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Minimig Promo | Jan Derogee made a promotion video about the Minimig. The Minimig is a modern version of the Amiga 500. All the old hardware is emulated in a single chip. This chip can be altered so it's even possible to change the A500 if you want too.

WookieChat | New BETA version of WookieChat is available for download. WookieChat allows you to connect to Internet Relay Chat networks (IRC) and chat with other users in a text medium in real-time. Executables are provided for AmigaOS 3.x,4.0, MorphOS and AROS.

WHDLoad | WHDLoad makes it possible to install quite a lot demos and games, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, to your harddisk. There are 16 more additions to the WHDLoad package. A few examples are: Ultima VI, Floor 13 and Demoniak.

Scacom #3 | In this German PDF magazine the following articles: Interview with Christophe Kohler, WHD-load tutorial, The best C64 games, Interview with Bender and more.

Tunenet plugins | Tunenet is a multiformat Music Player and Internet Radio Streamer. TuneNet was written from the ground up by Paul Heams. There are several new plugins available for Tunenet. A few examples are: GameCube, SC68, PSF, RealAudio, TTA, WMA and more. The plugins are available from the OS4 depot.

AmigaOS 4.0 Classic | Hyperion entertainment announced the Amiga OS 4.0 for classic Amiga's equipped with PowerPC accelerator cards at AmiWest. This version of Amiga OS 4.0 for classic Amiga's is functionally identical to the version already available for AmigaOne hardware. AmigaOS 4.0 Classic will require at least 64 MB and 200 MB HDD space, as well as a supported PowerPC accelerator (CyberstormPPC or BlizzardPPC).

UAE versie 0.8.27 | UAE is a software emulation of the hardware of the Commodore Amiga 500/1000/2000. UAE is written for Unix systems by Bernd Schmidt and many contributors. It's developed on a Linux machine but it should compile and run on any Unix-like operating system.

Amition update | On Amition.de there are 11 new videos in the download area. Also the web pages are moved to a faster server, so downloading will be faster. If you have other Amiga video material about events or tv please contact the people at amition.de.

FCEU-MorphOS | Kelly Samel put the finishing touches on an FCEU port for MorphOS. FCEU emulates the classic NES / Famicom game console. FCEU currently has great compatibility, sound support, save ram and save state support. Download it from Kelly's web page.

BeastieWorker, Tail Tale | Herbert Hak Klackl has released two games for MorphOS. BeastieWorker is a MorphOS version of the well known game Sokoban. This game is a 3D puzzle game. The other game is called Tail Tale and is also a Puzzle game. Tail Tale is made in Manga style.

WookieChat | James Carroll has released a new version of his MUI-based IRC-Clients WookieChat. WookieChat is available for Amiga OS3 / OS4, AROS and MorphOS.

MiniMig | Peter Czidlina has made his own version of the MiniMig. Based on the work of Dennis van Weeren he improved the PCB. The PCB is now 170 x 170 mm what is compatible with Mini-ITX so it will fit in a standard computer case. Power supply is now between 8 to 40 Volts DC. There are S-Video and Composite video outputs.The VGA and audio outputs are buffered.

AROS archives update | On this site you will find software for the Amiga Research Operating System. Feel free to post your application on The AROS Archives or browse the site for a specific application. If you want AROS software, they know where it is, The AROS Archives!

EAGER | EAGER stands for Every Amiga Game Ever Released. This site contains information on commercially released titles for the Amiga range of computers. Info about: Game description, Review details and scores, Manuals and, supplements, Publishers and Developers info, Cheats, hints, full solutions and maps, Screenshot, Game Demo, Compatibility, HD Installers and patches.

STEPFIVE | Stepfive is a Tetris clone for the Amiga 1200 (AGA). Eric presented the final version of this game. All known bugs are fixed and the program code is optimized. The difficulty of the game is a bit easier then the previous version of this game.

The Vague | The Vague is a new diskmag for the Amiga. You can read the mag on-line or on a real Amiga as a diskmag. Minimum system requirements: A1200 with a 040/25mhz and any GFX board that supports Warp3D. But you can also use WinUAE or MorphOS. In this magazine lots of info on the scene and coding.

