02.06.2021
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Old Amiga Future Ausgabe 132 in german & english now online

Since today you can read the Amiga Future issue 132 online on our webpage

In irregular intervals we provide older issues of the Amiga Future for free online.

The magazines and the PDF versions (in HQ) are also available in our online shop

Read the german mags online: https://www.amigafuture.de/app.php/kb/index?c=10
Read the english mags online: https://www.amigafuture.de/app.php/kb/index?c=65

https://www.amigafuture.de


5.6.21 + 14.6.21 + 16.7.2021
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Amiga Future: New full versions online

The download area of the Amiga Future was updated today. So, you can now find the following full versions online:

WarpView
Maelstrom
Disk Salv 4
Space 1889
Gazza 2

https://www.amigafuture.de/app.php/dlext/index

An overview of the recent uploads and changes to the download database of Amiga Future is also available from this link:

https://www.amigafuture.de/app.php/dlext/latest

Of course we also want to be able to offer you many more full versions online, but to be able to achieve this, for you, we need your help, so ...

We are on the lookout for the Copyright holders for Amiga games and applications.
Do you know of any such person or can you actively help us in our search?
If so, then please contact us by email.

We are looking for extra support in order to revise the full versions download area of the Amiga Future webpage.
In particular, to check whether all those full versions formats (ADF, IPF, WHDLoad, AGA, CD releases, etc.) are complete.
In addition, a short description, in 2 sentences or less, about each of their system requirements and some screenshots need to be created.
If you want to help us, then please send us an email.

https://www.amigafuture.de


7.6.2021 + 15.7.2021
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Please note our advertising partners

On the Amiga Future webpage we offer you a huge free content all about the Amiga.

Because the Amiga Future is a non-profit project, the Amiga Future homepage has to finance itself completely.
The homepage, which is currently around 30 GB in size, is funded without exception through advertising, donations and our own private funds.
Programming new extensions, databases or features really costs a lot.

At the top of the webpage there are several banners from our advertising partners. We also have advertising in the left navigation bar.

Through these web partners we finance the server and programming costs of the Amiga Future webpage.

We would be happy if you pay attention to this advertising and that will ensure that there is still enough advertising on the Amiga Future webpage to finance it adequately.

https://www.amigafuture.de


10.6.2021
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Amiga Future offer for beginners and collectors Part 2

Not everyone has held the Amiga Future in their hands before or it has been a long time ago.

That's why we decided to create another small test package.

Now you can order a collective bundle for a special price in the "150" area in our shop.

It contains the CoverCDs of Amiga Future issues 138-147.

Since we do not have unlimited CDs in stock, the offer is only valid while stocks last.

For everyone who just wants to order a sample copy: You can currently get it for 1 cent plus shipping costs in our online shop.

https://www.amigashop.org/index.php?cPath=43
https://www.amigashop.org
https://www.amigafuture.de


13.6.2021
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Amiga Future search:

Editors for the printed issues of the Amiga Future
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We are particularly interested in coverage of these areas:

* Demo scene
* Applications 68k
* Games 68k, AmigaOS4, MorphOS
* Hardware (all system areas)

Would you like to work on our print magazine for the Amiga that has been around for almost 25 years?

Then just get in touch with us.

Translator for the print edition of the Amiga Future
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The Amiga Future is in German and English.
As a result, articles have to be translated into each respective language.
We have sufficient translators for the Amiga Future.
However, when it comes to submitting articles, many text files need to be translated in a relatively short time. This is our famous bottleneck that regularly creates undue and unwelcome stress to all.
So, we want to permanently solve this problem.

To alleviate this problem, we are looking for more translators to bolster support for our printed issues of Amiga Future.


