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CRG - Amiga 2000 - GBScontrol | A new YouTube video from CRG. In this video, the build of a GBScontrol for an Amiga A2000 computer. The GBScontrol is a scan doubler that is modified to display the video from the Amiga on modern screens.

Digital Talk #113 | In this German language d64 magazine the following articles: News, Games Corner, Spezialkram, Außerhalb C64, Musicbox, Pat Power - Gold Quest VI, Interviews: Andira, Nordischsound & Miyagi1980, Monkey Island C64, C128-Reparatur, XUM1541 Hardwaretest, Diskmags, Sizecoding, Computermuseum Laibach, Evoke 2022, Meine Reis in die 80er and The Micro Kids.

FlashFloppy 3.40 - Gotek | Keir Fraser released new firmware for the Gotek. Changes in this version: Improvements for XDF, HFE, QuickDisk and the LCD.

Boxnightmare Deluxe - C64 | Boxnightmare Deluxe is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer. This game is developed by Iceoutgames and is the sequel to the original Boxnightmare (2021) game. The features are more box merging action, new pixels and more bonus modes.

Wayfarer - MorphOS v5.5 | Wayfarer is a web browser for MorphOS, based on a recent branch of WebKit. Changes in this version: Improvements for auto-update, downloads, mjpeg, cURL, user scripts, HTTP/2, youtube scripts, NetStack and sqlite.

VirtualC64 v4.6 | Dirk Hoffmann has released a new version of his VirtualC64 emulator. This emulator can turn your Mac (OS X) into a Commodore C64.

Jailbars - VIC20, C64 & C128 | Dave wrote a blog about removing the jailbars from the video signal of the Commodore VIC20, C64 and C128 computers. He writes about the LumaFix64, LumaFix128 and the Super Video RF replacement.

Amiga Future - Amiga38 | At the Amiga38, there will be a special edition of the Amiga Future magazine, that each visitor will receive free of charge. This edition will have a special section where programmers can showcase their programs / games. Each programmer can publish a text (2000 characters) to describe their program / game.

Randy Rossi - VIC-II Kawari (8) | A new YouTube video from Randy Rossi is now available. In this video Randi shows the recent updates of his hardware replacement for the VIC-II chip in the Commodore C64.

glUAE - AmigaOS4 | With glUAE it is possible to integrate the UAE emulator into AmigaOS 4. The features are: Any application can be started transparently from Workbench, AmiDock, menu, shell, keyboard shortcut, script, etc. Supported files: .adf, .dms, .fdi and .ipf, .hdf hardfiles, WHDLoad and AmigaDOS. Each application can be packed to a single file and configured for UAE.

Retro Commodore | The web page retro-commodore.eu has many high-quality scans available for the Commodore user. The latest additions are: Markedsprisliste 1. Maj 1993 and Suncom accessories advert.

Amiga Art Contest 2023 | You can now compete in the Amiga Art Contest. The categories are: Hand drawn artwork, Digital photography, Animation, Ray tracing and Music.

Commodore History - Commodore radio | You can watch a new video from the Commodore History YouTube channel. In this video, an answer to the question: did Commodore ever produce a radio?

A-Pet - model 2 | The A-Pet is a metal case for an Amiga 500/2000 computer in the shape of a Commodore PET computer. You can see an update of the project on the YouTube channel of Mikes Vintage Tech.

Nordischsound | Ben from the Nordischsound YouTube channel is making SID music on the Commodore C64 computer. The latest addations are: Cococabana, Beach Hopping, Duke Nukem 3D, We Love PETSCII, Good Old Times and Tina Turner (1939 - 2023) - The Best.

Amigos: Everything Amiga | You can listen to new episodes of the Amigos: Everything Amiga podcast: Beach Volley, Amiga vs. Atari ST, RetroRewind.ca, Bubble and Squeak , Datastorm and Amiga Addict Magazine.

JC64dis v2.6 | JC64dis (next generation C64 disassembler) is an iterative disassembler for MUS, SID and PRG files of the Commodore 64. The program is available as jar (java) and as exe for Windows.

