The Home Computer Show is a show for retro computer users. You can visit the show or present your own computers at the show. The activities are hardware and software demonstrations, presentations, game competitions and a market. The meeting is on the 17th of May 2014 in Hilversum, the Netherlands. Website: http://homecomputershow.org
Relaunch64 is a program (text editor) for programming 65xx assembly on a modern computer. This editor works together with common cross assembler like Kick Assembler, acme, dasm, c64asm or ca65. Changes in this version: Improvements for Goto and Auto functions and a Command-Line-Parameter is implemented with the start of the program. Website: http://www.popelganda.de
EvenMore is a text viewer for AmigaOS. The features are proportional font support, multi-coloured text, file conversion plugins, and more. Recent changes: Optimized the RTF2Text and the HTML2Text plugin. Improved the highlighting, shadow text and strikethrough. Added a PageStream2Text plugin with an outline text style. Website: http://www.evenmore.co.uk
[youtube xVUsxLsZblg nolink] Lunchbeat is a simple groove-machine with an 8 step sequencer and four 1bit sounds. This neat little device has an Atmel Atmega328p microprocessor (16 MHz) and you can make your own Commodore SID or Atari retro music. The functions are: Start/Stop, Setup, Edit, Sound Buttons and Mod Pots to tweak sound parameters in real time. Website: http://www.errorinstruments.com
ACE is an Amstrad CPC emulator made by Philippe Rimauro. The emulator is written in the language C and its GUI is based on MUI 4. The changes in this version are: Improvements for Tape2HD, Gate Array, screen monitor emulation, disassembler, CASOutChar / CASInChar and the english and french translations. Added UBC, DKB, 64K, user-resetable counters, real step by step…
Schlowski made the game Threes for the Commodore VIC-20. In this game you must shift the tiles with numbers. When two tiles with the same number come together they will merge into one. The game can be played on an unexpanded Commodore VIC-20 or with the VICE emulator. Download: Threes.prgWebsite: Vic-20 Denial
LTris is a Tetris clone for up to 3 players. The original game is from Michael Speck and cavemann made the AROS version. You can play the classic game or the more advanced game where tiles suddenly appear. You can also play against each other in the same game. Website: http://archives.aros-exec.org
FRGCB (Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog) is a new website that writes about retro games. But the difference is that this blog compares the games between the different computers like the C64, Amiga, MSX, NES, CPC, DOS, etc. The most recent comparisons are: Where Time Stood Still, A History of Finnish Games, Toobin’, Donald Duck’s Playground, Paratroopers, Arcadia and Raid…
With the PT-1210 Mk1 you can use your Amiga as a Protracker Digital Turntable. You can use your Amiga to play live at DJ shows. The program is written in 68k assembler and can be used on all Amiga set-ups. Website: http://pt1210.kikencorp.com
Owners of a Raspberry Pi, who do not only use AROS, but also want to have an appropriate case for it, can now buy a case printed in 3D, Amiga style. Website: https://www.etsy.com
