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Archive 11/2023

`05.Nov.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 in the last two months. Readers willing to help out with translating articles into other languages are asked to contact David 'Daff' Brunet. News from September/October 2023 Old articles from Génération 4 to 6: File: role-playing games and computing - strength in numbers Review of Fantavision Review of Action Service Review of Mafdet And The Book Of The Dead Hardware: Freeze Frame Video Recorder Review of The Armageddon Man Review of Arkanoid: Revenge Of Doh File: digitising images Interview: Sandy Petersen Review of Ultima IV Review of Star Wars Interview with Adrian Wallett (Arcade Attack) Interview with Allister Brimble (musicien) Review of Neon Noir Review of DGen 1.24 Hardware: PiStorm32-lite The best of Byte from November to December 1985 File: Idea Software File: AmigaDOS error messages File: Where does Vim come from? Tutorial: configuring Emu68 on PiStorm Tutorial: connection and use of GitHub from MorphOS Programming: Copper, part 2 - rasters Special quiz about Andy Warhol and the Amiga (snx) [News message: 05. Nov. 2023, 08:55] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`05.Nov.2023` Andreas Magerl (ANF)	Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 165 The English and German issue 165 (November/December 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, besides various reviews, a preview of Roguecraft and a show report about Amiga38. (snx) [News message: 05. Nov. 2023, 08:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`05.Nov.2023`	Aminet uploads until 04.11.2023 The following files have been added until 04.11.2023 to Aminet: SteMarRegAMOSSources.lha dev/amos 398K 68k 10 AMOS sources+exes by Stefa... makedepend_AmiMod.lha dev/c 248K 68k makedepend bugfixed + modifie... AMIGA-SCARTRGBcable.jpg docs/hard 26K Schematic for generic Amiga S... anaiis_massive.lha driver/oth 46K 68k Massive release 1.23 Untangle.lha game/think 28K MOS Amiga port of a popular logic... Passcodes.lha game/wb 5.8M 68k Passcodes network word guessi... BackdPattGener.lha gfx/edit 51K 68k Create your own backdrop patt... AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 5.0M 68k Signetics-based machines emul... AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 5.5M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul... AmiVms.lha misc/emu 3.7M 68k Simulates OpenVMS commands Freaks.lha mods/misc 2.4M 16bit 4ch Up-Tempo Techno by ... AmySequencer.lha mus/midi 659K 68k MIDI sequencer for the AMIGA ... file.driver.lha mus/misc 8K 68k CyberSound driver for file ou... AmiWeatherForecasts1.... util/app 35K 68k Weather forecasting application Albatros.lha util/boot 34K 68k Lock your AMIGA by a keyword sysvars.lha util/boot 11K 68k Put system information in env... IdentifyDev.lha util/libs 67K 68k Identify hardware and more IdentifyUsr.lha util/libs 100K 68k Identify hardware and more iGame.lha util/misc 437K 68k Front-end for WHDLoad Mnemosyne.lha util/misc 78K 68k Disk usage statistics+file/fo... VATestprogram.zip util/misc 15M 68k Versatile Amiga Testprogram VisualGuide_de.lha util/misc 1K German catalog for VisualGuid... AmiAuthenticator.lha util/wb 75K 68k 2FA (TOTP) code generator DrawerGenie.lha util/wb 158K 68k Toolbar for Workbench Drawers SteMarRegDOSScripts.lha util/wb 13K 12 AmigaDOS scripts by Stefan... (snx) [News message: 05. Nov. 2023, 07:48] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`05.Nov.2023`	OS4Depot uploads until 04.11.2023 The following files have been added until 04.11.2023 to OS4Depot: nallepuh.lha aud/mis 431kb 4.1 Nalle Puh (Paula,CIAA,CIAB emula... pt2_clone.lha aud/tra 13Mb 4.1 Ported clone of Protracker II openjpeg.lha dev/lib 3Mb 4.1 Open-source JPEG 2000 codec amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator astromenace.lha gam/shm 72Mb 4.1 Hardcore 3D space scroll-shooter igame.lha uti/mis 437kb 4.0 Front-end for WHDLoad sacrificiopagano.lha uti/mis 5Mb 4.0 Magic Tool (snx) [News message: 05. Nov. 2023, 07:48] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`05.Nov.2023`	AROS Archives uploads until 04.11.2023 The following files have been added until 04.11.2023 to AROS Archives: passcodes.i386-aros.lha gam/mis 6Mb network word guessing game sacrificopagano.lha uti/mis 5Mb Magic Tool (snx) [News message: 