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Archive 03/2024

`02.Mar.2024`	MorphOS: Version management "Git Desktop" v0.13.22 Rafał Zabdyr has released another beta version of his graphical user interface for the version management Git for MorphOS (amiga-news.de reported). "Git Desktop" is written in C++ and based on MUI through his C++ wrapper. MorphOS 3.x and the Git component of the SDK are required. Besides bug fixes the new version provides the following changes: add .gitignore from templates when creating new repository edit .gitignore and reload from templates for existing repository add LICENSE file from templates when creating new repository preview/compare image files via datatypes (for untracked files, current changes and history/logs) better integration with GitLab/Bitbucket repositories (via url links) (dr) [News message: 02. Mar. 2024, 22:05] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Mar.2024`	Tower defense: Demo version of "Dice Masters" for Apollo Vampire V4 (update) Sami Vehmaa's latest project is a tower defence game in which you have to fend off aliens on a spaceship (YouTube video). The demo version offers two of the planned ten levels. Update: (05.03.2024, 06:10, dr) A new demo version 0.91 is available which offers a third level and improved game input logic as well as a more clean gameplay. (dr) [News message: 02. Mar. 2024, 21:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Mar.2024`	Musik track: "199X" by LukHash 'LukHash' is a musician living in Edinburgh (Scotland). He describes his music as "fusion of 8-bit digital mayhem and '80s inspired synth music combined with modern sounds and cyberpunk aesthetics." His current chiptune "199X" takes you back to the 90s: just out of school, you fire up your (Amiga) computer and start playing. Connoisseurs will recognise various references to classic games. The track can not only be listened to as a YouTube video under the title link, but can also be bought on iTunes or bandcamp. (dr) [News message: 02. Mar. 2024, 09:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`01.Mar.2024`	Floppy disk images on PC and Mac: Greaseweazle Tools 1.16.3 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 1.16.3 of the Greaseweazle Tools provide the following changes: FDI: Fix import of FDI image files gw read, write: --dd option renamed to --densel --dd remains valid for now gw write: Option --gen-tg43 generates 8-inch /TG43 signal on pin 2 (dr) [News message: 01. Mar. 2024, 19:08] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`01.Mar.2024`	Mailbox: AmiExpress 5.6.1 AmiExpress is a rewrite by Darren Coles of the original Joe Hodge/LightSpeed Technologies mailbox program in Amiga E. It is open source and includes most of the features of the previous version as well as new features and bug fixes. Version 5.6.1 offers some fixes to resolve issues when running on 68000, support for conf NDIRS setting in the configuration editor and the option to move mail messages to another conference. Direct download: Amix561.lha (1,1 MB) (dr) [News message: 01. Mar. 2024, 19:02] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`01.Mar.2024`	Video tutorial: Further screen commands in AMOS Following on from his last two videos about screen commands and especially the "Screen Copy" command, retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' shows more screen commands in the current part of his tutorial series about AMOS Pro, in particular how to scroll a screen, or rather part of a screen. As always, the source file for the programme shown in the video can be downloaded free of charge from his website. (dr) [News message: 01. Mar. 2024, 05:21] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`01.Mar.2024`	Amiga emulator: Amiberry 5.6.8 Amiberry is an Amiga emulator for ARM-based single-chip systems like the Raspberry Pi, the Odroid XU4 or the Tinkerboard from ASUS, which brings some newly developed features like a "WHDLoad-Booter" or support for controller configuration using RetroArch. For example it is used in the Workbench distribution AmiKit for the Raspberry Pi 4/400. Changes in version 5.6.8: Bugfixes GUI Hardware sprite checkbox wouldn't enable when needed some RTG options were not changed on-the-fly fix mouse drift when using RTG hardware sprite absolute mouse movement did not scale correctly in single line mode fix offset for button indicators in ControllerMap GUI Fix absolute mouse positioning for RTG modes as well Fixed crash when using Restart after previous updates Fixed crash/freeze when trying to access FloppyDriveBridge devices under macOS Ensure changes in virtual mouse and magic mouse are applied immediately Removed some buggy Fast copper experimental code Improvements When emulating, disable RTG settings that cannot be changed on-the-fly added always on top options to Misc panel in GUI, fixed navigation Partial merge of GFX updates from Preview improve WHDBooter prefs changes implement floppydatapullup option more WHDBooter improvements (dr) [News message: 01. Mar. 2024, 04:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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