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IBrowse 2.4 | Stefan Burstrom and the IBrowse Team are pleased to announce the release of IBrowse 2.4. IBrowse makes surfing the net with your AMIGA a breeze. Features include comprehensive JavaScript support, tabbed browsing, a customizable GUI layout. IBrowse brings web browsing under AmigaOS and MorphOS to a new level. You can download a demo for free but if you want to use it you will have to buy the program.

DMC album #6 | Richard Bayliss has made a music collection called DMC album #6. He produced his music with the DMC program written by Brian of Graffity for the Commodore 64. There are 10 tracks on the disk to listen to.

PureBasic | PureBasic is a programming language based on established BASIC rules. PureBasic is now freeware for Amiga OS. Some of the features are: Many internal commands (800+), Very fast compiler, Easy but very fast 2D game support, Easy and high quality 3D support based on OGRE, Source code is portable between AmigaOS, Windows, MacOS X and Linux, for games and applications.

DC2N | Luigi Di Fraia is developing a Digital replacement for the C2N (DC2N). This device will act as a real Datassette but instead of a Cassette there will be a SD memory card in the device. With this device you can copy any program from a real C2N to the SD card without a PC. You can also read write to the memory card using a real Commodore computer with a C2N port. Of course you can fill your SD card with TAP files using a modern PC. Luigi has build a working proto type. If you want to help with the project or want more info please contact Luigi. His e-mail address is on his web site.

Aros for Amiga | The AfA OS Project was started in November 2005 by Bernd Roesch. The goal of AfA OS is to bring modern features like Antialiasing (AA) to the AmigaOS since there is no further development for the 68k AmigaOS since OS3.9. AfA OS replaces AmigaOS core libraries with their more advanced AROS counterparts.

Club Info 96 | Issue 96 of the German disk mag for the 264 series is out now. In this issue tips and tricks, programs, hardware and a games guide.

Tunenet v0.84 | Paul Heames the maker of the mp3 player Tunenet has released a update. Improvements are: CLI commands to be able to control TuneNet from 3rd party apps. MP3 file streaming straight from the web. Improved plugin API and new AIFF encoder. Shuffle play, volume boost, more stations, better quality recording... and more.

Plopbox goes SID | The web site Plopbox is updated. This music archive/jukebox running with a java applet/ajax site which allows you to listen directly to any tunes and make your personal web radio. After a long work, we added the SID format, and the replay is very close to sidplay2.

Webworld 6 | There is a new version of Webworld. This program can be used on the Amiga to make HTML pages. One of the new features is the use of PHP is now possible. Also a complete manual is included.

YAPE for the PSP | For the people who own a Sony PSP there is good news. ZX 81 has released a new version of YAPE the Commodore Plus/4 emulator for the PSP. Everything you need to know how to use it is included as a TXT file. And if you want another emulator for the PSP. Then ZX-81 can help you there too. Here's a list of working emulators: Atari 800, 800XL, 130XE and 5200 series, BBC Micro, CPC, ColecoVision, Intellivision , MSX(2), SamCoupé , Thomson TO7 and the Sinclair ZX 81.

MorphOS for the Efika | The MorphOS Team announced that the next public release of MorphOS will support the EFIKA. MorphOS is a lightweight and flexible operating system and EFIKA is a low-power and silent miniature mainboard based on the Freescale PPC5200.

Pegasus book v2.2 | On the wiki site for the Pegasus system you can download the new version of the Pegasus book. This is a 7 Mbyte PDF file with all info about the Pegasus computers. (GB)

Recollection #2 | The second issue of Recollection is available for download in a D64 or D81 format. With articles about: Eagle Soft Incorporated, C64preservation.com, Growing up with Commodore, The truth about Lemings and more. (GB)

Lotek64 Extended #1 | In this PDF issue emulation of about all game consoles / computers. Game reviews and more. (D)

Commodore Free #2 | In this PDF magazine Reviews, news, operating system Contiki, hardware and more. (GB)

New Amiga Forum | There is a new Amiga forum called amigans.net. This site is for the promotion and support of AmigaOS4 and beyond only! Including the associated hardware. The forum is in the English language.