15.6.2021
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Amiga Future 151 Member-Preview online

From today and applying to all Amiga Future 1-Year-Subscribers you can find in the Member's Part of the Webpage the online Preview and Reading try-outs of Amiga Future magazine - Issue 151.

http://www.amigafuture.de/viewforum.php?f=12


17.6.2021
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Amiga Future 151 Member-CD-Cover online

From today, and available online to all Amiga Future 1-Year-Subscribers, in the Member-Part of the Webpage are the CD Covers of Amiga Future magazine - Issue 151, so you can download them, and print them out if you wish to save you from cutting out those pages from our beloved magazine.

http://www.amigafuture.de/viewtopic.php?t=1172


19.6.2021
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The Amiga Future magazine - Issue 151 preview is now available to view online

This is the full colour preview and excerpts of the Amiga Future issue 151 (July/August 2021) can now be viewed online on the Amiga Future website.

Some of the interesting articles in this issue are:

Interview Michael Borrmann (Inviyya)
Preview AmigaOS 3.2.
Review  Hibernated 1: Director`s Cut

Of course there's so MUCH more actually in the magazine.

Needless to say you often get other versions of software, often what was commercially available, as well as some of the latest try-outs or freely released software applications and games for, hopefully, all of the Amiga type Operating systems, so that's Amiga 'Classic', OS4, MorphOS, and AROS, including some PD software for these systems, all on the Readers' cover CD.

A detailed description of content and excerpts of this current issue can be found at: http://www.amigafuture.de/kb.php?mode=cat&cat=13

The Amiga Future magazine is available as an English and German printed magazine - every issue is available in FULL COLOUR - directly available from the magazine editorial office and also from various other Amiga dealers.

Preview: https://www.amigafuture.de/app.php/kb/index?c=13
Orders: https://www.amigashop.org

https://www.amigafuture.de
http://www.apc-tcp.de


5.7.2021
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Amiga Future issue 151 released

The English and German issue 151 (July/August 2021) of the print magazine Amiga Future has been distributed today, and can also be ordered directly from the editorial office of Amiga Future, and the other Amiga dealers that stock the magazine.

Mag Content:

Review Inviyya
Review ApolloOS Release 6
Review Turbo Spint

and so much more ... if you haven't already, get your collectable copy ordered today

A more detailed description of the contents and previews of this issue can be found at the Amiga Future magazine hompepage.

Information: https://www.amigafuture.de/app.php/kb/index?c=13
Orders: https://www.amigashop.org


8.7.2021
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Amiga Future magazine index update

The Amiga Future magazine index has been updated and now also contains the index of the latest edition of the Amiga Future.

The magazine index contains all article titles from the Amiga Future editions.
This makes it easier to find a specific article in over 20 years of Amiga Future.

In addition, the magazine index can also be used with the AFA Viewer for AmigaOS 4.

Firstly, to find out in which edition an article was published.

But you can also read the articles published on AFA-DVD directly with the AFA Viewer.
To do this, the AFA-DVD must be in the drive or installed on the hard disk.

It is also possible to partially access the files directly from the Amiga Future homepage.

Free download of the AFA Viewer: https://www.amigafuture.de/app.php/dlext/index?cat=78

https://www.amigafuture.de


31.7.2021
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The cheats database of Amiga Future is updated weekly by David Jahn, even if at first sight that is not immediately apparent.

The cheat database on the Amiga Future webpage is probably the largest German collection for the Amiga.

This doesn't just cover cheats, as many solutions, tips and tricks, as well as Freezer addresses can be found in the collection.

Don't forget you can find more than 3400 Games Cheats and solutions in the database, and there are always more being added.

