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Atari VCS/2600 Demo: Liquid Candy/Noice

December 13th, 2012 No comments

Liquid Candy is a new cool demo for Atari VCS/2600 by Noice released at the Silly Venture 2012.

Run the .bin file in your VCS-emulator of choice (for example Stella), or use a Harmony or other cart to run it on the real thing!

Release info:

  • Name: Liquid Candy
  • Platform: Atari VCS/2600 PAL, 16kb ROM
  • Release Date: 2012-12-08
  • Code: Shadow/Noice
  • Music: Ilmarque/Trilobit

Download: Liquid Candy by Noice (1130)

source: youtube.com

Categories: Atari, News & Rumors, Today

C64 Tool: Ultimate Audio MOD Player

December 11th, 2012 No comments

Freshness has released a new tool for Commodore 64 to listen music files in .MOD format.

This Mod Player required the interface 1541 Ultimate II with the firmware updated to the version v2.5+

Download: Ultimate Audio MOD Player (940)

source: noname.c64.org

Categories: C64/SX64, News & Rumors, Today

Manosoft C64SD / PLA / Easyflash Xmas discounts, save your money!

December 10th, 2012 No comments

For the Christmas Time Manosoft offers a discount of 20% on all products (C64SD, C64 Pla, Easyflash).

The prices on the Manosoft site have already been updated and include the discount.

source: manosoft.it

Categories: Event(s), News & Rumors, Today

Commodore Free Magazine Issue #65

December 9th, 2012 No comments

Commodore Free Magazine Issue #65

Free to download Commodore magazine dedicated to Commodore Computers.

In this issue you can find:
Editorial
Commodore Free E-Cover Tape #2
Readers Comments
NEWS
Latest PRESS PLAY ON TAPE News
Revival Release 2 VIC 20 Games
AROS Vision 1.5.4 Uploaded
ACE128 Updated
SC3 Arcade Party – Nov. 10
PDXCUG.org Meeting
A Commodore 64 Walkabout 2nd Ed.
ICU 64 – v0.1.5 Released
Digital Talk Released #95
The Hungarian Amiga Magazine
Space Wars For The VIC 20
SFX Recorder 1.0
REBOL Will Soon Be Open Source
Jack 3.2.5 released
X-bEnCh 0.73 Beta
Amiga Game Disks For Sale
PC World Reviews C64 Forever
Amiga.org Lifetime Members Gift
VCF East 2012: 8-Bit Repair Video
AmigaKit Selling Commodore Items
Above And Beyond Disk Mag
Club Info 127 Released
Build Your Own SID
Amiga Future #98 Released
AmiKit has been updated
Back in Time Live DVD

 

AmigaOS 4.1 Update 5 Released
History of Commodore Part 2
Coppa Remix For The VIC20
HD remake of WWI Amiga game
Scene World #19 is out!
Amiga Port of Koules 1.4
Bochs v2.5.1 – Amiga
Review: Galaxions
Dont Worry ìWe Got It All Tapedî
Interview With Tomi Malinen
Review: Swarmed
Review: GetíEm Delux
Redrunner/Greenrunner/Retroskoi+
Review: Soulless
Review: SQRXZ – OCS Amiga Version
Review: Avalanche – VIC20

Download:

source: commodorefree.com

Categories: Magazine, News & Rumors, Today

C64 Game: Bomberland Pre / N.E.I.L. Android +9GHD / Strike Team …

December 9th, 2012 No comments

(Italian) Il Commodore 64 Compie trent’anni.

December 8th, 2012 No comments

Sorry, this entry is only available in Italian.

Categories: Event(s), News & Rumors, Today

ASAP v3.1.3 – Another Slight Atari Player

December 7th, 2012 No comments

ASAP is a player of 8-bit Atari music for modern computers and mobile devices. It emulates the POKEY sound chip and the 6502 processor.

The project was initially based on the routines from the Atari800 emulator, but the current version has a completely new original emulation core.

Changelog ASAP 3.1.3 (2012-12-04):

  • foobar2000 plugin plays files inside ATR disk images.
  • VLC and AIMP 3 plugins support RMT and FC in addition to SAP.
  • Audacious plugin can edit AUTHOR, NAME and year, upgraded to Audacious 3.3.
  • GStreamer plugin handles TIME, AUTHOR, NAME, DATE and seek, compiled for Windows.
  • Fixed JAD file for the Java midlet.
  • Created RPMs for VLC and GStreamer.
  • Experimental Windows 8 port.

Download: ASAP v3.1.3 (1014)

source: asap.sourceforge.net

Repairing Commodore 8296-D with Boot up problems (Black Screen)

December 5th, 2012 No comments

I have received this computer Commodore CBM 8296-D 1 year ago. The computer has never worked, it only displays a black screen without any sound beep at the startup boot.

The repair it was very simple, i have replaced the PLA IC 324745-01 (UE5) and 324744-01 (UE6) with two EPROM 27C512 70ns (suitably programmed). The Universal PLA adapter was kindly donated by Manosoft.

Download:

C64 Game: Rent A Cop +4H / Wonderland +8D / Strike Team …

December 5th, 2012 No comments

RGCD C64 Cartridge Development Competition 2012

December 4th, 2012 No comments

The second RGCD C64 Cartridge Development Competition concluded at midnight on the 30th of November with 10 brand new games (and 3 re-releases) for the C64!

