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   Stephen Walsh to All   
   Commodore Free Magazine, Issue 90 - Part   
   06 Dec 15 17:32:03   
   
   This new version has   
   this new improvements:   
      
   * Fixed some bugs.   
      
   * Added a beta option to forward or rewind the movie or song (with mouse   
   wheel) with step time of 1-10-30 seconds or 1 minute, or by touching the   
   1-4 number keys.   
      
   Visit the official site:   
      
   www.morguesoft.eu   
      
   The new version is available for AmigaOS3, AmigaOS4, MorphOS, Windows, and   
   applet format to use with the Hollywood Player.   
      
      
      
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              TECH TIME WARP   
       Back in the Day, The Hot Tech   
        Rivalry was Amiga vs Atari   
   *************************************   
      
   THE TECH INDUSTRY is full of iconic rivalries.  Facebook vs.  Twitter.   
   Apple vs.  Google.  Uber vs.  Lyft.  But in 1985, one of the biggest   
   rivalries was Atari vs.  Amiga.   
      
   Fuelling the tension between Atari and Amiga was the fact that Atari was   
   being run by none other than Jack Tramiel,   
      
   Read compete article.   
      
   www.wired.com/2015/07/tech-time-warp-back-day-hot-tech-rivalry-amiga-vs-at   
   ari/   
      
      
      
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       AMIGA HITS THE BIG THREE 'O'   
   *************************************   
      
   The Amiga turns 30-"Nobody had ever designed a personal computer this way"   
      
   Journalism is prone to hyperbole, but on July 23, 1985 technology genuinely   
   changed forever.  At New York's Lincoln Center, as a full orchestra scored   
   the evening and all its employees appeared in tuxedos.  Commodore unveiled   
   the work of its newly acquired Amiga subsidiary for the first time.  The   
   world finally saw a real Amiga 1000 and all its features.   
      
   Read more here   
      
   arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/07/the-amiga-turns-30-nobody-had-ever-designe   
   d-a-personal-computer-this-way/   
      
      
      
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                 ACA 1221   
         Low Cost Accelerator From   
               AmigaKit.com   
   *************************************   
      
   Amiga kit announce a new accelerator for the Amiga 1200   
      
   FEATURES:   
      
   * Processor (CPU): 68020 (full) 16.67 MHz ¹   
      
   * Memory (Fast RAM): 9 MB (optionally expandable to 17 MByte / 33 MByte /   
     63 MByte at extra cost ²)   
      
   * Speed: 9.46 MHz or 17.03 MHz user-settable (standard with all cards)   
      
   * Overclocking options: 21.28 MHz or 28.38 MHz at extra cost   
      
   * MapROM: 1 MByte MapROM option at extra cost   
      
   * Clockport on board accelerator for optional Real Time Clock module and   
     selected clockport devices   
      
   * High speed clockport for optional Rapid Road USB add-on   
      
   * The accelerator design features a full 68020 CPU, 9Mb of 32-bit Fast   
     Memory (expandable to a maximum of 63MB)   
      
   To find out more, visit AmigaKit.com:   
      
   UK direct product link   
   amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/GBP.php?url=product_info.php?products   
   _id=1251   
      
   Europe direct product link   
   amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/EUR.php?url=product_info.php?products   
   _id=1251   
      
   USA direct product link   
   www.amigakit.us/product_info.php?products_id=1251   
      
   Canada direct product link   
   amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/CAD.php?url=product_info.php?products   
   _id=1251   
      
      
      
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                AMIMODRADIO   
   All Aminet modules at your fingertips   
   *************************************   
      
   Supposedly there are more than 20,000 packages in the mods directory on   
   Aminet.   
      
   Why not have a program that could automatically download one module   
   at-a-time, extract it, and play it?  This is the purpose of AmiModRadio...   
      
   ESSENTIALS   
      
   AmiModRadio is composed of essentially four parts:   
      
   * A small FTP client to access Aminet and download archives containing   
     modules;   
      
   * A XAD client to unarchive the downloaded archives;   
      
   * A ARexx command-and-control system to gently ask players to play the   
     module;   
      
   * A MUI interface to control the various parts of AmiModRadio, in particular   
     to permanently saved desired modules as well as pause/play and skip modules.   
      
   DOWNLOADS   
      
   AmiModRadio is open source.  Its source code and binaries are available on   
   SourceForge and BitBucket   
      
   sourceforge.net/projects/amimodradio/bitbucket.org/tygre/amimodradio/overview   
      
      
      
   *************************************   
           XAMOS AUTHOR STEPHEN   
     HARVEY-BROOKS (MEQUA) HAS PASSED   
                   AWAY   
   *************************************   
      
   Stephen Harvey-Brooks, aka Mequa, passed away on July 3rd due to   
   complications during an operation to change a pacemaker.  He was a member   
   of most Amiga related websites and known in this community for the   
   cross-platform AMOS BASIC interpreter, XAMOS.   
      
