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  1. NanoHUB v0.2 released! Core dependency updates: NanoMDM to v0.9, KMFDDM to v0.8.3, and NanoCMD to v0.7; also 12FA CLI args, and more! Thanks to our contributors! github.com/micromdm/nanohub/re #MicroMDM #MDM #MacAdmins

  2. NanoMDM v0.9 released! Webhook refactor: enrollment IDs & HMACs, Activation Unlock support, 12FA CLI args, APNs CLI proxy usage, DM webhook refactor supports HMACs, code gen from API schemas, docs, fixes, and more! Thanks to our contributors! github.com/micromdm/nanomdm/re #MicroMDM #MDM #MacAdmins

  3. NanoDEP v0.7 released! Activation Lock support, MAA Access Management JWT generations, 12FA cli args, DEP name query, code gen from API schemas, slog support, fixes, and more! github.com/micromdm/nanodep/re #MicroMDM #MDM #MacAdmins

  4. Happy to share the new release of canaryusb; right now apart of sending a mail via #canaryToken powered by @ThinkstCanary the new feature deauth_devices (on config file or on cli argument `-d`) allows to de-authorize a USB device attached that does is not on the trust devices list.

    github.com/carvilsi/canaryusb/

    The de-authorize thingy based on kernel.org/doc/html/v5.15/usb/

    Of course this new feature requires to execute it as root user (all the thing explained on README if you want to run it as a service)

    Also fixed a bug related with cli args parsing ;)

    <3 hack the planet!

    #linux #security #usb #hardening #monitoring-tool #security-automation #security-tools #physicalSecurity

  5. I started sponsoring @dancardin (@[email protected]?) for their great work on , a super elegant declarative CLI argument parser for Python: github.com/DanCardin/cappa. It makes all the right choices, allowing users to build good, reusable CLIs for their libraries, with support!

  6. I started sponsoring @dancardin (@[email protected]?) for their great work on #Cappa, a super elegant declarative CLI argument parser for Python: github.com/DanCardin/cappa. It makes all the right choices, allowing users to build good, reusable CLIs for their libraries, with #Rich support!

  7. I started sponsoring @dancardin (@[email protected]?) for their great work on #Cappa, a super elegant declarative CLI argument parser for Python: github.com/DanCardin/cappa. It makes all the right choices, allowing users to build good, reusable CLIs for their libraries, with #Rich support!

  8. I started sponsoring @dancardin (@[email protected]?) for their great work on #Cappa, a super elegant declarative CLI argument parser for Python: github.com/DanCardin/cappa. It makes all the right choices, allowing users to build good, reusable CLIs for their libraries, with #Rich support!

  9. I started sponsoring @dancardin (@[email protected]?) for their great work on #Cappa, a super elegant declarative CLI argument parser for Python: github.com/DanCardin/cappa. It makes all the right choices, allowing users to build good, reusable CLIs for their libraries, with #Rich support!

  10. One correction: according to a forum discussion, Stream Deck *can* run shell scripts but they have to have a platform specific extension, like *.sh on Linux and Mac. #WTF

    BUT: It will not run shell scripts with cli arguments/parameters. So you maybe will have to create a wrapper script wich calls the real script with preset parameters. #badum

  11. #hsml now has the ability to read a file from the command line and create an HTML file from it 🥳

    At the current stage 🚧 of the project, I don't want to release the crate just yet, so you'll need to clone the repo if you want to try it

    Then just run e.g. `cargo run -- example.hsml` and an `example.html` will be written (or panic 😜)

    *The #cli arguments are subject to change at any time before an official release*

    *It uses #clap under the hoo*d

    github.com/Shinigami92/hsml

    #Rust #html #wip

  12. 🎉 Gitte 0.2.0 is out!

    Highlights:
    - Interactive rebasing from the log: reorder via drag&drop, drop, reword, edit, squash/fixup
    - Remote ops (push/pull/fetch/clone) now use the git CLI for better credentials & protocol support
    - Configurable diff font
    - CLI args: gitte ~/repo
    - Ahead/behind indicator, merge markers, double-click to switch branches

    Plus: Ukrainian & German translations, AUR package, lots of bugfixes and a few easter eggs.

    flathub.org/apps/de.wwwtech.gi

    #GNOME #git #gui #linux #rust

  13. 🎉 Gitte 0.2.0 is out!

    Highlights:
    - Interactive rebasing from the log: reorder via drag&drop, drop, reword, edit, squash/fixup
    - Remote ops (push/pull/fetch/clone) now use the git CLI for better credentials & protocol support
    - Configurable diff font
    - CLI args: gitte ~/repo
    - Ahead/behind indicator, merge markers, double-click to switch branches

    Plus: Ukrainian & German translations, AUR package, lots of bugfixes and a few easter eggs.

    flathub.org/apps/de.wwwtech.gi

    #GNOME #git #gui #linux #rust

  14. 🎉 Gitte 0.2.0 is out!

    Highlights:
    - Interactive rebasing from the log: reorder via drag&drop, drop, reword, edit, squash/fixup
    - Remote ops (push/pull/fetch/clone) now use the git CLI for better credentials & protocol support
    - Configurable diff font
    - CLI args: gitte ~/repo
    - Ahead/behind indicator, merge markers, double-click to switch branches

    Plus: Ukrainian & German translations, AUR package, lots of bugfixes and a few easter eggs.

    flathub.org/apps/de.wwwtech.gi

    #GNOME #git #gui #linux #rust

  15. 🎉 Gitte 0.2.0 is out!

    Highlights:
    - Interactive rebasing from the log: reorder via drag&drop, drop, reword, edit, squash/fixup
    - Remote ops (push/pull/fetch/clone) now use the git CLI for better credentials & protocol support
    - Configurable diff font
    - CLI args: gitte ~/repo
    - Ahead/behind indicator, merge markers, double-click to switch branches

    Plus: Ukrainian & German translations, AUR package, lots of bugfixes and a few easter eggs.

    flathub.org/apps/de.wwwtech.gi

    #GNOME #git #gui #linux #rust

  16. 🎉 Gitte 0.2.0 is out!

    Highlights:
    - Interactive rebasing from the log: reorder via drag&drop, drop, reword, edit, squash/fixup
    - Remote ops (push/pull/fetch/clone) now use the git CLI for better credentials & protocol support
    - Configurable diff font
    - CLI args: gitte ~/repo
    - Ahead/behind indicator, merge markers, double-click to switch branches

    Plus: Ukrainian & German translations, AUR package, lots of bugfixes and a few easter eggs.

    flathub.org/apps/de.wwwtech.gi

    #GNOME #git #gui #linux #rust

  17. Boosting WordPress Development with GitHub Copilot

    Agentic workflows using tools like GitHub Copilot have significantly improved the development process for enterprise WordPress developers. Over a week, four new features were implemented with minimal human intervention. Challenges remain, particularly in verifying the code, but solutions like WP Playground CLI are emerging. Learn how to utilize Playground CLI in agentic workflows with this quick guide.

    sethrubenstein.info/2025/09/12

  18. I'm currently working on an api for the #duckduckgoai. Their chat is fast and has a great choice of models (mixtral, llama3, claude 3 haiku, gpt 3.5). Fast answers directly in the cli are fun!

