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In response to the feedback received, I have uploaded a new version of Zoomaniac that allows to enable/disable the fps limit by means of [F3].

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* The number shown in the top-left corner of the effects screen is the fps
  indicator, which reports the number of frames rendered in the last second.
  It is limited to 999.
* When the fps limit is on, the maximum number of frames rendered per second
  is 50 also on the most powerful machines, as the display refresh rate is 50
  Hz. When the fps limit is off, frames are rendered without pausing when the
  previously rendered frame/frames has/have not (completely) displayed yet. On
  machines which cannot run the program at 50 fps or more, turning off the
  limit has no effect whasoever; on the other machines, the only visible effect
  is that the fps indicator goes beyond 50, thus giving a measure of the maximum
  speed that the machine can reach.

Also, this new version runs 1-2 fps faster on 68030 thanks to the data cache burst:

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* on 68030 tests proved that: it is advantageous to turn the data cache burst
   on when scaling a 128 dots wide rectangle to a rectangle wider than 8 dots
   (i.e. with an X scaling factor greater than 1/16); with a scaling factor of
   1/16 or less the difference proved to be minimal when both the source and
   destination rectangles were 256 dots tall; considering that turning the data
   cache burst off would therefore be advantageous only with very narrow and
   tall rectangles (which are uncommon and intrinsically rather inexpensive),
   it is not worth it to implement a data cache burst management inside the
   scaling routine;

CHANGELOG

v1.1 (28.3.2024)
* Turned the 68030 data cache burst on for slightly faster performance.
* Made a couple of minor optimizations.
* Added frames rendering limit toggle ([F3]).
* Worked on fps indicator: added hundreds digit; made digits smaller; made digits auto-clearing, so that they read correctly also when they are not cleared before drawing.
* Made staggered lines toggle as soon as [F1] is pressed (instead of when it is released).
* Updated splash screen.
* Redesigned the 'M' in the logo.
* Updated and extended manual.
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This topic reminded me of my own high pitched whine on my Commodore 1084S (not 1084S-D1) monitor back in the day, so I thought I should reply, to tell everyone what cured it, in case that helps.

I bought my Amiga A500 package from Silica Shop while my Dad was dying of Cancer in hospital. He never returned home. It came with both the Tenstar Games Pack (including Barbarian by Palace, Mercenary, Insanity Fight, Amegas, and Ikari Warriors) and Photon Paint. It was delivered in a van in some cardboard boxes marked ATARI! After setting it up, I noticed a high pitched noise coming from the monitor. I think this was going on all the time, but it wasn't that noticeable, almost ultrasonic and I just put up with it. The monitor also had one dead pixel.

Several months later, after my Dad died, I moved out of the family home into my first flat, because my Mum was planning to move to a very remote area, so I needed to get my own home in London or be assimilated, meaning lose my whole identity. This involved most of my belongings being loaded into a small van, then being driven from SE London to NE London. The flat was on the first floor, up a short flight of stairs.

After setting up my Amiga in my new flat, I discovered that the high pitched whine had permanently stopped!

Of course, there are no new Commodore 1084S monitors nowadays, but this might just help someone who owns one of these monitors which has a high pitched whine.

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Unfortunately I don’t know with FS-UAE. In Win-UAE you can easily mount up a CF card with a Amiga RDB and boot up from it in the settings. I’ve done that a few times.

Worth having a look on the FS-UAE support page.

Unfortunately, this doesn't help me because I'm not running Windows. I don't want to run Windows again after all the nasty experiences I've had with it. I might try running Win-UAE under WINE on macOS, though. Windows won't run on Macs without some software called Bootcamp, because Macs don't have a PC type BIOS. Macs can boot up from Linux drives without any additional software, though. I also own a Raspberry Pi, so I could try reading my CF card on that under Linux using the same CF to USB card reader.

I tried to add the SFS formatted CF card as an HDD in FS-UAE, but it couldn't be detected. I think the key may be to define it by typing something somewhere in FS-UAE, but I don't know what to type or where.

