An update for the MorphOS Storage web page: CDXL_Player_1.1.lha, Ruby_1.9.0.lha, SDI_Headers_1.7.zip, s25RTTR_0.8.1r9603.lha, Quake3_r2.lha, imAZ_1.0.lha, AllegroSDK_1.1.lha, Perl_5.6.1.lha, Less_487.lha, SnowSkin_1.0.lha, Chrysalis.iso, Cyberstorm_1.0.lha, Carbonix.lha, Nostalgia_1.0.lha, Vetro_1.0.lha, TSteel_1.0.lha, Emulation_pack.lha, WArMUp_demo_multiplatforms_by_Vital_Motion.zip, ACE_1.14.lha and DuneLegacy_0.96.5b.lha.

The TerribleFire 530 is an accelerator for the Amiga 500. The system is still in development but it is already tested with AmigaOS 1.3, 2.05 & 3.1, games and desktop apps at 25Mhz. All the information is available as open-source.

Videos about the TerribleFire 530 turbo card.

David John Pleasance started a Kickstarter project to write a book about the history of Commodore. David was the managing director of Commodore UK and tells the story of how a huge corporation was mismanaged from Hero to Zero.

A new version of VICE (Versatile Commodore Emulator) for MorphOS is now available. New: SCPU64 and KoalaPad emulation. Updates: DAC based audio devices, tape, light pen, Commodore 1520, 1540, keyrah, RS232 net, IDE64 v4.2, RGCD, Final Cartridge III+, rrnet mk3, easy calc result, GMod2, MMC64, MMCReplay, RetroReplay, RRNET, MP3@64, joy-port, user-port, Swiss ROM, CP/M (Z80), UltiMem, BehrBonz, VFLI, PET HRE, Kipper Basic, Basic on Bails, The Tool 64, Eve Basic, RSID BASIC, CG-SIDplayer and psid.

ACE is an Amstrad CPC emulator developed by Philippe Rimauro. The emulator is written in the language C and its GUI is based on MUI 4. The changes in this version are: Improvements for Tape2HD, Z80 editor memory, CRTC emulation and the MUI.

A new edition of the English and German Amiga magazine Amiga Future has been released. In this edition: Editorial, News, Spielfeld, Easter Egg, Lords of Doom, Boxx3, Tunnels and Trolls, Bubble Ghost, CD32 X-Men: Mind Games, AmigaOS 4 Update 1, SDK Browser 2.1, Amiga 1200 case, MuiBase, Insider - Sonny Bonds ein Cop packt aus, Trevors Soapbox, Commodore UK (2), Demoscene, Amiga WHDLoad (2), Blitz Basic (4), Ignition and Anachronia.

Thomas Wenzel released an update of his music player for the Amiga. AmigaAMP is a GUI based MPEG audio player, but it can also play AIFF, WAV and FLAC files. Changes in this version: Improvements for connection pop-up, long filenames, calculating plug-in data and de visualisation routine (high resolution and peak-dots).

Fabien Coeurjoly released a new version of the Odyssey Web Browser for MorphOS. The update is an upgrade for openssl.

The web page Amigos added new articles last month: The Lost Vikings, Microswitch - joysticks, Amiga 3000, Amiga RGB - Video adapter, Pilotwings, Stunt Racer FX, Killer Instinct, Super Mario Kart, Kirby's Dream Course, Motörhead, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Parasol Stars, Do! Run Run, Defender, Liquid Kids, Operation, New York Warriors, Qix, Awesome, All Terrain Racing and HKM.

On the "Games Coffer" web page you can find games, demos, animations, slideshows, diskette magazines, history, FAQ, emulators, reviews and advert Scans. The new additions for this month are: Shred With Me, Allright!, Fezz, Peace & Code, Danys Voice, The Driver, Mere Assumption, Divine Incarnation, Misty Thoughts, Last Request, Jonas Fulstrand, P-GWIN, Return To Earth, T-Racer (Demo), Infrared, John Freedom, Speed Racer FX, Super Bumper, CCI, Chip In Paris 1, 2 & 3, The Party 1995, Oepir Risti 6, Act Of War, Aisle, Cubical Worlds, Cutesy The Bear and Galleons.

AmigaMAD is an English and Norwegian pdf magazine for the Amiga user. In this edition: MacOSX / MorphOS, AROS, AmigaOS 4.1 FE, Jay Miner, Jack Tramiel and the AmigaOneX5000.

