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@Amiga_News @bluewizard Does anyone else here know about the #UniversalMessageSystem (#UMS) for the #Amiga?
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Managing ADF files: adflib v0.10.6 for Windows, Linux and macOS
Laurent Clevy first released adflibin 1999 in version 0.7.8. The portable C library, written mainly in C, is used to manage Amiga-formatted devices such as hard disks and ZIP disks or to swap them out via the .ADF format. The library is currently being developed under the responsibility of Tomasz Wolak. Changes in version 0.10.6:
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Laurent Clevy first released adflib in 1999 in version 0.7.8. The portable C library, written mainly in C, is used to manage Amiga-formatted devices such as hard disks and ZIP disks or to swap them out via the .ADF format. The library is currently being developed under the responsibility of Tomasz Wolak. Changes in version 0.10.0:
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Krzysztof 'deadwood' Śmiechowicz has released the first version of AROS for x86-64, labelled "stable". The basic system is available in two versions: as a bootable ISO file or in a 'hosted' edition that runs under Linux. Virtual machines (VMware, Virtualbox or QEMU) are recommended as a test environment for this first release:
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Do it yourself: Dual SD card and ethernet controller for Amiga 500
The a500-sd-plus-controller is plugged onto the CIA A chip of the Amiga 500, enabling the use of two SD cards and a 10 Mbit network connection. One SD card is intended as hard drive, the other as a hot-swappable medium. -
Do it yourself: Dual SD card and ethernet controller for Amiga 500
The a500-sd-plus-controller is plugged onto the CIA A chip of the Amiga 500, enabling the use of two SD cards and a 10 Mbit network connection. One SD card is intended as hard drive, the other as a hot-swappable medium. -
Do it yourself: Dual SD card and ethernet controller for Amiga 500
The a500-sd-plus-controller is plugged onto the CIA A chip of the Amiga 500, enabling the use of two SD cards and a 10 Mbit network connection. One SD card is intended as hard drive, the other as a hot-swappable medium. -
Do it yourself: Dual SD card and ethernet controller for Amiga 500
The a500-sd-plus-controller is plugged onto the CIA A chip of the Amiga 500, enabling the use of two SD cards and a 10 Mbit network connection. One SD card is intended as hard drive, the other as a hot-swappable medium. -
Video: Modification of an Amiga 500, part 1
Last October, retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' won an Amiga 500 at the Workbench 2024 event in England. In the first part of a video series, he replaces the case and keycaps with new ones from A1200.net.
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Video: Modification of an Amiga 500, part 1
Last October, retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' won an Amiga 500 at the Workbench 2024 event in England. In the first part of a video series, he replaces the case and keycaps with new ones from A1200.net.
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Video: Modification of an Amiga 500, part 1
Last October, retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' won an Amiga 500 at the Workbench 2024 event in England. In the first part of a video series, he replaces the case and keycaps with new ones from A1200.net.
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Video: Modification of an Amiga 500, part 1
Last October, retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' won an Amiga 500 at the Workbench 2024 event in England. In the first part of a video series, he replaces the case and keycaps with new ones from A1200.net.
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This is actually a great and fantastic news:
After almost 30 years, The Settlers II will finally be available on the Amiga starting October 18, 2025! Officially licensed by Ubisoft Entertainment, the Gold Edition of this legendary city-building strategy game has been faithfully and insightfully ported by Look Behind You, proving that true classics are timeless.
Please read exclusively the full press release on amiga-news.de:
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File manager: source code for ClassAction released
"ClassAction" is a Gadtools or MUI based file manager that comes with 40 predefined filetypes. The source codes for the tool, which has been last updated in 1998, have now been published on Github.
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Invanoid is described by its author as "an experimental retro game that combines classic Space Invaders and Breakout mechanics into one intense arcade battle". The game was created in AMOS Pro, and an Amiga 1200 or an Amiga with an accelerator board is recommended.
