Category: Computers
A new replacement for an external floppy drive for all Amiga computers is being developed by Roman Breński, Jarosław Bieliński and Radosław Kujawa. The features are: Fully compatible with 880kB DD Amiga diskettes. Reads and writes NDOS diskettes. And a new disk drive mechanism. Website: http://sakura-it.pl/floppy.php
– HAM-E images updated only every other line in doubled modes. – Graffiti didn’t sync correctly if config was not AGA. – Restart button crashed if hardware RTG was enabled. – PCMCIA IDE didn’t work anymore (b2) – .pkd file extension inside archive wasn’t autodetected. – Disk/CD insert status message file name was shown as “null” if file was inside…
Version 2.0.2 provides diverse updated files. Additionally Directory Opus now was configured for using WMV-files and the script “YouTubeCenter” was added to OWB: AROS core system files from Jan 6, 2015 Updated Protrekkr to latest version Updated HarmonyPlayer to latest version DOpus 5 can now open Windows Media File with MPlayer correctly Added YouTubeCenter to OWB scripts Link: Icaros Desktop…
[youtube r-yy7MaMDxg nolink] “Evil Minions” is a platformer game created with Backbone about “Minions” well-known from the computer-animated comedy film Despicable Me. Download: Abime Source: Amiga News
After Sqrxz and Sqrxz 2, Frank “phx” Wille has now ported the third part of the Jump’n Run series to the Amiga. Due to the experiences with his own title Solid Gold, Sqrxz’ engine was completely rewritten: it now runs with 50 instead of 25 frames per second and in contrast to the Windows and Linux version also offers level…
This is the 3rd instalment of the series about the development of an C64 emulator using the game engine GameMaker, by YoYo Games. Mike Dailly talks about the the CPU bug he had, and how it was fixed. Later he discusses the C64’s memory mapping system, and how to deal with rapid paging on a per instruction basis. Link: YoYo…
Onslaught released a demo version of the classic point-and-click adventure game created by Gary Winnick and Ron Gilbert. According to the CSDb description of the release, the demo disk also contains scenes that weren’t used in the final game, so it’s a real treat for the fans of the game. Link: CSDb
BBC News reports today that the ZX Spectrum Vega will start to be manufactured in Nottinghamshire firm SMS Electronics. The machine, which has been developed by Luton-based Retro Computers, is due to go on sale in April. The ZX Spectrum Vega features an SD card slot and joypad controls, but lacks of full keyboard (it has a virtual one), which…
Zero is a spectrum emulator written entirely on the .NET platform, using C#, and requires .NET framework 2.0, and now its author, Arjun Nair, has made the source code public and post it on Github. The philosophy behind Zero is to provide a highly accurate emulation of the various Spectrum models while also providing a nice, user friendly experience. Arjun…
[youtube Vx-1FFiZN_w nolink] I’ve found today this nice 2-minute long video, made by Retro Tech Addicts, about the Amstrad CPC computer. The video gives the best summary of the machine specs and history I’ve ever seen in such a short time. If you don’t know about this great British machine, it is worth taking the time to watch it! Link:…