Flashtro | On the web page Flashtro.com you can see many cracker intros within your browser. The original intros from the Amiga, Atari-ST, Dreamcast, PC, Playstation etc. are converted to the browser. The most recent flashtro's are: C64 trainers and Flashtro - Tapper.

img2petscii - PC | With img2petscii you can convert a .png, .jpg or .webp image to a Petmate file. If you convert multiple images, they will be converted into multiple frames in the resulting Petmate file, in alphabetical order.

WHDLoad | WHDLoad offers a way to play Amiga diskette games from your hard disk. Update: TFX, The Art Of Chess, Populous, Hunt for Red October, Nibby Nibble, The Immortal, Back To The Future 2, Light Corridor, Secret Of The Silver Blades, Strip Poker Three: A Sizzling Game Of Chance, Racter, Sensible World of Soccer, Starflight, Chambers of Shaolin, Pool Of Radiance and Paladin.

Versatile Amiga Test Program | The Versatile Amiga Test Program is developed for all Amiga computers. The available tests are: Screen, Audio, Sprite, Blitter, CD32 joypad, Keyboard, CIA, ROM, CPU, FPU, RTC, Memory, Address-line, Real Interrupt, Interrupt Request, Disk-drive, Parallel-port and Serial-Port.

HippoPlayer 2.58 - Amiga | A new version of the Mod-Player: HippoPlayer for the Amiga computer is available. This program is developed by Kari-Pekka Koljonen. Changes in this version: Improvements for random play mode, search, window size, PlaySid, SBLive, prefs and updated 8bitbubsy's xmaplay060 to v0.46.

Sprite Pad Pro v3.5 | Stewart Wilson from Subchrist Software released a new version of Sprite Pad Pro. With this (Windows) program you can edit and animate your multi-colour and high-resolution sprite images.

GadgetUK164 - A2000 PSU repair | You can now watch a new video from the GadgetUK164 YouTube channel. In this video, Chris is repairing a power supply from a Amiga A2000 computer.

Retrohax - disk drive repair | Retrohax has written a blog about repairing many Commodore disk drives: 5x 1541-II, 2x 1571, 6x 1541 and a 1581. He is going to do cleaning, retr0brighting, alignments, speed adjustments, recapping, printing a new lever and making cardboard inserts for transport.

Passione Amiga 14 | Passione Amiga is an Italian printed Amiga magazine. In this edition: News, CyberPunks 2, Tapper, Poker Nights: Tropical Heat, KalleKloakk, Chopper Duel, Tenebra 2, Galaxian500, The Ninja Zombie Killer, What will happen to our Amigas?, Invasion of the Replicants, Amiga GCC, Blender (6), DueOttoSei, David Rowe, Jerr O’Carroll and THEA500 Mini.

The Oregon Trail - Amiga | The Oregon Trail is a 2040 mile east-west, wagon route and you are about to take the task with your family in 5-6 months and seek to colonize in Oregon, year 1847. You will need to ration food, hunt, trade, and ford rivers while prioritizing your family's survival.

AROS One x86 - v2.0 | A new version of AROS One x86 is now available. New or updated in this version: RNOTunes, AlarmClock, LilCalendar, iConecta, AppBuilder, FlexCat, UnMount, InstallerLG, VIM, LHA, WildMidi, AROSAmp, Image2PDF, SMB2-handler, Filesysbox, BoingIconBar, Xump and Powermanga.

Hans Otten - KIM-1 simulator | Hans Otten released a new version of his KIM-1 simulator. Changes in this version: The Write memory is now restricted to real RAM areas.

Planet of Demise - C128 | Planet of Demise is a new text adventure game for the Commodore C128 computer, developed by The Retro Programmer. The game uses the CP/M mode of the Commodore C128 computer, and is also available for the Mattel Aquarius and the Amstrad CPC.

VS64 - The C64 Development Environment | VS64 is an open-source extension for Visual Studio Code The VS64 extension makes it easy to build, debug, inspect and run C64 assembly code from Visual Studio Code. It provides in-depth editing support for the ACME assembler syntax, an integrated project and build system and support for the Visual Studio Code task and launch system. Changes in this version: Improvements for the ACME debugger report handling and support for PCM wave files.

GadgetUK164 - A500 repair | You can now watch a new video from the GadgetUK164 YouTube channel. In this video, Chris is repairing two Amiga A500 computers. The problems were corrosion on the motherboard and a defective CIA chip.

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