   XAMOS   
      
   sourceforge.net/projects/xamos/   
      
   XAMOS FEATURES   
      
   * BASIC-like interpreter based on MequaScript   
      
   * Rudimentary Amiga-style screen and scrolling engine   
      
   * From MequaScript: Supports both BASIC-style and C-style syntax (in progress)   
      
   * From MequaScript: Multiple XAMOS programs can be run concurrently   
      
   * From MequaScript: Supports dynamic types similar to JavaScript   
      
   * Compatible with jAMOS source files and all non-AMAL jAMOS examples   
      
   * Native support for AMOS BASIC .abk sprite banks   
      
      
      
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                AMIKIT 8.5   
          Summer Adventure Update   
   *************************************   
      
   In this new release you can become a pilot for hire in a point-and-click   
   adventure called Flight of the Amazon Queen or try to escape from future   
   world Beneath a Steel Sky.   
      
   Or, if you like to read instead, we've included complete and digitally   
   remastered versions of Directory Opus 5 manuals in PDF format.   
      
   This AmiKit update introduces new NetSurf browser with JavaScript support!   
      
   MUI4 (Magical User Interface) has been updated to the latest version as   
   well as EvenMore textviewer and IconLib.  AISS (Amiga Image Storage System)   
   got 2.500 new images.   
      
   Game engines like ScummVM & WHDLoad have been improved, too.  Enjoy the   
   summer with AmiKit :-)   
      
   WHAT IS AMIKIT?   
      
   AmiKit is a free project, powered by enthusiasm that turns your computer,   
   tablet, or phone into legendary Amiga.  It includes more than 350 of the   
   finest applications.   
      
   FREE DOWNLOAD:  amikit.amiga.sk/   
      
      
      
   *************************************   
     DAVID LOWE'S AMIGA REMIXES ALBUM   
   *************************************   
      
   David Lowe and his daughter are attempting to fund, for the third time, a   
   very promising album with new versions of Amiga classic soundtracks,   
   including :   
      
   * Frontier - Main Theme   
   * Frontier - Second Theme   
   * Starglider 1 - Sample version   
   * Starglider 1 - Title Screen 'Games'   
   * Starglider 2 full length cassette theme   
   * Carrier Command full length theme   
   * ISS Amiga loading theme   
   * After Burner - Amiga / ST version   
   * Night Shift Title Theme   
   * Microprose F1 Grand Prix Main theme   
   * Double Dragon 2 ( all pieces c64 version only )   
   * Midwinter 2   
   * Beneath A Steel Sky - Loading screen on Amiga theme   
   * Rasputin - Two titles from the game: title theme and 'God Don't Bleed   
      
   Frontier will be played by an actual orchestra !   
      
   Please help this Kickstarter reach the 33.000 pounds before it's too late,   
   at this very address:   
      
   www.kickstarter.com/projects/124468523/uncle-art-a-temporal-shift   
      
      
      
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       MINIMIG AGA FOR THE MIST V1.0   
             Slam Tilt support   
   *************************************   
      
   After a first beta release at the end of 2014 and 6 more months of   
   collaborative work, Rok Krajnc and the Minimig / MiST / FPGA community   
   release a new version of the Amiga AGA core for the MiST FPGA board   
   labelled "1.0".   
      
   One may refer to it as minimig-mist-v1.0.   
      
   It contains a huge list of fixes which significantly improve the   
   compatibility:   
      
   * fixed AGA colour table issues   
      
   * fixed erroneous detection of HAM, HAM8 & EHB modes in AGA   
      
   * fixed AGA BPLXOR implementation   
      
   * implemented AGA bitplane scandoubling   
      
   * implemented AGA sprite scandoubling & SSCAN2 SH10 coincidence detection   
      
   * implemented proper AGA bitplane scroller with quarter pixel scrolling   
     precision   
      
   * fixed AGA BPLCON4 values delay   
      
   * playfield CLUT offsets fixed   
      
   * ECS sprite attach enabled for both odd and even attach bit   
      
   * turbo options for chipRAM & kickstart   
      
   * new 8kB two-way, write-through, look-through CPU cache with separate   
     instruction & data caches   
      
   * CPU PACK & UNPK instruction fixes by Till Harbaum   
      
   * updated very fast CPU by Alast   
      
   --- MBSE BBS v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux-i386)   
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair ---:- dragon.vk3heg.net -:--- (3:633/280)   

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