/ Recent content on Amiga Source Preservation Hugo -- gohugo.io [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) Thu, 16 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 /post/2019-05-16-books-everywhere/ Thu, 16 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /post/2019-05-16-books-everywhere/ We have lately been focusing on finding and asking permissions for Amiga-related books, to be released under various Creative Commons licenses. For those who don’t know, Creative Commons is a standard license for releasing items that is not source code, for free usage, as long as any changes also are shared, and the original work is attributed. There are a few different variants, from a Public Domain variant to others. /page/t/timebandit/ Sat, 06 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /page/t/timebandit/ Time Bandit is an action-adventure game written for the TRS-80 Model I by Bill Dunlevy and Harry Lafnear and published by MichTron in 1983. It was ported to the TRS-80 Color Computer, Dragon 32, MS-DOS, Amiga and Atari ST. but enjoyed its greatest popularity several years later as an early release for the Atari ST. Amiga and MS-DOS-versions were ported by Timothy Purves. Development According to Harry Lafnear, Time Bandit was based on the 1982 arcade game Tutankham and was originally called Pharaoh. /page/books/amigabasic/ Sat, 05 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /page/books/amigabasic/ Main Book Page Assembler literature collection AMOS literature collection AmigaDOS literature collection Amiga Basic literature collection ARexx literature collection C/C++ literature collection Tools literature collection Amiga Book Reference List Amiga reference book list The Amiga Microsoft Basic Programmers Guide Amiga users guide to graphics, sound and telecommunications /page/books/amos/ Mon, 03 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /page/books/amos/ Main Book Page Assembler literature collection AMOS literature collection AmigaDOS literature collection Amiga Basic literature collection ARexx literature collection C/C++ literature collection Tools literature collection Amiga Book Reference List Amiga reference book list Mastering Amiga Amos Writing RPGs in AMOS /page/s/slaygon/ Fri, 27 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /page/s/slaygon/ Slaygon is a rpg dungeon crawler created in 1988. Published by Microdeal and created by John Conley and James Oxley for the Atari, and later ported to Amiga by Timothy M. Purves. Development We created Slaygon because most RPG style maze games at the time were lacking. You could not save your game without backtracking out of a dungeon and you had to use graph paper to map the dungeon. /page/s/slipstream/ Thu, 26 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /page/s/slipstream/ Slipstream is a scrolling arcade game in the style of space harrier. Published by Microdeal in 1989 and created by Ian Potts for the Amiga. Development SlipStream was written in about 3 months during the autumn of 1988. Written in 68k assembler, It was Ian’s first major Amiga game after several Commodore 64 ones. Box Description There are 9 Streams of the SlipStream which have been overtaken by an unknown alien race who have ridden the planet with various defense space craft. /page/benchmark-m2/ Fri, 20 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /page/benchmark-m2/ An ongoing effort to archive, preserve and open source the classic Amiga Benchmark Modula-2 Compiler with friends. History This page was started after getting in touch with Jim Olinger of former Armadillo Computing, and Tom Breeden of amongst other software, the Aglet Compiler. Benchmark Modula-2 with friends was created in the mid-80’s, by Leon Frenkel and published, by Avant-Garde Software. Modula-2 was all the rage at the time, and many saw it as the replacement for C. /page/microdeal-archives/ Fri, 20 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /page/microdeal-archives/ An ongoing effort to archive, preserve and open source the works that was published under the Microdeal and Michtron-label. Focus is on the Amiga, but there will be other platforms too. History This page was started after contacting John Symes, founder of Microdeal. He was supportive of the project of preserving the Microdeal/Michtron titles, and also mentioned that they only acted as publishers, and that the works belonged to their different authors. /post/2018-06-29-benchmarkmodula/ Fri, 29 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /post/2018-06-29-benchmarkmodula/ It was with great preservation joy I received 16 old disks in the mail the other day, Containing some rare stuff regarding Modula-2, more precisely the Benchmark Modula-2 compiler environment, with updates and extras. As preservation if very much a detective work, it is always very rewarding when something interesting and concrete is found and preserved. So this little adventure all started when I got permission from Michal Todorovic and Kailash Ambwani to relase the former Gold Disk applications File and Pro Calc as Public Domain (CC0). /page/aegisanimator/ Thu, 28 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /page/aegisanimator/ Aegis Animator is an early paint and animation package, written by Jim Kent and published by Aegis Development. From the packaging: “Aegis Animator will turn your Amiga computer into a full function animation workstation capable of creating any