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Char Pad 1.7 | Subchrist Software released a new version of CharPad. With CharPad you can design tiles for Commodore C64 games or demos on a Windows computer. You can now use 1x1, 2x2, 3x3, 4x4 or 5x5 tiles. Pixel level editing of whole tiles. 80x50 and 40x25 map editor modes. Flood-fill, move and mirror. And you can load and save SEUCK compatible background files.

TAPClean Front End | Luigi Di Fraia updated his program TAPClean Front End. It now offers a TAP split feature. TAPClean Front End is a extension of TAPClean which includes a Hex monitor, Disassembler, CBM BASIC untokenizer for PRG files and an interactive report of the tape contents. The program is available for Windows and Linux.

BetterWB | BetterWB is a new workbench pack, much like AIAB, Amikit, AmigaSYS, ClassicWB, etc. It aims to be an enhancement and an update to AmigaOS 3.1 but without the need of extra hardware. It works on any Amiga, uses less than 7MB on a hard-drive and is available as floppy images. If you want to try BetterWB you will need Kickstart rom 3.1 and a AmigaOS 3.1 disk set. You can read about all the features on the BetterWB web page.

DotBASIC plus | DotBASIC plus is a BASIC extension for the Commodore C64 that will give you more than 100 new BASIC commands. This program was developed by Dave Moorman. The 8-Bit Central web page has now permission from Dave to release DotBASIC plus as freeware. DotBASIC plus can be downloaded as a d81 or four d64 images and a user manual (80 pages, pdf) is included.

AmigaAMP 2.25 | Thomas Wenzel has released a beta version of his AmigaAMP music player for Amiga OS4. Changes in this version: Added support for: AIFF, WAV and FLAC. The equalizer works for AIFF, WAV and FLAC. You can download the program from the web page of Thomas.

C128 System Information 7.5 | MIRKOSOFT released version 7.5 of his System Information for the Commodore C128. With this update you can now recognize new type of storage devices like the SD2IEC.

Icaros Desktop v1.2.6 | Paolo Besser released a new Icaros Desktop (v1.2.6). New or updated in this edition: MESA 7.10, Bochs PC emulator, Dega Txt2Pdf, Hatari, Janus-UAE 0.8, SimpleMail v0.36, Lunapaint, NASM, FUSE, Regina.library, Giana's Return. Improved: Drive information, Icons in Wanderer detailed file view and removed some bugs from the previous version.

EasyProg V1.5.0 | There is a new version available of EasyProg. EasyProg is a program written by Berlios that can be used to program the EasyFlash cartridge. Changes in version 1.5.0: Fast loader for 1541, 1581, sd2iec and uIEC, Speed optimizations, User Interface improvements and detailed error reports.

Exomizer 2.0 | Zagon released the final version of his Exomizer. Exomizer is a program that compresses files with efficient decompress time and file size. It can produce stand-alone self-decrunching files for the following targets: Commodore VIC20, C64, C16/plus4 and C128, Atari 400/800 XL/XE, Apple II+ and //e.

CBM prg Studio v0.1.0 | CBM prg Studio allows you to type a BASIC or machine code program in using a Windows environment and convert it to a .prg file which you can run on an emulator, or even a real C64 or VIC20. At the moment CBM prg Studio is still a Beta version, and if you find bugs please send Arthur a message.

CBM-Command v2.0 | A new version of CBM-Command is now available. A new feature in version 2.0 is disk copying. CBM-Command is a disk manager for the Commodore 64, 128, VIC-20, Plus/4, and the PET/CBM computers. There is a native version of CBM-Command for each Commodore model range.

C64-Archiv v3.3 | C64-Archiv is an easy to use file manager for C64-files on your PC. This program can work together with emulators such as VICE, CCS64, HOXS64 and EMU64 to start programs. New in this version: G64 and D81-files can be stored, RAR-files can be stored, MRU lists and the main window and the import dialog were improved.

Klystrack | Klystrack is a synthetic tracker similar to the well known AHX/THX tracker from Abyss. The tracker produces a C64/SID like sound. This tracker synthesizes sounds on the fly. This allows more flexible sounds since the parameters can be changed in real time. Klystrack is written by Kometbomb and the AmigaOS 4.x compile was done by Spot/Up Rough.

ECX 2.2.3 | There is an update available for ECX. ECX is an E Compiler that supports 68020+FPU and PowerPC's, AmigaOS3, MorphOS and (experimental) AmigaOS4 operating systems. In this update the following changes: The STW Rx, var is now working correctly. Immediate value in typed list now also works if field is DOUBLE/REAL. Improved error reporting. Procedures with exception handler now preserves the previous value in the exception global. And the MakeLibMod bug was fixed.

MorphOS 2.7 | The MorphOS team released a new version of their operating system. In the Boot.img there are 8 changes and more than 30 disk components are updated or new. The trail version of MorpOS 2.7 can be downloaded to try out the new system. Visit the MorpOS web page for all the details.

ACE128 OS | Miro Karkuš and Jason Lapp are working on a new operating system for the Commodore C128 called ACE128 (Advanced Commodore Environment 128). Of course this is a very big project and will take some time to complete. At this moment the graphics and icon set are being created. You can read about the progress of ACE128 on the blog site.

Sprite Pad v1.7 | Subchrist released an update of his Sprite Pad program. Sprite Pad can be used to manipulate sprites for the Commodore C64 computer. You can edit normal and multi-colour sprites and besides the normal functions of a sprite editor you can also do: rotations, overlays, flood-fill, fat brush, pixel swapper, paste into and many more.