  19. is a unit testing framework for and .

    acutest provides macros and structure for defining unit tests. Each test is a simple function that performs checks. acutest executes tests as child processes by default, but supports single process use when debugging. acutest supports diagnostic messages, test vectors, exception checks, and CLI arguments for running only specific tests.

    Website 🔗️: github.com/mity/acutest

  20. AmigaOS 4 Monthly Roundup – July 2025

    Greetings,

    Welcome to a new post here on the Old School Game Blog!

    Today, it is time for another edition of the AmigaOS 4 Monthly Roundup, where we will be looking into what has been happening in the community during July.

    Even though it is summer time in the Northern hemisphere, there has been a surprisingly large amount of activity on several fronts.

    I don’t want to spoil any news here in the introduction, so let’s get cracking with the roundup!

    Software News

    July started off with version 5.21 of AmiSSL being released. As mentioned in earlier editions of the AmigaOS 4 Monthly Roundup, the AmiSSL project is a collaborative effort to develop a port of OpenSSL in a shared library for Amiga-based systems. The download is available here. If you are interested in the SDK, it can be found here. It is a must-have if you use AmigaOS 4 to browse the web!

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=library/misc/amissl.lha

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=development/misc/amissl-sdk.lha

    Those of you enjoying pixel art will probably be thrilled to read that version 2.9 WIP of GrafX2 is available for download from OS4Depot, thanks to the work by Kas1e and smarkusg.

    I did write about this version last month, but a new one appeared on the depot some time later, so I believe there have been some changes. Either way, I highly recommend downloading and checking it out; it is a great program.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=graphics/edit/grafx2.lha

    AmiUpdate V2.58 has been released! A new full archive is available from the official downloads page.

    http://codebench.co.uk/amiupdate_website/index.php?page=downloads

    For those interested, the release notes are available here:

    http://codebench.co.uk/amiupdate_website/txt/release_notes.txt

    An updated version, 3.5, of the YouTube URL Extractor Script by Michael Trebilcock was released on July 4th. YT.rexx is a script for providing direct video and audio links from YouTube URLs. Changes from the previous version include:

    3.5 – 4th Jul 2025:

    • Compatibility fixes.
    • Added TVSIMPLY client.
    • Fixed DualPlay to work with captions
    • Updated bundled cURL to 8.13.0 (using AmiSSL)

    More history within the archive.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=video/misc/yt.lha

    Version 2.5 of Avalanche, a GUI for xadmaster.library using the ReAction gadget set, has been released by Chris Young. An overview of the changes since the last version can be found on OS4Depot. For full history, see documentation inside the archive.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/archive/avalanche.lha

    A new version of the lightweight and powerful text editor Lite XL has been released for AmigaOS 4.1. This time it is version 2.1.8r1.

    The port is being maintained by George Sokianos, a.k.a Walkero. The program itself was created by Francesco Abbate and the Lite XL team.

    George Sokianos writes as follows about the new release on his Ko-fi page:

    This new version is the first one that uses SDL3, the latest version of the SDL framework that powers it. Unfortunately, with that, there comes some slowdown in the editor that is visible with an increased CPU usage and having the scrolling and animations being slower. I put great effort the past 3 weeks profiling the code and providing all the necessary information to the original Lite XL team, as well as Capehill who is responsible for the SDL3 port to AmigaOS 4, and BeWorld who does the same for MorphOS.

    If you’re interested in getting hold of the new version, it can be freely downloaded from OS4Depot via the link below:

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/text/edit/litexl2.lha

    Quite some time ago, I published the article OS4Depot Adventure – Part 2, where I looked into random games on OS4Depot. Here I made the discovery of an interesting game… It was part of a small bundle called Crap Games Vol. 8. Spot from Up Rough! has released 21 such compilations of software he has ported to AmigaOS 4. As it turns out, not all games included in the bundles are bad, since there are some gems in between! Hence, PC Maziacs. Due to the game itself being quite good (in my opinion), I felt it needed its own upload to become more visible and accessible. On Amigans.net, I received Spot’s permission to do this, so here it is, repackaged and with a new icon, hehe. 😀

    PC Maziacs is a remake created by S. Romero for Windows and Linux in 2002.

    Please click on the link below to visit the webpage of the project:

    https://www.sromero.org/wiki/spectrum/proyectos/pcmaziacs

    New mode

    Being a remake, the game has an old-school mode where you can play the game like it was back in the day. It also has a modern mode with updated graphics.

    Old-school mode

    The game takes place in a randomly generated maze. Your goal is to find gold and then exit the level. To find the route to the gold, you can lean on specific icons of human prisoners in the maze, and then parts of the route will light up for a limited time. You can also find food that increases health, as well as swords. Beware, though, there are monsters everywhere, and if you lose the fight, you are dead. If you are uncertain where you are (it is a maze after all), you can press M to see a map.

    If you want to check it out, please click on the link below.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=game/action/pcmaziacs.zip

    Version 34.7 of AmiArcadia for AmigaOS 4, a Signetics-based machine emulator, has been released by James Jacobs.

    According to the documentation, AmiArcadia supports the following systems:

    • Emerson Arcadia 2001 console family (Bandai, Emerson, Grandstand, Intervision, Leisure-Vision, Leonardo, MPT-03, Ormatu, Palladium, Poppy, Robdajet, Tele-Fever, Tempest, Tryom, Tunix, etc.) (c. 1982);
    • Interton VC 4000 console family (Acetronic, Cabel, Fountain, Hanimex, Interton, Prinztronic, Radofin, Rowtron, Soundic, Voltmace, Waddingtons, etc.) (c. 1978);
    • Elektor TV Games Computer (1979);
    • PIPBUG- and BINBUG-based machines (EA 77up2, EA 78up5, Signetics Adaptable Board Computer, Eurocard 2650, etc.) (1977-1978);
    • Signetics Instructor 50 trainer (1978);
    • Signetics TWIN minicomputer (1976);
    • Central Data 2650 computer (1977);
    • PHUNSY computer (c. 1980);
    • Ravensburger Selbstbaucomputer aka 2650 Minimal Computer trainer (1984);
    • Hofacker MIKIT 2650 trainer (1978);
    • Astro Wars, Galaxia, Laser Battle and Lazarian coin-ops by Zaccaria (1979-1981);
    • Malzak 1 and 2 coin-ops by Kitronix (c. 1981);
    • AY-3-8500/8550/8600-based Pong systems (Coleco Telstar Galaxy, Sheen TVG-201, etc.) (1976-1977);
    • VTech Type-right machine (1985)

    It is packed with features, far too many to list here. Examples include ReAction GUI, load/save snapshots, and windowed and fullscreen modes. Other features are CPU tracing, trainer, and drag and drop support. Additionally, it offers graphics scaling, PAL/NTSC modes, and frame skipping, among many other features!

