An new version of Tape Master Pro is available. Improvements in this version are: You can choose your own text scroll speed. Loading stripes now also work before starting the IRQ turbo tape system. Resolved a small error in the boot loader. And it is now possible to continue with Tape Master Pro after saving your program.

VintageStudio is an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for 8-bit computers (C64, VIC-20 and Atari). The program is made by Pawel Kadluczka with the help of Visual Studio 2010. In a video Pawel shows the features of VintageStudio and how it works. Now you have a modern way of building, running and debugging your 8-bit programs.

Binaries and source code of Vintage Studio.

Acuario is a aquarium for inside your Amiga. Acuario has several fishes, a clock / date, background music and even a mermaid. The 2012 version is made with Hollywood 5 Infinity and has new fish, support for oggvorbis audio files and is available in the following languages: Español, English, French, Italian, German, Greek and Czech.

TAPgen v0.1 is a tape loader program made by Enthusi. With this program you can make your own tape loading system for your games. It supports games up to 44 kB (173 Blocks) including loading music, loading picture and a scroll text with custom character set. The program can be used on a PC with Python and recent version of Exomizer.

TMPx (TMP cross) is a cross assembler that is 100% compatible with the full syntax of the Commodore C64 program Turbo Macro Pro. TMPx was tested thoroughly and will produce the same output as Turbo Macro Pro on the real C64. Besides TMPx you can also use TMPview. This program will show the ASCII version of the Turbo Assembler code.

Arthur Jordison released a new version of CBM prg Studio. Changes in this version: Basic listing improvements. Jump to destination, for BASIC files. Auto complete for BASIC (v2 / v7) programs. Relative branching for assembly programs. Improvements for the screen designer and several bug fixes.

There is a new version of WimBASIC available. WimBASIC is a BASIC extension for the Commodore VIC-20. The program is loaded in BLK5 of a RAM memory expansion or you can use a ROM cartridge. The changes in this version are: Solved problems with the ROUND() function, defined function keys and the FIND command. And the SuperNumbers implementation has been improved.

NetSurf is a small but fast web browser for Amiga (OS4), RISC OS and Linux. NetSurf supports HTML and CSS: A few examples of the changes in this version are: Improved mouse handling, multi-tasking, keyboard scroll speed, MIME type, contextual menu, aspect ratio, resource handling, tab bar, dragging, fonts and clipboard support.

The Scalos source code has been released as open source under BSD license. And Scalos goes AROS! Lots of work has been invested to port Scalos to AROS, and a first native build is available. Scalos is a desktop replacement for the Amiga. The goal of Scalos is to integrate a lot of additional functionality and an enhanced look without losing any of the look-and-feel we all love about the real Workbench.

KJetil Hvalstrand released a new version of Excalibur. Excalibur is a taskbar / start button for AmigaOS4. Version 1.0.0 supports the following: Textures, Real / Scale icons, Drag and drop, Sorted menu items, Quick screen switch buttons, Open drawers form start menu and much more.

Paolo Besser released a new update of Icaros Desktop. Changes in this version: Latest version of OWB. SMB support for file servers. Added: GLmark 08, SchismTracker, Pforth, Duke Nukem 3D and Sqrxz 3. Updated: PortablE, Intel GMA driver and Theme manager in preferences.

C64 Studio is a assembly development environment which is dependent on VICE. You can write assembly code and test this with the VICE emulator. Changes in this version are: Stored open state of element. Improved the D64 export function. Added support for: breakpoint, !bank macro, Magic Desk cartridge type and help documentation.

Asm-Pro is a MC680x0 macro assembler with integrated editor, debugger, linker and monitor for our Amiga. Changes in this version: Added the Apollo CPU with many new instructions available for the assembler, disassembler and debugger. Fixed for the 020 CPU with inderect addressing modes. Solved the problem with pasting an empty clipboard. Commandline buffer is now 256 lines. Added support for Integer Constants in Floatingpoint Expressions.