Pack Ultimate 1.6.2 - MorphOS | Yannick Buchy made a new Pack Ultimate for MorphOS. This Pack can be used after installing MorphOS. It installs various programs for music, video, email, chat, paint and many others.

Protrekkr v2.5.1 | Franck Charlet released a AROS version of his Protrekkr music program. Protrekkr is a tracker program combining a software synthesizer together with a traditional samples tracker which can be used to create electronic music for intros, demos or games. Protrekkr is also available for: Linux, Windows and Mac OSX.

Nova Master A1000SA | The Mad Scientist released a tool to package your programs with the Novaload A1000SA loader. The tool only works with tapes, but there are plans to add more features to the tool in the future.

JSIDPlay2 v2.0 | JSIDPlay is a Commodore C64 cycle-exact emulator optimized for sound reproduction. It is also a SID player for music collections like HVSC and CGSC. JSIDPlay2 can load SID (PSID/RSID), MUS, DAT, P00, PRG and STR sound files. It can play mono and stereo formats. External SID filter definitions are possible. And you can also use it like a real C64 to watch demos or play games.

CartographPC v2 | Arkanix Labs released a new version of Cartograph for the PC. With this program it is possible to make tile based maps on the PC. The maps can be used on the Commodore C64 for games or demos. A few examples of changes in this version are: Hires mode. Tile undo. Save Tileset to bitmap, chr and prg. Projects. Hover mode. Export to d64. Tile invert, rotate, mirror X/Y and many more.

NetSurf v2.6 | NetSurf is a small but fast web browser for the Amiga (OS4), RISC OS and Linux. NetSurf supports: HTML 4.01, CSS 2.1, Images: png, gif, jpg and bmp, HTTPS, Unicode text, URL completion, Text selection, Scale view, Page saving and much more. If you want to know about the changes and improvements in version v2.6 please read the change log on the NetSurf web page.

MPlayer v1.50 - OS4 | Daniel Westerberg from OnyxSoft released version 1.50 of the MPlayer GUI for Amiga OS4. The changes in this version are: Drag 'n' drop files to the play list. Automatic queuing of dropped files. Added a Next button. Added an OSD setting so MPlayer can be started with a specific On-Screen Display. Update of the file patterns. Changed arexx handling and allocation of argstrings.

C128 System Information - v7.3 | MIRKOSOFT released version 7.3 of his System Information for the Commodore C128. With this update you can now recognize CMD devices: FD, HD, RAMLink, RAMDrive, JiffyDOS and the SuperCPU. GonGo, WTE, dr.v. and skoe supported Miro with coding and testing

ACID 64 Player Pro v3.04 | Wilfred Bos released version 3.04 of his ACID 64 Player Pro. With this version there is now support for JSidplay2 and JSidDevice. This means you can use ACID 64 without hardware. Improvements: Faster start-up time. Emulation improvements. Copy file/directory added to context menu. Many small improvements. Fixes: ACID 64 couldn't start on some Windows 7 64 bit machines, Turning filter off and seek back turned filter on. Switching device and then seeking could silent the tune. Fast forward could freeze GUI in some cases.
You can download the new ACID 64 Player Pro from Wilfred's web page.

AceCommander128 | Miro from MIRKOSOFT released a new program for the Commodore C128. The program is called AceCommander128 and can be used to organize your diskettes. The program uses the 80 columns mode and can display two disk-drives / diskettes next to each other. This program is a Release Candidate, so if you find a bug please let Miro know about it. Coding: Miro. Additional coding: Robert Willie, LokalHorst, Payton Byrd, Joseph Shaughnessy and GoDot. Help and testing: sauhund, tokra and Bacon.

MAXIGRAFIK | MAXIGRAFIK is a BASIC extension which provides true 208x256 pixel high-resolution graphics on a PAL VIC-20. The program is made by Mike and tokra and requires a Commodore VIC-20 with a 24 kByte RAM expansion. The new commands are CLEAR, SHOW, DRAW, CIRCLE, COLOR, MULTI, GSAVE, GLOAD and the new functions POINT() and ADR(). You can read more about MAXIGRAFIK on the VIC-20 Denial forum.

Audio Evolution 4 for MorphOS | After the release of Audio Evolution 4 for AROS, AE4 is now also available for MorphOS. It is a port from the AmigaOS4 version and has almost identical features. Audio Evolution is a multi-track audio and MIDI recording system. You can download a demo version or buy the full version.

NetSurf 2.5 | Artur Jarosik released an update of the Amiga 68k web browser NetSurf. In this update the support for cookies is now included. NetSurf is a HTML 4.01 and CSS2.1 compatible browser with Bookmarks, Theme and Favorite buttons, Unicode support, Getvideo plugin, Site downloads and a Search bar. Requirements are: AmigaOS 3.x, Picasso/CGX, 64 MByte and a 020 CPU or better.

Contiki v2.4 | C64web has made a web page where you can download a disk image with the latest Contiki OS. you can fill in you internet configuration and choose which Ethernet card you are using. Contiki v2.4 contains the following programs: dhcp client, web server, web browser, wget, smtp client, irc client and a Twitter client.

C128 System Information v7.2 | MIRKOSOFT released an update of his C128 System Information program. With this program you can detect which type of hardware is used in your Commodore C128. On Miro's web page you can find lots of information for the Commodore C128 and software like: CommOS 2008, aceDOS128 v1.1, Enhanced Keyboard 2.1 and Sprite Designer v2.4.

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