    Here is an overview of the changes since the last release:

    Summary:

    • BINBUG, CD2650, PHUNSY: added “Settings|Emulator|Frame-based
      emulation?” option.
    • Debugger: added INJECT and RENAME commands.
    • Miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=emulation/gamesystem/amiarcadia.lha

    Frank Wille has released an updated version of vasm m68k std, vasm PPC std, and vasm 68k mot. vasm is a portable and re-targetable assembler to create linkable objects in various formats and absolute code. Multiple CPU-, syntax, and output-modules can be selected.

    A new version of the V.A.M.P. multimedia player has been released by Juan Carlos Herrán Martín a.k.a. Templario.

    V.A.M.P. displays the next multimedia formats currently:

    Amiga Anim formats: anim, anim5, ham6, ham8, yafa.
    MovieSetter movie format.
    Web animation formats: gif, apng.
    Show pictures: jpg, png, gif, lbm, bmp, svg, jp2(jpeg 2000), tiff, pcx, webp (with Datatypes).
    Video formats: cdxl, ogg, avi, mpeg, mpg, wmv, flv, mp4, mov, 3gp, m4v.
    Music&Sound files: mp3, mod, med, 8svx, 16sv, iff, aiff, wav, ac3, wave, riff, ogg, flac, m4a, wma, dbm, hvl, aiff, s3m, xm, sid.

    Supported languages: Spanish, English, Italian, French, Finnish, Swedish, Polish, and Greek.

    Improvements in this version:

    • Fixed bug with the configuration file.
    • Again fixed some problems with the special video sizes to play the videos downloaded from: Facebook Reels, Tik Tok, CapCut, Instagram Reels, Kwai and Whatsapp videos.

    NOTE: The video sizes recommended are 360xNNN pixels, sizes greater than Width of 360 will be play slow depending on CPU speed.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=video/play/vamp.lha

    UHC Tools is a collection of programs and scripts for Amiga computers and their offspring to simplify daily usage and the Amiga more independent. The authors, Patrik Axelsson and David Eriksson released version 2.1 in July.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/misc/uhctools.lha

    SQLite is a Self-contained, embeddable, zero-configuration SQL database engine. For information about SQLite, see the main README or check the site here: http://www.sqlite.org

    This is small update to sqlite-3.34.0-amiga with a fix for obtaining the current date and time. The previous version was off by 8 years which is the difference between AmigaDos function DateStamp and Unix gettimeofday. Now ‘select CURRENT_TIMESRAMP’ returns the correct value.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=development/library/misc/sqlite.lha

    On July 25th, DRIDI released version 9.0Final of the Arabic Console Device.

    (version 9.0Final) “Version education&legacy” finished (for me) – CTRL_P for Parallel, launch a CLI[ArabicLauncher]. Don’t use RUN command and if changing the priority do that for the CLI process before launching the command. No more use “ArabicLauncher ARABCONX:” with a parameter, because CTRL_P do that. For changing the priority of the editor: “ChangeTaskPri 1 process=8” and in process 8 do: “Stevie/src/stevie” (put it in C: if you prefer).

    Furthermore:

    Add additional entries (duplicate lines) in L/mountlista i.e ARABCON4: to ARABCON9: are allowed.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=driver/input/arabic_console_devicepro2.lha

    Picture lent from GOG – https://www.gog.com/en/game/doom_64

    Now for some exciting gaming news… Doom 64 has been ported to AmigaOS 4! This is a special version of Doom developed and published by Midway Games for the Nintendo 64 back in the 1990s. According to Wikipedia, it is “(…) the second spin-off in id Software’s Doom series after Final Doom (1996), and the fourth game in the series overall.” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_64).

    Doom 64 EX+ is a community-driven continuation of Samuel “Kaiser” Villarreal’s original Doom 64 EX project. The primary goal of Doom 64 EX+ is to faithfully recreate the classic Nintendo 64 experience while incorporating modern features, extensive modding capabilities, and performance enhancements.

    OS4Depot lists the author of the port and game to AOS4 fans from Mars… hehe.. 😀

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=game/fps/doom64ex.lha

    To run the game, you need the original Doom64.WAD file from the GOG or Steam version of Doom64.

    GOG: https://www.gog.com/en/game/doom_64
    Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148590/DOOM_64/

    Maijestro of the Amiga Retro Channel on YouTube has created a nice video of the gameplay:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHx_fv-F4rI

    Version 1.11.4 of XORSearch has been released. Search for an XOR encoded string in a file.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/misc/xorsearch.lha

    AmigaGPT is a versatile ChatGPT client for AmigaOS 3.x, 4.1, and MorphOS. It is being developed by Cameron Armstrong a.k.a. Nightfox. This powerful tool brings the capabilities of OpenAI’s GPT to your Amiga system, enabling text generation, question-answering, and creative exploration. AmigaGPT can also generate stunning images using DALL-E and includes support for speech output, making it easier than ever to interact with AI on your Amiga. Designed to integrate seamlessly with your system, AmigaGPT delivers modern AI technology while embracing the timeless Amiga experience. Version 2.7.0 is now available for download from OS4Depot.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=network/chat/amigagpt.lha

    On Amiga.org, the artist JTDigitalDesigns announced the following:

    On July 19, 2025, a massive Icon Theme Pack by JTDigitalDesigns (Jari Tuovinen) is released, called Infinite Icons Theme Pack.

    It features nearly 6,000 brand-new DualPNG icons, primarily designed for AmigaOS 4,
    but also perfect for AmiKit users and other platforms that support this icon format.

    See more about what it’s all about and order for yourself here:

    https://www.amikit.amiga.sk/infiniteicons

    I’ve ordered this one myself and look forward to checking it out. 🙂 The icons look very, very nice!

    In earlier monthly roundups, we’ve read a lot about the FlashMandelNG tool. Dino Papararo and Edgar Schwan are once again back with an update. Version 5.4 sees the following changes:

    • Fixed AllocAslRequest function call TAGS
    • Recompiled with last Walkero SDK update GCC 11.3.0

    Steffen Häuser, a.k.a. MagicSN, has made available cores for the soon-to-be-released RetroArch. The archive contains the following cores:

    • PicoDrive
    • GenesisPlus GX (only OS4)
    • SNES9x 2010
    • Mame 2003
    • Mame 2003 Plus
    • Mame 2009

    Here is the download link:

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=emulation/gamesystem/retroarchcores_installer.lha

    Now, this is something completely new to the platform. George Sokianos, a.k.a. Walkero, has released a program called AuraFly! According to the author, this tool helps you focus better and feel more relaxed by using the sounds of nature. It lets you mix up to three different sounds to create the perfect escape when you need it. This sounds brilliant to me, and I’m looking forward to checking it out further, since I often listen to ambience while working.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=audio/misc/aurafly.lha

    https://ko-fi.com/s/2984266dd5

    The website amiga-news.de reports about the further development steps for the clib4 library from Andrea Palmate a.k.a. afxgroup. You can read it about it here.

    https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-07-00013-EN.html

    Version 0.60 of the PDF generator Compression has been released. This tool is being developed by Achim Pankalla. The goal is to make a PDF generator that is complete with WYSIWYG. Progress has been made since the last version, and many errors have been fixed. You can download it from OS4Depot, where there’s also information about all of the recent changes to the program.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/misc/compression.lha

    Elfpipe has ported several demos of Qt6 for AmigaOS 4.1. These can be downloaded here:

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=development/cross/qt6demos.lha

    Screenshot lent from George Sokianos Ko-fi page

    Kyvos, the new QEMU frontend, is released!

