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   Stephen Walsh to All   
   Commodore Free Magazine, Issue 93 - Part   
   27 Jul 16 13:54:55   
   
   al 64 Kbyte   
   memory.   
      
   plus4world.powweb.com/software/Ghost_Town_TLT   
      
      
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           MOLDI'S TREASURE 9/10   
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   The web page Plus4world has a number of new programs, games and demos   
   released from the Moldi collection.  A few examples are:  Optika, Az Itélet   
   Napja, Register 2000 Easy Turbo +4 Caddimat C116, Disk Cracker, ROM   
   Modifier V1.0, Profimon, No Limit !, First From Genius Music Simulator 2   
   Cocom Demo, My Dream Cars, Csomagoló Üzem, Trade, Plus / 4 Invaders,   
   Cracker Ball 3 Diamond Hunter, and Turbonibbler V2.0.   
      
   plus4world.powweb.com/   
      
      
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           YAPE V1.0.8 RELEASED   
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   There is a new version of YAPE the Windows emulator for the Commodore   
   Plus/4.  The changes in this version are:  Improvements to the GUI, SID and   
   the disk drive RPM.  Autostart randomization now works correctly.   
      
   plus4world.powweb.com/tools/YAPE   
      
      
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          MOLDI'S TREASURE 10/10   
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   Plus4world a has a number of programs, games and demos released from the   
   Moldi collection.  Some examples are:  ABC, Atlos Fényujság, Disk Lister   
   V3.2, Ékezetes Képújság, Háztartás-kalkuláció, Catalogue Maker Mágneses   
   Indukció Számítása, Pluto, Assembler Speed, Super Speed Loader, Uni Header,   
   Drakula Kastélya, Hanoi Torony, Kukačka, Logikai jatek, Memóriajáték,   
   Tekergő, Tenisz, Castle Demo, Demo Micro II Outrun II Demo Party in   
   Mezokovesd, Terror Music Box, Variációk Egy Temara   
      
   plus4world.powweb.com/forum/31504   
      
      
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          PLUS/4 ENDINGS UPDATED   
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   Plus4 World has updated its game endings.  The latest additions are:  Mac   
   Coin, Nibbly 92 3D Time Trek, Battle Axe, Crazy Tennis, Sqij, Power Ball,   
   Simple Puzzle, Zolyx +++, Pilot X, Memento, Bit Fox, Star Wars, Tower Of   
   Evil, grid, Flaschen Hannes, Xargon Wars Skramble, Pharaoh's Tomb, Micro   
   Painter, Go Ahead!, Turd, Break Dance, Dizzy 3 Mr.  Puniverse, Leapin   
   'Louie, Jack Attack, Jabba Otthona, Strange Building, Dodo, Adventures In   
   Time, and Majesty Of Sprites.   
      
   plus4world.powweb.com/gameendings   
      
      
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              HIRES COLOUR 10   
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   Erich / Unlimited has released a new 2-disk set full of images called Hires   
   Colour 10.  The disk slide show is created with the Magica program.   
      
   plus4world.powweb.com/software/Hires_Color_10   
      
      
      
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                VIC 20 NEWS   
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         THE PENULTIMATE CARTRIDGE   
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   Tynemouth Software LLP is preparing a new cartridge for the Commodore   
   VIC20.  With the following features:  RAM expansion 3 Kbytes - 32 Kbytes.   
   Read only option for RAM blocks 3 and 5.  Configuration and reset switches   
   and ROM cartridge emulation.   
      
   blog.tynemouthsoftware.co.uk/2016/01/vic20-penultimate-cartridge-part-2.html   
      
      
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           VIC-20 MIDI CARTRIDGE   
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   The unit will eventually come in three variants (MIDI-only, RS232-only, or   
   both); the initial batch will support MIDI and RS232 out of the box.   
   Currently No case is included.  The unit comes with 512kB of FLASH ROM and   
   128kB of SRAM.  It is Ultimem compatible.   
      
   store.go4retro.com/vic-20-midi-cartridge/   
      
      
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                 MAH JONGG   
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   Mike has release a version of Mah Jongg for the Vic 20 with the following   
   Requirements:  VIC-20 with +24K RAM expansion, Joystick (another +8K in   
   BLK5 for SJLOAD).   
      
   For anyone unsure, Mah Jongg is a tile-matching board game   
      
   Clear the board by matching tiles.   
      
