Category: News

Cloanto Releases Downloadable Workbench Disk Image Pack

As part of its Amiga Forever Classic Support series, Cloanto is making available the downloadable Floppy & Hard Disk Image Pack. The set makes it possible to boot and set up any Classic Amiga model (including the Amiga 1000, 3000 and 4000T) using a floppy drive emulator or after copying to suitable media (floppy disks, CompactFlash cards, etc.) Included ADF…

New scans of AppleSource Newsletter available

Apple2Scans has made available a new batch of AppleSource scans, issues 13 through 16, 18 and 19. Over the years, Apple produced many newsletters and company magazines, even something for their dealers: applesource. You can download these issues, and all the others following the link below: Link: Apple2Scans

Icaros Desktop 2.0.3 now available for download

This version introduces all the enhancements that v2.0.2 should have added some days ago, but unluckily didn’t. Once again, system files have been brought to Jan 6 nightly build , including changes to workbench themeing system and locale library. Icaros Desktop 2.0.3 is available in all usual flavours: the whole Live! and Light ISO versions (for new installations) and as…

Amiga Emulator FS-UAE Version 2.4.3 for Linux

This new stable version 2.4.3 fixes a bug which occured with the Nvidia-driver under Linux. All other platforms as well as the latest developer versions are not affected. FS-UAE is an Amiga emulator based on WinUAE “includes an easy-to-use graphical configuration program which allows you to enjoy FS-UAE and Amiga emulation without writing configuration files.” Source: amiga-news.de Link: FS-UAE

RGCD – Rocket Smash EX/Gravitrix

James Monkman aka Heavy Stylus from RGCD website has given us exclusive heads up on two awesome Commodore 64 titles releases. Rocket Smash EX is available to purchase now and Gravitrix has not been released yet and price has not been finalised, but should be similar-ish pricing to Rocket Smash. Both will be available initially on cartridge then on disk…

Nintendo NES Exclusive 'Solomon's Key 2' Unofficially Ported to Commodore Amiga

[youtube kp3lKhTlZWA nolink] RetroCollect has reported the release of a new game for the Amiga. Homebrew Commodore Amiga developer Hukka recently released a downloadable disk image of his efforts to bring the popular puzzle-em-up Solomon’s Key to the Amiga platform. The game was originally published on the Nintendo NES (known as Fire ‘n Ice in North America). Source: RetroCollect

Nintendo NES Exclusive 'Solomon's Key 2' Unofficially Ported to Commodore Amiga

[youtube kp3lKhTlZWA nolink] RetroCollect has reported the release of a new game for the Amiga. Homebrew Commodore Amiga developer Hukka recently released a downloadable disk image of his efforts to bring the popular puzzle-em-up Solomon’s Key to the Amiga platform. The game was originally published on the Nintendo NES (known as Fire ‘n Ice in North America). Source: RetroCollect

Sinclair emulator ZEsarUX 2.0 has been released

ZEsarUX is a Sinclair ZX Machines Emulator for Unix, supporting ZX80, ZX81, ZX Spectrum and Z88. It run on all *nix flavours (tested on Linux x86, Linux x86_64, Linux Raspbian, Mac OS X). The new version 2.0 includes several new features and bug fixes, including: Added Cambridge Z88 emulation Added Real audio tape loading on ZX Spectrum, ZX80, ZX81 (.rwa,…

ZX-81 has the smallest implementation of a chess game…. Wait…! Not anymore!

For 32 years, the smallest implementation of a chess game would run on a ZX-81. Back in 1983, the Your Computer Magazine had the 672-bytes program listed in its February issue, and the same program held the world record for 32 years. Geek.com has published yesterday an article showing that the world record was broken by a chess game called…

10 PRINT "BASIC Ten-Liners Contest 2015 is on!":GOTO 10

It was launched on AtariAge forum a new “BASIC Ten-Liners Contest”. If you are not an Atari guy/(gal?), don’t worry. This year the competition is way more open, both in terms of legal systems, as well as with regard to authorized BASIC dialects. You can code your Ten-liner using your beloved Atari 8-Bit, Commodore 64, Commodore 128 and Schneider CPC….