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C-One - Minimig 2.0 | For the C-One is a new Minimig core (v2.0) available. Tobias Gubener ported Jakub Bednarski's sources of September 2009 to the C-One. The features include: Emulation of four floppy drives (DF0: to DF3:), Emulation of two hard drives (4GB), FAT16 or FAT32 supported for the CF memory card, Long file names for ADF images allowed. Memory 11.5MB: 2MB chipmem, 1.5MB slowmem, 8MB fastmem. For this core you will need a C-One with FPGA extender.

Berzerk Redux v1.8 | Version 1.8 of Berzerk Redux is now available. This game is based on the classic arcade game Bezerk. In the game you have to escape the maze, you can shoot the robots, but beware of Evil Otto. The game can be played on a Commodore C64 or with a C64 emulator.

CDXL player | Fredrik Wikstrom made a portable, SDL-based command line program for playing Amiga CDXL files on today's computers. CDXL is an motion video file format developed by Commodore in the late 1980s and early 1990s for the Amiga computer platform. The CDXL player can be used with an AROS or Windows system.

Plus/4 Ftp archive | A new Ftp archive is available with Plus/4 demo's, documentation, games, magazines, parties and tools. The archive will be kept up to date by Luca. All changes are available in the txt file in the main folder.

NetSurf v3.0 - 68k | NetSurf is a free, open source web browser with CSS support for the 68k Amiga. Changes in this version: Getvideo: v0.22, ixemul: v62.1, Special chars on title are working, Buttons act like real buttons, Streaming of videos, Support for more unicode characters, Icons for search engines and Bookmarks. Please visit the web page for all the details.

Digital Talk #88 | In this German-language d64 magazine the following articles: Computer Scene, Party Corner, Talkies und Diskussionen, Hall of Fame, Games-Corner, Out of C64, Programmservice and the Music box.

MorphOS Development Wiki | A new wiki is available for the users of MorphOS. The goal of this site is to collect and provide development information for everyone who is interested in developing software for the exciting operating system known as MorphOS.

1541U-II News | Gideon Zweijtzer release news about the 1541U-II. The new version features are: The PCB is 30% smaller. MicroSD connector, instead of a full-size SD. Real-time-clock function, for correct file time and date. Larger FPGA, which enables the implementation of more features. USB Host port, which can be used to connect USB-sticks. There are plans to make an suitable case for the device. Visit Gideon's web page for more details and pictures of the 1541U-II.

Commodore Free #34 | In this English pdf, txt, seq, html and d64 magazine the following articles: News section with DOT BASIC Update, ACID 64 Player Pro v3.02 released, Realms Of Quest for the VIC 20, Forth Dimension BBS, EasyFlash C64 Cartridge and more. Welcome to the Commodore. SHREDZ64. Welcome to Amigaworld! Update on the PDF Project. Interviews with Chris Snowden and David W. Murray.

King Kong - Amiga | Ventzislav Tzvetkov (drHirudo) released King Kong for Amiga OS4. For the Amiga version, new graphics, music and sounds were used. drHirudo programmed the game in C, used AHX for the music and Personal Paint for the graphics. The game is also available for Amiga 68k, Apple MacOS X, Microsoft Windows and the Sega Master System.

Thrust - C16 | Matt Young programmed the Commodore 16 version of the game Thrust in 1987. But the game had a bug with the scrolling of the screen. Matt has now released the improved version including the source code.

Merlin Web Browser v0.06 | Arend-Paul Spijkerman released a new version of his (beta) web browser. In this version the stability problem on Amigas are fixed. The home button works better now and you can switch the favourites bar on or off. The loading of IFFs is now faster, the gui and html engine has improved in speed. The Merlin Web Browser can be used on a Amiga 68k (kickstart 2.0+), Mac OSX, Windows and Linux. Arend-Paul is now working on improving the HTML and CSS engine.

VIC-20 Final Expansion v3.2 | The VIC-20 Final Expansion v3.2 is an cartridge for the Commodore VIC-20. The features are: RAM expansion up to 512 KB. Also available: 3 KB, 8 KB, 11 KB, 16 KB, 19 KB, 24 KB, 27 KB and 35 KB. Each RAM section can be write-protected to simulate a ROM. 512 KB Flash EEPROM memory that can be flashed by the VIC-20. Up to 2 GB mass storage media by using modern SD-cards as a reliable floppy replacement. Real time clock. Connector for an external LCD display. Cartridge Configuration. Reset key.

The Bubbler | The Bubbler is a game for the Commodore C64. It was developed in 1987 but was never completely finished. Matt Young, Sailor/Triad and Jazzcat have been busy to reconstruct the game. The game is now fully complete, containing the loading picture, music and sfx. You can download the game from the GTW64 web page.