Greenrunner | A new game by AleksiE. This is a fast game like the classic arcade games Gridrunner and Centipede. Besides fast action the game has a good music track and speech.

Build your own 1581 | Always wanted a 1581 but could not find one? The web shop C=64 reloaded sells a 1581 that is missing the drive. But you can install a PC 3,5 disk drive mechanism. After installing the drive you will have a complete 1581.

SID-Compo | On the web site C64.sk the annual SID competition is ready for the listeners. You can listen to 35 SID tunes. And in a short while you can vote on the best tune. The makers of the SIDs are anonymous.

Do the Amiga Quiz | If you want to test your Amiga knowledge go to this web site and do the quiz. There is a High Score so you can see how good you are against other Amifans.

Commodore DVD's | Now that both the Plus/4 and 64 DVDs are sold out, Lacoste/Wilds released them for download for free. The DVD downloads are generously hosted by scene.org. (More than 4 Gigabyte each DVD !!)

Amiga Games That Weren't | Some 5,000 Amiga games were released commercially. However, there are a significant number that were never released. The aim of this site is to find out what happened to them and (if possible) allow them to be released. Expect many to be lost forever. It'll be an interesting journey nonetheless.

Gold Quest III | A new SEUCK creation for the C64. Gold Quest III has been released and you can download it. Explore the Forest of Doom, where your quest is to rescue the dwarf women from the deadly baddies (See scroll text on title screen).

Minimig | Dennis van Weeren has made his first production ready Minimig. It's called the Minimig rev 1.0. And... it works!!!! The specs are: Processor: 20Mhz MC68SEC000, RAM: 2Mbyte 70ns SRAM, FPGA: 400Kgate Spartan-3, Boot/system controller: PIC18LF252, Mass storage: MMC flash card, Power: +5VDC, I/O: dual PS/2 port (mouse/keyboard), dual 9-pin joystick port, VGA port, RS-232 port.

NetBSD/amiga | NetBSD/amiga is the port of NetBSD to the Amiga line computers. Development activity on NetBSD/amiga continues at a speed dependent on people's spare time. Currently, NetBSD/amiga runs on a Amiga that has a Motorola 68020 or better CPU with some form of MMU. For the Amiga's that don't have a MMU you will have to a CPU board on them to run NetBSD.

CEVI Aktuell #11/2006 | In this German PDF magazine news about the Competition Pro, MMC, Classic Computing 2006. Also game reviews of Gold Quest III and Metriod 64.

Lotek64 #19 | In this German PDF magazine the following articles: Interview with Welle: Erdball, The end of the world part 1 and games science.

Joystix #2 | In the second issue of this English PDF magazine the following stories: Avenger - The Invaders Return..., Fruitbank, Mega Phoenix, Park Patrol, Fixing problems with the C64, Marble Logic, Galaga, Video Poker, DNA Warrior and Zork 1-3.

Amigafan | There is a new web site for Amiga fans. Jörg Klopsch has build a web site with information on every Amiga system. But also information on the WinUAE emulator. And there is a forum if you have any questions or comments. The web site language is German.

C64 Intros | The web site intros.c64.org strikes back with another major update - 100 new intros for yours pleasure. This update contains intros from various groups, requested intros from Myth and Scorn and fixed the Mayhem group.

Bomberman | Absence+Wilds are making a new game for the Plus/4. No code, graphics or music had been stolen from other systems: Bomberman boasts neat code that moves up to 4 players with smart AI, original arcade-ish graphics and, last but not least, a secret musician! You can follow the final steps of this cool project on the official Absence+Wilds homepage. They also have a promo video of their new game that you can download.

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