AmiKIT 1.4.0 | AmiKIT has been updated. In this version lots of new icons, wallpapers and start-up pictures. Added: Deluxe Galaga, Deluxe Pacman, MidiPlay, Scalos and more. Also more than 30 programs are updated.

OS4 Depot | OS4 Depot is a File Depot portal dedicated to hosting Amiga OS4 software and related resources. One of the updates is a new version of PNG Icon Editor.

Aminet update | Aminet update - Aminet is a set of interconnected WWW and FTP servers hosting freely distributable Amiga software. Established in 1992, Aminet belongs to the Internet's oldest software repositories, the total size of the archive has recently crossed the 30 GB barrier. Only the last 14 days there were more than 30 updates.

ADA update | Last couple of months there were many demos added to the archive. On this site, you will find some of the best demos and intros ever released on the fabulous Amiga computer. All the demos listed, are of high quality.

AmiKit Wallpaper contest. | 37 wallpapers have been chosen to enter the contest. Now it's up to you to select the winners! The poll deadline is September 10th. AmiKit 1.4.0 is scheduled for release at Pianeta Amiga show in Empoli, Italy.

Changelt | ChangeIt is a logical game (Amiga Bejeveled clone) from Robert 'Phibrizzo' Krajcarz. This game is available for AmigaOS 4, AROS and MorphOS operating systems. The cross compilation are done by Marcin Kielesinski.

HivelyTracker v1.4 | Hively Tracker is a tracker program based upon the AHX format created in the mid '90s by Dexter and Pink of Abyss. The format was relatively popular, and many songs were created and used in scene productions and games. AHX was designed to create a very SID-like sound on the Amiga. HivelyTracker features: Multi-channel (4 to 16 channels), Channel stereo panning, Two commands per note, Ring modulation. HivelyTracker was coded by Xeron/IRIS, GUI design and skins by Spot/Up Rough.

The History of Lemmings. | Mike Dailly tells the complete story of the classic game Lemings. Learn everything from the first demo made by DMA until the arcade version of Lemmings.

SFS - Smart File System | The SFS has been updated. There is a new version for AmigaOS3.x / m68k and AmigaOS4 / PPC. Most important feature is that you can now use large files. (More than 4 GB.)

Scalos v41.5 | Scalos is a desktop replacement for the Amiga. It is used instead of Workbench or Directory Opus Magellan. The original Workbench gets older every day and is being left behind by other desktop systems. Scalos's goal is to integrate a lot of additional functionality and an enhanced look without losing any of the look-and-feel we all love about the real Workbench.

Scacom #1 | Stefan Egger started a new (German) PDF magazine about Commodore and Amiga. In this first issue. Picture rendering, CF-card for Amiga, PSP, Jack Tramiel and more. You can download this magazine from Stefan's web page.

Phonolith v0.8 | Phonolith is a software instrument, which plays sampled waveforms. It's usable with Horny and other CAMD based sequencers, or just a connected MIDI keyboard. There is a free lite version or you can buy a full version. Some features are: Downmixing to AIFF file. Receives MIDI notes through camd.librar. yMixer unit with non-linear volume/panning controls and peak meters. 16 different instruments at once, Look on the web page for more information.

Amiga Future #67 | Edition 67 of the English and German Amiga magazine is available. But if you want to look through some older versions you can download full versions from the download section.

WinUAE v 1.4.3 | A new version of the Amiga emulator for Windows computers is available. New features are: Built-in lha, lzh, lzx, zip, 7zip and RAR support. A3000 Kickstart ROM and SuperKickstart disk support. A590 /A2091 SCSI, A3000 SCSI and CDTV SCSI expansion harddrive (HDF) emulation. (WD33C93 + (Super)DMAC based SCSI hardware). Action Cartridge Super IV Prof. freezer cartridge emulation. X-Power Prof. 500 (v1.2) freezer cartridge emulation. - Nordic Power (v2.0) freezer cartridge emulation. Debugger improvements. Also lots of bugs were fixed.

AWeb 3.5.09 beta | A new version of the web browser for Amiga OS 3.x / 4.x is released. In this new release the following: Improved characterset. Implementation of Java script 1.5. Also loads of Bug fixes. The latest version can be downloaded from the web site.

Minimig web site | Dennis van Weeren famous for his mimimig development has made a web site. On this web site all information on the minimig project. History, technical specifications and the source files of the project.

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