Onslaught / Wrath Designs / Vandalism, bring to you the 59th issue of the Vandalism News.
Download: Vandalism News #59 (997)
source: noname.c64.org/csdb
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 $3800 of your boot image.
Download: EasyFlash Cart Builder v1.00 (890)
source: efcb.codeplex.com
It was released a new firmware for the EasyFlash Cartridge 3 by Skoe. The upgrade instructions can be found here.
Changelog:
Version 1.0.0 – 06.06.2012
Some of the features will need a software update which is not release yet. Do not try to start an external KERNAL on the C128, it will crash.
Download: EasyFlash 3 CPLD Firmware v1.0.0 (1430)
source: forum64.de
EasyCLI is a command shell for the Commodore 64 computer. EasyCLI is packaged as an EasyFlash cartridge. This gives EasyCLI the ability to boot the computer and bring the user straight to the shell without having to load and run a program from disk.
EasyCLI comes packaged with several built in commandlets, each of which is it’s own 8K program that is stored in the EasyFlash cartridge and loaded on demand.
The following features are planned for version 1.0 through implementation as commandlets:
Download: EasyCLI v0.05 (979)
source: easycli.codeplex.com
Autopsy:
Matra 3600 Console is a Atari 2600 Jr Clone distributed in Italy by GRA.DI. S.r.l. Milan.
from Wikipedia:
The Atari 2600 is a video game console released in October 1977 by Atari, Inc. It is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and cartridges containing game code, instead of having non-microprocessor dedicated hardware with all games built in.
The first game console to use this format was the Fairchild Channel F; however, the Atari 2600 receives credit for making the plug-in concept popular among the game-playing public.
source: wikipedia
Peter Jørgensen has released a new Beta version of his YM-2149 Tracker for M$ Windows. The sound chip YM-2149 is used in Atari ST/E/Falcon series.
New Function in Beta 12.021:
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
source: ebay.com
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
Some new games (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups: Onslaught, Lifeless Incorporated and Nostalgia.
Download:
source: csdb.dk
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:
Download:
source: aspeqt.sourceforge.net
Javatari is a multiplayer Atari 2600 emulator written in pure Java with no external libs.
Features:
Download: Javatari JAR (Needs Java 6) (913)
source: javatari.org
Some new games (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups: Genesis Project and Laxity.
Download:
source: csdb.dk
The HxC Floppy Drive Emulator is a software and hardware system created by jfdn aka Jeff.
The aim of this project is to replace the floppy disk drive by an electronic device emulating the floppy disk drive (list of supported Computer/Hardware).
There are two differents emulators:
Release notes for the HxCFloppyEmulator software v1.6.11.16:
Download: HxCFloppyEmulator software v1.6.11.16 (1000)
source: hxc2001.free.fr
This program works as a program launcher for Commodore machines. Even if it was originally intended for a device with sd2iec firmware, it works also with any CBM drive (without sd2iec functions of course).
It is a multi-system version derived from the discontinued sd2brwse v.0.6 by Hannu Nuotio (fork() of sdbrowse v.0.7)
The Vic-20 Mega-Cart Installer is based on sys.asm sources of mega-tools by Daniel Kahlin, sort routine by Michael Kircher.
Current supported machines:
Changelog:
Download: CBM FileBrowser v1.3 by NBLA000 (1313)
source: vic20.it/cbmfilebrowser
Autopsy:
The Altera USB-Blaster adapter interfaces a USB port on a host computer to an Altera FPGA mounted on a printed circuit board. The cable sends configuration data from the PC to a standard 10-pin header connected to the FPGA.
You can use the USB-Blaster adapter to iteratively download configuration data to a system during prototyping or to program data into the system during production.
Download:
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