05. Nov. 2023, 07:48] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`05.Nov.2023`	MorphOS-Storage uploads until 04.11.2023 The following files have been added until 04.11.2023 to MorphOS-Storage: CRABUM_1.7.lha Ambient/Utilities A MUI GUI for creating ... pt2-clone_1.65.0.lha Audio/Tracker ProTracker 2 clone - po... iGame_2.4.5.lha Games/Launcher A frontend to launching... Untangle_0.1.lha Games/Misc A logic puzzle, where t... SacrificioPagano_2.00.lha Misc A special app to people... AmiSSL_5.12.lha Network/SSL OpenSSL as an Amiga sha... WitchCleaner_3.00.lha Network/Web A little and easy progr... Meltium_1.60.lha System/Monitoring A small graphical CPU-u... Neatvi_12.lha Text/Edit Neat vi clone (snx) [News message: 05. Nov. 2023, 07:48] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`05.Nov.2023`	Racing game: Rally Cross V1.0 Developer and Resistance member Alessio 'OzzyBoshi' Garzi released his Amiga version of Fabio Antoniazzi's PC shareware racing game Rally Cross at Flashparty 2023 and has now made it available to the general public. Direct download: rc.adf (880 KB) (dr) [News message: 05. Nov. 2023, 06:40] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`05.Nov.2023`	Weather data: AmiWeatherForecast V1.2 AmiWeatherForecasts is a weather forecasting application that provides the latest weather information for any location. It was written in the C programming language under Amiga OS 3.2 and uses data from OpenWeather (amiga-news.de reported). Changes in version 1.2: According to SnoopDos, continuous querying of the TZ variable is blocked. Added set date and time manually menu Added sync system time using sntp menu It synchronizes the system time using sntp if avaliable an internet connection when executing firstly (dr) [News message: 05. Nov. 2023, 06:02] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`04.Nov.2023`	Chat software: AmigaGPT V1.2.1 Cameron Armstrong has written AmigaGPT, a chat program for AmigaOS 3.2 that uses the power of the chatbot ChatGPT (amiga-news.de reported). Version 1.2.0 added backwards compatibility to AmigaOS 3.9 and the new version 1.2.1 adds this for Cloanto's Workbench 3.X shipped with Amiga Forever. Direct download: AmigaGPT.lha (206 KB) (dr) [News message: 04. Nov. 2023, 14:40] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`04.Nov.2023` Facebook	THEA500 Maxi: Release planned in the 4th quarter of 2024 In a YouTube video under the title link, Retro Games Ltd. not only summarises the past development phase 1, which also included the release of the THEA500 Mini 2022 (amiga-news.de reported), but also announces the release of the "New Full Size Amiga Console" for the second phase in the fourth quarter of 2024. (dr) [News message: 04. Nov. 2023, 08:08] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`04.Nov.2023` Dietmar Planitzer (Mail)	Operating system for Amiga 3000/4000: Status update of "Apollo" About a year ago, we reported on the start of Dietmar Planitzer's project to write "Apollo", an experimental operating system for the Amiga 3000/4000. We asked the developer what the current status of the work is, and he kindly summarised the following for us: "Apollo is at the beginning of a (long) journey. At the moment the basics of an operating system exist, which can run in an Amiga with a 68030 processor and at least 256 KB of main memory. However, the operating system must be stored in a ROM chip that replaces the standard ROM found in an Amiga. What can you do with Apollo at the moment? As a user, not very much. You can enter text interactively like in a text editor and enjoy how the machine reacts to every keystroke with the output of a beautiful letter :) As a developer/hobby programmer, there are more interesting things to discover: Apollo is a preemptive multi-tasking operating system that, like POSIX, supports a process hierarchy and makes resources accessible using a general "file descriptor" model. As in typical POSIX systems, there is a clear separation between kernel and user space (where programmes are executed). However, multi-tasking works differently than in the original Amiga OS or a typical POSIX system: Apps create and manage so-called threads in these systems in order to achieve multi-tasking. Threads allow a programme to execute things in parallel. The problem with this traditional model is that programs typically (directly