• Commodore Free Magazine, Issue 74 - Part 6

    From Stephen Walsh@39:901/280 to All on Sat Dec 14 22:25:50 2013
    .com/aj&kj.html

    Not only can you download the files as TAP format but you can also buy the titles from the website as real tape games with covers etc.


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    THEATER OF WAR TRILOGY
    (Compilation Disk) For The
    Unexpanded VIC-20
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    Author: Ghislain

    Theatre of War is a gripping trilogy of turn-based strategy games for the unexpanded VIC-20 by Ghislain de Blois, author of the popular Realms of Quest RPG games. As well as the three 'Theatre of War' games this compilation also contains a bonus selection of arcade games (see below for complete list).

    The Theatre of War trilogy features three complete campaigns to play - WW2 Eastern Front, WW2 Pacific Theatre and WW1 Western Front. The games put you in command of military units and allow you to recreate battles from the first or second World War.

    Select your units, deploy your forces, and let battle commence!

    The Premium Disk version of Theatre Of War is presented in a 5.25" plastic
    disk case and features full colour glossy cover artwork by Steve 'STE'86' Day. The floppy disk is packaged in a full colour glossy disk sleeve with a full colour label.

    THEATER OF WAR DISK CONTAINS:

    * THEATER OF WAR I (WW2 Eastern Front)
    * THEATER OF WAR II (WW2 Pacific Theatre)
    * THEATER OF WAR III (WW1 Western Front)
    * BREAK FAST II
    * FACE VERSUS HEEL
    * MAGITOOL
    * OLYMPIC DASH
    * SPACE WARZ
    * STREET BATTLE
    * VICROLEAGUE WRESTLING I
    * VICROLEAGUE WRESTLING II
    * WORM OUT

    Note: All games are compatible with the unexpanded VIC-20!

    To buy a physical copy of the game on disk with instructions printed on the cover inlay all of which is placed inside in its very own plastic jewel case, go here

    www.binaryzone.org/retrostore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=87_95 &products_id=612

    Go here to get a lower-priced budget disk-only version (with a loose printed instruction sheet)

    www.binaryzone.org/retrostore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=87_95 &products_id=613

    Discuss here sleepingelephant.com/ipw-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?t=6594

    See the Commodore Free reviews later in this issue for more details


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    AMIGA NEWS
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    AROS VISION 2.0 ONLINE BASED IN
    MAGELLAN
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    On the download-page you can download version 2.0 of AROS Vision.

    THE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

    * Based on Magellen (SAS Version)
    * AREXX integrated (Regina)
    * Snapshoter
    * OWB (AROS Version), Netsurf and
    AWeb integrated
    * Updated System files
    * Hotkeys added (description on download-page)
    * Filetypes for the most important picture and sound formats including AVI
    * Packer-support
    * and much more

    DOWNLOAD:

    www.aros-platform.de/html/dis..._download.html


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    AMIGAKIT SECURES AMITCP 4
    DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
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    AmigaKit, www.amigakit.com/ long-standing Amiga computer retailer and
    developer of the EasyNet software has secured a distribution agreement for AMITCP 4 with the developers, NSDi. The deal will result in AMITCP 4 being available once again for commercial sale integrated into the forthcoming EasyNet Professional Edition package.

    EasyNet is a modern Internet networking package for Classic Amiga computers, which also provides a feature-rich front end for AMITCP. Existing users of the standard EasyNet will be eligible for a future upgrade package to the Professional Edition.

    Managing Director of AmigaKit, Matthew Leaman, commented: "We are pleased to once again support the Amiga and bring new software developments to market. EasyNet will continue to be upgraded over the next few months and beyond, re-affirming our commitment to our customers and product. The inclusion of AMITCP 4 into this package will strengthen the application and give users more functionality."

    Tomi Ollila of NSDi commented: "We, the creators of AmiTCP/IP are pleased to see there is nice market for the Amiga machine and operating system that has taught us so much during its existence and we hope this agreement with
    AmigaKit makes it even better."

    www.amigakit.com/


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    AEROS FOR PI BETA 4
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    A new upload beta 4 based on Deadwood's stable ARM ABI.