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"AmigaBlueKick" is a Kickstart switch that does not require any soldering work on the motherboard or a mechanical switch: Switching between the different Kickstart ROMs is done via Bluetooth. To do this, a ready-made ESP32S3 or ESP32C3 Wifi/Bluetooth module is connected to four pins of a Kickstart EPROM (5V, ground, A18, A19):
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Event: ZZAP! Live 2026 in Coventry (England)
On 15–16 May, the fourth "ZZAP! Live" event for all Commodore and Amiga systems will take place at The Village Hotel in Coventry (England), organised by Fusion Retro Books. VIP tickets for Friday evening, Saturday and Saturday evening are basically sold out, but standard tickets for Saturday (£25) are still available.https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2026-01-00109-EN.html
#Amiga #Commodore #retrocomputing #event #zzaplive #Coventry
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DiagROM: Version 2.0 released
Following three beta versions, John Hertell has now released the stable version 2.0 of his diagnostic software "DiagROM", which is burned onto an EPROM by the user and then replaces the Amiga's standard Kickstart ROM. -
DiagROM: Another beta version of version 2.0
DiagROM is diagnostic software that is burned into an EPROM by the user and then replaces the regular Kickstart ROM of an Amiga. Several alpha and beta versions of the future version 2.0 have been released over the past year. The latest innovation: more or less all general functions are now available in the C programming language.
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The puzzle game "Master of Minefields" was originally written for AmiGameJam 2024 and took second place there. It offers ten different game modes and 350 levels. The final version now released offers many improvements!
You will need an Amiga with an AGA chipset and approximately 1.5 MB of free Chip RAM. A version for the CD32 is also available. Cost: just under seven euros. -
In a video, 'Toolzzi Games' presents the current status of its self-developed "TheMiniCD32" project, a miniaturised version of the CD32. It is based on a Raspberry Pi 4 with a self-written start interface. PUAE is used as the emulator because, as the developer explains, it processes games with CDDA audio much better. Once all the development work has been completed, it is planned to offer the project as a self-assembly kit.
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Morgen Abend laden die beiden Städte Halle (Saale) und Leipzig zur 15. gemeinsamen Museumsnacht ein: 88 Museen, Galerien und Sammlungen öffnen von 18.00 bis 24.00 Uhr ihre Türen.
Mit dabei ist auch das Stadtmuseum in Halle, das zu einer Reise durch die Geschichte der Videospiele einlädt: neben Kleincomputern aus der DDR sind ebenso unter anderem der Commodore 64 mit "Pac-Man" und ein CD32 dabei.
https://www.amiga-news.de/de/news/AN-2025-05-00039-DE.html
#retrocomputer #ausstellung #museumsnacht #cd32 #c64 #atari #polyplay
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Alien Olympics was a sports game planned by Mindscape for 1994 for the Amiga (OCS, 1 MB) and the CD32. Although it was never released, the website "Games That Weren't" has now discovered an early version of the game that is about 30% complete and made it runnable:
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Apollo team: Third batch of the A6000 on sale
Please read the press release:
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Tutorial: How to cross-compile for AmigaOS 4
George Sokianos provides a brief introduction to compiling OS4 code on alien platforms in a blog post.
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Tutorial: How to cross-compile for AmigaOS 4
George Sokianos provides a brief introduction to compiling OS4 code on alien platforms in a blog post.
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LukHash's new album "Home Arcade" can now be pre-ordered and customers will also receive 'retro versions' of three tracks from the album: two covers in the form of SID tunes, one as a classic Amiga MOD, all three songs can be played on the original hardware. The finished album will be released on 2 May.
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Print/PDF magazine: APoV (Amiga Point of View), Issue 7
"Amiga Point of View" is an English magazine available as a PDF (ca. EUR 2.30) or in print with an additional PDF (ca. EUR 5.74 plus shipping). In addition to numerous game reviews, the seventh issue features an interview with Graftgold (Rainbow Islands, Paradroid 09, Uridium 2, among others) and an article on emulating 8-bit computers on the Amiga.
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Sound card: updated drivers for AmiGUS
Christoph Fassbach has updated his AHI and MHI drivers for the AmiGUS sound card and fixed several bugs: