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Today's Highlights
- A few more new articles and reviews of OS3.2. This time from Hackers News and this video review by WalkeroGR.

Amiga Legal News Update

Amiga-News.de

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fax from Amiga's lawyer

New Links (10)

AmigaE-NPP (Notepad ++): I saw on discord that MickGyver had built some useful stuff for blitz basic providing syntax highlighting, function lists, auto-completion etc. I decided it looked like a useful thing to do and I set about building something similar for Amiga E. Mine doesn't attempt to do any shortcut keys for compiling, its purely to add cosmetic touches when editing Amiga E source code using Notepad++.
D520, an adjustable DB23 RGB video / audio converter to HDMI: Since the advent of liquid crystal (or LCD) monitors and televisions with LED backlighting, and the replacement of the Scart / Scart socket by the HDMI port, it is become difficult to obtain a satisfactory image of his Amiga provided with a Scart socket. Thorsten Schubert worked for a few years on a device that could convert the analog video signal of the Amiga Classic (as well as the audio signal) into a digital signal, thus making it possible to use a monitor with an HDMI port. The result is the D520 , the first version of which dates from 2019. The D520 is therefore an adjustable external box with a generator of scanning lines or "scanlines" managing the specificities of Amiga resolutions. It converts the analog video (and audio) signal from your Amiga computer to a digital version that can be displayed on a monitor, TV or projector with digital video input.
Deinterlacing, Scaling & Processing: Questions and Answers (2021 edition): It's been 12 years now since I switched from my classic Sony CRT television (with Scart RGB input) to a progressive CRT display. I've started using linedoublers back then to enjoy the more vibrant picture a progressive tube can provide. About 8 years ago I've switched to a LCD television and have upgraded quite some times since back then to better models (from a Samsung 32" to a LG 32" to a Sony 52" XBR5 and currently ending up with a 52" Sony HX905). Videoprocessors (enhanced linedoubling devices) has been a central part of my setup since back then. While I own a XBox 360 and a PS3 I still like to play classic videogames. I like my PC Engine, I love my Saturn and the PSOne's got a nice collection of classic videogames as well. In addition I've got a PS2 which provides a nice lineup of titles for everyday's use. For years I've strived to gain the perfect picture on my LCD display. I've test lots of different video devices and by setting up this little page, I want to provide an overview on what's available on the market today. {this page covers dozens+ on devices that will allow an older device to connect to modern display hardware. Definitions, write-ups, pictures, screenshots and more!}
Classic Amiga upgrades: {Epsilon, again, does a wonderful job covering all the upgrades he has done to his classic Amigas. KVM's, Lyra PS/2 keyboard converter, PS/2 Cocolino mouse converter, Rys MKII usb mouse converter, Gotek floppy drive, GuruNet parallel port network card, A565 Plipbox ethernet device, ACE2 A500 2M chip memory upgrade, X-Surf 500 network card, ACA1233n 030 accelerator card and few more things!}
800 KB Amiga floppy disk (youtube): {French w/English subtitles} How does the Amiga manage to fit 880 KB on a double density floppy disk? Answer in this video! Direct access to chapters and links below: Introduction, PC/Atari 720 KB floppy, Amiga 880 KB floppy, Pauline, Similarities, Differences, and FDC & Conclusion. {also links to: HxCFloppyEmulator Software, Pauline, Live Pauline presentation, JeffHxC2001 channel, 720 KB Floppy disk & CrossDOS}
AmiExpress BBS: Rewrite of the Amiga AmiExpress BBS system originally widely used by scene BBS's in the 1990s
ImperiumTerranum2: Improved & adopted C version of ImperiumTerranum2 from Oxygenic/virtualworlds.
ImperiumTerranum2 (German): The (inofficial) next part of Civilization, the fight for life of mankind in space! A Science-Fiction-simulation for the AMIGA only.
Amiga-GCC: The GNU C-Compiler with Binutils and other useful tools for cross development. This is a Makefile based approach to build the same files as in the old amigaos-toolchain to reduce the build time. Right now these tools are build: binutils, gcc with libs for C/C++/ObjC, fd2sfd, fd2pragma, ira, sfdc, vbcc, vlink, libnix & ixemul (not really, but the headers are used).
Epsilon's World: {Flat out one of the BEST blog sites about the Amiga! Now at a new web domain.}

2021-05-27

Today's Highlights
- Since its release the chatter from OS3.2 release has settled down. People have been able to order and even some have received their own copies and are doing reviews. Looking good!

