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In June we received several small improvements for AmigaOS 4.1 in AmiUpdate. Here you could see list of changes. It looks like a better way comparing to big, "final" versions of 4.1.

Added: 2021-07-02 16:27, Author: st, Category: AmigaOS Comments »

The small version of (Mini-ITX format) Checkmate 1500 Plus case is available for purchase both in white and black versions. Cost = 210 euro.

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Added: 2021-07-01 11:11, Author: st, Category: Hardware Comments »

Trixie on his blog writed how he was traveling to Cieszyn, where he could Polish computer magazines, like Bajtek. Next he describes Amiga NG magazine published by Adam Mierzwa.

Added: 2021-06-30 20:05, Author: st, Category: Journalism Comments »

Arduino Floppy Disk is a way to read/write Amiga floppy disks on PC using Arduino. The schema of such connection is available on project's webpage. What's important, since version 2.5 we have a direct connect to Amiga disks on WinUAE - (here we have such preliminary version.

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Added: 2021-06-30 19:55, Author: st, Category: Hardware Comments »

ALS means AMOS Layers System, because it changes screens in AMOS into layers, which we could put one into other (with full control of order, colors and transparency). No additional installation is needed - ASL is available as set of tables and procedures (kind of AMOS library). It is developed since 2020 and in June 2021 version 1.94 has been released.

Added: 2021-06-30 19:46, Author: st, Category: Software Comments »

Trevor Dickinson (A-Eon) wrote on his blog the first text in 2021. He focused mostly on the new book "From Vultures to Vampires", which he creates with David Pleasance.

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Added: 2021-06-18 15:18, Author: st, Category: Journalism Comments »

CS-Lab company is preparing launching of the new firmware to card 1260 (version 1.10). Due to lack of components, cards WARP 3060/4060 will be finished in 2022.

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Added: 2021-06-17 14:23, Author: st, Category: Hardware Comments »

Artur Gadawski from 7-bit works on Amigi 1200 accelerator named "Wicher 1220". Currently this card is in the beta test phase. Configuration: MC68EC020 25MHz/33MHz, 11MB Fast Ram (16MB SDRAM), SPI-Controller, RTC, microSD reader and Ethernet controller. We received also updated software for Wicher cards - AmigaOS3.2 handling.

Added: 2021-06-17 14:09, Author: st, Category: Hardware Comments »

Owners of Enhancer Software package (additional software for AmigaOS 4) could received some updates lately. In the list we have commands Version i Copy. Version ES 1.5 will receive also update of command List as well as AmiPDF and X-Dock.

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Added: 2021-06-11 15:01, Author: st, Category: Software Comments »

Do you think about AmigaOS 3.2 purchase? Please take a look at official FAQ as text file on Aminet. Hyperion released updated version of R2 for NDK (Native Developer Kit). Just below you could find how AmigaBill talks about 13 the most important changes in AmigaOS for classic.

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Added: 2021-06-10 16:01, Author: st, Category: AmigaOS Comments »

RNOArchive is a program to pack, unpack and modifying archives in ZIP or XAD formats. This program supports UTF-8 coding. Here you could see how it works.

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Added: 2021-06-10 15:46, Author: st, Category: Software Comments »

BGUI (BOOPSI GUI) is a free tool set to create GUI for Amiga OS. It is available onGitHub - you could find there SDK, C source, docs in AutoDoc, AmigaGuide and HTML, sources of libraries.

Added: 2021-06-09 14:53, Author: st, Category: Software Comments »

On Czech portal you could read article about problems with installation of the newest graphic cards on Sam440ep-flex main board using AmigaOS 4.

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Added: 2021-06-01 11:35, Author: st, Category: Hardware Comments »

Just after AmigaOS 3.2 (for classic Amiga) release we have the same problems with digital version of this system (like with 3.1.4). As we could read in amiga-news, Hyperion didn't release digital version of this system. Amiga company tries to block it. So nothing new in Amiga world.

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Added: 2021-05-31 18:07, Author: st, Category: Events Comments »

The 18-th issue of Komoda & Amiga + magazine has been released. Inside: interview with Dave Haynie, how to fix Amigi 600, Fury of the Furries, TAWS - The Amiga Workbench Simulation, WinUAE and text "my fight with z Amiga 400" (Raspberry Pi 400 emulation). English version costs 8 euro + shipping (or 1.5 euro - PDF version).

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Added: 2021-05-31 13:20, Author: st, Category: Magazines Comments »

Buffee is a project of processor "replacement" for A500/1000/2000. We have information, that Buffee will be working in extremely compatibility mode and it will be required to configure it by user or dealer just for user's hardware (Amiga, Atari or Mac 68k).

