07.Jul.2010
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Software-News: EvenMore 0.68, Amiga Media Center Preview-Video
Text viewer: EvenMore 0.68 (5.7.10)
Chris Perver's EvenMore is a text viewer written in AmigaE. Changes since our last message:
- Amended EvenMore executable to allow you to pass an extra filename on to the plugins. If you click on a link beginning with a #, EvenMore will pass this link on to the plugins along with the path to the currently opened file. This will allow EvenMore plugins to browse inside archives while still keeping a note of the actual file being accessed.
- Amended Arc2Text.plugin to browse LHA files, although there are still some bugs, the code needs to be optomised and files cannot yet be extracted.
- Fixed bug in filetypes plugin. Was incorrectly using pattern string as the buffer as well for the pattern parsing function.
- Created a basic LHA viewing plugin and preferences. You will need to delete the #?.lha filetype from the filtypes.txt file in order for this plugin to work.
- Hyperlinks to files no longer needs full path to be specified.
EvenMore will append the path of the currently viewed file to any linked files. Also amended Dir2Text plugin so that it does not use full paths any more. This should speed things up.
- Mariusz Danilewicz of the ATO team has kindly updated the Polish catalog.
- Removed patternStringF module and replaced with my own RawDoFmt() code.
Status update for Amiga Media Center
Pascal Papara has published a video at YouTube which demonstrates the latest status of the AMC ("Amiga Media Center").
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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07.Jul.2010
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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AROS: Icaros Desktop 1.2.3
Paolo Besser has published an update of his AROS-distribution Icaros Desktop. The update includes updated versions of different system files as well as of applications and introduces some improved and new features.
Now YouTube-videos can be played and the support of 3D/2D-graphic of most of the Nvidia-boards was improved. The music editor BigBand or the Vector graphic program AmiFig were added as well as the desktop-grabber Screenrecorder.
Icaros Desktop 1.2.3 is available in two versions: As complete Live!-edition and as update-CD for existing installations of version 1.2.2.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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07.Jul.2010
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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MorphOS: lzmaLoader 1.2
Harry 'Piru' Sintonen's packer for executable files called lzmaLoader is now available in version 1.2. This is mainly meant for intros of demos.
This latest version includes an improved shared loader of 390 byte which can be used if MorphOS 2.5 (or newer) will be the destination system.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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04.Jul.2010
AROS-Exec (Forum)
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AROS: Game ports Aquaria and Lugaru HD
Additional to the AmigaOS-4-version the commercial game Lugaru HD is now also available for AROS/x86 thanks to Yannick Erb. Lugaru HD is an action adventure.
Yannick Erb also ported the AROS-version of the game Aquaria (amiga-news.de reported).
Download:
lugaru.lha (1 MB)
aquaria_aros.lha (2 MB)
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03.Jul.2010
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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XPro Software: Interested in Amiga-version of texture collections? (Update)
The Italian developer XPro Software is thinking about an Amiga version of his texture libraries about materials, sky, trees and trees from the bird's-eye view if there is sufficient interest.
By request of amiga-news.de, XPro Software told that such a Amiga version would not only include IFF-conversions and a "cover in Amiga style" but would also do not cost so much money in order to promote applications on Amiga systems.
The company tries to find out if there is a demand of professional applications in the sections graphics, construction, architecture and 3D.
If you are interested in such an Amiga version of the texture collection of XPro Software then please use the following contact form.
Update: (19:14, 04.07.10, snx)
As XPro Software told us, in case of sufficient interest in the Amiga market for their products also porting of their applications GeniuX Photo EFX and GeniuX Arch EFX (without DWG support) as well as two further programs currently in development might be possible. 3D GeniuX, however, would be too big to be ported to AmigaOS, MorphOS or AROS currently.
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03.Jul.2010
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: Aquaria ported
Additional to the version for AmigaOS 4 the commercial 2d action adventure Aquaria published by Bit Blot is now also available for MorphOS thanks to Fabien 'Fab' Coeurjoly.
Download: aquaria-morphos.lha (3 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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03.Jul.2010
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Vintage Computer Festival: BBC-report mentioned Amiga
The BBC-magazine Click reported on the Vintage Computer Festival under the title link.
In this report you can see Stunt Car Racer on an Amiga 1200 as well as the Workbench of an Amiga 1000 and the board of the AmigaOne X1000 developed by A-EON Technology. Stephen Jones who sells the Imica-complete systems was interviewed. He mentioned AmigaOS and MorphOS while his explanations on AROS were cut out.
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03.Jul.2010
Andreas Wolf (Kommentar)
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Asiarim owns Commodore trade marks since February
Since February the Hong Kong company Asiarim Corporation has bought the last parts of the Commodore trade marks . Thus Asiarim is the only owner of the trade mark "Commodore".
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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03.Jul.2010
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Event: Demo scene party Assembly 2010
Since 1992 in Helsinki the demo scene event has been taking place. This year from 5th to 8th of August. You can find further information under the title link.
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02.Jul.2010
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Workbench background picture: 25 years Amiga
The user Alex has created a background picture in different solutions which celebrates the 25th anniversary of our Amiga.
