PAL VIC 20
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Backing up my previous comments about 2014 being the year of the VIC
Author: viznut/pwp has released on August 2nd, 2014 (Assembly '14 Real
wild demo compo) a demo called Warning for the unexpanded VIC-20 (PAL) featuring some great VIC music and a lovely ending.

Download: the demo from here:

onedrive.live.com/?cid=05ef0a8eae2a4f4a&id=5EF0A8EAE2A4F4A%21734

Read more and discuss 'Warning' here:

sleepingelephant.com/ipw-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?t=7065


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MINESWEEPER MINI RELEASED
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Minesweep Mini (aka Minesweeper Mini) has been released by Donkeysoft for
the unexpanded VIC-20. It's Mine Sweeper for the VIC.

Created in Commodore BASIC, the listing is unprotected so you can BREAK at
any time and list out the code. Instructions are in the program by way of
a scrolling introduction.

Read more and download the file here:

sleepingelephant.com/ipw-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7120



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PLUS/4 NEWS
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ROCKET SCIENCE
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Bauknecht has released a new demo for the Commodore Plus/4. Titled Rocket Science, the demo was released at the Evoke 2014 party in Germany where it reached the number 1 place in the "All Platform" category. This demo is a PAL-only version and was created by Stephan (code) and Ingo (music). It's
well worth a look, even if you just watch the YouTube video, with some
really amazing effects and music.

plus4world.powweb.com/software/Rocket_Science

Or watch it on YouTube:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnDX0reRdeM


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TEMPLE OF TERROR
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Temple Of Terror is a text adventure with graphics, released on a number of 8-bit systems. The Commodore 64 version of the game has recently been
ported to the Plus/4 by Csabo with some major bug fixes as well as
providing the game with some updates.

Being faithful to the original, but the C64 and the ZX Spectrum versions
were very buggy.

A review of the game is available here (although not the plus 4 version):

ffreviewermalthusd.blogspot.ca/2013/12/temple-of-terror-zx-spectrumcbm64am stra.html

that the list below may contain some spoilers.

plus4world.powweb.com/software/Temple_of_Terror


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TED - BIL HERD
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Bil Herd talks about the 30 year old TED chip that was used in the
Commodore C16, C116, Plus / 4 and 364. Bil had the lead in the development
of these computers and he used the TED (Text Editing Device) chip in the design. TED chip was used for video, audio, DRAM refresh, timers and
keyboard / joystick input.

hackaday.com/2014/09/02/30-years-later-ted-finds-his-voice-a-commodore-sto ry-part-i/

Part 2 is available here:

hackaday.com/2014/09/15/30-years-later-ted-finds-his-voice-a-commodore-sto ry-part-ii/



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PET NEWS
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ASSEMBLER PARTY DEMO COMPETITION
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I don't seem to be printing enough PET entries in the news section, so
please help me to be more informed and send out news to others. Anyway, I
did find this demo entry (that is really good) for the PET.

You can download the file from here: demozoo.org/productions/118678/

It was released at the Assembly Summer 2014 Real wild demo competition
entry, and reached 2nd place.

Platform: CBM 8032
Notes: 1 pulse wave,
no custom characters
Title: We Are Computers
Author: oobc



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AMIGA NEWS
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NEW EASYNET UPDATE
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News from Amigakit

The latest EasyNet update is available today from the live update server
and is also available on floppy disk.

CHANGES SINCE LAST VERSION FOR V0.178:

* program re-structured for EasyNet Pro release

* added DownloadBuffer tooltype

* Additional DNS settings user checks and notices added to help users

* Wireless manager now refreshes when stack is goes online

* Network Configuration Help window updated

* GUI bug fixes: Query device and Scan Wireless Networks

www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?s=c8325163948ea6af30ce51f2152c16f5&p=7 71123#post771123


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TOP 15 AMIGA 500 GAMES RENOWNED
FOR THEIR MUSIC
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Amiga News from Gamer Headlines

From the article

"If you were an 80s or 90s kid and old enough to be gaming at the time, you should remember the Commodore Amiga. The iconic Amiga 500 was a personal computer way ahead of its time, and when I say a PC - well, it was used
mostly as a gaming machine due to its advanced graphics and sound. It was
a true multimedia machine (maybe the first).

What really made the Amiga 500 and its successors like the Amiga 500+ stand
out was the music this computer could produce. Arguably, it had one of the best, if not the best, sound outputs of the time, whereas other machines
and game consoles still had bleep and beeps. While most game systems
utilize mono sounds at this time, the Amiga 500 could create stereo sound, handle four channels, and later on synthesize music instruments like drums, flutes, and the piano at the composer's disposal. Even a synthesized voice could function as a sample voice. Hey, remember I'm talking about 1987
when the Amiga 500 was launched - before many of our readers were born. It
was truly an advanced piece of hardware."

Read the rest here:

www.gamerheadlines.com/2014/08/top-15-amiga-500-games-renowned-for-their-m usic/


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THE GADGET WE MISS: THE VIDEO TOASTER
The gadget that revolutionized TV
in the 1990s
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An article about the original Video Toaster for the Amiga

"Television is a complicated, expensive business. Or at least it used to
be: in the 1980s, it cost a small fortune to get the equipment to shoot
and broadcast your own TV show that looked as good as the big networks. However, one gadget changed all that, making it possible to produce good-looking TV shows with multiple cameras, titles and special effects
without a big network budget. By doing this, our gadget set the stage for
the cable TV and Internet broadcasting revolution: the Video Toaster."

Read more here

medium.com/people-gadgets/the-gadget-we-miss-the-video-toaster-93509e978549


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NEW DVI A1200 BACK PLATE FOR
INDIVISION 1200MK2CR
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News from Amigakit

We have designed a new custom back plate for use with the Amiga 1200 and Indivision 1200Mk2cr. Production is now complete and the back plate is now available from AmigaKit.com

It fits into the rear trapdoor below the floppy disk drive and secures the
DVI connector from the Indivision 1200Mk2cr

UK Product Link:

amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1206

Europe Product Link:

amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/EUR.php?url=product_info.php?products _id=1206

USA Product Link:

www.amigakit.us/product_info.php?products_id=1206

Canada Product Link:

amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/CAD.php?url=product_info.php?products _id=1206


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NEW ARTICLES ON OBLIGEMENT
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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:

* Old articles from Amiga News 57 to 59 : Review of SampleLink 1.1, Review of
HyperCache, Comparative: word processor from 1992-

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