I think a possible solution may be to buy another SSD and install Linux on it, then install FS-UAE and do what I need to do using a Mac. I think the problem is caused by Linux supporting every known format, but macOS not supporting them all.

According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_rigid_disk_block an SFS formatted disk does have an RDB. Of course, I've already checked the FS-UAE support page.

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Other Operating Systems / Re: C64OS v1.0 released!
« Last post by RobertB on March 29, 2024, 09:14:29 AM »
     Version 1.06 of C64OS has been released! This version has some new utilities including "Visualizer." To upgrade to your v1.05 to v1.06, go to

https://c64os.com/c64os/softwareupdates

     To purchase C64OS, see

https://c64os.com/c64os/#order

          Back in California!
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group – http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
          Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network – http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
          April 13-14 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2024 - http://www.portcommodore.com/class
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Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion / Re: Amiga games, joystic control issues
« Last post by paul1981 on March 28, 2024, 10:59:08 PM »
You could test with the following:

http://aminet.net/package/driver/input/JoyPortTest

What type of joystick is it by the way?
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As  posted in another thread I'm trying to install a driver for an Aiptek Hyperpen 6000 graphics tablet. Unfortunately, one problem doing this is that I can't read or write either of two CF cards on my MacBook and I can't currently copy the driver using a FAT32 CF card either.

The two CF cards I've got are in different formats. One is in SFS format and was installed by me in 2015 after buying it formatted from Amigakit. I know I used Linux to install Workbench 3.0 and lots of other software onto it, but now I can't remember what I did and I haven't got a computer running Linux at the moment. The other card is in the PFS3 format, but I bought it containing lots of software from a well known seller on eBay.

How can I set up my MacBook, which is now running macOS Ventura and may soon by running Sonoma, to read the SFS format CF card? So far, I've installed FS-UAE, then copied the SFS filing system file into the Workbench 3.0 Boot floppy disk L directory, but it still won't detect the CF card.

Unfortunately I don’t know with FS-UAE. In Win-UAE you can easily mount up a CF card with a Amiga RDB and boot up from it in the settings. I’ve done that a few times.

Worth having a look on the FS-UAE support page.

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Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion / Re: Amiga games, joystic control issues
« Last post by lionstorm on March 28, 2024, 08:00:22 PM »
are you playing them through floppy or HD or WHD ?
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Amiga Marketplace / Re: AmigaDeals.com: New Webstore Open
« Last post by amigakit on March 28, 2024, 07:49:09 PM »
Hello

The webstores operate on different engines and in differing ways.  For example, Amiga Deals permits guest checkouts.  It also provides differing ways of paying.   The hosting location is separated which is important if one server has down time.   They may offer differing promotions in future too.

Thanks for your interest in our products and your past custom.  We appreciate it.
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Amiga Marketplace / Re: AmigaDeals.com: New Webstore Open
« Last post by AndyFC on March 28, 2024, 07:36:45 PM »
Hi @amigakit ,
Please can you highlight the differences / USPs of the different web stores now in operation (Amigakit, Amiga Deals and amigastore.com)? I've spotted some slightly different pricing and options between Amigakit and Amiga Deals e.g. the A1200 4GB CF card and IDE adapter is £19.99 on Amigakit with the option of adding Personal Paint for an extra cost, but £19.95 on Amigadeals without the option.

Thank you.

(@everyone, this isn't an opportunity to start a flame war; I genuinely want to know the benefits of the different web stores)
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Amiga Magazines / Re: Old Amiga Future Issue 142 in german & english now online
« Last post by AndreasM on March 28, 2024, 04:12:53 PM »
articles about creating artwork for me... unfortunately I don't know anything about that.

We have actually already considered whether the Amiga Future should be made German and English in one issue. But if we want to have the same content we would need 120 pages. That would mean that the magazine would be almost twice as expensive and the shipping costs would also double. (Shipping costs also depend on weight.). That's why that's not an option for now.

Medicopter 117... urgs ;)
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