   Move the cursor with joystick and select the two tiles with fire.  Use the   
   bottom menu to restart the game, undo moves, ask for a hint, and quit the   
   game.   
      
   There are 36 groups of four tiles that match each other, 144 tiles in   
   total.  Two of those groups are the Flowers and Seasons set.  The four   
   tiles of those sets show different faces:   
      
   * Chrysanthemum, Bamboo, Orchid, Plum   
   * Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter   
      
   Download: www.tokra.de/vic/mahjongg/mahjongg.zip   
      
   Read more and discuss Mah Jongg   
      
   sleepingelephant.com/ipw-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?t=7921   
      
      
      
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                AMIGA NEWS   
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     DUTCH KICKOFF 2 CHAMPIONSHIP 2016   
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   On 2 April 2016, the Dutch KickOff second championship held in Amsterdam.   
   The game is played on classic Amigas and you can participate in each two   
   halves of 5 minutes each.  The location of the championship is the Cafe   
   Batavia in Amsterdam.   
      
   www.kickoff2amsterdam.com/   
      
      
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       GADGETUK164 - AMIGA 500 POWER   
               SUPPLY REPAIR   
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   GadgetUK164 has made a YouTube video about repairing a "Zydec" power supply   
   from an Amiga 500.  Although the same power supply could be used to power   
   the 600 and 1200   
      
   www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4sl3Wv-UvQ   
      
      
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                 A500FLASH   
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   A500Flash Kickstart is a change-over switch which makes it possible to   
   switch between available ROM files, by holding down the Ctrl + A + A keys.   
      
   FEATURES:   
      
   Works with Amiga A500, A500 and A2000 + models.  Support 512KB or 1MB ROM   
   files.  The programming of the flash chips is possible through normal   
   AmigaOS software.   
      
   retro.7-bit.pl/?lang=en&go=projekty&name=a500flash   
      
      
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         CLASS V1.9.0 - AMIGAOS 4   
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   For AmigaOS 4 a new version of the Atari ST / STE emulator.  Hatari   
   emulates nearly all ST / STE hardware including joysticks and hard disk   
   images.  Hatari is also available for Linux, Apple, BSD, Windows and BeOS.   
      
   Changes in this version:   
      
   Improvements STE joy pads, ACSI / IDE, GEMDOS HD, CPU, MFP, MIDI, and DSP.   
      
   hirudov.com/amiga/Hatari.php   
      
      
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            AMIGAVILLE ISSUE 4   
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   Amiga Ville is an English PDF magazine for the Amiga user, news and   
   descriptions of games and programs.   
      
   In this edition:   
      
   News, Descriptions:  From Gloom to Doom, Pacmania, Hero Quest Deluxe,   
   Galaga AGA, Castlevania, and Prince of Persia.   
      
   www.amigaville.com/   
      
      
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            AMIGA GAME OF 2015   
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   The results of the best games of the Amiga 2015 are known.  AmigaOS 68k   
   Zero Sphere (Code Red / Alexander Grupe).  AmigaOS 4.x, MorphOS, and AROS:   
   Wings Battlefield Ultimate Duel Edition (Cherry Darling).  The complete   
   results can be found on the Obligement web page.   
      
   obligement.free.fr/hitparade/award2015.php   
      
      
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      HISTORY OF PERSONAL COMPUTING:   
              COMMODORE AMIGA   
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   A new episode of the Personal Computing podcast is now available.  In this   
   episode:  Amiga Forever 2016, MorphOS, TRS80, FreHD in a Kaypro 2/4, SGI   
   systems, Amiga 500, Amiga 1000, Amiga 4000 040 / 25MHz, Amiga 1200, Amiga   
   3000 - Video Toaster, Amiga 4000 - IV24 Picasso II board, and the Amiga   
   A2000.   
      
   www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com/podcast/ebay-episode-8-commodore-amiga/   
      
      
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              REBOUND - AROS   
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   Joshua Gerth has released a game called Rebound.  The game is based on the   
   classic game Diamonds from the early nineties.  The game has eight levels,   
   but you can create more using the level editor.   
      
   archives.aros-exec.org/?function=showfile&file=game/puzzle/rebound.i386-ar   
   os.zip   
      
      
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              A520HD ADAPTOR   
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   The GGLABS A520HD HDTV is the equivalent of the classic Commodore A520   
      
   --- MBSE BBS v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux-i386)   
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