or indirectly) create many of these threads and most of them spend most of their time sleeping. Apollo has no threads. Instead, it has "virtual processors" and "dispatch queues". A virtual processor is similar to a thread, but it does not belong to a specific application. Virtual processors can be moved between applications by Apollo as required. Applications use dispatch queues to tell Apollo what they want to execute in parallel. Dispatch queues are similar to the dispatch queues found in macOS, but unlike macOS, Apollo is built entirely from the ground up around dispatch queues. What else does Apollo offer? There is a console that supports keyboard and mouse input as well as the widest possible VT100-compatible output to the screen. There are the beginnings of a general "device driver manager", i.e. a component that recognises hardware and manages it. Hardware such as the keyboard, mouse, joystick, memory expansions, floppy drives, etc. can be recognised and managed. There is also the beginning of a standard library for the C programming language to write (small) programmes for Apollo. Next steps The most important next step is the implementation of a file system for floppies and then hard discs. Also the implementation of a (simple) shell to be able to execute programmes. These components should make Apollo a little more interesting for users. Further plans include things like "protected memory" and "pagging/swapping" and support for other 68030 systems like Atari TT & Falcon." (dr) [News message: 04. Nov. 2023, 07:52] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`04.Nov.2023` George Sokianos (ANF)	Event: AmiCamp 2024 on April 13/14 2024 (Athens) We are delighted to inform you that we are organizing the next AmiCamp for 2024, the biggest Amiga event in Greece, which will take place on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th of April 2024. Over the weekend, friends and fans of the Amiga computers are going to get together in a great place to celebrate the best computer in the world, its next generation and its alternative systems. Amiga compatible computers, including the AmigaOne 500, PowerMac, Vampire, and Pi Storm, will be available among the finest Classic Amiga models, and will be readily available for use and testing. Younger and older children can enjoy many old and new Amiga games, but the star of the show is Sensible World of Soccer with its Sensible Days competition, which is going to happen on the second day. People from the Greek Amiga community will present their creations and their love for Amiga computers. AmiCamp is an inclusive event that provides free fun and free celebrations for everyone. More information you can find at the official website at the title link as well as on Facebook and Twitter. (dr) [News message: 04. Nov. 2023, 06:55] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`04.Nov.2023`	WHDLoad: Graphical user-interface iGame 2.4.5 iGame is a MUI-based frontend for starting WHDLoad games (amiga-news.de reported). George 'walkero' Sokianos has released version 2.4.5 for AmigaOS 2.04 and higher, AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS. Changes: Fixed the opening of the properties window for some users, by reverting some changes from v2.4.1 Fixed the item (demo/game) renaming from the properties window Fixed the addition of an item (demo/game) from the "Add game..." window. This was saved in a wrong way and was breaking the list Fixed the title change of the items in the list Code cleanup Speedup the slavesListAddTail() Fixes on renaming and single item addition Fixed the opening of the properties window for some users Use SDI to define the hooks Fixing the issue 215 and make the scan better on changes fixes in the changelog Direct download: iGame-v2.4.5-20231103.lha (437 Kb) (dr) [News message: 04. Nov. 2023, 06:39] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Nov.2023`	Rogue-like game: Rogue Declan V1.2.0 After winning AmiGameJam 2022, Nivrig Games continues working on its twin-stick shooter (YouTube video). Changes of version 1.2.0: Added an in-game options menu accessed with ESC or CD32 PAUSE Fixed all shots disappearing when the Quit key was pressed Fixed graphical glitches when a chest spawned beside a pit Fixed rare generation of floor tiles connected only at the diagonal corners Other map generation refinements