    Here is the description straight from the author, George Sokianos a.k.a. Walkero:

    Kyvos is a user-friendly frontend for Qemu, designed to streamline the creation of AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS emulated environments on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Pronounced “kee-vos,” this name is inspired by the Greek word “κύβος,” meaning cube, symbolizing these virtual systems running within the host OS.

    Setting up an AmigaOS 4 or MorphOS system is effortless with Kyvos—just a few clicks, and you’re ready to go. A helpful wizard guides users in locating or downloading necessary dependencies, including Qemu and 7zip binaries.

    Kyvos comes with a comprehensive 100-page manual, offering step-by-step guidance through the installation process, complete with detailed screenshots. It also explores Qemu incompatibilities, ensuring a smooth experience—don’t forget to check the FAQ section.

    For those eager to explore AmigaOS 4 or MorphOS on any system, Kyvos offers an intuitive and efficient solution on Linux, macOS x64, or Windows. Give it a try and unlock new possibilities today!

    https://ko-fi.com/s/6476fdadd2

    Miscellaneous News

    First up is the Norwegian musician Helge Kvalheim, who is back with a brand new song on YouTube! This one has been created in connection with his 50th birthday! Congratulations, Mr. Kvalheim! 🙂

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeADAey2cNA

    BOING, a 10th Anniversary Issue

    Boing Attitude never does things halfway, and this time, it’s going even bigger! You’ll get a 104-page issue, instead of the usual 52… And BOING is not only in French, but also in English! Oh my gosh! No, you’re not dreaming: you’ll have 104 pages all about the Amiga in every possible form to read. Why? Because a tenth anniversary is something to celebrate, but also, and especially, because in 2025, the Amiga turns forty!

    In this issue, you’ll find an exclusive interview with Timothy De Groote, the new head of Hyperion Entertainment. This is his first public statement since taking over as head of the publisher of AmigaOS 3.2 and 4.1, and we asked him all the questions—even the tough ones (justice, THE A1200…). There’s also a feature on Mirari, the new PowerPC motherboard designed for AmigaOS 4.1 and MorphOS 3.20. We’ve also tested the A600GS and even compared it to the THEA500 Mini. Hot off the press, we’ve also played the brand-new Krogharr. And of course, the demo scene is not forgotten with an interview with the Batman Group and the legendary Moby… El Mobo!

    Of course, there are tons of other articles to read in what is the largest print magazine fully dedicated to the Amiga in at least twenty years. So, what are you waiting for to join us?!

    BOING is a magazine dedicated to the Amiga computer, whether original (“classic”) or new generation. It deals with all its variations or rather variants ;): AmigaOS (1.x, 2.x, 3.x), AmigaOS 4.1, MorphOS, AROS, and ApolloOS.

    BOING, the Amiga in all its variants!

    More details here.

    http://glames.online.fr/boing/boing10.html

    Amiga Future issue 175 released

    Amigans.net reports that a new issue of Amiga Future has been released!

    The English and German issue 175 (July/August 2025) of our print magazine Amiga Future has been distributed today, and can also be ordered directly from our editorial office at Amiga Future, and from other Amiga dealers that stock it.

    Magazine Content:

    Review Aminer
    Review Board Game vs. Amiga: Ramses
    Review AmigaOS 3.2.3
    Review Mechanical Keyboard Amiga 1200
    Workshop Knowledge 8: The third dimension: 3D graphics on the Amiga
    Workshop Setting Up Samba
    Special Beyond the Screen: Cinemaware
    Special Amiga HAM-E
    40 Years of Amiga – Part 2
    Interview Jon Bohmer Part 2
    Interview Tim Wright

    And so much more … if you haven’t already, right now might be the best time to get your collectable copy ordered, before they’re all sold out!

    For a more detailed description of its contents and previews of this issue click-on link of the Amiga Future magazine hompepage.

    Information: https://www.amigafuture.de/app.php/kb/index?c=13
    Orders: https://www.amigashop.org https://www.amigashop.org

    The blogger Epsilon has published a massive blog post about the AmigaOne A1222+. It is crammed with images and information, so I highly recommend checking it out here:

    https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2025/07/amigaone-a1222-in-2025.html

    Amiga-news.de reports that the Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) multimedia library is now available for AmigaOS 4 in versions 2.32.8 and 3.2.18. You can read more about it on their website:

    https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-07-00068-EN.html

    The American YouTube Ghettofinger Gaming has been very active in July. He has published many videos, some documenting his new AmigaOne X5040 build, others about events he has been visiting. You can find all the videos on his channel here:

    https://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions/UC8kkj-qQ-b2r0Cw1-Lmkq9A

    His Red Dragon A-EON X5000/40 AmigaOne is now completed:

    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9DcFr2sXkUA

    Maijestro has made a video showing is favorite tools under AmigaOS 4.1:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IALnt36oAgQ

    Muf@ has released a new video of Medal of Honor Allied Assault. The video is in Polish, but translation is available through YouTube preferences.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRzmhzACanA

    Bill Borsari will be streaming the Amiga/040th 2025 event. The Friday evening event is scheduled for streaming on August 2nd. Here it is:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzfpEDI4_PA

    Bernardo and the AmigaOne A1222+ (redux) – PaCommEx 2025

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS0fbucjNtM

    TJ Ferreira is back with a new video, with him checking the temperature of his AmigaOne X5000.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEDCL-DCvZw

    Hans de Ruiter has released a video called Building a Raylib App for AmigaOS4 via cross-compiler. You can check it out here:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOJ7eZSp9Dw

    Until next time

    Thanks so much for visiting my blog and for reading the AmigaOS 4 Monthly Roundup of July 2025. It has been an active month for sure, and I’m really looking forward to what autumn and the coming months will bring on the platform. 🙂

    Thanks as always to all readers and supporters out there!

    I wish you all a great August and see you in the next roundup!

    Best regards,

    Puni

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  21. AmigaOS 4 Monthly Roundup – July 2025

    Greetings,

    Welcome to a new post here on the Old School Game Blog!

    Today, it is time for another edition of the AmigaOS 4 Monthly Roundup, where we will be looking into what has been happening in the community during July.

    Even though it is summer time in the Northern hemisphere, there has been a surprisingly large amount of activity on several fronts.

    I don’t want to spoil any news here in the introduction, so let’s get cracking with the roundup!

    Software News

    July started off with version 5.21 of AmiSSL being released. As mentioned in earlier editions of the AmigaOS 4 Monthly Roundup, the AmiSSL project is a collaborative effort to develop a port of OpenSSL in a shared library for Amiga-based systems. The download is available here. If you are interested in the SDK, it can be found here. It is a must-have if you use AmigaOS 4 to browse the web!

