AMOS:Extensions

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Created: 29 December 2006
Last updated: 18 May 2016


This is currently the most complete list of all AMOS extensions, for both AMOS - The Creator (AMOS) and AMOS Professional (AMOS Pro).

It is compiled by Andrew D. Burton.


The chart

Slot Extension Name Author AMOS AMOS Pro Comments
1Music1.542.00?
1Enhanced Music ExtensionPaul Reece3.03.0Apparently this went up to 4.64, but I don't know whether
that was for AMOS, AMOS Pro, or both.
Demoversion of 3.0 can be found on AMOS PD #600 and AMOSzine #2, F1 Licenseware disk 49b
2Compactor1.22.0?
3Requestor1.412.0?
4Voodoo 3D (AMOS 3D)1.01.02AP?
5Compiler1.362.0?
6Serial1.2-?
6IO_Devices-2.0?
6IO_Devices JJens Vang Petersen-2.1JFix of IO_Devices
7TOMEAaron Fothergill
for Shadow Software)
4.244.24+?
7Explosion-2.01functions for handling compression (xpk/pp/explode), banks, fonts, bitplanes, time/date etc.
Can be downloaded at http://home.arcor.de/Testaware/Amiga/amiga.htm and also from https://testaware.wordpress.com/amiga/
8CTextAaron Fothergill2.5-Obsolete with kickstart 2.04+
Use icon bank based fonts which can use 64 colours and are displayed proportionally on the screen, with kerning if needed.
Available on LPD #56
8AMCAFChris Hodges-1.5bAMCAF - Amos Misc. Commands And Functions
download from Aminet
9Range / ShuffleChris Hodges2.82.9plusRange is an AMOS Club extension
10DumpAlex Grant1.01.0Printer functions
Official extension number is 10, but some versions use slots 15, 20 or 25!
Dump extension v1.0 available on AMOSzine #4, F1 disk 55c.
10ErcoleErcole Spiteri1.71.7?
10LDOSNiklas Sjoberg2.61.1 Guide in Nothing But AMOS 6a
11CDTV / A570 Controller Extension???This allows you to control the music CD playing from within AMOS.
11LserialNiklas Sjoberg2.21.0Guide in Nothing But AMOS 6a
12ExtrasRod Pascoe?-Includes the Execute command, so that you can run Workbench/Cli programs from within your AMOS program, a working Workbench Close & Workbench Open command ('The original AMOS ones don't do anything !) and a couple of other goodies (like the Large and Small commands for changing screen update rate).
Functions from Rod Pascoes Disk Control Extension are combined into later versions of this extension.
12TurboManuel Andre1.91.9Turbo v1.9 extension available on AMOSzine Support disk #1 (AMOS1.DMS on F1 Licenseware CD Volume 1)
12Turbo PlusManuel Andre2.02.0Turbo Plus extension was actually created by Manuel Andre.
12BUtilityv1.21-functions to use reqtools.library, asl.library and xpkmaster.library
download from Aminet
13PowerbobsManuel Andre
(aka Magic Knight)
-1.0Power Bobs BETA VERSION 6 is on AMOSzine #5, F1 disk 79a.
13PersonnalFrederic Cordier1.0b1.0bdownload from Aminet
14Disk Control ExtensionRod Pascoe? ?Includes functions for direct Track Read/Write, File Copy etc.
14The Game ExtensionPeter Cahill- 0.9Includes functions for AGA and Protracker support
15D-SamMark Everingham for AZ Software1.01-?
15DeltaLuke "DELTA" Zelezny-1.6download from Aminet
15DOOM MusicThomas "Vanor" Reetz-2.0?
16EasylifePaul Hickman1.441.10A version of Easylife can be found in the "bonus" drawer for IntuiExtend on Aminet
Easy Life v1.0 available on AMOSzine #1, F1 Licenseware disk 49a.
Easy Life 1.44 can be found on AMOSzine Support disk #5 (AMOS5.DMS on F1 Licenseware CD Volume 1).
17SticksNigel Critten1.01- Functions that give you access to just about every Joystick and Mouse input going.
Version 1.01 SHAREWARE available on AMOSzine #3, F1 Licenseware disk 49c.
17Falcon-??
17LocaleJohan Ostling-0.26?
17Make Lib-1.3A version of Make Lib can be found
17Coolstars!-1.0?
18CRAFTBlack Legend1.01.0?
18JD-IntJoerg Dommermuth-1.3 ?
19MED Player ExtensionHaiko Lemser7.1-Requires OS2.+ and 2MB Chip Ram
All documents are written in German - that includes AMOS error messages associated with the extension commands.
Available from Aminet
19MusiCRAFTBlack Legend1.01.0?
19JD-K3Joerg Dommermuth-1.1?
20StarsJason G. Doig2.23b2.33Shareware release from funet readme and lha download
Stars extension 2.33 is on AMOSzine Support disk #2 (AMOS2.DMS on F1 Licenseware CD Volume 1).
20JD-ColourJoerg Dommermuth-2.0?
20OS DevkitFromentin Brice-2.0Distributed by Quartz Informatique of France
20THXThomas Nokielski-0.6?
20AGANigel Critten1.01.0?
20AMOS OS Interface3.43.4?
20OrgASMD. Cameron (T. SOFT)1.0?V1.0 DEMO available on AMOSzine Support disk #4(AMOS4.DMS on F1 Licenseware CD Volume 1).
21DataBench-0.42?
21OpalMartin Boyd1.1-?
21JD-PRTJoerg Dommermuth-2.0Prt v1.1 extension (and source) available on AMOSzine Support disk #1 (AMOS1.DMS on F1 Licenseware CD Volume 1)
21SymBaseLázár Zoltán-0.94Database extension for AmosPro
Download from http://www.kezdobetu.hu/amiga/symbase/Download.html or Aminet
22First ExtensionPedro Gil / Balrog Soft-0.1download from Aminet
22JDJoerg Dommermuth5.36.4JD v4.6 extension (and source) available on AMOSzine Support disk #1 (AMOS1.DMS on F1 Licenseware CD Volume 1)
22JotreThomas "Protonic" Verduin-2.XJOTRE - JOlly Thx REplayer
22Second-Hand ExtensionTimo Engman-0.01d6?
23ColoursJan Normann Nielson-1.0Pre-defined colour functions (e.g. Dark grey and Light green) for use with the Colour and Palette instructions.
23Game SupportAlastair M. Robinson-1.0Can be downloaded from Aminet (including sourcecode, was release 9-apr-2012)
"The interesting functions are Gsiconify(), the GsCodeModule concept (maybe I'll