AK Real is a 16 colour version of AmiKit adjusted to work with real Amiga AGA computers. AKReal is maintained by Retrofan.

A new Kickstarter campaign has been started to produce a Blu-ray disk and printed book with The Commodore Story - Changing the world 8-bits at a time.

Potrace is a utility for tracing a bitmap, which means, transforming a bitmap into a smooth, scalable image. The input is a bitmap and the output is an PostScript file. Changes in this version are: Improvements for speed, mkbitmap and the test suite.

Retro Asylum Podcast is an English podcast for the retro computer fans. In this episode: Steve Erickson & Mads Kristensen play Bubble Bobble (Amiga).

WHDLoad offers a way to play Amiga diskette games from your hard disk. New: Metamorphosis, Black Energy, Atmospherical Melodies, Rock Box 1, Music Disk 2, Kakburk, Strange Music 1, 2 & 3, Here We Are and Rock Box 2. Update: Die Drachen von Laas, PP Hammer, Gobliiins, D/Generation and Super Stardust.

Trevor Dickinson writes a blog about the Amiga. This time he writes about the AmigaOne A1222.

Dan Wood from kookytech.net made a video about MorphOS. MorphOS is an Amiga-like modern operating system and Dan tells about what you can do with it.

A new episode of BoingsWorld (German language) is now available. You can listen to the following articles: Markus Tillmann (Amiga32.de), Hyperion, A1222, AmigaOS 4.1 FE, HC508 - A500, KA37, Laser Amiga mouse, The Amiga Story, Acryl case ACA500 and the Amiga Game Award 2016.

The web page Generation Amiga had an interview with Enrique from Amiga Wave. Amiga Wave is developing two new adventure games for the classic Amiga: Furtum Sacrum and RetroWars.

An update for the Hall of Light web page: Zoom!, Wings Of Fury, Star Trash, Spherical, Smash T.V., Skull & Crossbones, Side Arms: Hyper Dyne, Invasion, SAS Combat Simulator, Road Blasters, P.P. Hammer And His Pneumatic Weapon, Pink Panther, North Sea Inferno, The, Mr. HELI, Mission Elevator, Mickey Mouse: The Computer Game, Line Of Fire, Ninja Remix, Last Ninja 2: Back With A Vengeance, Last Duel: Inter Planet War 2012, Human Killing Machine, Kikstart II, Flying Shark, Flimbo's Quest, Final Blow, F-16 Combat Pilot, Exterminator, etc.

An update for the MorphOS Storage web page: Chrysalis.iso, DuneLegacy_0.96.3.lha, CookieMaster_1.5.2_demo.lha, AOS3.x_Skin.lha, DuneLegacy_data.zip, Hollywood_Player_6.1.lha, RockDodger_0.6.lha, AmiSSL_4.0_68k.lha, SmillaEnlarger_1.1.lha, HomeWorld_RC1.lha, Stratagus_2.2.4.lha, vlink_0.15d_source.tgz, Gigalomania_0.29.0.lha, Fodquake_0.3.lha, WarZone2100_2.0.8_rc1.lha, Calimero_3.9.lha, MCE_10.01.lha, creatiVision_15.06.14.lha, BermudaSyndrome_1.0.3.lha and Napalm.zip.

Mc68k has completed the first few 50 MHz HC508 Amiga 500 accelerator cards. The specifications are: 68HC000 CPU (50 MHz), 40 pin IDE connector (5 MB/s) for HDD, CD ROM etc., integrated CF card connector (3.2 MB/s), 8 MB Fast RAM and 512k FlashROM for Kickstart.

Jesús de la Torre has developed an laser conversion kit for the Amiga tank mouse. The specifications are: Resolution up to 8500 DPI, independent resolution for X and Y axes, self-tuning and automatic sleep / wake-up funtion.

Translation to English.

Rob Cranley release an update of ADFer. ADFer is based on ADF-Blitzer and makes it possible to transfer ADF images to and from the Amiga. Changes in this version: Support for RAD, verify, progress bar, cancel button, multi-disk writing and low memory mode (0.5 MB).

The results of the best Amiga game of the year 2016 are:
AmigaOS 68k: Tanks Furry
AmigaOS 4 1: Amiga Racer
MorphOS: Amiga Racer
AROS: AstroMenace
The complete results are available on the Obligement web page.

You can listen to new remixes on the AmigaRemix web page. The following Amiga music is added to the web page: Parasol Stars Medley, Rings of Medusa - Distorsion mix, Sleeping Gods Lie (Intro Remix), Thunderboy Medley, X-Out - Drowning In Your Love Remix, Boil Up! Power! (Midnight Resistance Stage 1) and Robocop 3.