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=library/misc/amissl.lha

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=development/misc/amissl-sdk.lha

    Those of you enjoying pixel art will probably be thrilled to read that version 2.9 WIP of GrafX2 is available for download from OS4Depot, thanks to the work by Kas1e and smarkusg.

    I did write about this version last month, but a new one appeared on the depot some time later, so I believe there have been some changes. Either way, I highly recommend downloading and checking it out; it is a great program.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=graphics/edit/grafx2.lha

    AmiUpdate V2.58 has been released! A new full archive is available from the official downloads page.

    http://codebench.co.uk/amiupdate_website/index.php?page=downloads

    For those interested, the release notes are available here:

    http://codebench.co.uk/amiupdate_website/txt/release_notes.txt

    An updated version, 3.5, of the YouTube URL Extractor Script by Michael Trebilcock was released on July 4th. YT.rexx is a script for providing direct video and audio links from YouTube URLs. Changes from the previous version include:

    3.5 – 4th Jul 2025:

    • Compatibility fixes.
    • Added TVSIMPLY client.
    • Fixed DualPlay to work with captions
    • Updated bundled cURL to 8.13.0 (using AmiSSL)

    More history within the archive.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=video/misc/yt.lha

    Version 2.5 of Avalanche, a GUI for xadmaster.library using the ReAction gadget set, has been released by Chris Young. An overview of the changes since the last version can be found on OS4Depot. For full history, see documentation inside the archive.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/archive/avalanche.lha

    A new version of the lightweight and powerful text editor Lite XL has been released for AmigaOS 4.1. This time it is version 2.1.8r1.

    The port is being maintained by George Sokianos, a.k.a Walkero. The program itself was created by Francesco Abbate and the Lite XL team.

    George Sokianos writes as follows about the new release on his Ko-fi page:

    This new version is the first one that uses SDL3, the latest version of the SDL framework that powers it. Unfortunately, with that, there comes some slowdown in the editor that is visible with an increased CPU usage and having the scrolling and animations being slower. I put great effort the past 3 weeks profiling the code and providing all the necessary information to the original Lite XL team, as well as Capehill who is responsible for the SDL3 port to AmigaOS 4, and BeWorld who does the same for MorphOS.

    If you’re interested in getting hold of the new version, it can be freely downloaded from OS4Depot via the link below:

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/text/edit/litexl2.lha

    Quite some time ago, I published the article OS4Depot Adventure – Part 2, where I looked into random games on OS4Depot. Here I made the discovery of an interesting game… It was part of a small bundle called Crap Games Vol. 8. Spot from Up Rough! has released 21 such compilations of software he has ported to AmigaOS 4. As it turns out, not all games included in the bundles are bad, since there are some gems in between! Hence, PC Maziacs. Due to the game itself being quite good (in my opinion), I felt it needed its own upload to become more visible and accessible. On Amigans.net, I received Spot’s permission to do this, so here it is, repackaged and with a new icon, hehe. 😀

    PC Maziacs is a remake created by S. Romero for Windows and Linux in 2002.

    Please click on the link below to visit the webpage of the project:

    https://www.sromero.org/wiki/spectrum/proyectos/pcmaziacs

    New mode

    Being a remake, the game has an old-school mode where you can play the game like it was back in the day. It also has a modern mode with updated graphics.

    Old-school mode

    The game takes place in a randomly generated maze. Your goal is to find gold and then exit the level. To find the route to the gold, you can lean on specific icons of human prisoners in the maze, and then parts of the route will light up for a limited time. You can also find food that increases health, as well as swords. Beware, though, there are monsters everywhere, and if you lose the fight, you are dead. If you are uncertain where you are (it is a maze after all), you can press M to see a map.

    If you want to check it out, please click on the link below.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=game/action/pcmaziacs.zip

    Version 34.7 of AmiArcadia for AmigaOS 4, a Signetics-based machine emulator, has been released by James Jacobs.

    According to the documentation, AmiArcadia supports the following systems:

    • Emerson Arcadia 2001 console family (Bandai, Emerson, Grandstand, Intervision, Leisure-Vision, Leonardo, MPT-03, Ormatu, Palladium, Poppy, Robdajet, Tele-Fever, Tempest, Tryom, Tunix, etc.) (c. 1982);
    • Interton VC 4000 console family (Acetronic, Cabel, Fountain, Hanimex, Interton, Prinztronic, Radofin, Rowtron, Soundic, Voltmace, Waddingtons, etc.) (c. 1978);
    • Elektor TV Games Computer (1979);
    • PIPBUG- and BINBUG-based machines (EA 77up2, EA 78up5, Signetics Adaptable Board Computer, Eurocard 2650, etc.) (1977-1978);
    • Signetics Instructor 50 trainer (1978);
    • Signetics TWIN minicomputer (1976);
    • Central Data 2650 computer (1977);
    • PHUNSY computer (c. 1980);
    • Ravensburger Selbstbaucomputer aka 2650 Minimal Computer trainer (1984);
    • Hofacker MIKIT 2650 trainer (1978);
    • Astro Wars, Galaxia, Laser Battle and Lazarian coin-ops by Zaccaria (1979-1981);
    • Malzak 1 and 2 coin-ops by Kitronix (c. 1981);
    • AY-3-8500/8550/8600-based Pong systems (Coleco Telstar Galaxy, Sheen TVG-201, etc.) (1976-1977);
    • VTech Type-right machine (1985)

    It is packed with features, far too many to list here. Examples include ReAction GUI, load/save snapshots, and windowed and fullscreen modes. Other features are CPU tracing, trainer, and drag and drop support. Additionally, it offers graphics scaling, PAL/NTSC modes, and frame skipping, among many other features!

    Here is an overview of the changes since the last release:

    Summary:

    • BINBUG, CD2650, PHUNSY: added “Settings|Emulator|Frame-based
      emulation?” option.
    • Debugger: added INJECT and RENAME commands.
    • Miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=emulation/gamesystem/amiarcadia.lha

    Frank Wille has released an updated version of vasm m68k std, vasm PPC std, and vasm 68k mot. vasm is a portable and re-targetable assembler to create linkable objects in various formats and absolute code. Multiple CPU-, syntax, and output-modules can be selected.

    A new version of the V.A.M.P. multimedia player has been released by Juan Carlos Herrán Martín a.k.a. Templario.

    V.A.M.P. displays the next multimedia formats currently:

    Amiga Anim formats: anim, anim5, ham6, ham8, yafa.
    MovieSetter movie format.
    Web animation formats: gif, apng.
    Show pictures: jpg, png, gif, lbm, bmp, svg, jp2(jpeg 2000), tiff, pcx, webp (with Datatypes).
    Video formats: cdxl, ogg, avi, mpeg, mpg, wmv, flv, mp4, mov, 3gp, m4v.
    Music&Sound files: mp3, mod, med, 8svx, 16sv, iff, aiff, wav, ac3, wave, riff, ogg, flac, m4a, wma, dbm, hvl, aiff, s3m, xm, sid.

    Supported languages: Spanish, English, Italian, French, Finnish, Swedish, Polish, and Greek.

