Hey all

Amiga Bootblock Reader is a Windows program which allows you to manage amiga bootblocks from ADF disk images

- Recognises 3093 different bootblocks
- Has a DMS unpacker to allow unpacking of drawers full of DMS files
- Includes a similarity scanner to find out if you are looking at a clone bootblock
- Has a TOSEC bootblock scan feature which can help to identify disks and for your information
- Allows you to collect Bootblocks in a collection
- Includes a PNG picture of many of the recognised bootblocks for preview
- Also has GIF support to see a bootblock in action, for animated bootblocks
- Various other options
- Includes a PDF manual for a run down on features

Uses .NET 4.7.2 so can run on Windows 7 SP1 and above

If you wish to contribute any bootblocks to the project, please reach out




https://github.com/jasonthesmith79/AmigaBootBlockReader

This is an online version of my previously made Bingo machine program, as found on aminet.
The online version consists of two separate programs, the Bingo Server and the Bingo Client program.

The program is made with Hollywood so it would require some horsepower and RTG to run.

What I am looking for is someone willing to test this program so I will need both people willing to host bingo games as well as players.
I also looking or someone to test the bingo demo server to run it 24/7.

Also, if I power on the machine with the probe on _INT3 most of time the screen remains white. More rarely it shows "Software failure" like in the attached picture.

That sounds suspicious.  Since _INT3 is actively driven by a low impedance output from U2, connecting a scope probe (typically 10M Ohm impedance) shouldn't make any difference.  Sounds a lot like _INT3 might be open-circuit/floating, but if you've confirmed continuity, then the problem may lay elsewhere.  It's also possible that some of the graphics operations use DMA modes, so perhaps pay attention to the DMAL signal.  That should have activity all of the time (groups of 4 x active high strobes), as generated by U3.

and removed Paula to check traces under the chip (some of them were "blacky") I putted all back and powered on the A600 with some ugly glitches on the half-down screen like in attached pictures.

I gather the A600 was originally working correctly (no graphics display issues) before you did anything.  And it was OK after replacing the capacitors?  But the problems appeared immediately after reworking U3/Paula?  If so, it's very likely that the fault is a direct result of an issue you've introduced; such as a solder short between two lines, intermittent/unsoldered joint, damaged PCB track/pad, etc.  As opposed to reverse engineering the system by forum posts to track down a potentially very complex issue, my suggestion would be to very carefully go over everything you've done (again), inspect the entire board for a stray blob of solder, etc.

I don't know what your rework process was (i.e. temperature control, etc), hence there could be a possibility that U3 has been damaged.  Though I'd be looking for a connection issue or short between lines to begin with.

I checked around Denise, there where some blacky traces but nothing so bad.
I checked the continuity from CPU/Angus/Paula for _INT3, IPL1-2-3 and they seems good.
I checked also the _INT3 with the oscilloscope and the active (low) signal is present just during bootup but rarely when the floppy animation runs. Most of when the floppy is "full out" and the screen looks good. In the rest of the time it is always high level. Also, if I power on the machine with the probe on _INT3 most of time the screen remains white. More rarely it shows "Software failure" like in the attached picture.
I forgot to mention before (just because I just reinserted the original Kickstart ROM to do checks) that after sometimes (randomly) the screen screws up, like in attached picture.

Thanks all.

These comprise of the full colour preview and excerpts of our Amiga Future issue 178 (January/February 2026) which can also be viewed online on the Amiga Future website.

Some of the interesting articles in this issue are:

Interview Bjørn "Dr. Awesome" Lynne
Show Report Amiga 40 Mönchengladbach
Beyound the Screen: Temple of Apshai
Knowledge 11: Chunky-Buffer
Special: 40 Years Amiga Part 5
Demoscene
Preview Software Manager
Review Freak Out
Review Phantom Leap
Review Hyper Sports Port
Review Callback
Review Yeet
Review AmiBrixx
Review AmigaOS 4.1 Update 3
Review FrameThrower
Review Retro-Printer

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

Needless to say you will often get other versions of software, some of which were commercially available, as well as some of the latest try-outs or freely released software applications and games for, hopefully, every Amiga variant of Operating system, 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 the varied content and excerpts of our current issue can be found at: https://www.amigafuture.de/app.php/kb/index?c=13

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