SVS improved his memory map for the Commodore C16, C116 and the Plus/4. This .xls file is a very comprehensive description of the 264 models. Changes in this version: RAM usage. IRQ specifications. Keyboard routines. TED registers can be compared with VIC-II registers. Improvement to the PET-ASCII codes.

SketchBlock is a drawing program for AmigaOS. The aim of this project is to create a sophisticated application for digital painting. Changes in this version: Bitmap brushes with small previews. Tool presets with the help of a ARexx scripts. Custom Start-up and exit scripts can be made and used. Many bug fixes, tweaks and new commands.

Jwh1977 made a program for the Commodore C64 that can produce QR codes. QR codes are two dimensional bar-codes that can contain an internet address. If you take a picture with a modern mobile phone of the QR code you automatically go to the internet page. The program and the source code are available on the CSDb web page.

On the ComputingVoyage.com web page you can use an online 8 bit character editor. You can draw your own characters just by clicking with your mouse. To help your design there are several helpful tools: scroll, invert, mirror, fill, clear, rotate, copy and paste. The character data, in 8 bytes, is automatically calculated.

FunkPaint is an multi format graphic editor for Hires / Multi / Multicolor and DTV pictures. The editor is programmed by SOCI. The program can be used with an joystick or mouse and supports memory expansions (+60k, REU, Ramcart, Georam etc.).

JSIDPlay is a Commodore C64 cycle-exact emulator optimized for sound reproduction. It is also a SID player for music collections like HVSC and CGSC. JSIDPlay2 can load SID (PSID/RSID), MUS, DAT, P00, PRG and STR sound files. It can play mono and stereo formats. External SID filter definitions are possible. And you can also use it like a real C64 to watch demo's or play games.

CheeseCutter is a tracker program for composing music for the SID chip. The program uses the reSID engine for SID emulation. The packed files can be played on a real C64. Changes in this version: Extra keys for laptop users. Packer updated to handle sub-tunes. Absolute notes are no longer affected by the sliders in the player. Keyjam mode.

Paolo Besser released a new update of Icaros Desktop. Changes in this version: Improved version of Wanderer. Odyssey Web Browser v1.16. FryingPan. Audio Evolution 4. Printing system for PostScript printers. Mark Sheeky's Games for Amiga m68k. SDL-Quake. Insolit Dust graphic effects and tutorials. SCANdal, Flipbook, AbkViewer. Net-Bubble and Dragon Memory. AviBuild. Convierteme. PXDrum and mp3player.

Schlowski made an character editor for the Commodore VIC-20 called "Little Character Editor" (LCE). The program can be used on a unexpanded VIC20 and can edit 64 characters. The commands are: Load, Save ($1C00-$1DFF), Copy, Paste, Rotate and Mirror.

The software for the KryoFlux system has had an update. KryoFlux is a USB-based floppy controller. The system can be used to read a floppy, at low-level, and store the data from the disk. New in this version: Write support for ADF (DD and HD). Support for more protection formats used on the C64, and the manual has been updated.

Claus Deslers has improved his Cinnamon Writer for AmigaOS 4. Cinnamon Writer is a compact and efficient word processor. In this version spell checking and support for .docx files. The most recent version can be downloaded from the web page of Claus.

Another updates for Kick Assembler is available. Changes are: Removed a programming error in the .importonce directive. Corrections in the manual. And meta functions for userdefined structs (getStructName, getNoOfFields, getFieldNames, get, set). Kick Assembler is a combination of an assembler for writing 6510 machine code and a high level script language.

Christopher Handley released a new version of PortablE. PortablE is a recreation of the AmigaE programming language with many improvements. The program is available for Amiga OS3, OS4, AROS, MorphOS and Windows. You can find a complete list of new and improved items on the PortablE web page.

