Leif Salomonsson released version 2.0.0 of ECX. The E Compiler X (ECX) project was born in 2002 to replace and improve on the AmigaE language and compiler (EC) created by Wouter van Oortmerssen. ECX is written from scratch in E and compiles itself. It is fast, stable, resource efficient, highly compatible, generates code for multiple targets and adds a considerable amount of new features and improvements.

A new update package for AmiKit is available via the AmiKit Live Update program. In this update: AfA_OS 4.3. Amiga Image Storage System 4.5. antiword 0.37b. HivelyTracker 1.6. ixemul.library 48.3. ixnet.library 48.3. MultiRen 1.66. playOGG 9.4. SabreMSN Alpha 35. xad_7z client 1.8.

Jörg Strohmayer released a new version of the OWB internet browser for AmigaOS 4.1. Jörg made the following changes. Added support for openamiga.org extended default mouse pointers. Fixed a bug in the AutoInstall script. Built current versions of libxml2 and libxslt. Added GETURL ARexx command. You need AmigaOS 4.1 for the latest version of OWB.

Atari++ is an emulator of the Atari 8 bit computers and the Atari 5200 game console. The 8 bit Atari computers were developed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The emulator does precise cycle emulation, precise sound emulation, emulation of wide range of disk interfaces and joysticks. The Atari++ emulator can be used with AmigaOS 4.

DGen is an emulator of the Sega Genesis/MegaDrive consoles. The Genesis/MegaDrive had a 68000 processor at 7.6 MHz and was direct competitor of the Amiga. Ventzislav Tzvetkov converted DGen to Amiga OS4. With DGen you can play 95% of all Genesis/MegaDrive games on your Amiga. For more details visit the web page of Ventzislav.

James Carroll released a new AmigaOS 4 version of his Instant Messengers for the MSN chat system. In this release the msn.com e-mail addresses are handled better. Also for AmigaOS 3.x on original systems there is now a "SabreClassic" pack released. In this AmigaOS 3.x version there are special grafix, audio and fonts for the lower resolution screens.

NetSurf is a free, open source web browser. NetSurf has recently been ported to AmigaOS. The AmigaOS (4.x) port is made by Chris Young. There is still lots to do but it displays pages, it can navigate the web and supports multiple windows. Visit the NetSurf web page for more information.

NetBSD/amiga is the port of NetBSD to the Amiga line of personal computers. Currently, NetBSD/amiga runs on any Amiga with Motorola 68020 or better CPU with some form of MMU. The minimum RAM requirement is about 8 MB FASTMEM, the minimum hard disk space needed is about 75 MB. You can download NetBSD from the web page.

XRoar is an emulator for the Dragon and Tandy computers. The emulator can be used with Amiga OS 4.0, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Nintendo DS and the GP32. The Dragon and Tandy are 8-bit computers based on the 6809 CPU. They were produced in the early 80's.

There is a new edition of English SCACOM magazine. In this pdf magazine the following: News. Interviews with: Bender and Michael Krämer. SCACOM disk. Bobble Bubble. Games convention 2008. Commodore patents. The innovative museum. Baracudas story. Best C64 games list. This is going to be the last edition of English SCACOM. There is also a new edition of the normal (German) SCACOM. In this pdf magazine the following articles: News. Interview with Frank Erstling. Amiga Walker. DTV modding. The end of the home-computer era. Commodore patents. The innovative museum. Baracudas story. Review of the Competition Pro. Both magazines can be downloaded.

Martin Merz released a new version (4.4) of his "Amiga Image Storage System" (AISS). AISS is a system to use toolbar icons with AmigaOS, AmigaOS 4, AROS and MorphOS. There are more than 500 icons available. There is also a install script and a comprehensive manual available.

There is a new episode of Amitopia TV. In the September 2008 episode the following: Amitopia TV News. Sadddam strikes back! - music documentary. AmigaSYS 4 on AGA - focus on install etc. AmigaDemo by Loonies from 2005! You can download the avi or look at the stream.

Shinkuro released version 0.75 of his MUI-based Text Editor NoWinED. This editor can handle multiple files. It can be used with OS3.9, OS4, MorphOS and AROS. In this version there were many bug fixed. Added are a AutoSave function. Visit the web page for all the details.

There is a new AmiKit available. AmiKit will turn your Windows or Linux PC into high-end Amiga environment. New features are: AmiKit is faster thanks to new WinUAE and AfA_OS software. A fresh new look by Ken Lester (Launcher, Startup Screen, Default Look). Support of new 24bit themes. Support of Amiga Forever 2008. Improved Windows and Amiga installers. Choice of two automatic installers for Linux platforms and much more. AmiKit is free to use but you need a AmigaOS ROM file. Take look at the AmiKit web page for all the details.

Jörg Strohmayer released a new version of the Origyn Web Browser. In version 2.8 there are the following changes: Fixed WINDOWWIDTH and WINDOWHEIGHT. Implemented popup menus. JavaScript can open windows now. Implemented statusbar text. Title and URL are updated now. For all the details visit the web page of Jörg.