type of moving computer/video storyboard. Designed for use by the graphics professional, artist, video post production company, or the Amiga hobbiest, Aegis Animator makes use of a unique process called “tweening” which allows movement and change within each segment of the animation. /page/q/quartet/ Thu, 28 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /page/q/quartet/ Quartet - is a classic music program for Amiga and Atari, originally published by Microdeal. The Quartet versions on the two platforms were actually two totally different music programs, done by different authors, and only shared name and box design. Development Quartet for the Atari ST was done by two University students, Rob Povey and Kewin Cowtan. Dan Lennard, also a University student at the time wrote the Amiga version. /page/t/turbotrax/ Sun, 10 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /page/t/turbotrax/ Turbo Trax is a racing game which tries to bring the feeling of electric car races to the computer. The courses feature elements from the toys like crossovers or chicanes, along with a pit stop which can be used to repair damage or refuel. However, the gameplay is action oriented with the main challenge to avoid going too fast into curves. There are two playing modes: racing against the AI (or another player) or a time trial. /page/t/tanglewood/ Wed, 06 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /page/t/tanglewood/ Tanglewood is a puzzle/adventure computer game produced by Microdeal in 1986. It was initially released for the Dragon 32 and TRS-80 Color Computer in early 1987 and later converted for the 16-Bit Atari ST and Amiga in 1988. Development The game had originally been planned to be based on the children’s TV series Willo the Wisp but this was dropped. It was designed and programmed by Ian Murray-Watson with graphics by Pete Lyon. /post/2018-05-16-conrad-book/ Wed, 16 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /post/2018-05-16-conrad-book/ Another day, another book permission given. Conrad Bessant wrote “Computers and Chaos” back in 93 for the Amiga and Atari ST, and has given us the permission to release it under Creative Commons. The book is about writing fractals and fractal landscapes on the amiga and atari. We are so very glad for that, and look forward to giving it the PDF and Asciidoc treatment. However, our work queue is already filled for a while, as we plan to finish two of Overaas books, with some more source code releases in between, but hopefully it will be available after the summer. /page/books/arexx/ Tue, 08 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /page/books/arexx/ Main Book Page Assembler literature collection AMOS literature collection AmigaDOS literature collection Amiga Basic literature collection ARexx literature collection C/C++ literature collection Tools literature collection Amiga Book Reference List Amiga reference book list ARexx Cookbook Mastering Amiga ARexx Merrill Callaway, 1992 /page/books/amigados/ Tue, 08 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /page/books/amigados/ Main Book Page Assembler literature collection AMOS literature collection AmigaDOS literature collection Amiga Basic literature collection ARexx literature collection C/C++ literature collection Tools literature collection Amiga Book Reference List Amiga reference book list Mastering AmigaDOS Mastering AmigaDOS 3 Tutorial Mastering AmigaDOS 3 Reference /page/books/assembler/ Tue, 08 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /page/books/assembler/ Main Book Page Assembler literature collection AMOS literature collection AmigaDOS literature collection Amiga Basic literature collection ARexx literature collection C/C++ literature collection Tools literature collection Amiga Book Reference List Amiga reference book list Amiga Real Time 3D Graphics Real Time 3D Graphics for the Atari ST /page/books/booklist/ Tue, 08 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /page/books/booklist/ Abacus Software Inc Amiga for Beginners - 1991 - Christian Spanik - ISBN 0-55755-021-2 Amiga BASIC Inside and Out - 1988 - Hannes Rugheimer, Christian Spanik - ISBN 0916439879 Book #3 - Amiga 3D Graphics Programming in Basic - Jennrich, Massman, Schulz - ISBN 1557550441 Book #4 - Amiga Machine Language - Stefan Dittrich - ISBN 1557550255 Book #5 - Amiga Tricks & Tips - Bleek, Maelger, Weltner /page/books/books/ Tue, 08 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /page/books/books/ We find authors and copyright owners of relevant printed material and ask for their permission to preserve their books, and release it under an open and well-known liberal usage license, like the Creative Commons. All books and source code we helped preserve can be found in our Gitlab-repository But why? The books can already be found on site X? The short answer - we try to make the books free under a liberal usage license - once and for all, legally. /page/books/ccplusplus/ Tue, 08 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /page/books/ccplusplus/ Main Book Page Assembler literature collection AMOS literature collection AmigaDOS literature collection Amiga Basic literature collection ARexx literature collection C/C++ literature collection Tools literature collection Amiga Book Reference List Amiga reference book list Programmers Guide to the Amiga Amiga Graphics Inside and Out Advanced System Programmers Guide /post/2018-05-08-paul-books/ Tue, 08 