Shot system optimisation Rebuilt game with the latest compiler for more optimisatios (dr) [News message: 03. Nov. 2023, 06:44] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Nov.2023`	CLI command: sysvars V0.10 The sysvars command creates environment variables with system information in order to make it dependent on these, for example, in the startup sequence, which patches are included. So far there is information on the CPU and FPU, the chipset, the vertical frame rate (PAL/NTSC) as well as whether the emulator UAE is used - and if so, in which version. Version 0.10 provides the following changes: Added $KickVer and $KickEnv that provide kickstart version and revision $UAE is now split in $UAEMajor, $UAEMinor and $UAERev for more convenient scripting Added detection of bsdsocket.library ($BSDSockLib contains the id string, $BSDSockLibVer the version, and $BSDSockRev the revision) Refactoring and code improvements (still learning though) Easy way to disable certain variables/features at the beginning of the file using constants (Adapt to your need and make the tool as tiny as possible) Unified SetVar approach using macros Easier integration of new features via consistent scheme Better comments added test script for startup-sequence Direct download: sysvars.lha (11 KB) (dr) [News message: 03. Nov. 2023, 06:07] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Nov.2023`	Tool: Mnemosyne V1.1.1 Mnemosyne is a tool for AmigaOS 3.x that shows how much space files and folders take up on the hard disk. It is supposed to help manage the space on the hard disk better. Mnemosyne is written in C and uses ReAction. ClassAct is required under AmigaOS 3.1 and 3.1.4. Version 1.1.1 (Aminet link) provides the following changes: Fixed Damaged MungWall on scans bug New Guide images updated to fit the version Current version moving to 1.0.2 -> 1.1.1 Made Mnemosyne program from: 32.504B to 32.492B (dr) [News message: 03. Nov. 2023, 06:02] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Nov.2023`	AmigaOS 4: Status update of WebKit port George 'walkero' Sokianos describes the current status of the Webkit port in a forum post on Amigans (amiga-news.de reported): "For some time now, the port was around 54% of the WebCore library compilation. At that point, I was getting around 10K of errors, and I was trying to figure out why this was happening and where exactly was the problem. Just last week, with the help of Kas1e who discovered what was wrong, he found that the problem was a missing curly bracket I stupidly removed a year ago accidentally. By fixing that, I managed to have WebCore library compiling up to 99%. Actually, I already started working on a minimal window with a web view that will be able to show just one website. That's the next goal." And Roman 'kas1e' Kargin has added: "the whole webcore is more or less cross-platform, while remain 1% is platform specific: an actual thing to render in, open a window, blit things in, gui, etc, etc. All should be written for OS4. That is harder part and real programming. Once, George will have a window to which sites render, then - in worse case, even without gui - one can make a binary to which you spend a url and it opens window and render to it. It will be not a browser, but something as a start. At least we can test if core works , how fast, what need to fix, deal with crashes (i am sure there will). The fact that core compiles, doesnt mean all works as expected, it is unknown by now". In this context, George suggests that another team take over the development of this part of the browser if there are interested parties. The current team could then continue to take care of WebKit, fix problems and keep it up to date. The main repository can now be found on GitHub under "AmigaLabs". (dr) [News message: 03. Nov. 2023, 05:51] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Nov.2023`	Programming: Web based m68k assembler editor v3.0.0 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). Version 3.0.0 provides performance improvements and bug fixes: Improved performance by 3x, now runs at +-30mhz Bug fixes during compilation and execution Improved UI on mobile for the interactive documentation Improved UI on the editor (dr) [News message: 03. Nov. 2023, 05:32] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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