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|    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.                            *************************************        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/                            *************************************        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/                            *************************************        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                            *************************************        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                            *************************************        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                            *************************************        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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