The Amiga Paradise web page preserves the musical heritage of the Commodore Amiga since 1997. On this web page you can find more than 800 game / demo music titles.

DiagROM is a diagnostic tool for the Amiga computers. When you power-on your Amiga the diagnostic software will star. The diagnose software will try to send information to the serial port and the screen.

The web page Amigos added new articles last month: Heimdall, David Pleasance, Alfred Chicken, Karate Kid II, Mr Blobby, ThunderCats, Amigos Magazine Issue 02, Ninja Mission, Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker, Vroom, Beyond the Ice Palace, Litil Divil, Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O' Fun, International Karate Plus, Allo, Allo !, Parasol Stars, Amiga 600 and the Gotek.

On the "Games Coffer" web page you can find games, demos, animations, slideshows, diskette magazines, history, FAQ, emulators, reviews and advert Scans. The new additions for this month are: Cold Caves, Junior Chaos Caves, Malediction, Sinking Island II, SmartCardz, Introgash, Invataxi, Psycheual, Puzzle Pits 2, Zzzep, Audio Illusions, Calibra, Delited 3, Happy Days, Jalonola, Peak Flow, Perfect Setup, Style Blend, Technofunctionom, The Cuttin Edge, X, Doodle Paint V2.1, Edit Keys, Helping Hands, Icetracker, Public Domain Copiers, Unicorn Copy, Gunny Go, Hop and Hurl, Rock Slide, SYS, TechnoVenture, Victor Loomes (DE), 1497 - Five Years After, Age Of Rock, E-Type, E-Type II and Shivered Sheep.

AMIcast is an English podcast about the world of Amiga. In this episode: Trevor Dickinson (A-EON Technology), AmigaOne, AmigaOS, AmigaOne X5000, Tabor, Odyssey, Timberwolf, LibreOffice, Hollywood book, AMIStore and the Alice (laptop) project.

The Obligement website is organizing another best game of the year competition. You can choose your own favourite from the list of games. The best 3 games of each systems (AmigaOS 68k, AmigaOS 4.x, MorphOS and AROS) will be revealed February 6, 2017.

Redit is a word processor for the Amiga computer. Redit can be used from Kickstart 1.2 and 0,5 MB. Changes in this version: Improvements for new documents, library loading and the stack size has been increased to 16 KB.

WHDLoad offers a way to play Amiga diskette games from your hard disk. New: Spectrum Emulator Games Pack 1, Sigh, Music Disk, Lethal Frequency, Rubbish, Sunwind, Soundbox 2, The White Room, Synthetic Power, Lovesongs, Music Disk, Audio Dreams, Sound of Music 7, Music Collection 4, Music Collection and One Day on Mars.

On the web page Flashtro.com you can see many cracker intro's with your browser. The original intros from the Amiga, Atari-ST, Dreamcast, PC, Playstation etc. are converted to Flash. The most recent flashtro's are: Tycoons - Fire and Brimstone, Bionic Commandos - Hybris, Bionic Commandos - California Games, Reflex & Trilogy - Bubble bobble, F4CG - Satan, Napalm - Castle Master, Scoopex - Killing Game Show, Paramount - xenomorph, Endless Piracy - Move em, Nemesis - Civilization, Wanted Team - Bundesliga MAN PRO, Paradox - Mystical, Flashtro - More Lemmings and Nemesis - World Cricket.

The web page ArsTechnica published another episode of "A history of the Amiga". In this episode the downfall of Commodore.

The Vampire turbo card uses the Apollo FPGA-core to emulate the 68000 CPU and the SAGA graphics chip. The changes for Apollo are: Added CPU counters and TURTLE mode. Improvements for AMMX, PCR, MOVEC Rc,Rn, memory controller and the HDMI core.

On the Retrohax web page you can see how to repair your A600 keyboard. The flexible connection to the motherboard can be damaged. Retrohax shows how to repair this connection.

A new episode of BoingsWorld (German language) is now available. You can listen to the following articles: Frank Wendt with the X5000.

