• Commodore Free Issue 72, Part 9

    From Stephen Walsh@39:901/280 to All on Thu Aug 15 17:11:00 2013
    erested, just let me know.

    FEATURES INCLUDE

    * Tabbed display using either Buttons or a Listview

    * Graphical Smileys

    * Nick completion using the Tab key

    * Configurable background and text colours with loadable/saveable profiles

    * Auto-unaway when typing

    * Chat logging, and redisplaying of logs when reopening a tab

    * Automatic reconnect upon disconnection

    * File Transfer support, with ability to specify a port range to transfer over

    * Context menus for performing commands on the nick list

    * Automatic connection of favourite servers

    * Automatic joining of favourite channels

    * Automatic login for the Nickserv service

    * User specified startup commands for each IRC network (Perform on connect)

    * Global and also Server specific user preferences

    * Automatically changes your nick when your ghost times out

    * Direct connection chats

    * ARexx scripting interface

    * Multiple server support

    * Buttons/fields to control channel properties

    * Channel List for networks

    * Supports channel prefixes specified by the server

    * Supports user-modes specified by the server

    * Scripts and Commands can be executed for different Events

    * Configurable highlight for words you want to watch out for

    * Built-in highlight for whatever your nick is currently set to

    * A counter is displayed showing the total amount of unread messages for each
    tab

    * Configurable sound alerts

    * Three coloured states for activity in a tab: 1. non-chat 2. chat 3. highlight

    * Popups may appear for different events

    * UTF8 to ASCII character conversion

    * Server password support<TD< td>


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    ATHEROS 54MBPS WIRELESS DRIVER
    FOR OS4
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    A driver for Atheros AR5000-series 54Mbps 802.11g wireless PCI cards has been released for AmigaOS 4. It supports WPA/WPA2 encryption (as well as WEP), and is available for free on Aminet. aminet.net/package/driver/net/atheros5000 PCI-Express cards may also work but are untested.

    Versions of the driver are already distributed with AROS and MorphOS, but it
    is unlikely to become available for AmigaOS 3 because of DMA requirements.

    New Indivision 1200 AGA MK2cr *Pre Order At AmigaKit.com*

    www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=65044&goto=newpost

    www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?p=736433#post736433

    AmigaKit

    The new Indivision 1200 AGA Mk2cr is now added to the AmigaKit.com webstore
    and is available for pre-ordering:

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    2013 C4 EXPO CANCELLED
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    The C4 Expo is the Midwest's finest retro computing and gaming expo! The Organiser recently posted an explanation about the sudden cancellation.

    The website showed the following information.

    For 6 years our Commodore Club had a successful yearly expo. Times were a bit harder last year, and we did not have the funds. For 2013 we are coming back with a vengeance, and opening up the expo to all things retro computing and gaming. There will be vendors and users from all realms of retro computing and gaming! Atari, Commodore, Amiga, SNES, NES, you name it!

    So it was sad that i read the news from www.c4expo.org/

    Announcement from the website

    Due to unforeseen circumstances regarding my health and employment status, I
    am unable to continue to head this event. Our club is in a state of change,
    and the club is unable to take over at this time. I have been heading this as an individual, and my attempts to bring other groups into the fold have not worked out. My current work schedule will keep me out of town during the planned event dates.

    For all of you who contributed financially to this event, please send me a paypal address to process your refund. I am in the process of getting my deposit back from the venue, and everyone should be refunded in a few weeks. For those just looking forward to reviving C4, I apologize. C4 has always been something I felt was truly special in the retro world and I hope someone will pick up the torch for next year.