    Improvements in this version:

    • Fixed bug with the configuration file.
    • Again fixed some problems with the special video sizes to play the videos downloaded from: Facebook Reels, Tik Tok, CapCut, Instagram Reels, Kwai and Whatsapp videos.

    NOTE: The video sizes recommended are 360xNNN pixels, sizes greater than Width of 360 will be play slow depending on CPU speed.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=video/play/vamp.lha

    UHC Tools is a collection of programs and scripts for Amiga computers and their offspring to simplify daily usage and the Amiga more independent. The authors, Patrik Axelsson and David Eriksson released version 2.1 in July.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/misc/uhctools.lha

    SQLite is a Self-contained, embeddable, zero-configuration SQL database engine. For information about SQLite, see the main README or check the site here: http://www.sqlite.org

    This is small update to sqlite-3.34.0-amiga with a fix for obtaining the current date and time. The previous version was off by 8 years which is the difference between AmigaDos function DateStamp and Unix gettimeofday. Now ‘select CURRENT_TIMESRAMP’ returns the correct value.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=development/library/misc/sqlite.lha

    On July 25th, DRIDI released version 9.0Final of the Arabic Console Device.

    (version 9.0Final) “Version education&legacy” finished (for me) – CTRL_P for Parallel, launch a CLI[ArabicLauncher]. Don’t use RUN command and if changing the priority do that for the CLI process before launching the command. No more use “ArabicLauncher ARABCONX:” with a parameter, because CTRL_P do that. For changing the priority of the editor: “ChangeTaskPri 1 process=8” and in process 8 do: “Stevie/src/stevie” (put it in C: if you prefer).

    Furthermore:

    Add additional entries (duplicate lines) in L/mountlista i.e ARABCON4: to ARABCON9: are allowed.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=driver/input/arabic_console_devicepro2.lha

    Picture lent from GOG – https://www.gog.com/en/game/doom_64

    Now for some exciting gaming news… Doom 64 has been ported to AmigaOS 4! This is a special version of Doom developed and published by Midway Games for the Nintendo 64 back in the 1990s. According to Wikipedia, it is “(…) the second spin-off in id Software’s Doom series after Final Doom (1996), and the fourth game in the series overall.” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_64).

    Doom 64 EX+ is a community-driven continuation of Samuel “Kaiser” Villarreal’s original Doom 64 EX project. The primary goal of Doom 64 EX+ is to faithfully recreate the classic Nintendo 64 experience while incorporating modern features, extensive modding capabilities, and performance enhancements.

    OS4Depot lists the author of the port and game to AOS4 fans from Mars… hehe.. 😀

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=game/fps/doom64ex.lha

    To run the game, you need the original Doom64.WAD file from the GOG or Steam version of Doom64.

    GOG: https://www.gog.com/en/game/doom_64
    Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148590/DOOM_64/

    Maijestro of the Amiga Retro Channel on YouTube has created a nice video of the gameplay:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHx_fv-F4rI

    Version 1.11.4 of XORSearch has been released. Search for an XOR encoded string in a file.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/misc/xorsearch.lha

    AmigaGPT is a versatile ChatGPT client for AmigaOS 3.x, 4.1, and MorphOS. It is being developed by Cameron Armstrong a.k.a. Nightfox. This powerful tool brings the capabilities of OpenAI’s GPT to your Amiga system, enabling text generation, question-answering, and creative exploration. AmigaGPT can also generate stunning images using DALL-E and includes support for speech output, making it easier than ever to interact with AI on your Amiga. Designed to integrate seamlessly with your system, AmigaGPT delivers modern AI technology while embracing the timeless Amiga experience. Version 2.7.0 is now available for download from OS4Depot.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=network/chat/amigagpt.lha

    On Amiga.org, the artist JTDigitalDesigns announced the following:

    On July 19, 2025, a massive Icon Theme Pack by JTDigitalDesigns (Jari Tuovinen) is released, called Infinite Icons Theme Pack.

    It features nearly 6,000 brand-new DualPNG icons, primarily designed for AmigaOS 4,
    but also perfect for AmiKit users and other platforms that support this icon format.

    See more about what it’s all about and order for yourself here:

    https://www.amikit.amiga.sk/infiniteicons

    I’ve ordered this one myself and look forward to checking it out. 🙂 The icons look very, very nice!

    In earlier monthly roundups, we’ve read a lot about the FlashMandelNG tool. Dino Papararo and Edgar Schwan are once again back with an update. Version 5.4 sees the following changes:

    • Fixed AllocAslRequest function call TAGS
    • Recompiled with last Walkero SDK update GCC 11.3.0

    Steffen Häuser, a.k.a. MagicSN, has made available cores for the soon-to-be-released RetroArch. The archive contains the following cores:

    • PicoDrive
    • GenesisPlus GX (only OS4)
    • SNES9x 2010
    • Mame 2003
    • Mame 2003 Plus
    • Mame 2009

    Here is the download link:

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=emulation/gamesystem/retroarchcores_installer.lha

    Now, this is something completely new to the platform. George Sokianos, a.k.a. Walkero, has released a program called AuraFly! According to the author, this tool helps you focus better and feel more relaxed by using the sounds of nature. It lets you mix up to three different sounds to create the perfect escape when you need it. This sounds brilliant to me, and I’m looking forward to checking it out further, since I often listen to ambience while working.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=audio/misc/aurafly.lha

    https://ko-fi.com/s/2984266dd5

    The website amiga-news.de reports about the further development steps for the clib4 library from Andrea Palmate a.k.a. afxgroup. You can read it about it here.

    https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-07-00013-EN.html

    Version 0.60 of the PDF generator Compression has been released. This tool is being developed by Achim Pankalla. The goal is to make a PDF generator that is complete with WYSIWYG. Progress has been made since the last version, and many errors have been fixed. You can download it from OS4Depot, where there’s also information about all of the recent changes to the program.

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/misc/compression.lha

    Elfpipe has ported several demos of Qt6 for AmigaOS 4.1. These can be downloaded here:

    https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=development/cross/qt6demos.lha

    Screenshot lent from George Sokianos Ko-fi page

    Kyvos, the new QEMU frontend, is released!

    Here is the description straight from the author, George Sokianos a.k.a. Walkero:

    Kyvos is a user-friendly frontend for Qemu, designed to streamline the creation of AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS emulated environments on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Pronounced “kee-vos,” this name is inspired by the Greek word “κύβος,” meaning cube, symbolizing these virtual systems running within the host OS.

    Setting up an AmigaOS 4 or MorphOS system is effortless with Kyvos—just a few clicks, and you’re ready to go. A helpful wizard guides users in locating or downloading necessary dependencies, including Qemu and 7zip binaries.

    Kyvos comes with a comprehensive 100-page manual, offering step-by-step guidance through the installation process, complete with detailed screenshots. It also explores Qemu incompatibilities, ensuring a smooth experience—don’t forget to check the FAQ section.