An update for the Hall of Light web page: Kill Em All, Muzzasoft, Alastair Murray, Duck Dodgers, The Turtleminator, Mirosław Kontra Sławomir Czyli Walka O Tron, Paweł Selinger, Jenny Goofrey, Dave Teasdale, Monolith Designs, Dirty Moves, Thunderhawk AH-73M, Dawn Patrol, Mafdet And The Book Of The Dead, Bartek Selinger, Domain Software, James Conwell, Phelios Development, David Diaz Gonzalez, Cyberdroid, Juan Antonio Anillo, Jose Maria Ruiz, Antonio Ruiz Fernandez, Caesar, Crystals Of Arborea, The Chaos Engine, Cannon Fodder, Antheads: It Came From The Desert II Data Disk, Soccer Kid, Dynamo / Captain Dynamo, Helter Skelter, Aardvarks, Volker Schmidt, Maik Schmidt, etc.

An update for the MorphOS Storage web page: Games pack, Emulation pack, MagicBeacon, Gigalomania, Trashcan, ViewModule, ECX Script, The Legend_of Edgar, Crates, ZAZ, BootAnimPlayer, Virtual Lazarus, AlienBlaster, ScreenRecorder, Unzip, AnimWebConverter, fpc, FruitY, Report+ and OpenXcom.

The documentary Viva Amiga is now world-wide available. Subtitles for Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish are available.

A new edition of the English and German Amiga magazine Amiga Future has been released. In this edition: Editorial, News, Spielfeld, RedPill, Resume, Sensible World Of Soccer 2016-17, APool, Enemy 2 Missing in Action, WarpSNES, OS4 Depot Qt, MorphOS Software, Emerald Mine, Matze's 030er Turbokarte, Trevors Soapbox, Classic Reflection: Commodore UK (1), Demoscene, Frying Pan, Amiga WHDLoad Machine (1), Blitz Basic (3), AmiWest and EntwicklerX.

The web page BlitterWolf has had an interview with Jamie Krueger and Niko Tomatsidis. Jamie is the owner of BITbyBIT Software Group LLC and develops software for the Amiga. Niko is the man behind the AROS distribution called AspireOS.

The web page Amigos added new articles last month: Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O' Fun, The Sword and the Rose, Trap 'Em, Litil Divil, Christmas Lemmings, Fire & Ice Christmas, Elve's Dreamland, Rock Star Ate My Hamster, Amiga 600 Capacitor Replacement, Cannon Soccer, Santas Xmas Caper, Amigos Christmas Spectacular, Gary Bracey, Santa & Rudolph Do Christmas, Stunt Car Racer, Pop Quiz, Neighbours, Psycho Santa, All Terrain Racing - Christmas Edition, Hostages, Robocod and Paddles.

On the "Games Coffer" web page you can find games, demos, animations, slideshows, diskette magazines, history, FAQ, emulators, reviews and advert Scans. The new additions for this month are: Double Shuffle, Galactic Predator, Puzlex, Tautrix, Audio/Animation Studio, Brotherhood Utils #1, mCAD, Multiplot XLNe V1.1, Opti-Comms 1, Opti-Comms 2, Pointers Pack, Breaker!!!, Hack Lite II, Speed-Ball, Total War, Towers Of Hanoi, Rusty Junk Box, Alpha and Omega 2, Beyond Cyberspace, Beyond Imagination, Divgjester, Dreams N Fantasies, Elhit, Exchange.porph, No Name, Noy Hozo, Over The Moon, Promenade, Radical Fun Scout, Sumner Time, Hard Feelings, Hysteria, Street Gang, Undersea, Performance, Hideaway Blues, Defloration, Like A Sweet Dream, Metal Synth, Jammin Cindy, Black Knight, Blasted, Julgubbe, Spatial Hyperdrive and Starbuster.

You can listen to new remixes on the AmigaRemix web page. The following Amiga music is added to the web page: Chambers Of Shaolin - Test Of Balance, Kohinoor (future version), Kohinoor (guitar version), Pinball Dreams Intro Remix, Twintris - Audiokraft Sbiriguda Remix, Defloration Antanix, Twintris - We are the Devils of Antani, Twintris - Those AntaNine, Second Samurai -EMX Remix, Another World [Rework], Turrican 2 (Freedom), Lords of the Rising Sun - Antanux, Lotus Turbo Challenge 2, Speedball 2 - Brutal Antanux and Gods - Into the antanifull.

A new article on the AmigaLove web page explains how to get an Amiga 500 online. With the help of a modern PC connected to the internet the Amiga 500 can connect to a BBS.

Thomas Wenzel released an update of his music player for the Amiga. AmigaAMP is a GUI based MPEG audio player, but it can also play AIFF, WAV and FLAC files. Changes in this version: Support for AAC streaming and improvements for AHI and mpega.