The database is currently entirely in German, but if we receive enough donations for the website, we have plans to integrate a full-blown online database, which will also be available in English.

app.php/GTT
https://www.amigafuture.de

Since our last report the following updates have been added:

02 Jul 2021 - Dragonstone - Lösung erfolgreich geprüft
02 Jul 2021 - Dragonstone - Lösung aktualisiert
25 Jun 2021 - Dragons Lair 3 - The Curse Of Mordread - Lösung erfolgreich geprüft
25 Jun 2021 - Dragons Lair 3 - The Curse Of Mordread - Lösung aktualisiert
18 Jun 2021 - Dragons Lair - Software erfolgreich geprüft
18 Jun 2021 - Dragons Lair - Lösung erfolgreich geprüft
18 Jun 2021 - Dragons Lair - Lösung aktualisiert
11 Jun 2021 - Dragonflight - Software erfolgreich geprüft
11 Jun 2021 - Dragonflight - Lösung aktualisiert
11 Jun 2021 - Dragonflight - Lösung aktualisiert
11 Jun 2021 - Dragonflight - Lösung aktualisiert
11 Jun 2021 - Dragonflight - Lösung erfolgreich geprüft
11 Jun 2021 - Dragonflight - Lösung aktualisiert
11 Jun 2021 - Dragon Wars - Lösung aktualisiert
11 Jun 2021 - Dragon Wars - Lösung erfolgreich geprüft
11 Jun 2021 - Dragon Wars - Lösung aktualisiert
11 Jun 2021 - Double Dragon 2 - The Revenge - Lösung erfolgreich geprüft
11 Jun 2021 - Double Dragon 2 - The Revenge - Lösung aktualisiert
04 Jun 2021 - Doodlebug - Bug Bash 2 - Download-Link aktualisiert
04 Jun 2021 - Doman - Download-Link aktualisiert
04 Jun 2021 - Dizzy Lizzy - Download-Link aktualisiert
04 Jun 2021 - Discworld - Lösung erfolgreich geprüft
04 Jun 2021 - Discworld - Lösung aktualisiert
04 Jun 2021 - Cool Croc Twins - Download-Link hinzugefügt
04 Jun 2021 - Goal! - Download-Link hinzugefügt

1.8.2021
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Due to an unplanned short trip to the local hospital, no emails and orders could be processed for about a week. We are currently doing everything we can to catch up. All orders should be on their way to you by Wednesday at the latest. As a result, the planned release of the Amiga Future DVD # 5 will be postponed by a few days.

https://youtu.be/VCkyHzgQS-w
There I leave a gameplay that the guys from Amigatronic have made of the game ...

P96 v2, v3 and CGX v3 and v4 should all work with AmigaOS 3.2.
The other question is how some of the recent additions work, and may require some of the newer OS components to function correctly not yet publicly available, also not all rtg hardware fully supports this.
On the other hand, basic display has worked and still works just fine with real hardware or under emulation.

You are right, this behaviour hasn't changed for 3.2. Hidden WB windows are not openable via ARexx or similar methods.

I don't really see a problem with that though: if you wanted to use look at those devices/volumes in WB then you would not tell WB you wanted them hidden in the first place, logically.

This is Amiga and Workbench, there are no good reason to clutter the screen with tons of windows in the first place, at least I never have this problem - bringing root to top is just a hotkey away. It would make more sense if it was more like macOS and the Workbench menu was _always_ there, even when other programs’ windows were active, but it’s not.

I can’t speak for others, but I never hide volumes, I only hide devices. For example on MIST I have both a fat95 SD0: and cachecdfs CD0: both scsi.device unit 1, and both mounted at boot - I use GhostBuster and its WB prefs and set both DS0: and CD0: to hide if not valid filesystem. Of course this feature is not in OS 3.2 because then users cannot format partitions, says ThoR. However, if I could hide ALL volumes and instead use arexx to open them rather than double clicking volume icons - I would! To be more precise, I would make icons on the desktop that would replace the volume icons, and havr them do much more than just open the drawers. Reminds me, on my wishlist is “triggers” for double clicking on workbench background and window backgrounds, with and without qualifiers, so one can configure double click on background to launch an arexx script, shift + double click to run a command etc. Same for windows, but with path to window being passed on as an argument.

The way Workbench works on 3.1.4.1, a hidden volume can not be opened AT ALL as a wb window, neither can any subdrawer, and left out icons are of course also not there. From previous comment by Minuous, this MAY have changed in OS 3.2, but I know better than to trust that