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02.Jul.2010
David Brunet (ANF)
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New articles on Obligement website
In the last two months some articles have been added to the website of the French AmigaOS and MorphOS magazine Obligement:
- Amiga/MorphOS news of may/june 2010
- Old news from may/june 1998 and its relatives articles: Details of the future Amiga system by Allan Havemose, Amiga Inc. announce the Amiga of the Y2K, Presentation of the new Amiga generation by Jeff Schindler, Interview with Allan Havemose, etc
- Interview with Trevor Dickinson (director of A-EON Technology)
- Interview with Frédéric Boisdron (director of Robootic)
- Interview with Mariusz Wloczysiak (Elbox, November 2000)
- Review of MorphOS 2.5
- Review of Timberwolf 0.1
- Review of Icaros 1.2.2
- Hardware: Zorro II adapter for A500
- Hardware: GVP 4060DT
- File: MorphOS beginner\'s guide (update)
- File: Amiga models (update)
- File: Amiga prototyps (update)
- Tutorial: installation of MorphOS 2.5
- Tutorial: HTML, logical style elements
- Tutorial: HTML, text forms
- Tutorial: Rival
- Tutorial: MorphVectrex
- Special "early years of the Amiga": The Atari 2600 products of Amiga Inc., Report: Summer CES 1984, Amiga's hitech gamble, Report: Winter CES 1985, How Commodore can survive
- Special quizz about Jay Miner, and the year 1988 and 1989
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01.Jul.2010
TextEditor.mcc OpenSource Team, Jens Langner, Thore Böckelmann (ANF)
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MUI-class: TextEditor.mcc 15.34
An update of the MUI-class TextEditor.mcc was published for AmigaOS 3/4, MorphOS and AROS. In version 15.34 several bugs were fixed. Crashes and some problems of the memory managment should be fixed. Besides, an installation script was added.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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01.Jul.2010
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 85
Press release: Issue 85 (July/August 2010) of Amiga Future magazine, printed either in English or German, has now been released and can be ordered directly from the editorial office or selected Amiga dealers.
In this issue you'll find a mega interview with Dave Haynie, reviews of iMica, AmigaOS 4.1 Update 2, Hollywood 4.7, LinCity and lots more really good stuff. (cg)
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30.Jun.2010
Amiga-News Forum (Webseite)
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Full version of video player MaVi on Aminet
With the permission of author Hans Raaf, Gregor Wöginger has published the full version of the video and audio player MaVi 2.0 on Aminet. The disk-image was provided by Frank Ruthe.
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30.Jun.2010
Pascal Papara (ANF)
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AROS-Distribution: Broadway 0.0.2R7
Pascal Papara has published an update of his AROS-distribution Broadway. Some changes in version 0.0.2R7:
- Requester improved
- AMC-Video-Demo ("Buy"-button works now, but there is still nothing to buy!)
- Broadway-Guide works without problems (more guides will follow)
- System works fine (AresOne)
- Wallpaper fits to all solutions up to 1080p
New applications in this update:
- Vice
- Jabberwocky
- DukeNukem3D
- Descent (both Dosbox
- Youtube Downloader
- Screenrecorder
- Amifig (this version can print -> choose PrintPS in the menu)
- HivelyTracker
- Protrekker
- and many more little things...
Hints of the author:
- the JanusUAE-Icon works, the AmigaForever-Icon is only a copy (only starting JanusUAE - will be changed)
- If you want to change the solution in the screenprefs, please close the starter with ctrl-c (strg-c)!
- The online update will follow, ISO for 0.0.2R7 is already available
- if the games should run too slowly in the DOSBox, please increase the frameskip with Strg-F8.
Additionally Pascal Papara points out that the next five buyers of an AresOne will get a licence of the HD-Recording-Software Audio Evolution for free which was recently ported to AROS. (cg) (Translation: dr)
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30.Jun.2010
Thore Böckelmann (ANF)
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FlexCat 2.7: Ports for all Amiga-systems and Linux
FlexCat creates catalog files as well as the source files. Meanwhile FlexCat is open-source and is developed further by the FlexCat Open Source Team.
In version 2.7 several bugs were fixed and a new installation script added. Additionally ports for MorphOS, AROS and Linux were published.
Several translations are included in the archive but only the German and Polish ones are up-to-date. If you are interested in supporting the project by updating a different translation then please write a mail to the team.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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29.Jun.2010
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Emulator: WinUAE 2.2.0
Version 2.2.0 of the Amiga emulator WinUAE was published. You can find a detailed list of changes under the title link.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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29.Jun.2010
Frank Wille (ANF)
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Jump and Run: Sqrxz 0.9.9
Sqrxz is a Jump'n'Run puzzle game that requires fast reflexes and is advertized to have a high frustration factor (screenshot). Originally made in 1996 for MS-DOS and Windows 95, the remake is available for AmigaOS 4, MorphOS, NetBSD, Symbian OS and Windows.
Features:
- Hardly any game will annoy you more! Frustration deluxe ahead!
- Amiga'ish feeling!
- 16 Levels including a "beginners" level
- 18 Chiptunes
- Classic AND new graphic mode
- Top 10 highscore
- Endless continue mode
- Hidden easter egg
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29.Jun.2010
Frank Wille (ANF)
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Jump'n Run: Giana's Return 0.999 (AmigaOS 4/MorphOS)
Frank Wille has ported the inofficial Giana Sisters sequel "Giana's Return" to AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS (screenshots: 1, 2): The player guides Giana, who has to rescue her kidnapped sister and find the magic ruby to defeat Evil Swampy.
Features of Giana's Return:
- 7 Worlds, with each 8 Levels - followed by a 'big boss'
- Power Ups and Extras
- Oldschool style pixeled sprites and tiles
- Wonderful hand drawn backgrounds
- Illustrated hand drawn storyline
- Over 18 Tracks of finest chip music!
- Multi-Language: German, English, French, Spanish
- Password and/or save game (depending on release platform)
- Hidden Warp Zones and Bonus Caves
- Hidden Trainer
- TOP 10 Highscore
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