Nelumbo engine brings Lotus racing series to Windows and Linux

A project called Nelumbo lets owners of ADF files from the Amiga Lotus racing game series play them on Windows or Linux through a reworked engine. It adds three renderer options, custom music and internet radio support, modern keyboard, analog controller and steering wheel compatibility, rumble, widescreen and ultrawide display modes, a wider field of view, and more detailed roadside scenery. via amiga-news.de

ACube completes new PPC motherboard “Tyche”

ACube, known for the AmigaOS 4 Sam440 and Sam460 motherboards, has announced completion of a new PowerPC motherboard called Tyche, developed with powerpc-notebook.org. It uses an NXP T2080 processor with four dual-threaded e6500 cores clocked up to 1.8 GHz on a Micro ATX board compatible with standard PC cases, and ACube is now seeking support to produce further prototypes. via amiga-news.de