Jakub Bednarski made a new core for the Minimig. Jakub's version fixes many bugs and finally adds floppy write support! Please read the readme file first because the new core behaves a bit different. The new core can be downloaded from Dennis' web page.

WHDLoad makes it possible to run games or demos for the Amiga from your hard-disk that were released on floppies. There are several new games: Speedball 2, Dawn Patrol, Hunt for Red October, Warlock's Quest, The Moochies and Alien Drug Lords. For a complete list you have to visit the WHDLoad web page.

CNFC consists of 72 new maps grouped in 24 missions. CNFC has new mission titles and soldiers, there is also modified graphic of sprites, game engine is unchanged though. Every map can be completed. Maps were tested by testers and author. Additional information can be found in guide file inside CFNC archive. CFNC can be played with AmigaOS 2.0 - 3.9. On the web page are instructions how to install the new levels.

Elbox released a new controller-card the FastATA 4000. With this controller you can use ATA/EIDE devices like hard drives, CD-ROM drives, CD-RW drives or ZIP drives. Hardware requirements are a Amiga 3000 / 4000. Features: Zorro III slot. Transfer-rate: 16.6 MB/s. Harddisk > 128 GB. Automatic processor detection. Take a look at the Elbox web page for all the details.

The popular Amiga emulator for Windows has had a major bug fix update. Besides bug fixes there are also a couple of improvement. Added support for Direct3D pixel shader filters. Window resize enabled in windowed mode (chipset mode). Easier USB mouse/joystick insert/removal. Visit the web page for all detail and to download the new version.

In this German pdf magazine the following articles. Portable emulators. Interviews with Thorsten Schreck, Georg Fuchs, Michael Krämer, Boris Kretzinger and Michael Kukafka. Goldquest 4. Amiga OS 4.1. Zoo Mania and more. You can download the magazine from the web page.

The goal of this hardware project is to produce a next generation Amiga computer with an up-to-date design. The Natami project is designed and developed by Thomas Hirsch. The NatAmi is an AMIGA compatible machine, allowing you to run original Commodore Amiga software. You can follow the progress via the web page and forum.

Individual Computers announced a new flicker fixer for the Amiga 1200 called Indivision AGA. Features of the new product are: 24 Bit colour resolution in all screen modes. Support for super hires modes. Highgfx support up to 1024x768 pixels. All screen modes can be displayed at 60Hz or more. No adjustments necessary. The flicker fixer has to placed inside the A1200 on top of the Video-Chip "Lisa". Take a look at the web page of Individual Computer for more details.

Jörg Strohmayer has updated his Origyn Web Browser. In this new version (2.2) of Origyn Web Browser the following changes: Added zoom support (F3/F4). AmigaOS4 fonts implementation which makes it faster. The Web browser can be downloaded from Jörg's web page.

Claus Deslers has improved his Cinnamon Writer for AmigaOS 4. Cinnamon Writer is a compact and efficient word processor. In this version: Experimental Print function. Experimental PDF-Export. Improved font support without a limit on the number of fonts. The Source code is optimized. The program will run better on Amigas with slower CPUs. Small changes to the user interface. There is also a news-letter and forum available for the Cinnamon Writer. The latest version can be downloaded from the web page of Claus.

Hyperion Entertainment announces that Amiga OS 4.1 has gone into final testing and is scheduled for release mid-Q3/2008. There will be new functionality, modern web-browsers, productivity software and digital imaging software. On the web page of Acube Systems you can read more information about the new version of AmigaOS.

Amigazeux made version 2.0 of the OS4EMu for Morph OS available. This emulator for MorphOS 1.4 / 2.0 makes it possible to run Amiga OS4 programs on your MorphOS system. There is a list where you can see what programs are working. In this version: Enhanced newlib.library. Implementation of 64bit DOS, Exec and Picasso96 functionality. Improved general compatibility. Fixed ELF loader. AltiVec is supported only in MorphOS 2.

In this English pdf magazine the following articles: News, Gold Quest 4, Interview with Thorsten Schreck, 1541 Ultimate, Bill Gates and Commodore, Poll, Computerstory, Feedback and much more.

A small adapter makes it possible to use a Compact Flash memory card in your Amiga 600/1200. There are different versions, direct on the motherboard or via a IDE cable. These adapters are not just for the Amiga but also work with PC's and laptops.

The MorphOS development released version 2.0 of MorphOS. This Operating system is available for the Pegasos 1/2 and Efika. A few of the new or improved features are: Ambient, NetStack, Poseidon USB stack, MUI 4.0, Sputnik (Web browser with CSS and Javascript), Reggae, Grabber, HDConfig, SFSDoctor and much more. See the web pages for the complete list.

Hans-Jörg Frieden made a AmigaOS 4.0 version of Jagged Alliance 2 (straciatella). This game was originally released by Sir-Tech in 1999. The game can be downloaded from the web page. On the web page there are instruction for installing the game.

The AROS Research Operating System makes the AmigaOS available on other platforms. VmwAROS is a pre-configured AROS environment for VMware. With VMware you can use the AROS Research Operating System on your computer without really installing it on your hard disk. The VMware system runs on Linux, Mac and Windows Computers. You can download the virtual machine version or a live CD.

