AMIGA alive "Quick Clips"

"Quick clips" are a number of quickly recorded and little edited videos of what you might call "everyday Amiga issues" - installing a software package, fixing some C code, transcoding a file from one format to another, and the likes.

So far, these "quick clips" can be found on the YouTube channel:

Rewriting AMOS code in C

Some "live" examples of how to translate AMOS code to C code. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jRAXVnV6cg

How to run AmigaAMP 3 on AmigaOS 3.0

With a little bit of manual effort, AmigaAMP 3 is nearly fully usable on OS3.0.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTu3J9nA8tk

Speech synthesis with "say"

Some experimentation, and a little story, with AmigaOS' "say", translator.library, and narrator.device.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e4m2Yqt51A

How to sleep() with AmigaOS

How to substitute an eventually missing POSIX sleep() function in AmigaOS. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBYEGYFmmhA

 

...with more to come. Is there anything specific you'd like to see? Leave a comment - here, or on one of the videos' pages.

"Quick Clips" full playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFqkmsX-uEeIA7uBhdPvHLV1QCO27hU5l

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Subscriptions to the channel are highly appreciated. :-)

Thanks for watching!

Software updates (2023-06)

A selection of software titles that have been updated during the last months.

HippoPlayer

In February 2023, HippoPlayer was updated to version 2.56.

http://aminet.net/package/mus/play/hippoplayerupdate

AWeb APL Lite with (then) latest AmiSSL

Also in February, version 3.5.091 of web browser "AWeb" was recompiled with the (then) latest (compare below) version of AmiSSL for improved https support.

http://aminet.net/package/comm/www/aweb_3_5_091

AmiBlitz

Programming language "AmiBlitz" (BlitzBasic) was updated to version 3.9.9, fixing a number of bugs, and adding a couple of features.

https://github.com/AmiBlitz/AmiBlitz3/releases/

P96

In March, RTG system "P96" - formerly known as "Picasso 96" - version 3.3.3 was released. 

https://forum.icomp.de/index.php?thread/3022-p96-v3-3-3-released/

MNT ZZ9000 firmware

Also in March, firmware version 1.13 was released for the mighty ZZ9000 multi-function Zorro card.

https://source.mnt.re/amiga/zz9000-firmware/-/releases/1.13

pci.library

Still in March, Elbox released version 13.14 of pci.library for their Mediator PCI expansion boards.

http://www.elbox.com/downloads_mediator.html

Prelude software bundle, and AmigaAMP

In May 2023, Thomas Wenzel released a new version of his software bundle for the Prelude sound card, and fixed a number of bugs in AmigaAMP, which is now at version 3.34.

http://aminet.net/package/driver/audio/PreludeSoftwareBundleV4

http://www.amigaamp.de

AmiSSL

Also in May, version 5.9 of secure-socket-layer implementation "AmiSSL" was released.

https://github.com/jens-maus/amissl/releases

WHDLoad 

WHDLoad has received a number of bugfixes, bringing it to version 18.9.

http://whdload.de

WinUAE

In June, version 5.0.0 of famous Amiga emulator "WinUAE" was released.

https://www.winuae.net/2023/06/01/winuae-5-0-0/

WinUAE, IBrowse, AmigaAMP updated

Great christmas gifts for Amiga users of all kinds! WinUAE, IBrowse, and AmigaAMP have received (sometimes substantial) updates.

WinUAE 4.10.0

WinUAE is the king of Amiga emulation. You can read about all the details on WinUAE's homepage, but here's the big one in this latest release: 100% cycle accuracy! Oh wow, this is a blessing not just for hardcore classic gamers and sceners, but for all Amiga software developers. Very good!

Go to https://www.winuae.net for more information!

IBrowse 2.5.8

IBrowse developer team, again, proves its dedication to Amiga webbrowsing: this latest version contains all hotfixes since the previous one, and adds a round of new bugfixes and improvements, such as re-enabled Gemini protocol support and better stability.

Check out https://www.ibrowse-dev.net/news.php?id=1671191636 for more information!

AmigaAMP 3.33

Thomas Wenzel wishes everyone a Merry Christmas, and has released AmigaAMP 3.33. Improved sound playback and repeat/shuffle features make listening to some music on the Amiga even more enjoyable!

Go to http://www.amigaamp.de for more information!

Sources:
http://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2022-12-00100-EN.html
http://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2022-12-00086-EN.html
http://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2022-12-00102-EN.html

AmigaAMP 3.30 is out!

Thomas Wenzel has release a new version of his audio player "AmigaAmp" with a decent set of bugfixes and new features. This is the list of changes, as published on AmigaAmp's website on Dec. 23rd:

Bug fixes:

• Pulldown menus now work across all ReAction windows
• If a datatype can't load the cover image from memory then AmigaAMP will write it to T: as a file and try to load it from there. 
• Fixed radio station name taken from stream metadata in playlist.
• Up to ten reconnect attempts when shoutcast server reports 'unavailable'.
• Fixed handling ID3v2 tags in front of FLAC files.
• Fixed loading / adding whole directories.
• Fixed initial state of EQ/Playlist buttons in skin mode.
• Automatically save current equalizer setting when saving prefs.
• Reworked visualisation routines for better synchronicity.
• Fixed SSL connections that require Server Name Indication.

New features:

• Automatic fallback from MHI to AHI for uncompressed audio and tracker modules (68k version).
• Multi-select playlist in ReAction mode.
• Snapshot windows directly via pulldown menu entry.
• Popup menu for "Add..." button in ReAction playlist window.
• ARexx macro support. Macros must have .rexx extension and start with a line saying /* AmigaAMP ARexx Macro */
• Automatic adding of .pls to saved playlist filename.
• Now using octave-spaced equalizer band frequencies.

Thanks, Mr. Wenzel, and Merry Christmas, too!

Go to AmigaAmp's website to download your copy:

http://www.amigaamp.de

Additional sources:
http://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2021-12-00067-EN.html

Music player AmigaAMP updated to v3.27

Good old AmigaAMP music player by Thomas Wenzel got another update, with many bugfixes and a couple of new features.

Here's a shortened overview of the latest changes

• XSPF playlist support
• MP3 playback via HTTP re-enabled
• HTTPS support via AmiSSL
• ReAction GUI: added time/remain toggle by clicking on time display
• OGG file read error handling fixed
• MPEG 2.0 file playback fixed
• URL requester string is now static
• MIDI support added
• ADTS (AAC) playback added
• ...and a lot of smaller bugfixes

Go to http://www.amigaamp.de for full details, and latest AmigaAMP download!
 

Sources: 
http://www.amigaamp.de/screenshots.shtml
http://www.amigaamp.de/log.shtml
http://amiga-news.de/de/news/AN-2020-03-00063-DE.html