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Added: 2021-05-28 12:37, Author: st, Category: Hardware Comments »

Thanks to Classic Goa Traxx editor (part of Belgian Suntrip Records) you could purchase album Andromeda - Amiga by Przemysław Tkaczyk, known also as Skipp - part of Potion.

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Added: 2021-05-19 21:20, Posted by: st, Category: Demoscene Comments »

Author: Lokaty

"AMOS Professional Unity" - the second alpha version of Frédérica "AmiDARK" Cordier's improvement id the classic AMOS Professional (AGA chipset handling). What's inside? AGA sprites (16, 32 and 64 pixels width), posibility to choose screen colors palette and the new ScreenFX system. The whole list of changes you will find here. Version 0.2 of the new AMOS is available here to download.

Added: 2021-05-10 16:27, Author: st, Category: Software Comments »

"Athanor 2 - The Legend Of The Birdmen" is an adventure game prepared for Amstrad. Amiga version is still in progress since last few years. On the French portal Amiga Impact you could take a look at the first screenshots. Blork is a shooter, which was in progress in the middle 90s and has been never finished. Anyhow we could see demo of this game.

Added: 2021-05-06 15:33, Author: st, Category: Games Comments »

amigaXfer is a tool to send data between Amiga and other computers using serial ports. More info about this program you could find na Roc's Blog.

Added: 2021-05-04 15:59, Author: st, Category: Software Comments »

All In One Streams is the package of Python script to watch video from the different internet services, like Twitch, YouTube or Vimeo. We could launch them using CLI or web browser and watch using FFplay or Mplayer.

Added: 2021-04-30 15:56, Author: st, Category: Software Comments »

Trixie described on his blog progress of work on the new audio editor Rave for AmigaOS 4. This application has it's own logo and start screen. in the menu we could find number of useful options (Edit, Trim, Clear, Delete and Grab). What's more - rave will have his own requester to choose audio files instead of system ASL.

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Added: 2021-04-30 08:47, Author: st, Category: Software Comments »

UHCTools is a set of scripts and network tools created by Patrik Axelsson and David Eriksson. It allows easy and fast access to the biggest Amiga repositories (including Aminet) of software, games and demoscene. The package contains also other CLI commands and Synergy client. lates changes were made 26.3.2021.

Added: 2021-04-12 16:36, Author: st, Category: Software Comments »

The new version of IBrowse browser has been released on 2-nd April. It focuses mostly on bug fixing - all improvements will be delivered within the next versions (including HTML and iframe). There is also new version of Polish translation. Thanks to fix with locale.library this program could be launched on AmigaOS 3.0. Update is free for all registered users of 2.5 version - others could get discount.

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Added: 2021-04-09 14:37, Author: st, Category: Software Comments »

h0ffman works on port of classic Metal Gear (MSX) for Amiga 500.

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Added: 2021-03-26 10:19, Author: st, Category: Games Comments »

The third issue of British magazine Amiga Addict has been released. What's inside? Review of "UnAmiga" (FPGA based computer), Amiga Irleand Live Show report and game reviews of Pinball Dreams, Fantasies and Illusions. In fourth issue you will find comparison of Amiga and Atari ST. Price: 5 euro + shipping.

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Added: 2021-03-25 16:34, Author: st, Category: Magazines Comments »

AmiKit for Raspberry Pi has achieved status RC3. It mans, that we can expect the final release very soon. Autor - Ján Zahurančík - already announced premiere for Marzec 2021. Requirements: Raspberry Pi version 4B or 400 and the package based on Manjaro and Amiberry. We would like to announce review of AmiKit for Rpi on the premiere day.

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Added: 2021-02-11 13:42, Author: mp, Category: Emulation Comments »

SysInfo is an application created in the early 90s for classic Amiga - it displays info about system, libraries and hardware. In 2012 version 4.0 has been released and since this time we receive next, improved versions. In this moment (28.1.2021) you could download version 4.5 beta 12.

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Added: 2021-02-10 11:31, Author: st, Category: Software Comments »

MUIbase (Magic data BASE with User Interface) is a programmable (Lisp) database with graphics interface developed by Steffen Gutmann. Changes within version 4.3: saving data to new SQLite 3.34.0, possibility of saving logs to file, new fonts. Both versions for PPC and 68k are available.

Added: 2021-02-09 18:11, Author: st, Category: Software Comments »

As you could read on Trixie's blog, the new ToolBar gadget (available together with ES package updates) is one of the most universal class within the whole AmigaOS4 BOOPSI.

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Added: 2021-02-07 09:36, Author: st, Category: Journalism Comments »