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    RETURN 14 RELEASED
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    From: Milo Mundt
    Sent: Monday, 27 May 2013, 21:14
    Subject: RETURN 14 released

    RETURN magazine is a high quality German language print magazine covering all the classic and also unknown 8-bit computers and consoles from A (Atari) to Z (ZX Spectrum). In this edition:

    * Cover story: the Vectrex console in detail

    * The Making of Assembloids

    * Interview with enthusi (creator of Assembloids)

    * Review: Zak McKracken

    * May I introduce: CP/M

    * Create adventures easily - using Inform 7

    * RETURN to play Vectrex games

    * Rescuing data with KryoFlux

    * Computer magazines of the 80s: Joystick

    * Book review: Commodore Hardware Retrocomputing

    * Atari & C64 cover disk

    * Event report: DoReCo

    * Crossover: Warlords

    * Extra Bytes: Neo-Geo (Part 1 of 2)

    * Zapped: The 8 most fascinating vector games in 8-bit

    * Remix download: Deadlock (Dr. Future)

    * News and events from the scene

    RETURN issue 14 is available for orderering via the website www.return-magazin.de only!

    Cover small resolution download: www.returnmagazin.de/fileadmin/_processed_/csm_Cover_Ausgabe_14_1000px _693ef48d86.jpg

    Cover medium Resolution download: www.returnmagazin.de/typo3temp/_processed_/csm_Cover_Ausgabe_14_1000px_8cd 175fe7b.jpg

    Cheers,
    Milo Mundt
    RETURN Magazin
    www.return-magazin.de


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    REVIVAL STUDIOS CLASSIC GAME
    RELEASES PRESS UPDATES
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    From: Revival Studios
    <sales@revival-studios.com>
    Sent: Friday, 31 May 2013, 13:03
    Subject: Revival Studios Classic Game
    releases press updates

    Hi there,

    It's been a while since my last mailing, but I've been very busy on several classic game projects to be released later this year. The fact is that I'm doing everything myself, and I've been so busy that I haven't had time to inform you guys about the latest updates ;-) A basic rule of thumb is that there would be an average of 2 releases per month from Revival Studios, so please keep visiting the website (www.revival-studios.com), or email me if you are looking for updates.

    To make things easier for you guys, I now have a release schedule accessable from the left-hand menu of my website that I will also include in my emails in addition to game announcements.... All games in italic/bold are now out for release and available for review. All cassette-based games are available as binary for reviewers. For cartridge based games (videopac/coleco/etc) there
    are solutions available for larger and print-based magazines. Please contact
    me for more details.

    Here is my latest release-schedule for 2013:

    January:

    * COMMODORE PET - Down! (tape)

    February:

    * VIDEOPAC / ODYSSEY2 : Air Assault (cartridge)

    March:

    * SINCLAIR ZX-81: Shifted (tape)
    * COMMODORE PET: Stairrunner (tape)

    April:

    * SEGA SC-3000: Astrododge (tape)

    May:

    * Commodore PET: Shifted (tape)
    * Sinclair ZX81: Rush (tape)

    June:

    * VIDEOPAC / ODYSSEY2: Mage2 - The Dark Mirror (cartridge)

    * Commodore PET: Rush (tape)

    * SEGA SG-1000 / SC-3000: Shifted! (cartridge)

    * MSX / MSX2: Shifted! (cartridge)

    July:

    * COLECOVISION: Shifted! (cartridge)

    August:

    * VIDEOPAC / ODYSSEY2: Down! (cartridge)
    * Sinclair ZX81: Boxing Champ (tape)
    * Commodore PET: Boxing Champ (tape)

    September:

    * COLECOVISION: TBA Q3 (cartridge)
    * MSX / MSX2: TBA Q3 (cartridge)
    * SEGA SG-1000 / SC-3000: TBA Q3 (cartridge)

    October:

    * VIDEOPAC / ODYSSEY2: Exile (cartridge)
    * Commodore PET: Exile (tape)
    * Sinclair ZX81: Exile (tape)

    November:

    * COLECOVISION: TBA Q4 (cartridge)
    * MSX / MSX2: TBA Q4 (cartridge)

    December:

    * SEGA SG-1000 / SC-3000: TBA Q4

    * There is s

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