Airsoft Softwair released Hollywood 5: Infinity for AmigaOS. In this update more than 120 new functions, many new features and general improvements. A few examples in this version are: Video streams, Internet and network support, Vector graphics and vector image support, Built-in synthesizer functions and much more. Hollywood can make executables for: AmigaOS3, AmigaOS4, WarpOS, MorphOS, AROS, Windows and Linux.

C64 Studio is a assembly development environment which is dependent on VICE. You can write assembly code and test this with the VICE emulator. The features are: ACME syntax. Project viewer. Compiles: plain, prg, t64 and d64. Cartridge support. Debugging. Variable, memory and register viewer. Charset and sprite editor. Media Manager for t64 and d64.

Hydrophilic released Digimaster 128 for the C128 in 40-column mode. Digimaster is a program for sampling and editing of digital audio. The program can be used with the Sound Ultimate Xpander 6400. The Commodore 128 version can use the CPU on 2 MHz option for high speed sampling and you can now sample up to 64 kByte of audio data.

Luigi Di Fraia released a new version of TAPClean Front End. TAPClean Front End is a graphical environment for analyzing the contents of tape images. The package includes a hex monitor, disassembler, CBM BASIC untokenizer for PRG files, TAP splitting application, TAP repair application for CBM files and the graphical TAP/DMP analysis application.

OpenCBM Archiver is a program that can create a diskette image from a real diskette, with minimal amount of user interaction. Changes in this version: More possibilities with flags and configuration files. And the directory is displayed before archiving the diskette.

SketchBlock is a new drawing program for AmigaOS. The aim of this project is to create a sophisticated application for digital painting. The features will be: support for graphics tablets, layers, a wide variety of tools, configurable interface, full arexx script support, a plugin API and much more.

C64 Studio is a assembly development environment which is dependent on VICE. You can write assembly code and test this with the VICE emulator. Changes in this version: Added !endoffile macro. Umlauts in labels are now allowed. Fixed a couple of programming errors. Enhanced the watcher, debugger and the media manager.

Ullrich von Bassewitz has released an update of cc65. cc65 is a complete cross development package for 65(C)02 systems, including a powerful macro assembler, a C compiler, linker, librarian and several other tools.
cc65 has C and runtime library support for many of the old 6502 machines, including: Commodore VIC20, C16, C116, Plus/4, C64, C128, CBM 500/600/700, GEOS C64/128, Apple 2, Atari 8 bit, Lynx, Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Supervision console, Oric Atmos.

Tom-Cat released an update for his EF3 USB Utilities. This version has new features and a couple of bugs were removed. The package contains the following utilities: USB Test, for testing the connection between the PC and the EF3/C64. EF3 Send, for transfer of a .prg to the C64 (200 blocks in 3 seconds). EF3 Copy, for copying a .prg from the PC to a C64 disk drive. EF3 Image Writer, for copying a D64 or .D81 to a C64 disk drive. EF3 Image Reader, for copying a diskette from the C64 to the PC.

X-BENCH can be used to replace the Workbench when you only want to load games with WHDLoad. You can use X-BENCH with all Amiga's OCS or AGA and with 68000 to 68060 CPU's. Changes in this version: New music from Curt Cool. New "Floppy look" loader. Fading, unfading and colour effect added. And the program code is optimised (smaller and faster).

With Tape Master Pro you can make your own fast-loader for cassettes. This version uses a more intelligent IRQ loader system with error detection. You can write a scroll text for the loader and select the type of stripes while loading. Version 2.0 also gives you a choice of loading speeds. The program is made by Richard Bayliss (Editor) and Martin Piper (Tape loader) and can be downloaded from the TND web page.

Arthur Jordison released an improved version of CBM prg Studio. All errors that were found in the beta 2.0.0 version are resolved. And there are some improvements on the screen designer. The program CBM prg Studio allows you to type-in or edit a BASIC or machine code program using a Windows environment.