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /post/2018-05-08-paul-books/ There were many books released for the Amiga during its peak. If one searches around, most of them can be found on the internet, in various scanned formats. Even if most of their original authors or copyright owners would give their permission to release them under something like Creative Commons or even Public Domain if just asked, they most likely, have not been asked. And we like legally correct things and to have the authors permission for projects released on this site. /page/books/tools/ Tue, 08 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /page/books/tools/ Main Book Page Assembler literature collection AMOS literature collection AmigaDOS literature collection Amiga Basic literature collection ARexx literature collection C/C++ literature collection Tools literature collection Amiga Book Reference List Amiga reference book list Understanding Imagine 2.0 The Imagine Companion Steven Worley, 1992 /page/lost-source/ Mon, 30 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /page/lost-source/ Source lost = It’s gone Not found = No response or author/copyright owner not found at all. Help us here. Declined = Copyright owner contacted, but did not want to open source their code. Title Author Status 1497 Jan Hagqvist Declined 3DEngine Pedro Gil (Balrog Soft) Source lost 3D Space Battle Giuseppe or Paolo Perniola Source lost adfm Krzysztof Cmok Not found Aegis Animator Jim Kent Source lost All Paul Mclachlan Source lost AmiMasterGear Gaelan Griffin Not found AmiRom64 Salim Gasmi Source lost AmiToolBar Daniel Balster Source lost AmiVCSMaker Boran Serkan (portacall) Source lost AmiZipRecover Boran Serkan (portacall) Source lost Ampu Riku Rakkola Source lost anes Morgan Johannson Declined aPersonal Boran Serkan (portacall) Source lost ASp emu Ian Greenway Declined AssignManager Matt Francis Source lost ATB1213 Daniel Balster Source lost AtomicTetris Paul Mclachlan Source lost Black Belt Systems Black Belt Systems/Ben William Declined (ltr? /post/2018-04-02-restoring-pagemaker/ Mon, 02 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /post/2018-04-02-restoring-pagemaker/ I had a few manual files in an unknown format, and without any extensions that I wanted to read and convert. I was given some hints to as what they were by looking at them in a hexeditor - PM 4.2 it said. Hmmm - a discussion with a fellow retro interested contact gave that he thought they were in PageMaker format. But he had been unsuccessful in opening them. As I never, ever, had used an Apple OS from before maybe 2006, (and still don’t do if I can avoid it), I had some read up to do. /post/2018-03-18-quarteback_dw_released/ Sun, 18 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /post/2018-03-18-quarteback_dw_released/ The released mentioned in the longer last post, the code for a batch of classics like Quarterback and DesignWorks, have now been released under GPL. Find them in our Git-repos, and soon on aminet. Enjoy! /post/2018-03-04-preserving-code/ Sun, 04 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /post/2018-03-04-preserving-code/ The other day a package arrived at my home. It was quite heavy, and inside it was a box of old floppy disks that had been lying in storage for many years. Half of the disks were marked with source, and they were supposed to contain the collected backups of Central Coast Software, New Horizons and finally Wci. By the current copyright owner I had been given the permission to release the code as open source - if I could manage to read the disks and find the source code. /page/sourcecode/ Sun, 04 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /page/sourcecode/ Some of the source code restored with our help (not everything) is listed here. Most source code we helped archive can (soon, we are adding projects all the time) be found in our Gitlab-repository. We also upload our packages to aminet, now and then, but check the Gitlab-repository if you want to contribute or have the latest version. Note This page will be MUCH more detailed in the future, with a bit of trivia for each project etc. /page/nh-ccs-wci-archives/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /page/nh-ccs-wci-archives/ /page/nh-ccs-wci-archives/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /page/nh-ccs-wci-archives/ /page/about/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /page/about/ Dust. Mould. Magnetic loss. Age. Many dangers are out there. Destroying your old amiga code. Code that was once was written for fun, for the urge of learning, for commercial purposes, or just because. Now that code is part of our history, our computing history. And we want to preserve it, so that future generations might have a glance of a part of our computing evolution. But, we also enjoy the thought of current and future hobbyists running code on their retro platforms, and even being able to fix bugs. /page/contribute/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Amiga Source Code Preservation) /page/contribute/ This project is 100% non-profit, non-commercial and will always be. However, there are many other ways to contribute to it: Giving permission for you old projects, code, design, literature etc - commercial or non commercial to be available online under a free usage license Sending us your old source code, or other items of interest - you don’t need to clean it up or be able to build it.