    The ARM AROS builds where a kind of "ABI work in Progress". This fact hindered the possibility to aim for the AROS ARM build as developer.

    Now everyone can start porting apps to AROS for ARM.

    Registered users can check www.aeros-os.org Everyone else should
    check for the public version.

    Due to some failures there it is no rc1 but a beta4.

    NEW IN BETA4:

    * based on stable ARMhf ABI from Deadwood

    * Includes Contrib stuff like

    * DEMOS, GAMES, Wazp3D, OWB (the old version and not tested/buggy),
    Screenrecorder, DOPUS (not Magellan)

    * Deadwood compiled lx for ARMhf so launching Linux stuff from AROS side is
    working as before (it lacks a lot of Linux applications from the last
    release.. feel free to use synaptic/aptitude/apt get)..

    www.aeros-os.org


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    100TH ISSUE OF OBLIGEMENT MAGAZINE
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    The following articles have been added to the website of the French Amiga/MorphOS magazine Obligement (obligement.free.fr) during the last few months :

    * July/August 2013 news.

    * Old articles from Amiga News 23 to 36 : report: AmiExpo 1991 Berlin, review
    of Excellence! 2.0, review of Scala, file: Amiga mice, review: Bars & Pipes
    Professional, report: CeBIT 1991, hardware: A2088XT, etc.

    * Interview with Trevor Dickinson (manager of A-Eon Technology).

    * Interview with David Taddei.

    * Hardware: Mediator PCI 1200 TX.

    * Review of NetSpeedometer et NetDock.

    * Review of Silly Putty.

    * Review of Amiga Revisited 2011.

    * Review of Tracker Hero.

    * Review of Lure Of The Temptress.

    * File: Roger Dean and its Psygnosis' productions.

    * Tutorial: how to draw watermarks with Art Effect 4.

    * Tutorial: network share with SMBFS under MorphOS.

    * Misc: book "101 Jeux Amiga".

    * Special quiz about The Settlers.

    Articles in English:

    * Interview with Trevor Dickinson (manager of A-Eon Technology).

    It's the 100th issue of Obligement which was available in different forms
    since its birth:

    * 6 issues in paper (1997)

    * 7 issues in Scala (1998-1999)

    * 7 issues in Blitz Basic AGA (1999-2000)

    * 2 issues in AmigaGuide (2000)

    * 14 issues in Blitz Basic RTG (2000-2002)

    * 14 issues in HTML (2003-2005)

    * 50 issues directly online (2005-2013)

    Rendez-vous on obligement.free.fr for this nice reading.

    * All translations are welcome. Please contact David "Daff" Brunet
    for more info.


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    NEW SOFTWARE RELEASES BY ONYXSOFT
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    OnyxSoft are releasing two software updates! ZoomIT, ZoomIT.pobj

    UPDATED PROGRAM

    ZoomIT v1.3 - (MorphOS, OS4, OS4, AROS_i386) A MUI-based magnify/zoom application.

    * Removed the requirements for CyberGraphX (shall work even on non-RTG
    hopefully).

    * Added Türkçe translation (Thanks to Serkan Dursun).

    * Added Español translation (Thanks to Dámaso Domínguez).

    * Removed Scale Mode

    * Removed Colour Mode

    * Removed Magnifications above 1000%

    NOTE-1 : AmigaOS4 binary cross compiled and untested IRL.

    NOTE-2 : AROS binary built via hosted variant and untested on native AROS-installation (Icaros etc.)

    NEW PROGRAM

    ZoomIT.pobj v1.0 - (MorphOS 3.2+) ZoomIT.pobj is a small panel object created for MorphOS 3.2 or later. - First release. =)

    If you don't feel like contacting us but still like to contribute then
    OnyxSoft homepage has a Donate button not too far away

    www.onyxsoft.se/


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    AMIGAOS 4 NEWS: SKETCHBLOCK 2.2
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    SketchBlock 2.2 is available from os4depot

    os4depot.net/index.php?function=showfile&file=graphics/edit/sketchblock.lha

    MAJOR CHANGES IN SKETCHBLOCK 2.2

    Selection Masks - It's now p

    --- MBSE BBS v1.0.01 (GNU/Linux-i386)
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair (39:901/280)