    For those eager to explore AmigaOS 4 or MorphOS on any system, Kyvos offers an intuitive and efficient solution on Linux, macOS x64, or Windows. Give it a try and unlock new possibilities today!

    https://ko-fi.com/s/6476fdadd2

    Miscellaneous News

    First up is the Norwegian musician Helge Kvalheim, who is back with a brand new song on YouTube! This one has been created in connection with his 50th birthday! Congratulations, Mr. Kvalheim! 🙂

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeADAey2cNA

    BOING, a 10th Anniversary Issue

    Boing Attitude never does things halfway, and this time, it’s going even bigger! You’ll get a 104-page issue, instead of the usual 52… And BOING is not only in French, but also in English! Oh my gosh! No, you’re not dreaming: you’ll have 104 pages all about the Amiga in every possible form to read. Why? Because a tenth anniversary is something to celebrate, but also, and especially, because in 2025, the Amiga turns forty!

    In this issue, you’ll find an exclusive interview with Timothy De Groote, the new head of Hyperion Entertainment. This is his first public statement since taking over as head of the publisher of AmigaOS 3.2 and 4.1, and we asked him all the questions—even the tough ones (justice, THE A1200…). There’s also a feature on Mirari, the new PowerPC motherboard designed for AmigaOS 4.1 and MorphOS 3.20. We’ve also tested the A600GS and even compared it to the THEA500 Mini. Hot off the press, we’ve also played the brand-new Krogharr. And of course, the demo scene is not forgotten with an interview with the Batman Group and the legendary Moby… El Mobo!

    Of course, there are tons of other articles to read in what is the largest print magazine fully dedicated to the Amiga in at least twenty years. So, what are you waiting for to join us?!

    BOING is a magazine dedicated to the Amiga computer, whether original (“classic”) or new generation. It deals with all its variations or rather variants ;): AmigaOS (1.x, 2.x, 3.x), AmigaOS 4.1, MorphOS, AROS, and ApolloOS.

    BOING, the Amiga in all its variants!

    More details here.

    http://glames.online.fr/boing/boing10.html

    Amiga Future issue 175 released

    Amigans.net reports that a new issue of Amiga Future has been released!

    The English and German issue 175 (July/August 2025) of our print magazine Amiga Future has been distributed today, and can also be ordered directly from our editorial office at Amiga Future, and from other Amiga dealers that stock it.

    Magazine Content:

    Review Aminer
    Review Board Game vs. Amiga: Ramses
    Review AmigaOS 3.2.3
    Review Mechanical Keyboard Amiga 1200
    Workshop Knowledge 8: The third dimension: 3D graphics on the Amiga
    Workshop Setting Up Samba
    Special Beyond the Screen: Cinemaware
    Special Amiga HAM-E
    40 Years of Amiga – Part 2
    Interview Jon Bohmer Part 2
    Interview Tim Wright

    And so much more … if you haven’t already, right now might be the best time to get your collectable copy ordered, before they’re all sold out!

    For a more detailed description of its contents and previews of this issue click-on link of the Amiga Future magazine hompepage.

    Information: https://www.amigafuture.de/app.php/kb/index?c=13
    Orders: https://www.amigashop.org https://www.amigashop.org

    The blogger Epsilon has published a massive blog post about the AmigaOne A1222+. It is crammed with images and information, so I highly recommend checking it out here:

    https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2025/07/amigaone-a1222-in-2025.html

    Trixie, the author of Rave, but also blogger of Rear Window, has been posting several texts recently. 🙂 You can read them here:

    https://ko-fi.com/rearwindow

    Amiga-news.de reports that the Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) multimedia library is now available for AmigaOS 4 in versions 2.32.8 and 3.2.18. You can read more about it on their website:

    https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-07-00068-EN.html

    The American YouTube Ghettofinger Gaming has been very active in July. He has published many videos, some documenting his new AmigaOne X5040 build, others about events he has been visiting. You can find all the videos on his channel here:

    https://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions/UC8kkj-qQ-b2r0Cw1-Lmkq9A

    His Red Dragon A-EON X5000/40 AmigaOne is now completed:

    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9DcFr2sXkUA

    Maijestro has made a video showing is favorite tools under AmigaOS 4.1:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IALnt36oAgQ

    Muf@ has released a new video of Medal of Honor Allied Assault. The video is in Polish, but translation is available through YouTube preferences.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRzmhzACanA

    Bill Borsari will be streaming the Amiga/040th 2025 event. The Friday evening event is scheduled for streaming on August 2nd. Here it is:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzfpEDI4_PA

    Bernardo and the AmigaOne A1222+ (redux) – PaCommEx 2025

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS0fbucjNtM

    TJ Ferreira is back with a new video, with him checking the temperature of his AmigaOne X5000.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEDCL-DCvZw

    Hans de Ruiter has released a video called Building a Raylib App for AmigaOS4 via cross-compiler. You can check it out here:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOJ7eZSp9Dw

    Until next time

    Thanks so much for visiting my blog and for reading the AmigaOS 4 Monthly Roundup of July 2025. It has been an active month for sure, and I’m really looking forward to what autumn and the coming months will bring on the platform. 🙂

    Thanks as always to all readers and supporters out there!

    I wish you all a great August and see you in the next roundup!

    Best regards,

    Puni

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  22. AmigaOS 4 Monthly Roundup – November 2024

    AmigaOS 4 News – November 2024

    Hi,

    December 1st is here and it is (finally) time for a new post on this blog.

    Thank you for visiting the Old School Game Blog and checking out this month’s AmigaOS 4 Monthly Roundup.

    Some of you have noticed that I haven’t released any roundups for several months. There are many reasons, personal, health, and work-related, but now I’m back and ready to continue where I left off (almost). I’ve got less hardware than before, but I’m looking for a new, affordable setup to remedy the situation.

    Now, let us have a look at the news. 🙂

    Software News

    First up in November was version 0.40 of the PDF generator Compression. This tool is being developed by Achim Pankalla. The goal is to make a PDF generator that is complete with WYSIWYG. Progress has been made since the last version and many errors have been fixed. You can download it here.

    TwinVNC is a VNC client, or viewer, allowing control of a computer running a VNC Server. A German catalog has been created for TwinVNC GUI by McFly.

    http://twinvnc.free.fr/AuSujetDe.php?menu=2&lang=eng

    Andy Broad has released version 1.8 of the driver for UGTABLET base tablets, such as XP-Pen. It has specifically been tested with the XP-Pen Deco01 tablet, and according to the author, other tables with the same ID should work.

    SilkRAW is a program developed by Domenico Lattanzi that allows you to work with RAW files generated by digital SLR cameras, acting as an interface to the dcRAW program written by Dave Coffin. Version 3 is out now and can be downloaded from OS4Depot.

    Features:

    Thumbnail thumbnail exports, individual RAW files or groups, with metadata extraction and rotation capabilities

    25 dcRAW options supported

    Batch processing of RAW files, with saving in TIFF, PPM, JPG, PNG, ILBM

    Further postprocessing beyond dcRAW

    An update to Report+, a ReAction-based utility with nine functions, has been released by James Jacobs. It was made available on OS4Depot on November 13th. This tool can help you with generating Aminet- and OS4Depot-style readme files, performing batch processing on icons, and much more. Here are the recent changes:

    Changes since V8.6:

    Miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes.