- Hopefully only temporarily sad news. The INCREDIBLE site Amiga Hardware Database has gone off line. Fortunately it can still be reached at Archive.org. I'm happy to report that I was able to download all the files and DMS images I clicked on but YMMV. Let's hope this is only a short term glitch!

Amiga Legal News Update

Cloanto applies for admittance of Evert Carton as witness (amiga-news.de)

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Amiga Party Games that Nails the Weekend: I love to support the Amiga commercial games. But there are some remarkable party games that are totally free to download from Aminet. So, I decided to make this guide regarding Party Games for Amiga that are free. All of the games in this guide can be downloaded right now. The Amiga platform got everything from amazing shooters to brilliant snake remakes that are totally free to download and play. Just use this guide and you know what you need to make them run on your Classic Amiga.
Metal Gear � Amiga Port: Originally released in 1987 for the MSX2, Metal Gear became an instant classic. Designed by the legendary Hideo Kojima, it spawned a huge franchise in stealth gameplay and is considered one of the top games from the platform. While there are ports for the NES, Spectrum and C64 they were missing a lot of the key details from the original game. An Amiga version was once advertised in a magazine but sadly was consigned to myth and legend. That is until now.
Presenting the X1Boot Manager! (hyperion thread): Hello everyone! I'm excited to finally release the X1Boot Manager into the X1000 Linux world! :-D The X1Boot Manager is the culmination of a two year research and development project and then some I call the X1Boot Project. The aim of the X1Boot Project was to prove if: 1. Linux could be booted directly off an X1000 HDD (or SSD.) 2. Linux could be loaded from a standard AmigaBoot menu. 3. Linux could be managed from a Linux boot editor. Well I'm pleased to say I was successful in all three aims!
Network Boot Disk for Amiga: This disk is made for getting any classic Amiga easily on network with good file transferring compatibilities. It could be helpful in emergency situations or when building up a completely new system. It's based on stripped down version of AmiTCP/IP 3.0b2 stack and couple of other freeware programs. Almost everything on the disk is packed and cutted down to minimum. You should install some full TCP/IP stack and latest full drivers for permanent use. Use this disk only by booting from it as it is! You've been warned.
Amiga backup software comparison (amibay thread): {Good thread about several different programs: Abackup 5.22, AMI-Back 2.0i, Diavolo 3.7 Pro & Quarterback 7.3.1a}
TextEditFiletypePlugins: Project for the Amiga that aim to gather many filetype plugins (highlighters) for AmigaOS 3.2 TextEdit. Anyone can contribute a new filetype like: E, Installer, AmigaGuide, LaTeX . . . Just ask
Rom Kernel Reference Manual WIP: This book ROM Kernel Reference Manual: The Coveted Addendum aims to cover all programming topics of the Amiga operating system since Release 2 all the way to 3.2. Some of the features are 30 years old and some things were added within the last few years. That is a huge span and a huge undertaking to write about all of it. This book is initially published as a PDF as it is more important to get
WBDock: Simple WB Dock for WB 1.3 & and an extended version for OS 3.1 and above. Fully configurable, various styles, supports external dock apps and more.
Installer's Heaven: I've noticed MANY people are also having problems with manuals for their hardware. They don't know how to install something, because the don't have the jumper settings, or are missing some relevant info from the manual. I've decided to start a web page for that HERE. Have you ever lost an install disk for a piece of hardware, and then realize that the company is bankrupt? Ever had a cool day, and found a cheap accelerator for that old a1000, but don't know where to turn for the software? Well, here's the place! Take what you need, and send ANY software or manuals for hardware here, so others may benefit too! Hard_Drive_Controllers, Misc_Hardware, Ethernet_and_Serial, Accelerators, Audio, Video_Cards & Manuals.
Retro Commodore: Welcome to Retro Commodore � Your place with high quality scans.
Ben Hermans - ARTES: Homepage for Ben Hermans at ARTES.law.

