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C64 Game: Attacker +4H / Gertie Goose + / Stop Stones +5H …

June 15th, 2012 No comments

Sharp MZ-80 / MZ-700 Rare Original Software

June 14th, 2012 2 comments
Sharp MZ-80 / MZ-700 Rare Original Software

Autopsy:

This is a rare collection of software for MZ-80 and Mz-700 Sharp Personal Home Computers.

Software titles:

Space Invaders, Suicide run and Space Fighters (Corsa suicida – Guerre Stellari), Exploding Atoms, Trap of Doom and Cave Adventure, American Bowling, Couter Reverse and Caterpillar Craws, Le Mans Turbo, Cribbage, Gate Crasher and Jungle Jiks, Rescue Plane, Wizard Castle, Cosmic Invasion and Bomb Run, Battle Game, Super Packman, Sinus Star, Moving Searcher, Painful Man, Man-Hunt, Land Escape, Round Shoot, Send 1, Snake & Snake, Giant Maths, Othello, Vicious Viper, Dragon Caves (Il drago degli Abissi), Super-Mouse (Topolino), Backgammon and Basic v1.0a & Applications.

C64 Utility: EasyCLI v0.06

June 14th, 2012 No comments

EasyCLI is a command shell for the Commodore 64 computer. EasyCLI is packaged as an EasyFlash cartridge. This gives EasyCLI the ability to boot the computer and bring the user straight to the shell without having to load and run a program from disk.

EasyCLI comes packaged with several built in commandlets, each of which is it’s own 8K program that is stored in the EasyFlash cartridge and loaded on demand.

Changelog:

  • New command: ECHO – Outputs text following the command.
  • New command: PAUSE – displays prompt and waits for user to input a key.
  • New command: EXEC – Executes a script. Scripts are chains of commands that will be executed in a sequence. Scripts can be chained together by including another EXEC command at the end of the script. This is very useful because the longer a script is the longer it takes to execute the commands in the script since the script must be reloaded after each command, so chaining together small scripts is faster than one big script.

Download: EasyCLI v0.06 (933)

source: easycli.codeplex.com

Flashback 2012: C64 – Official demo party results

June 12th, 2012 No comments

This is the official demo party results from Flashback 2012 (Top 3 Entries only). See also the CSDB Flackback 2012 section for more informations and download.

C64 Demo:

  • Are we there yet? by Genesis Project
  • Better by Onslaught
  • Hokutopus Force by Hokuto Force

C64 Music:

  • Tasmanian Jazzcat by Wiklund
  • Delusion by Adam
  • Coca Koala by Stinsen

C64 Graphics:

  • Sir Marmot Wombadger by iLKke
  • Reflected by Joe
  • Shut Up Woman Get on My Horse by Chicken Brittle

Productions released outside compos:

  • Hertzblut by Arsenic (Music Collection)
  • Vandalism News #59 by Vandalism News Staff/Wrath Designs/Onslaught (Diskmag)

Download: Flashback 2012 full Party stuff (1094)

source: noname.c64.org/csdb/

C64 DiskMagazine: Vandalism News #59

June 12th, 2012 No comments

Onslaught / Wrath Designs / Vandalism, bring to you the 59th issue of the Vandalism News.

Download: Vandalism News #59 (1007)

source: noname.c64.org/csdb

EasyFlash Cart Builder v1.00

June 12th, 2012 No comments

EasyFlash Cart Builder is a M$ Windows tool for linking files together into an EasyFlash cartridge.

This is the first release of the EasyFlash Cart Builder. This release is capable of building a valid EasyFlash cartridge image that utilizes both EasyAPI and EasyFS. Cartridges are define in an XML file format. Each cartridge must define a boot image which must be a 16K Ultimax cart image.

If you want EasyAPI included in your archive you need to include the standard EAPI marker at offset $3800 of your boot image.

Download: EasyFlash Cart Builder v1.00 (895)

source: efcb.codeplex.com

EasyFlash 3 CPLD Firmware v1.0.0

June 11th, 2012 No comments

It was released a new firmware for the EasyFlash Cartridge 3 by Skoe. The upgrade instructions can be found here.

Changelog:

Version 1.0.0 – 06.06.2012

  • USB and I/O2 RAM are also active in KERNAL mode
  • Allows USB-related features in a special KERNAL currently being developed.
  • KERNAL implementation uses a cleaner timing now.
  • CPLD Version register added ($de08). It will be displayed in the next menu version, not release yet.
  • Improved C128 support.
  • 2 MHz mode works in EasyFlash mode (needed for PoP)
  • Added a way to leave to C64 mode or to C128 mode.
  • Will need a menu update, not release yet.
  • Still NO external KERNAL on C128! Many optimizations to get all this crap into the CPLD.

Some of the features will need a software update which is not release yet. Do not try to start an external KERNAL on the C128, it will crash.

Download: EasyFlash 3 CPLD Firmware v1.0.0 (1433)

source: forum64.de

C64 Utility: EasyCLI v0.05

June 8th, 2012 No comments

EasyCLI is a command shell for the Commodore 64 computer. EasyCLI is packaged as an EasyFlash cartridge. This gives EasyCLI the ability to boot the computer and bring the user straight to the shell without having to load and run a program from disk.