    Details:

    f3: fixed incorrect library base name.

    os3: now linked with small.lib rather than amiga.lib.

    f7: fixed: unwrapping: some spaces were being converted to EOLs when they should not have been.

    f3: added import and export buttons.

    f3: improved error reporting for nonvolatile.library operations.

    f3: now user can deselect items.

    f3: revised gadget layout somewhat.

    SDL2 for AmigaOS 4 has received an update. Version 2.30.9 is now available for download at OS4Depot.

    For more information about the project, please visit the GitHub page:

    https://github.com/AmigaPorts/SDL

    mGBA is an emulator for running Game Boy Advance games by Jeffrey Pfau. It aims to be faster and more accurate than many existing Game Boy Advance emulators, as well as adding features that other emulators lack. It also supports Game Boy and Game Boy Color games. The port to AmigaOS 4 was done by Marek Glogowski and version 0.10.3 was released on November 21st. More information, as well as a download, is available at OS4Depot.

    UHC Tools is a collection of programs and scripts for Amiga computers and their offspring to simplify daily usage and the Amiga more independent. The authors, Patrik Axelsson and David Eriksson released a new version in November.

    Screenshot from an older version taken by Puni

    Version 33.6 of AmiArcadia for AmigaOS 4, a Signetics-based machines emulator, has been released by James Jacobs.

    According to the documentation, AmiArcadia supports the following systems:

    • Emerson Arcadia 2001 console family (Bandai, Emerson, Grandstand, Intervision, Leisure-Vision, Leonardo, MPT-03, Ormatu, Palladium, Poppy, Robdajet, Tele-Fever, Tempest, Tryom, Tunix, etc.) (c. 1982);
    • Interton VC 4000 console family (Acetronic, Cabel, Fountain, Hanimex, Interton, Prinztronic, Radofin, Rowtron, Soundic, Voltmace, Waddingtons, etc.) (c. 1978);
    • Elektor TV Games Computer (1979);
    • PIPBUG- and BINBUG-based machines (EA 77up2, EA 78up5, Signetics Adaptable Board Computer, Eurocard 2650, etc.) (1977-1978);
    • Signetics Instructor 50 trainer (1978);
    • Signetics TWIN minicomputer (1976);
    • Central Data 2650 computer (1977);
    • PHUNSY computer (c. 1980);
    • Ravensburger Selbstbaucomputer aka 2650 Minimal Computer trainer (1984);
    • Hofacker MIKIT 2650 trainer (1978);
    • Astro Wars, Galaxia, Laser Battle and Lazarian coin-ops by Zaccaria (1979-1981);
    • Malzak 1 and 2 coin-ops by Kitronix (c. 1981);
    • AY-3-8500/8550/8600-based Pong systems (Coleco Telstar Galaxy, Sheen TVG-201, etc.) (1976-1977);
    • VTech Type-right machine (1985)

    It is packed with features, far too many to list here. Examples are ReAction GUI, load/save snapshots, windowed and fullscreen modes, CPU tracing, trainer, drag and drop support, graphics scaling, PAL/NTSC modes, frame skipping, and much more!

    Here is an overview of the changes since the last release:

    Changes since V33.5:

    • Improved Galaxia emulation.
    • Added ASM and DISGAME CLI arguments.
    • Miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes.

    Kevin Taddeucci has released version 1.6 of his script aimed at MediaVault 1.4.1 and 1.4.2 allowing the user to choose the stream player or to download a stream via a requester.

    Version 1.6: (Nov. 25, 2024)

    • Added “User Settings to choose ffplay display mode.
    • 1 – Waveforms.  Used to much CPU on slower systems.
    • 2 – Frequency band. Uses much less CPU time.
    • Added “User Settings” to set ffplay window size.
    • Made corrections to “User Settings” Player variable comments.

    Added keyboard shortcuts to player requester.

    The developer Kjetil Hvalstrand is back with a new utility. GIF2ABK is a program for converting GIF animations to AMOS ABK or BOBS.

    He also released version 1.1 of IFF-Converter, a replica of a program created many years ago by Metallion of Kefrens. Hvalstrand has added major improvements including DataTypes support for filetypes like PNG, GIF, and others, as well as zooming and drag-and-drop support.

    On November 26th, the Sacrificio Pagano magic tool from Juan Carlos Herran Martin became available on OS4Depot. This is a special program for people believing in the magic of Wiccan practices providing a virtual altar.

    MCE, Multi-game Character Editor, is a user-friendly open-source editor of character files, saved games, high score tables, levels, and graphics for 121 games. James Jacobs, the author, has now released version 15.23, which provides miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes.

    Misc News

    Issue 171 of the Amiga Future magazine was released at the beginning of the month. There you can read articles such as A1222 from a Coder’s Perspective, Classic Reflections – Whatever Happened to Macrosystems? – Part 1, interviews, game reviews, news, and much more.

    The magazine can be purchased from here:

    The Amiga Future Website

    Francis G. Loch, the author of PowerReboot for AmigaOS 4.1, has published a report about his experiences with the A1222+ on the website of amiga-news.de.

    He presents solutions to problems others might encounter when first setting up and getting to know the computer. Highly worth checking out if you are a new A1222+ owner.

    https://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2024-11-00057-EN.html

    There is currently a games competition being held on Amigans.net. For November, participants compete to get the highest score in Mini Metal Slug, an action game brought to AmigaOS 4 by HunoPPC.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vsYkOlqIEM

    Currently in the lead is Mr_byte with a whopping 48,480 points!

    Hans de Ruiter of KSD – Amiga Corner has published a new video on YouTube called Quick Guide: Cross-compiling to AmigaOS 4.x+ the easy way:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5j6Ycc4-6o

    The author writes: “Setting up a cross-compiler for AmigaOS 4 used to be a painful task because you had to build the cross-compiler yourself following complicated instructions. Now, there’s a much easier way: using pre-built Docker containers. This video shows you how it’s done…”

    You can visit his website here.

    The Amiga Retro Channel, hosted by Maijestro, has published a video looking at 3D gaming on the AmigaOne X5000. Here he shows games like Quake 3 and Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy running.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpe4hiM9rPo

    Maijestro recently bought an AmigaOne X5000 and informed us that he will be publishing more videos showing this computer in action in the future.

    Skateman has written a post on his blog titled “rVNCd 1.38: A New Era of Remote AmigaOS4 Control”. You can read it here:

    https://www.skateman.nl/index.php/2024/11/03/rvncd-1-38-a-new-era-of-remote-amigaos4-control/

    Robert Bernardo has published many photos from the AmiWest 2024 event on his blog:

    http://blog.retro-link.com/2024/11/more-amiwest-show-2024-photos.html

    Not only that, you can watch his videos from the same event on his YouTube-channel:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsvqR_fyXaA

    https://www.youtube.com/@BIOSJERBIL/videos

    Well worth checking out for sure! 🙂

    Until Next Time

    You’ve reached the end of this month’s AmigaOS 4 Monthly Roundup.

    The next one is scheduled for January 2025, a new year with new possibilities!

    I wish you all a nice December and see you soon in other post here on the Old School Game Blog. 🙂

    Take care everyone!

    Best regards,

    Puni

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