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Archive 07/2023

`05.Jul.2023` ANF	Emulator of an optical drive with CD³² support Felix Lazarev has announced that his "Phøde Universal Optical Drive Emulator" will also support the Amiga CD³² among other systems. An "Optical Drive Emulator" (short: ODE) replaces an optical drive with a board that reads CD images from e.g. an SD card instead of using real CDs. This is much more robust, since no mechanics and no laser are used anymore. Pre-orders are currently underway, and production is planned for the end of September, with delivery starting at the end of October. (snx) [News message: 05. Jul. 2023, 14:09] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`05.Jul.2023` Andreas Magerl (ANF)	Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 163 The English and German issue 163 (July/August 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 a preview of the ASM game, a review of the IceDrake turbo board and show reports. (snx) [News message: 05. Jul. 2023, 14:03] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`05.Jul.2023` ANF	AmigaOS 4: Script for adjusting Browservice usage by Odyssey In order to be able to visit more modern websites on AmigaOS 4 with the Odyssey web browser, Browservice can be used (amiga-news.de reported). However, it happens that lateral scroll bars constantly appear and disappear again. George Sokianos has now provided a Javascript file at the title link which solves this problem by generating the images supplied by Browservice a few pixels narrower so that the scroll bars do not appear at all. Before importing the file into Odyssey, one does only have to adjust the IP address in line 12 using a text editor. (snx) [News message: 05. Jul. 2023, 08:10] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`05.Jul.2023` Patreon	Game Construction Kit: Scorpion Engine 2023.2 The "Scorpion Engine" by Erik 'earok' Hogan enables the development of games. The engine itself is not open source, but all included demos and demo games are. The editor itself runs on Windows. Graphics are imported as PNG files, for level creation the editor Tiled is used. For sounds, music and animations Amiga formats (mod, 8svx, anim5) are used. New features in version 2023.2 include an optional sliced blitting mode for the Amiga, which greatly reduces the memory consumption of animations. (snx) [News message: 05. Jul. 2023, 07:55] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Jul.2023` Nico Barbat (ANF)	German translation of "Commodore: The Inside Story" available The book "Commodore: The Inside Story" by David Pleasance is also available in German now. Details can be found in our German news-item. (snx) [News message: 03. Jul. 2023, 21:19] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Jul.2023`	Videos of the Kickstart 01 Last weekend, after a break of several years, an event for Amiga fans took place again in Great Britain with the Kickstart 01 (amiga-news.de reported). A short walk around of the event organised by Ravi Abbott (interview with amiga-news.de) was recorded by AmigaNG, detailed live recordings can be found on the Twitch channel StudioFromTheSky. (dr) [News message: 03. Jul. 2023, 07:53] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Jul.2023`	Floppy disk images on PC and Mac: Greaseweazle Tools 1.14 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. Version 1.14 of the Greaseweazle Tools provide the following changes: Windows 64-bit: Install correct 64-bit version of CAPS/SPS IPF library Windows 32-bit: Install 32-bit versions of required MSVCR DLLs Now require Python 3.8 or later TD0: Support advanced compression blocks (dr) [News message: 02. Jul. 2023, 18:03] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Jul.2023`	Frogger clone: RANA Already two years ago, Lorenzo Di Gaetano from the group Phaze101 wrote his Frogger clone RANA (Reckless Amphibian New Adventures) for the "Retroprogrammers Inside Gamedev Challenge" and published the source code on GitHub. Since there was no finished binary so far, the idea arose in a forum discussion on Amiga-News.de to create one and make it available to the general public. With the kind permission of the author and the final implementation by Josef Wegner, the game is now available on Aminet (YouTube video). (dr) [News message: 02. Jul. 2023, 13:09] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Jul.2023`	Aminet uploads until 01.07.2023 The following files have been added until 01.07.2023 to Aminet: encore_morphiller.lha demo/misc 11M MOS Morphiller by Encore - demo f... ssh2fs.i386-aros.lha disk/misc 94K x86 SSHv2 file system client ssh2fs.m68k-amigaos.lha disk/misc 176K 68k SSHv2 file system client worldcup.lha docs/misc 655K Statistics of World Cups 1930... IndivisionAGAVampireP... driver/mon 1K 68k Patch for Indivision AGA sw f... TONY.adf game/demo 880K 68k TONY playable demo NightShift.lha game/role 16M 68k NIGHT/SHIFT: A Cypherpunk Adv... imp3.lha mus/play 45K ALL Do stuff on Amiga! IdentifyLib_FR.lha util/libs 21K French catalog and docs for i... z_lib.i386-aros.lha util/libs 54K x86 Zlib core as a shared library