– Fixed harddrive config parse crash. (b8) – Blizzard SCSI Kit was always enabled if compatible accelerator board was selected. (b8) – Accelerator board with SCSI and “IDE (auto)”: HD was mounted as accelerator SCSI. (b8) – Accelerator board ROM selection is not anymore in SCSI/Boot ROM list. – Added autoboot disabled jumper option to harddrive controllers. Not all devices…
A2Central brought to my attention today this interesting piece of software: DiscoRunner BASIC. DiscoRunner is a native BASIC interpreter that runs on Windows, Mac and Linux, and it is different from other BASIC interpreters in that it is 99.5% compatible with the original languages. It accomplishes this by heavily simulating the host hardware (the Apple II) almost to an emulator…
If you follow Commodore is Awesome, you probably remember that we reported back in 2013 a C65 prototype that was sold for about US$ 8,000. Now, what seems to be another prototype has showed up on eBay, and the current bid is already reaching already US$ 7,000 and still has 5 days to go. It is time to break that…
It was announced today on Atariage, that the issue #5 of Pro(c) ATARI magazine will be send to the printers tomorrow. This time around both German AND English magazines will have simultaneous release. If you are interested, you can contact 8bitproc-ataride and ask about the postage cost for your country. You can also order the back issues and save some…
More than two decades later, the annual CoCoFEST will have its last edition again. The dates of the next event are April 25 & 26, 2015. The show begins at 9 am. Tickets for this event are $5 per person at the door for the two-day event. Details of the event: HERON POINT CONVENTION CENTER 645 West North Avenue Lombard,…
If you follow CiA, you probably remember that we reported back in 2013 a C65 prototype that was sold for about US$ 8,000. Now, what seems to be another prototype has shown up on eBay, and the current bid is already reaching already US$ 7,000 and still has 5 days to go. It’s time to break that pig, gather the…
Forget Bloomsberg’s fancy This new episode of Inverse ATASCII features Atari Stock Charting, originally released in 1980 by Atari, was developed by Control Data Corporation and it was the first commercial stock charting software for the Atari. Even if you are more into generic podcasts, or retro gaming, Inverse ATASCII is always full of information about not only the software…
[youtube FuXE1fHBBGU nolink] Amicast is a new podcast about the Amiga, covering everything about the platform – past and present! For the debut episode, they are bringing an interview with Jan Zahurancik (Workbench distribution AmiKit). Above you can check the promotional video for the podcast. Link: Amicast
On February 7th 2015, the french magazine Obligement announced the results of the Amiga Games Award 2014. This represents the best Amiga games voted by Amigans from all Amiga platforms. For the Amiga OS 68k, the winners are: 1. Tales Of Gorluth: The Tear Stone Saga (Amiworx Software, Patrick Nevian) 2. Renegade Deluxe 2014 (Kevin Darbyshire, Wayne Ashworth) 3. Smurf…
Issue 26 of the italian PDF magazine REV’n’GE (“Retro Emulator Vision and Game”) has been translated into english and can be downloaded at link below. The game reviews do also compare the releases for different platforms of the 1980s and 1990s. Download: REV’n’GE