Commodore Programming Wikispace | Scott Hutter made a Wiki about programming the Commodore C64 / 128. On this Wiki you can find articles about: BASIC Reference, GEOS Programming, C64 - 128 Kernal Reference, Redimenisioning Arrays (C64), Unnew, Autorun Programs, Fast SEQ File Reader (C128), Speeding Up The 1541 (C64), Rasters, Modifying the INPUT Question Mark (C64), Memory Transfer Using BASIC ROM (C64), Simple Word Wrap Routine and much more.

The Space Limits | The Space Limits is a new game for the Commodore C64. The game is made by Achim and is an entry for the Mini Game Compo. The game will compete in the 4 kB section.

Rick Dangerous and Switchblade | Game designer Simon Phipps made paper models of Rick Dangerous and Switchblade. You can download the pdf, print it out and glue the paper models together. Simon Phipps started with games in 1982 and designed games like: Skate Crazy, Rick Dangerous, Switchblade, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Bubba 'n' Stix, ShadowMan and five Harry Potter games.

4k BASIC Compo | Forum64 is organizing a 4k BASIC game compo. The game must be written in Commodore BASIC V2 without assembler. The game must work on a normal C64 with a normal 1541 and a joystick. The maximum size is 4 Kilobyte, (4096 bytes). To enter you need to provide a screenshot and the game as a PRG and a simple manual.

WHDLoad | There are new and improved titles for the WHDLoad system. New: Mentor (MarkSoft), Knight Orc (Level 9), Eksperyment Delfin (MarkSoft), Time and magik (Level 9 and Mandarin and Scapeghost (Level 9). Improved: 1869 (Max Design), New York Warriors (Arcadia Systems) and History Line 1914-1918 (Blue Byte).

Cartograph V1.1 | Arkanix Labs has released a native Commodore 64 application for designing tile-based maps/levels. This versatile tool allows you to create maps and levels for your games, matrices and data for demos and tools and much more. There is a pdf manual available.

OWB v3.18 | Jörg Strohmayer released a new version of his web browser for the Amiga. In this new version: Fixed bug zoom in/out with CTRL + mouse wheel. Fixed bug with cookie, file uploads and favicon scaling. SplashLauncher is updated to version 1.6. Added are: Creating pointers from images and favicon support. For all the details visit the web page of Jörg.

Vandalism News #52 | In this English D64 magazine the following items: The Market, Death of Flicker, The Mansion, Mega-Cart VIC20, The Mini Awards, Royal Demo Library, Cracker's Map, Terra Australis, Hex-Hacker, Miha Peternel, Silesia 3 report.

Extreme A600 | Christian Krenner has made a web page about upgrading his Amiga 600. His A600 is equipped with: Motorola 68030/40 MHz, 34 MByte RAM, 32 GByte Compact Flash hard disk, PCMCIA network, USB ports and a Indivision ECS. Take a look at Christian's page for all the details.

MINIPAINT | Mike released a drawing program for the Commodore VIC-20. This pixel-oriented editor is divided into three windows: A scrolling window of 40x32 pixels (zoomed to 4 times), a window in original size and a status-, info- and help-window. The program supports hi-res, and multi-colour for each (4/8)x16 cell. The pictures are PAL/NTSC compatible and contain a stand-alone viewer.

Meta Snake 2 | Terric from the group Meta coded a new game for the Commodore C64. The game is a Snake clone but you are not the only one to eat the food. You have to beat the rival snake for the food and also keep clear of the walls.

AmitopiaTV 10/2009 | There is a new episode of Amitopia TV available. In this 30 minute episode: Amiga News, AmiReporters: ArtEffect, Amiga Meeting 2009 report, MusicBox Presents Sadddam - How Nicee. You can download the episode from the AmitopiaTV web page.

OpenCBM - XU1541 update | A new version of OpenCBM is available for the XU1541. In this update problems with opening the LPT port are fixed. The program is now also Vista compatible. With the XU1514 you can connect a Commodore (serial) disk drive via USB to a PC.

AmiTwitter | IKE is developing a Twitter client for the Amiga. At this moment the program is an alpha version and IKE is searching for people who want to help him testing the program. Features: Sends Tweets, Downloads Following Tweets (and images), Sends Direct Messages, Downloads @Replies, Downloads Most Recent Public Tweets, Displays the most recent Tweets that you have sent.

Plus4IDE v1.64 | There is an update available of Plus4IDE (Plus/4 Integrated Development Environment). The update concist of bugfixes and cosmetic improvements. For people who want to know more about Plus4IDE or want to contribute can also download the source-code.

Hyperion and Amiga Inc. reach settlement | Hyperion is pleased to announce that on September 30, 2009, it has reached a comprehensive settlement agreement with Amiga, Inc., Itec LLC and Amino Development Corporation, Inc., to bring all ongoing litigation and worldwide pending procedures between the parties to an end. As part of the settlement agreement, the Amiga Parties acknowledge that Hyperion is the sole owner of AmigaOS 4.

SOASC | The search engine of the Stone Oakvalley's Authentic SID Collection has been improved. Searching is now faster, easier to use and has more functionality. Also the bandwidth has been increased, for faster downloaden of a MP3 of your favorite SID.

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