z_lib.m68k-amigaos.lha util/libs 91K 68k Zlib core as a shared library AmigaGPT.lha util/misc 206K 68k App for chatting to ChatGPT VATestprogram.zip util/misc 12M 68k Versatile Amiga Testprogram gidatario.lha util/time 229K 68k GI Datario (snx) [News message: 02. Jul. 2023, 08:16] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Jul.2023`	OS4Depot uploads until 01.07.2023 The following files have been added until 01.07.2023 to OS4Depot: imp3.lha aud/pla 45kb 4.0 Do stuff on Amiga! gluae.lha emu/uti 15kb 4.0 Integrates UAE into AmigaOS silkraw.lha gra/mis 2Mb 4.1 GUI for Dave Coffin's progr... sdl2.lha lib/mis 7Mb 4.1 Simple DirectMedia Layer 2 (snx) [News message: 02. Jul. 2023, 08:16] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Jul.2023`	AROS Archives uploads until 01.07.2023 The following files have been added until 01.07.2023 to AROS Archives: worldcup.lha doc/mis 655kb Soccer World Cup statistics 1930... z_lib.i386-aros.lha lib/mis 54kb Zlib core as a shared library yam29p1-aros-i386.lha net/ema 3Mb Email Client 2016 Fixed Verson yam29p1-aros-ppc.lha net/ema 4Mb Email Client 2016 Fixed Verson ssh2fs.i386-aros.lha net/mis 94kb SSHv2 file system client (snx) [News message: 02. Jul. 2023, 08:16] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Jul.2023`	MorphOS-Storage uploads until 01.07.2023 The following files have been added until 01.07.2023 to MorphOS-Storage: Morphiller_1.2.lha Demoscene/ENCORE Demo for MorphOS PowerPC SilkRAW_2.0.lha Graphics/Misc GUI for Dave Coffin's p... Wayfarer_5.5.lha MorphOS-update Wayfarer is the latest ... (snx) [News message: 02. Jul. 2023, 08:16] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Jul.2023`	WHDLoad: New installers until 01.07.2023 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 01.07.2023: 2023-06-29 fixed: Star Command (SSI) the game will be loaded correctly, manual included (Info) 2023-06-29 fixed: Nevermind (Psyclapse) an access fault removed, some options added, QuitKey for 68000 (Info) 2023-06-27 fixed: Cobra (Bytec) access fault in SidMon replay routine patched (Info) 2023-06-25 improved: TFX (Digital Image Design) various performance optimizations (Info) (snx) [News message: 02. Jul. 2023, 08:16] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Jul.2023` David Brunet (ANF)	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. May/June 2023 news Old artiles from Ami-GrafX 5 to 7: Comparison: Virtual landscape software Tutorial: Imagine - The modelling possibilities of the shape editor Tutorial: ClariSSA - Interfacing ClariSSA with other software Miscellaneous: Simulation of an ambulatory surgery clinic Tutorial: Volumm 4D - Trees and cut-out volumes Tutorial: Real 3D - Robotics File: Presentation of ASC Presta Interview with Yannick Buchy (Meta-MorphOS.fr, Amiga-Classic.org) Interview with Ravi Abbott (The Retro Hour, Amiga Addic) Review of MorphOS 3.18 Review of Karateka File: Presentation and history of the Emerald Mine series File: The Copper File: The history of Simulmondo (second part) Tutorial: Making backup copies on MorphOS DIY: Icarus 1 - AROS One and Icaros Desktop DIY: Installing and configuring Wi-Fi on CD32 Programming: Articles from GuruMed.net website Special quiz about Shadow Of The Beast (snx) [News message: 02. Jul. 2023, 08:16] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Jul.2023`	Lubricator 2.0: Receiving disk images via HTTP and writing them on disk "Lubricator" written by Timm 'bifat' Mueller loads disk images from the World Wide Web and writes them on an Amiga disk using an Amiga with only 1 MB RAM and without harddrive. New in version 2.0: Parser bits rewritten in assembler Minor corrections in signal handling, verbose output, improved documentation AmigaGuide and Installer added some requests could be performed twice, corrected directories are now sorted to top in local facility now deletes __MACOSX garbage from archives automatically (dr) [News message: 02. Jul. 2023, 07:04] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Jul.2023`	RTG driver: Preferences editor "P96Prefs" 47.9 for P96 With "P96Prefs" Thomas Richter has written an improved, alternative preferences editor for the RTG driver P96 (amiga-news.de reported). Version 47.9, now available on Aminet, adds support of tooltypes that are supported as of P96 3.4.0, namely the RainbowII and the CBMs only graphics card, the A2410. AmigaOS 3.2 or higher is required. (dr) [News message: 02. Jul. 2023, 06:21] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Jul.2023`	Developer tools: Amiga SDKs adapted to GCC compilers Cameron 'Nightfox' Armstrong, who recently published AmigaGPT, offers SDKs of AmigaOS 3.2 NDK and AmigaOS 4.1 (V54.16) adapted to the GCC compiler based on Stefan 'Bebbo' Franke's Amiga GCC Development Kit. These contain additional adaptations of AmiSSL-SDK and the translator.library. A Dockerfile is now also included with today's update to create an AmigaOS 3 & 4 compiler development environment with everything included. (dr) [News message: 02. Jul. 2023, 06:04] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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