List of the games released:

  • Assembloids (16KB Cartridge Version) by Onslaught, RGCD.
  • Match Buster (16KB Cartridge Version) by S.E.S.
  • Amazon Tales 75% (16KB Cartridge Version) by The New Dimension.
  • Get ‘Em DX (16KB Cartridge Version) by Endurion, RGCD.
  • Monkey Eat Milkey (16KB Cartridge Version) by Software of Sweden.
  • Super Bread Box (16KB Cartridge Version) by Paulko64.
  • SpaceChem Nano (16KB Cartridge Version) by P1X3L.net.
  • Little Sara Sister 2 (16KB Cartridge Version) by Hokuto Force, Ice Team.
  • Wonderland (16KB Cartridge Version) by Endurion, RGCD.
  • Escape from the Laundry (16KB Cartridge Version) by The Mad Scientist.
  • Rent A Cop (16kb cartridge version) by Achim.
  • Spike C64 Dislike by David Eriksson.
  • On the Farm III by The New Dimension

Download: RGCD C64 16KB Cartridge 2012 (962)

source: rgcd.co.uk csdb.dk

Bidding ended to € 6.716,00 for the Commodore 65 on Ebay

December 2nd, 2012 No comments


source: ebay.de wikipedia

Categories: Event(s), News & Rumors, Today

Mattel (Radofin) Aquarius & some external Devices (Boxed)

December 2nd, 2012 No comments
Mattel (Radofin) Aquarius & some external Devices (Boxed)

Autopsy:

The collection includes:

  • Mattel (Radofin) Aquarius Home Computer System (boxed).
  • Mattel (Radofin) Aquarius Mini Expander Module (boxed).
  • Mattel (Radofin) Aquarius Game Cartridge Night Stalker (boxed).
  • Mattel (Radofin) Aquarius 4k Memory Expansion (boxed).
  • Mattel (Radofin) Aquarius Data Recorder (boxed).
  • Mattel (Radofin) Aquarius Thermal Printer.

from Wikipedia homepage:

Aquarius is a home computer designed by Radofin and released by Mattel in 1983. It features a Zilog Z80 microprocessor, a rubber chiclet keyboard, 4K of RAM, and a subset of Microsoft BASIC in ROM. It connects to a television set and uses a cassette tape recorder for secondary data storage. A limited number of peripherals, such as a 40-column thermal printer, a 4-color printer/plotter, and a 300 baud modem, were released for the unit.

Looking to compete in the standalone computer market, Mattel Electronics turned to Radofin, the Hong Kong based manufacturer of their Intellivision consoles. Radofin had designed two computer systems. Internally they were known as “Checkers”, and the more sophisticated “Chess”. Mattel contracted for these to become the Aquarius and Aquarius II, respectively. Aquarius was announced in 1982 and finally released in June 1983, at a price of $160.

Production ceased four months later because of poor sales. Mattel paid Radofin to take back the marketing rights, and four other companies—CEZAR Industries, CRIMAC Inc., New Era Incentives, Inc., and Bentley Industries—also marketed the unit and accessories for it. Bentley Industries (of Los Angeles) and New Era Incentives, Inc. (of St. Paul) are still in business, though they no longer have any affiliation with the Aquarius product line.

source: wikipedia

C64 Game: Escape From the Laundry -7 / Little Sara Sister 2 …

November 30th, 2012 No comments

Hoxs64 Commodore 64 Emulator Updated v1.0.7.5

November 29th, 2012 No comments

Hoxs64 written by David Horrocks is a Commodore 64 emulator for Microsoft Windows 2K/XP/Vista/Seven (DirectX 9+)

The emulator substantially reproduces this legacy machine in minute detail.

Changelog:

  • Added point and click raster position breakpoints. Breakpoints can be disabled with out being deleted.
  • Added command window with assemble, disassemble and C64 memory map selection.
  • Added disassemble window address finder.
  • Added disassemble window mouse wheel scrolling (WinXP+).
  • Randomisation of drive weak bits. Minor drive timing improvement.
  • The application is marked as “DPI Aware”. All Windows GUI elements are DPI aware and will render smooth clear text when used with Windows 7′s “make text bigger” option. Only the windowed mode C64 bitmapped rendering remains non DPI aware as with previous versions.
  • Added a work in progress breakpoint listview with context menu options “Show Address” and “Delete All Breakpoints”
  • Illegal opcode tweak for demo ‘Errata’ by Emulamer.
  • CRASHFIX: Fixed stack corruption crash when reading G64 files with custom speed zones.
  • CRASHFIX: Fixed application lock up bug while drag scrolling the disassembly window.

Download:

source: hoxs64.net

A rare Commodore 65 on eBay

November 28th, 2012 No comments

A rare Commodore 65 on eBay.

from Wikipedia:

The Commodore 65 (also known as the C64DX, not to be confused with the Commodore SX-64 portable unit) was a prototype computer created by Fred Bowen and others at Commodore Business Machines (CBM) (part of Commodore International) in 1990–1991. The project was cancelled by CEO Irving Gould.

The C65 was an improved version of the Commodore 64, and it was meant to be backwards-compatible with the older computer, while still providing a number of advanced features close to those of the Amiga. It can be regarded as a counterpart to the Apple IIgs in providing 16-bit-equivalent technology on an 8-bit platform, though the IIgs used an 8/16 bit 65C816 processor. When Commodore International was liquidated in 1994, a number of prototypes were sold on the open market, and thus a few people actually own a Commodore 65. Estimates as to the actual number of machines found on the open market range from 50 to 2000 units.

As the C65 project was cancelled, the final 8-bit offering from CBM remained the triple-mode, 1–2 MHz, 128 kB (expandable), C64-compatible Commodore 128 of 1985.

source: ebay.de wikipedia

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