EasyCLI comes packaged with several built in commandlets, each of which is it’s own 8K program that is stored in the EasyFlash cartridge and loaded on demand.

The following features are planned for version 1.0 through implementation as commandlets:

  • HELP – in program help system.
  • CD – change directory.
  • DIR – display directory.
  • MKDIR – make directory.
  • RMDIR – remove directory.
  • DEL – delete file.
  • REN – rename file or directory.
  • COPY – copy files.
  • MOVE – move files.
  • SHOW – display text file.
  • MKIMG – make disk image.
  • WRIMG – write disk image.
  • COPYDISK – copy entire disk.
  • CONFIG planned – modify default configuration.

Download: EasyCLI v0.05 (988)

source: easycli.codeplex.com

Matra 3600 (Atari 2600 Jr Clone)

June 8th, 2012 1 comment
Matra 3600 (Atari 2600 Clone)

Autopsy:

Matra 3600 Console is a Atari 2600 Jr Clone distributed in Italy by GRA.DI. S.r.l. Milan.

from Wikipedia:

The Atari 2600 is a video game console released in October 1977 by Atari, Inc. It is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and cartridges containing game code, instead of having non-microprocessor dedicated hardware with all games built in.

The first game console to use this format was the Fairchild Channel F; however, the Atari 2600 receives credit for making the plug-in concept popular among the game-playing public.

source: wikipedia

Ym2149 Tracker 12.023 Beta

June 8th, 2012 2 comments

Peter Jørgensen has released a new Beta version of his YM-2149 Tracker for M$ Windows. The sound chip YM-2149 is used in Atari ST/E/Falcon series.

New Function in Beta 12.021:

  • Auto portamento.
  • Buzzer Vibrato.
  • Buzzer portamento.
  • Unified frequent list.
  • Turn Tone/Wave on-off in vibrato, bend and arpeggio.
  • Vibrato Depth.
  • Invert Vibrato for synth wave.

Beta 120.23 – note from the author:

i found 3 bugs in the tone-bend routine. and i have also change 2 of the functions in the program.

Before note-lock was affecting both S1 and S2 now you can set it to s1,s2 or both. I have also change bend-mode ramp-off to only turn off the source that is being bent. So if you bend only S1 then it is only S1 that is turn off after the bend is finish

Download: Ym2149 Tracker 12.023 Beta (1053)

source: bitmania.de

Bidding ended to US $75.600,00 for a Original Apple 1 Motherboard

June 7th, 2012 No comments

source: ebay.com

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Thomson TO7/70 Boxed

June 5th, 2012 No comments
Thomson TO7/70 Boxed

Autopsy:

from Wikipedia:

The Thomson TO7 is a home computer introduced by Thomson SA in November 1982.

The TO7 is built around a 1 MHz Motorola 6809 processor. ROM cartridges, designed as MEMO7, can be introduced through a memory bay. The user interface uses Microsoft BASIC, included in the kit cartridge. The keyboard features a plastic membrane, and further user input is obtained through an optical pen. Cooling is provided by a rear radiator. Standard TV screens can be used as output through a Peritel connector.

An upgraded version, the Thomson TO7-70, was later released. Among improvements was an increased RAM of 64KB instead of 8KB.

source: wikipedia

C64 Game: Soulless +3D / EasyFlash Compilation #4 / Robin …

June 5th, 2012 2 comments

Some new games (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups: OnslaughtLifeless Incorporated and Nostalgia.

Download:

source: csdb.dk

AspeQt v0.8.3 (Atari serial peripheral emulator for Qt)

June 3rd, 2012 No comments

AspeQt is a cross-platform, free and open source Atari 8-bit serial peripheral emulator. The name is an acronym for Atari serial peripheral emulator for Qt, Qt being the cross-platform application development framework used by AspeQt.

AspeQt emulates various Atari 8-bit peripherals like disk drives and printers via an SIO-2-PC cable. If you are familiar with software like Sio2Pc, APE, Atari810, AtariSIO etc., you probably won’t have any problems getting used to AspeQt.

Even though AspeQt is not fully mature yet, it is easy to use and, despite its shortcomings, has many features that you may find useful, the highlights being:

  • Cross-platform GUI with drag and drop support.
  • 8 emulated disk drives with support for 512 bytes per sector disk images.
  • High speed operation up to 6 times faster than the normal speed.
  • Ability to use PC folders as emulated disks.
  • Disk image explorer for viewing and modifying disk image contents.
  • Ability to run Atari executables without messing with disk images and DOSes.
  • Printer emulation.
  • Cassette image playback.

Download:

source: aspeqt.sourceforge.net

Javatari v1.08 (Atari 2600 emulator)

June 2nd, 2012 1 comment

Javatari is a multiplayer Atari 2600 emulator written in pure Java with no external libs.

Features:

  • Unique Client-Server multiplayer mode. Runs great in low-latency networks such as LANs.
  • Cheat and turn off Collisions. Finally discover the ending of River Raid!
  • Complete Save State/Load State functions.
  • Scanlines and TV screen emulation modes.
  • Real Atari console user interface.

Download: Javatari JAR (Needs Java 6) (918)

source: javatari.org