2021-05-20

Today's Highlights
- It has been nice to see the recent activity on the forums caused by the release of OS 3.2. and the mini update Hyperion released just a few days earlier. Like everyone else I'm interested to see what comes next but in the crazy world that is AmigLand who knows. At least we only have "two more weeks to go!" ha ha.

Amiga Legal News Update

New Links (7)

amy-itx: Based around the original custom chips of the Classic Amiga(tm) computer from Commodore(tm) I�m ready to run all your favorite Classic games and applications. My core design focuses on compatibility, stability and flexibility. My designer is an experienced hardware engineer and he started this project around 2010. Since then I�ve undergone some major design changes. Early boards were larger (ATX+) and based solely on through hole components. In the latest revision (they call me Amy-ITX now �) all non Commodore custom electronics are super small SMD (Surface-Mount Devices). Now I�m a standard Mini-ITX form factor. This not only makes me smaller in size (about 50%) but also cuts cost and makes me more environmentally friendly.
8bit2amiga(Polish/English): Idea for the 8bit2amiga project was born at the end of the 90's. When I was 14-15 I wrote my first Henry's House game room on Amiga. In 90's transferring graphics from Atari to Amiga was not as easy as it is today. Of course, the source code and that little work were lost for over 20 years, but a few months ago on the AOZ.Studio newsgroup an idea came up to write such a port. And so I completed the first room of Henry's House years later. More rooms will be released soon. If there is interest from you after Henry, I will start another 8-bit computer game.
Welcome to the Unofficial Official SAS/C Compiler Support Page: Patches for the SAS/C 6.5x Development System.
Amiga C Tutorial: This tutorial will help you to begin to understand how to write Amiga Programs using AmigaOS and Workbench. To create a GUI interface using Intuition, Gadtools or Reaction and use the features of AmigaOS to develop Amiga applications. Example code is included to help you understand it.
Self-powered A500 SCSI Controllers : Although I no longer use any of my A500s regularly, I had a few spare hours during a recent rainy day and I decided to try out an idea I had. The intention was to power an A500 SCSI controller and hard drive off the same power supply that powers the A500, eliminating the 2nd power supply and it's attendant complexity and snarls of cables. I tried this idea on both a GVP A500 HD+ and a Commodore A590.
Classic Amiga Gets Modernized With Custom Amy-ITX Motherboard Project: That initial sense of amazement at the Amiga�s unique capabilities is one of the reasons why the platform continues to have rabid fans some 30+ years later and why a small group of skilled enthusiasts have designed and manufactured a brand-new circuit board, dubbed the Amy-ITX, that brings actual Amiga hardware to the current mini-ITX form factor.
Retro-Updates.com (Dutch/English): Who are we? For a very large group of enthusiastic users of retro computer hardware (such as Commodore, Atari, Sinclair ZX-Spectrum, and 386 / 486PC), we are looking for hardware modifications to maintain and update these retro computers for the current time. The focus is on computers, but you can also think of older Synthesizers, samplers, etc. We are constantly looking for new applications that we would like to make available to you.

2021-05-12

Today's Highlights
- STOP THE PRESSES and color me impressed!! Welcome news from Hyperion. Today they just released AmigaOS 3.2 for all Classic Amigas! Over 2 years of work and 100+ new features. WOW!

Brussels, May 14, 2021

Hyperion Entertainment CVBA is very pleased to announce the immediate availability of AmigaOS 3.2 for 68K based Amigas.

AmigaOS 3.2 comes packed with well over 100 new features, dozens of updates that cover nearly all AmigaOS components and a battery of bugfixes that will undoubtedly solidify the user experience.

AmigaOS 3.2 is the result of more than 2 years of intense and relentless work from a team of over sixty people who have contributed to produce a new milestone in AmigaOS history.

Hyperion Entertainment CVBA has no words to express its gratitude to this talented and resilient team for its impressive work ethic.

The most comprehensive version of AmigaOS 3.2 is available now on CD-ROM and contains all the disks and AmigaOS Kickstart ROM sets for all Amiga machines ever produced allowing users to install AmigaOS 3.2 on multiple different types of Amigas at once.

Place your order now with your Amiga dealer of choice!

