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VID: GRG > Can I modify an Amiga 500 REV6A so it becomes an Amiga 500 PLUS
#amiga #retrocomputing

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L90...

Can I modify an Amiga 500 REV6A so it becomes an Amiga 500 PLUS

YouTube video by CRG

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November 17, 2025 at 3:37 AM

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OpenFlops - The Cheap Open-Source Floppy Emulator for Everyone
#amiga #retrocomputing

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kom...

OpenFlops - The Cheap Open-Source Floppy Emulator for Everyone

YouTube video by TME Retro

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November 17, 2025 at 3:34 AM

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Amiga News: Amiga Bill is doing his thang!..
#amiga #retrogaming #retrocomputing

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfAg...

Amiga Game Selector AGS 3.0, New Chris Huelsbeck, PiMiga 5, Amiga Addict/Future & More Amiga News!

YouTube video by Amiga Bill

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November 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM

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👾 New Amiga Game "Mission Alien" announced for 2026
by Matze1887, creator of Minky and RiverRaidReloaded.

#amiga #retrogaming

matze1887.itch.io/mission-alien

Mission Alien by Matze1887

matze1887.itch.io

November 15, 2025 at 2:23 AM

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Current status: PiStorm Frame thrower Amiga RGB to HDMI.

#amiga #retrocomputing

github.com/PiStorm/Fram...

November 15, 2025 at 1:08 AM

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WHDLoad Download Tool v1.7 Released.

*Fixes / New Features
*Fixed a bug in the makefolder procedure that doubled the file count.
*Fixed 'Clear' button not changing buttons.
*Added tool tips to buttons.

#amiga #retrogaming

github.com/MrV2K/WHDLoa...

Release WHDLoad Download Tool v1.7 · MrV2K/WHDLoad-Download-Tool

Fixes / New Features Fixed a bug in the makefolder procedure that doubled the file count. Fixed 'Clear' button not changing buttons. Added tool tips to buttons.

github.com

November 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM

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New VID Demo: The Amiga PiStorm Framethrower Single source video over HDMI for less than 50$ US

#amiga #retrocomputing #raspberrypi

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3APB...

The Amiga PiStorm Framethrower Single source video over HDMI for less than 50$

YouTube video by Chris Edwards Restoration

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November 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM

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This looks interesting: PicoIDE is a device that emulates IDE/ATAPI devices developed by Ian Scott, creator of PicoGUS.

#retrocomputing

picoide.com

PicoIDE - Open Source IDE/ATAPI Drive Emulator

Emulates ATAPI CD-ROM and IDE hard drives with built-in CD audio output and optional WiFi front panel interface. Fully open source firmware and hardware.

picoide.com

November 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM

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Another new Amiga KB, this time from AMIGAstore.

#amiga #retrocomputing

amigatronics.com/2025/10/27/n...

Novedades revolucionarias para los teclados de AMIGAstore

AMIGAstore vuelve a sacudir el mercado con las principales novedades para sus teclados mecánicos, adelantadas en exclusiva en AmigaWave por su colaborador y desarrollador participante en el proyect…

amigatronics.com

November 8, 2025 at 11:45 AM

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VID: Claude Schwarz and Michal Schulz updating the crowd at Amiga 40 about the PiStorm Project.

#amiga #retrocomputing

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng8X...

Amiga 40 Germany Panel: PiStorm (EN)

YouTube video by BBSindex

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November 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM

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New VID: How Did I Get OUTRUN's Sprite Scaling Working On An AMIGA?! by reassembler..

#amiga #retrogaming

www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_QP...

How Did I Get OUTRUN's Sprite Scaling Working On An AMIGA?!

YouTube video by reassembler

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November 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM

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Save the date, I am looking forward to this release.
#amiga #retrogaming

November 3, 2025 at 5:31 AM

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JOTD - Jail Break Amiga AGA port WIP coming to Amiga.

#amiga #retogaming

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H2p...

Jail Break Amiga AGA port WIP video

YouTube video by Jean-François Fabre

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November 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM

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AMIGA FORMAT TRIBUTE ISSUE! Issue 40
For a one-off celebratory issue, Amiga Addict is getting the old Amiga Format gang back together again, picking up where they left off in May 2000, 25 years ago!

#amiga #retrogaming #retrocomputing

www.addict.media

November 2, 2025 at 9:57 AM

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Old Blue Workbench is a Workbench replacement for Amigas running Kickstart 1.3 written by Mats Eirik Hansen.

#amiga #amigasoftware #retrocomputing

triumph.no/oldblue/

The included installation script will copy the required files but some changes must be made to S:Startup-Sequence manually.

triumph.no

November 1, 2025 at 3:39 AM

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FrameThrower for the A500 is now available.
it's a device that passes through the video signals from Denise to the PiStorm (via the Pi's camera port) so that both native and RTG video is output from a single HDMI port..

#amiga #pistorm #retrocomputing

programatory.archi-tech.com.pl/en_US/p/Fram...

Framethrower for Pistorm 500

Framethrower for pistorm Amiga 500.

programatory.archi-tech.com.pl

October 31, 2025 at 3:39 AM

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Do you like the Amiga Demo scene like I do from back in the day to present?.
The Retro Hour posted a 25min video on YTube
#amiga #amigademoscene #retrogaming #retrocomputing

“The Demo Scene Taught Us to Do the Impossible” – Erik Simon of Thalion Interview.

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“The Demo Scene Taught Us to Do the Impossible” – Erik Simon of Thalion Interview

YouTube video by The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

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October 29, 2025 at 4:05 AM

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Back at it again with another Kicksmash32 rom switcher in my A3000 today.

#amiga #amigahardware #retrocomputing

October 29, 2025 at 1:56 AM

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THEA1200 - Announcement
• A full size working keyboard
• 25 classic carousel games
• Four save-slots per game
• Play the games you own via USB-stick
• Integrated workbench desktop
• Multi-region HDMI video
• Classic mouse and game controller
#amiga #retrocomputing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4aG...

THEA1200 - Announcement (EN)

YouTube video by Retro Games

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October 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM

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Playing around with Kicksmash32 rom switcher

#amiga #amigahardware #retrocomputind

October 21, 2025 at 4:05 AM

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The New Amiga Mechanical Keyboard — Built for A1200/A500 & Big Box [LAUNCH]

#amiga #amigahardware #a1200net #retrocomputing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qos2...

The New Amiga Mechanical Keyboard — Built for A1200/A500 & Big Box [LAUNCH]

YouTube video by A1200 NET

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October 20, 2025 at 1:25 AM

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AmigaOS 3.3 68K Release in 2026?

#amiga #amigaos #retrocomputing

October 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM

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Revived my 2nd Amiga 4000

#amiga #retrocomputing

October 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM

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Finishing off building KickSmash32 for my Amigas.
KickSmash32 is a Kickstart ROM replacement module for the Amiga 3000 and Amiga 4000 computer systems.

#amiga #amigahardware #retrocomputing