came with 3.2.
The new preferences tool is to become part of P96, but will also be freely available on Aminet, including updates, once the beta phase has been completed.
Direct download: P96Prefs_47_4.lha (65 KB) (dr)
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