Pic2hires1col is a program to convert pictures into a hires picture that can be used on a Commodore C64. You can open and save pictures in bmpC64 or prg. Other functions are: X/Y-zoom, X/Y-prescale, Autosize, Stretch and Export to TASM source. The program is written by Mr Wegi (Samar Productions) and can be used on a Windows PC.

Last month Paolo Besser released version 1.3.3 of Icaros Desktop. Now there are 3 patches available with many improvements for version 1.3.3. Changes: Improved driver for GMA chipsets. Improvements for Wanderer, Icons, LiveUpdater, Italian translation and AmiBridge. The next release of Icaros Desktop will have a new feature: You can start Amiga 68k games and demos directly from ADF files.

A new version of EasyProg is now available. Changes in this version. You can now use the function Erase KERNAL/AR/SS5. The Torture Test has been improved. When a slot is erased, the slot name is erased too (also for KERNALs). The slot number is now a part of the address.
Skoe also released a new version of the EF3-Menu (v1.0.4).

More information about the EasyFlash.

Swinkels, well known for his SwinSID, has now made a C64 music player for the Samsung bada 2.0 platform. This app gives you access to the High Voltage SID Collection (HVSC) with more than 40.000 SID's. The player also supports extended stereo for a new experience when listening to your favorite SID tunes.

AmiKit is a freeware compilation of the finest Amiga programs. A few examples of these programs are: AmIRC, FroggerNG, FryingPan,WinUAE 2.4.0, NetSurf, ScummVM, AmiTwitter, OpenSSL, Wazp3D, AfA_OS, FlashPlayer, MCP, Scalos, WHDLoad, YAM and a registered version of Magellan II. AmiKit is the way to experience the Classic AmigaOS on your Windows, Apple or Linux system.

Arthur Jordison released a new version of CBM prg Studio. Changes in this version: Dockable windows, assembler macros, local labels and some zero page optimizations. This is a beta version, if you find an error, please contact Arthur.

Arkanix Labs released a new version of Cartograph for the PC. With this program it is possible to make tile based maps on the PC. The maps can be used on the Commodore C64 for games or demos. Changes in this version are: Fixed a problem with the Tileset window. Added additional check when loading default Datamap and Tileset. Added an export option to the Datatypes menu. Arkanix Labs is now working on the next release (v2.5) with Multicolor, Tile animation and png support.

Arkanix Labs web page.

Hyperion Entertainment released update 4 for AmigaOS 4.1. Changes in this version: Emulation drawer with official AmigaOS 3.x ROMs and Workbench files. Added NoDriveClick and DefIcons. Improvements for SCSI.device, TCP/IP stack, DHCP, MUI, Workbench and USB.

Paolo Besser released a new update of Icaros Desktop. Changes in this version: Preliminary hardware 3D acceleration (Intel GPU). Many bug fixes from the "AROS Paper Cuts" initiative. Many little-big improvements that improves the use of Icaros Desktop. You can download the new version from the web page.

Michael Gibs made a program for the Amiga that will make it very easy to start a game or demo. Recent changes: A mod is played at the start if a S:TLMusic. file is found. Use "P" to switch from 320x200 to 320x256. You can use keys 1 - 5 to jump directly to the wanted screen. "ESC" to avoid the bouncing animation.

Jorge Castillo is working on a speech synthesizer for the Commodore C64. A few months ago he made a hardware version with a PIC micro-controller. And now he made a software version using the SID chip inside the C64. The program is specially made for the Spanish language, but because it uses phonetic sounds it will also work with other languages. You can read more about his project in the Retrocomputacion forum.

English translation of the web page.

C64 Studio is a assembly development environment which is dependent on VICE. You can write assembly code and test this with the VICE emulator. Changes in this version: Solved a problem with !bin. Added a Media Manager for manipulating .T64 and .D64 files, a .d64 export function and tooltips in ASM files (plus debug info).