AmiModRadio / 2015-06-02 21:17:07

Did you know that, as of today (2015/06/02, there are more than 20,000 packages in the mods directory on Aminet? Yes, that's more than 20,000 modules to play and listen! So, why not write a program that could automatically download one module at-a-time, extract it, and play it? This is the purpose of AmiModRadio...

Essentials

AmiModRadio is composed essentially of four parts:

• A small FTP client to access Aminet and download archives containing modules;
• A XAD client to unarchive the downloaded archives;
• A ARexx command-and-control system to gently ask players to play the module;
• A MUI interface to control the various parts of AmiModRadio, in particular to permanently saved desired modules as well as pause/play and skip modules.

Timeline

2015/05/20: Start of the project using the great Cubic IDE and vbcc.

2015/05/29: The client FTP is working and random archives can be downloaded automatically.

Downloads

AmiModRadio is open source. Its source code is available in my Bitbucket !

Links

About FTP:

• 425 Unable to build data connection;
• The commands understood by ProFTPd, the FTP server used by Aminet;
• Understanding the passive vs. active FTP modes.