Digital (machine type specific) downloadable versions will follow.

But to be honest I'm more curious how this will affect the ongoing court case and the chances of someone gaining full control over the OS and the remaining IP? With that said I have nothing but the greatest respect and admiration for all the people involved!

Anyway here are some more links and threads for your viewing pleasure.

AmigaOS 3.2 for all Classic Amigas released and available (Hyperion)

AmigaOS 3.2 released! (English Amiga Board)

AmigaOS 3.2 for all Classic Amigas released and available (AmigaWorld)

AmigaOS 3.2 has been released for all classic Amiga's! (Indie Retro News)

AmigaOS 3.2 for all Classic Amigas released and available (Amigans)

AmigaOS 3.2 for classic Amiga is available now (Amitopia)

AmigaOS 3.2 for classic Amiga is available now (Generation Amiga)

List of approved dealers (Hyperion)

Amiga News Update

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Gamingboard GK64: nowy produkt Commodore Business Machines LTD (Polish): {Article talking about the new owners of the Commodore brand name.}
Hyperion: List of approved dealers: List of approved dealers who sell Hyperion products.
Commodore Engineering: Welcome to new Commodore. The newly resurrected Commodore founds a new companys branch named Commodore Engineering with other young Italian entrepreneurs, Luigi Simonetti as General Manager, Stefano Cianfanelli as Development Manager and Giovanni Celauro as Sales Manager: made up of only highly skilled national staff, it presents itself as a leading research and development body in the electronics and computer engineering sector and is invested with the honor and the burden of realizing the hardware relaunch and starting the software development process.
Amiga Developer Docs: From the Amiga Developer CD v2.1 (OS 3.5). Note: The complete Amiga Developer CD v2.1 (with much more material) can be purchased at Vesalia online. [*] Amiga Mail Volume II (May/June 1993) [*] Amiga RKM Devices Manual [*] Amiga Hardware Reference Manual [*] Includes and Autodocs 2.0 [*] Includes and Autodocs 3.5 [*] Amiga RKM Libraries Manual [>] ADCD 2.1 File List (with titles)
AmigaOS 3.5: Homepage of Amiga OS 3.5 from HAAGE & Partner Computer GmbH.
AROSRetrofit (Sweden): Swedish Amiga store. Accelerators, OS 3.1.4 & 3.2, Mouse adapters, ROM switchers, Shirts and more.
Ways in which The Amiga is Different: The Amiga has stayed alive even though it has had little or no development since Commodore went bust three (now ten, 19 April 2005!) years ago. Why? Here I have collected what various people have said about the Amiga - people who use it or who have bought it. (Note: This collection should NOT be taken as a complete list of the good points of the Amiga; many are not mentioned since they are either found on other platforms or are so well known in the Amiga community that users take them for granted.) First, let's hear what Gateway, who purchased the Amiga, said about it, then the rest is devoted to comments by those who use it.

2021-05-12

Today's Highlights
- Hyperion posted an mini update to the timesync.library. Read more about it here.

Amiga News Update

New Links (5)

Commodore user Europe: The aim of www.commodore-users.eu is to bring together the community of Commodore computers users in Europe and beyond, and have us meet and share on a regular base. Commodore users are invited to contribute by presenting their work in areas such as new software and programming (i.e. libraries), former and new OSes, genuine and modern hardware, emulators, art i.e.: petscii or sprites, book reviews etc. We do also accept presentations from hardware/software vendors/editors, also from writers presenting their books or magazine editors.
Amiga Technologies: {Who knows what will be on this site in the future...}
The Byte Order Fiasco: One of the most challenging topics in the C / C++ programming language is how to handle endianness properly. There's a surprising amount of depth here. I've been programming in C for a while and I feel like I keep learning about this subject, even when I thought I'd seen it all.
The byte order fallacy: Whenever I see code that asks what the native byte order is, it's almost certain the code is either wrong or misguided. And if the native byte order really does matter to the execution of the program, it's almost certain to be dealing with some external software that is either wrong or misguided. If your code contains #ifdef BIG_ENDIAN or the equivalent, you need to unlearn about byte order.
The reason behind endianness?: {Stack flow thread with good information about endians.}

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