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03.08.2018 - Botticelli Bilderdisk #43
Erich released a new Botticelli Bilderdisk for the Commodore C16 and the Plus/4. This double-sided diskette is filled with pictures in the Botticelli format. The Magica viewer is used to display the pictures. The pictures are a mix of handmade and digitized pictures.

03.08.2018 - AMIGArama
AMIGArama is a weekly podcast about the classic line of Commodore Amiga computers. Covering games, utilities and all sorts of extras. The recent episodes are: Zeewolf, Simon Phipps Interview, Prince of Persia, Amiga CD32 Special and Stunt Car Racer.

03.08.2018 - Cengomania X - Amiga 1000 repair
Cengomania X made a video about the repair of an Amiga 1000.

03.08.2018 - Multipaint - 2018
Multipaint allows you to draw pictures with the colour limitations of some typical 8 bit computer platforms. Changes in this version: Improvements for the icons, mouse, import, undo and alternative palette / ratio support.

03.08.2018 - Retr-O-Mat - Amiga 2000 battery repair (2)
Retr-O-Mat made a video (part 2) about a leaking battery on a Amiga 2000 motherboard. After removing the battery he will clean the motherboard and repair the damage.

03.08.2018 - Bruce Beach - nuclear bunker
Bruce Beach has built a 10,000 square feet nuclear bunker in Canada. The shelter has 50 rooms and he uses Commodore 1702 monitors to watch video tapes.

03.08.2018 - Scene World - Mike Clarke
The web page Scene World had an interview with Mike Clarke. Mike Clarke is a music composer who made the music for Last Ninja 2 and Lemmings 2 for the Amiga and SNES.

03.08.2018 - Lotek64 #57
A new edition of the German pdf magazine Lotek64 is now available. The articles in this edition: Editorial, Commodore P500, Andreas Magerl, Sinclair-Computer, Geekinis, The Typing of the Dead, Magnetic-Scrolls, Sidologie, Lo*bert, The Bear Essentials, Steel Ranger, Sam's Journey, Musikecke, Retro-Portale and Videogame-Heroes: Sonic the Hedgehog.

27.07.2018 - Jan Derogee - Tommygun
With the use of MDF and 3D printed parts Jan has converted his Stack light rifle into a very realistic looking Tommygun. To carry this lightgun in style, he also made a suitcase. In the appropriate 1920's style.

27.07.2018 - The Andy Warhol Museum Amiga Exhibit
Iontank made a museum exhibit to show the original Andy Warhol art that was made on an Amiga 1000 computer. The inside of the Amiga 1000 has been replaced with a new solid state PC, but the Amiga can be used by the museum visitors.

27.07.2018 - FREEZE64 - 20
FREEZE64 is a fanzine for Commodore 64 gamers and hackers. In this edition: Bounder, Chris Shrigley, Robin Hardron, CityAttak, ZZAP!64 magazine, C64 fanzines, Paul Clansey - Miami Vice, Exploding Fish - Megastyle, The Legend of Atlantis - Psytronik Software, Jamie Fuller, Tony Savona, pokes n codes and secret squirrel.

27.07.2018 - Cengomania X - Amiga 4000 Cyberstorm
Cengomania X made a video about Cyberstorm cards in an Amiga 4000.

27.07.2018 - Commodore Pet Tape Recovery
Galb2x2 made a video about recovering a cassette tape for the Commodore PET computer. He uses a C2N Datasette and an Arduino.

27.07.2018 - C64 / Drive controller
Oe7Twj developed three projects for the Commodore C64 and disk drive. The projects are all made with the help of an Arduino: Track display, Floppy controller and a C64 controller.

27.07.2018 - RNOEffects - Amiga
RNOEffects is an image processing program for the Amiga. The features are: 30 different effects, brushes, text, lines, ellipses, boxes, arrows and a batch converter.