Edition 06/08 of Amitopia TV is available. In this .avi magzine the following: Amiga News Headlines. Jay Miner video. TBL Starstruck demo. Extra bits. Xtreme Racing Review. Promo für Amiga Meeting 2008. You can download Amitopia TV or watch it on Google Video.

There is a new version of the Amiga emulator. There are many new features and improvements: Better Picasso96 emulation. PCMCIA SRAM card emulation. Multithreaded AVI recording. Improved Sprite emulation. IDE emulation >128GB support. Added 1.5M Chip RAM. 5.1 sound settings. There are also many bug fixes. You can download the new version from the web page of WinUAE.

RockBEAT is a simple software drum machine for AmigaOS4 written by James Carroll. It is a tool for musicians that allows you to create drumming tracks. New in this version: Added volume sliders and mute buttons for the tracks. Changed the graphics to be super skinny for better fit on a 1024x768 screen. A few bugfixing. You can download RockBeat 3.0 from the web page.

MUIbase (Magic data BASE with User Interface) is a relational, programmable database with graphical user interface for Amiga, Linux and Windows. Steffen Gutmann has released a new version for the Amiga. Take a look at the web page for all the details.

WHDLoad makes it possible to run games or demos for the Amiga from your hard-disk that were released on floppies. There are several new games like: Quicksilver Pinball, Can I play with Madness, Destroyer and Omnicron Conspiracy. For a complete list you have to visit the WHDLoad web page.

In this German pdf or online magazine the following articles: News, Gold Quest 4, Interview with Ferdinand Gansberger, Thomas Dorn, Player One and Richard Bayliss, The HAMA history, 1541 Ultima plus and much more.

Hans-Jörg Frieden made an Amiga OS4 version of the 3D shooter game Decent II. Descent II was originally released by Parallax Software and published by Interplay in March 1996. On the web page you can download the game. There are also instructions for installing the game on your Amiga.

Georg Braun developed a Compact Flash card expansion for the Amiga 1000. This expansion works on a Phoenix A1000 or a GB A1000. Features: CF-Adapter based on the A600 IDE-Controller. Automatic detection with Kick 2.04 or higher. Fits in original RAM expansion slot. Driver available. If you want to build your own CF expansion you can download the PCB data (Eagle format).

Instead of a paper, disk or pdf magazine you can take a look at a video magazine about Amiga. This English magazine is called Amitopia TV. You can download edition 5 from the web page as a file or a a stream. In this edition: Amiga news topics, Impression of PowerDev 2008, MorphOS 2 on EFIKA, Blender PowerDev Xtra, Relic Amiga Demo, Only Amiga Song.

E3B introduced a new product. It is a USB card for the Zorro II/III bus. Real USB2.0 with full support of highspeed mode (480MBps). Compatible with all 68030/040/060 and PPC turbo cards. The card has FlashROM for the Poseidon USB stack, firmware and installation software. Compatible with AmigaOS 3.1, 3.5, 3.9 and 4.0 (PIO mode). Driver for USB mouse and keyboard (HID devices), parallel interface (printers) and flash card readers (SCSI emulation) are included.

The AROS Show has interviewed Eric Schwartz. Eric is well known for his animations on the Amiga. His latest creation "Still Alive" will be discussed but also his other projects.

ACube Systems announces a new Minimig core and PIC firmware. This update allows all Minimig owners to use new ROMS. Amiga Forever encrypted ROMs are now fully supported and 256KB ROMs can be used too. Go to the special Minimig page for all the information.

The first edition of this English pdf magazine is now available for download. In this edition the following: disk.info, How to use floppies, Kick Off 2, Tilt, Trashcan, Amiga Laptop and Sandnes BBS. You can download the pdf after you register (for free).

MilkyTracker is an open source, multi-platform music application for creating .MOD and .XM module files. It attempts to recreate the module replay and user experience of the popular DOS program Fasttracker II, with special playback modes available for improved Amiga ProTracker 2/3 compatibility.

Two AROS distributions have been recently released. VmwAROS LIVE! and a new WinAROS version. Krysztof Smiechowicz and Barry Nelson are working on removing bugs. Nic Andrews and Alain Greppin have implemented grub2 in AROS. Alain also completed the dhclient command. Tomasz Wiszkowski and Michal Schulz are working on the ata.device in order to improve it. You can download AROS from the web page.

James "jahc" Carroll started work on a MSN messenger for Amiga OS4. This is still a alpha version but you can try it out.

Cinnamon Writer is a WYSIWYG writer application designed to be a very modular application that will suit the individual taste of each user. This word processor can be used with Amiga OS4 and can be downloaded. The program is written by Claus Deslers.

Murks is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Aros. It uses the same Project File Format as AmiDevCpp does, so Data Exchange is possible. Changes: Support C++ projects, Auto save when building, Show if file was edited, Open/create new project without closing Murks! IDE, Remove unit from project, Add existing (on disk) unit to project, Redirect compiler output to separate console, Save project as... option. This IDE can be downloaded from the web page.