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Archive 01/2024

`13.Jan.2024`	Video tutorial: Reading CSV files with AMOS In another part of his series of short tutorials on AMOS Pro, retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' shows how he reads CSV (Comma Separated Values) data into a programme and separates the CSV values, both manually and using an automated method. (dr) [News message: 13. Jan. 2024, 22:02] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`12.Jan.2024`	ADF tool for macOS: ADFMaster v2.2 'Matze1887' has updated his ADF tool "ADFMaster" for macOS to version 2.2, which he himself describes as experimental. The dark mode and errors in IFF/ILBM decoding have been fixed (wrong colours) and better handling of international file names has been implemented. The tool is available on itch.io from four Euros. (dr) [News message: 12. Jan. 2024, 21:47] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`12.Jan.2024`	Datatype for WebP: WarpWebP.datatype 45.5 Oliver Roberts has updated his WarpWebP.datatype for viewing the WebP image format to version 45.5. The datatype is based on Google's libwebp 1.3.2. Versions for AmigaOS 3/4, WarpOS and MorphOS are available, a graphic card is not required. Changes: Updated with libwebp 1.3.2. Decoding of lossless images on 68k is now 30% faster. Various minor optimisations. Removed some redundant code. (dr) [News message: 12. Jan. 2024, 10:21] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Jan.2024`	Gotek firmware: FlashFloppy 3.42 FlashFloppy is an alternative, open source firmware for the floppy emulator Gotek. Its original firmware is not developed any further. Changes in version 3.42: HFEv3: Various read/write improvements WDATA: Merge short write pulses, and apply de-jitter/precomp IMG, EDSK: Stream large sector writes to flash (dr) [News message: 11. Jan. 2024, 21:34] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Jan.2024`	Preview video: Hyperborea (Resurrected) #3 Daniel 'Daytona675x' Müßener is in the process of continuing "Hyperborea", a project started four years ago and interrupted in the meantime (YouTube videos) (amiga-news.de reported). Technically, the game is as good as finished. Changes of the third preview video: fat laser shot: this is your secondary weapon. It's stronger than the spread-shot, but - guess what - doesn't spread. Also, your ship moves at half speed when this is fired. Very good to dodge dense bullet curtains. A double-click toggles between the two weapon types. Don't worry: your gun will still continue firing when you shortly lift your thumb for this action. sprite priorities: in 2p mode the player / player-shot sprites' priorities are alternating each frame now. So in even frames all the stuff of player 1 is drawn on top of player 2 and in odd frames player 2 and its shots occlude player 1. This effectively results in both player-ships and -shots being visible all the time. Before this change player 1 and its shots always overpainted all the 2nd player's stuff. a logo screen ;) main menu (not fully functional as of yet) (dr) [News message: 11. Jan. 2024, 21:26] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Jan.2024` Commotron (ANF)	Wireless Gamepad: Turbo 2000 Super V2 The Turbo 2000 Super gamepad from Commotron is wireless and has a fourth fire button for jumping (amiga-news.de reported). Now the manufacturer is showing a revised and, with a recommended retail price of 29.90 euros, cheaper version 2 of the pad on Facebook, which is said to have already arrived at the first dealers and is also available in two additional designs: Commodore Cream and Sinclair Spectrum. The Turbo 2000 Super V2 offers an additional two-pin connector header on the dongle, so that one can solder a two wire cable into the computer or gaming console and connect two independent buttons to the dongle. For example one can connect buttons from Gotek Drive selectors, Reset button and Game-Select buttons, or turbo-module buttons to the dongle. With a new mapping selection one can trigger those two buttons wirelessly from the gamepad by pressing Fire 2 or 3 for one of the two pins. Pin 1 or Pin 2 on the header connector will deliver Ground (GND) signal when pressing Fire Button 2 or 3. (snx) [News message: 11. Jan. 2024, 17:42] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Jan.2024` Lars Sobiraj (ANF)	Diskmag: Last issue of Jurassic Pack released Lars Sobiraj wrote: Today, after almost two years, the 20th and probably last issue of the Jurassic Pack was published (amiga-news.de reported). This demoscene discmag looks back on a long history. The pre-issue appeared 18.5 years ago at a French demo party called Gasp. A few highlights: Interview with Peter Baustaedter, a scene graphic designer who managed to go from Austria to Hollywood with Arnold Schwarzenegger's help. He was involved in the creation of the films "Avatar", "Jumper", "The Fifth Element" and many more. Interview with Amiga graphic artist Danny Geurtsen, who is also successful in the games and film industry. Geurtsen has worked on "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", "Passengers", "The Martian", "Maleficent", "Gravity", "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", "Underworld", "Space Odyssey" and "The Avengers", to name but a few. Alexander Scheel transported the popular demo Odyssey from Alcatraz from 1991 into the present with the help of the ray tracing tool Blender. However, there are numerous other items to discover in the Amiga version. Direct download: jp20_final.lha (1,4 MB) (dr) [News message: 11. Jan. 2024, 09:13] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Jan.2024`	Do it yourself: 3D case printing templates for the Amiga 1200 Dennis Busch has made various 3D case printing templates for the Amiga 1200 available on his itch.io page: back trapdoor replacement which can carry a 40PIN IDE plug external bracket for SD card reader Trapdoor replacement for using with PiStorm32-lite Pi4B (dr) [News message: 11. Jan. 2024, 08:54] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Jan.2024`	Flappy Bird clone: Amiga Flappy Ace v1.02 (update) After Amiga conversions of the game Flappy Bird using RedPill (Happy Bat), the Scorpion Engine (Flighty Fox) and AmiBlitz3 (Börd), Jose has now written "Amiga Flappy Ace" using the Amiga C Engine (ACE), which should also run quickly on an A500. The game serves the developer as a tech demo for a planned, larger project. The source code is available on GitHub. Update: (12.01.2024, 21:49, dr) Version 1.02 is now available, which fixes a memory leak and the menu text bug. (dr) [News message: 11. Jan. 2024, 06:22] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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