find some example code modules to upload soon) and the GsTrack protracker playroutine, which supports getting command 8 triggers into the program, and also playing a subsection of a module as a "jingle". (Think Pinball games, where

a single pattern plays in a loop until you launch the ball...)"
23JADEMichel Bijlsma-??
23IntuiExtendCIERP Philippe2.0b1.6Version 1.6 and 2.0b can be found on IntuiExtend on Aminet
23MISCFrank Otto-1.0download from Aminet (includes sourcecode)
can also be found in the "bonus" drawer for IntuiExtend on Aminet
23ToolsTor Erik Ottinsen-1.01?
24Diagnostics?-?
24Display Library ExtensionJB?0.01AMOS Pro only
24GUIPietro Ghizzoni-2.102.10 can be downloaded from UltimateAmiga.co.uk (needs registration)
Old 1.75 version can be found ???
Old 1.62 (1997) can be downloaded from Aminet
(note that GUI2 isn't downwards compatible with GUI1)
24SLNSoren Nielsen-2.0?
25IntuitionAndy Church1.01.0Slot 14 originally?
25P61Chris Hodges-1.2download on Aminet
25TFTTurgut Temusin-0.7?
25JVP-NokidsJens Vang Petersen-1.01?
?LiberatorT-Soft??Uses intuition to allow the creation of menu's and WB apps. Can also use Arexx and various libraries
?IntOSMatthew Warren for OTM???
?J-WindowsSteve Bye??download from Aminet (Preview only?)

Sources

  • Onelist AMOS-LIST archives, 1994 - 1999
    (Available on Aminet - http://www.aminet.net )
  • Yahoo! AMOS-LIST archives, 1998 - present
    ( http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amos-list )
  • Amiga magazine clippings
  • CU Amiga CD#4
    (CUCD#4:CUCD/Programming/AMOS/AMOSLIST-0697/AMOS_FAQ)
  • CU Amiga Super CD-ROM#24
    (CUCD#24:CUCD/Programming/AMOSLIST/AMOS_FAQ)
  • Amiga Format CD#36
    (AFCD#36:Seriously_Amiga/Programming/AMOS/AMOSPro_Delta/AP_Delta.exe)
  • TOME Series IV 3.5" official floppy disk.
  • Aminet files ("AMOSPro_Delta.LHA","FirstExt.lha","JWINDOWS.LHA","PersonnalDEMO.lha","IntuiExtend16.LHA" and "IntuiExtend20b.LHA")
    ( http://www.aminet.net )
  • Jens Vang Petersens extension list at the original (?) AMOS Factory site
    ( http://www.amigau.com/amigarealm/amos/amos/eclst.htm )
  • Exotica Wiki ( http://www.exotica.org.uk/wiki/AMOS_file_formats )
  • AMOS Newsletter Volume 2 Issue 2, pages 9 and 11
  • AMOS Newsletter Volume 2 issue 3, page 2
  • AMOS Newsletter Volume 2 issue 4
  • Totally AMOS #2 and #12 (diskmags)
  • AMOSZine #2 - AMOS NEWS