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Tandy Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 4P (Low Serial #005336)

February 12th, 2012 1 comment
Tandy Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 4p

Autopsy:

from Wikipedia:

TRS-80 was Tandy Corporation’s desktop microcomputer model line, sold through Tandy’s Radio Shack stores in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The first units, ordered unseen, were delivered in November 1977, and rolled out to the stores the third week of December. The line won popularity with hobbyists, home users, and small-businesses.

Tandy Corporation’s leading position in what Byte Magazine called the “1977 Trinity” (Apple, Commodore and Tandy) had much to do with Tandy’s retailing the computer through more than 3000 of its Radio Shack (Tandy in Europe) storefronts.

The Model 4 shipped with TRSDOS 6, an enhanced version of LDOS by Logical Systems and a vastly superior operating system to Tandy’s earlier TRSDOS offerings. When the Model 4 booted into TRSDOS 6 the video display switched into 80×24 mode and the entire 64KB address space was mapped as RAM. The Model 4 was also capable of running all Model 3 software when a Model 3 operating system disk was detected and loaded during bootup with a 64×16 video mode and Model 3 ROMs mapped from address zero.
TRS-80 Model 4P.

The Model 4 also had the ability to display 640×240 or 512×192 high-resolution monochrome graphics with an optional board. A “luggable” version known as the Model 4P (1983) was a self-contained unit with a case design similar to that of a portable sewing machine.

Early versions of the Model 4 mainboard were designed to accept a Zilog Z8000 16 bit CPU upgrade board to replace the Z80 8 bit CPU but this option was never released.

source: wikipedia

C64 Game: Meteor Run +2D / Angel of Hell II Pre / Minimus Pre …

February 9th, 2012 No comments

New donations – C128 / C1571 / CD32 Games / Snes RGB Cable

February 5th, 2012 No comments

Today a friend has donated to me some nice things. Thanks Damiano (Manosoft).

Things that have been donated:

  • Commodore 2 x C2N.
  • Amiga CD32 Games (Rise of the Robots / Brutal Football)
  • Super Nintendo/Snes RGB  Cable with AV Power Switch.
  • Commodore 128 (Only Box)
  • Commodore 1571 (Only Box)
  • A unopened box of 10 Floppy Disk FujiFilm 5″ 1/4
  • Catalog of Jackson 1987-88.

EasyFlash 3 USB Utilities v1.4 (all-in-1)

February 5th, 2012 No comments

This is a all-in-1 utility for the EasyFlash 3 cartridge and its USB connection to the PC. The utility is precompiled for M$ Windows system.

Prerequisites:

  • PC has installed Easyflash 3 USB driver. If not please get it from: https://bitbucket.org/skoe/easyflash/wiki/EF3InstallDriver
  • PC and EF3 are connected using the USB cable.
  • EF3 has jumpers set to “DATA” (down) mode.

Download: EasyFlash 3 USB Utilities v1.4 (all-in-1) (1396)

source: forum64.de

Commodore 64 Kernal Multiload

February 5th, 2012 No comments

Musicmax gives an demonstration about installing and the use of the Commodore c64 Kernal Multiload.

This device comes in two parts:

  • One EPROM that replaces the original Kernal of the Commodore 64.
  • A control-box that makes it possible to select and start an alternative Kernal.

In the video you can see that the SX-64, EXOS V3, JiffyDOS and the Cockroach Turbo ROM are being used.

Thanks to commodore-gg.hobby.nl which have shared this News.

Categories: C64/SX64, Hardware, Today

TMPview v1.2 by Style

February 5th, 2012 No comments

TMPview is a command line tool that converts your binary source code file saved from Turbo Assembler, Turbo Assembler Macro, and many variants including Turbo Macro Pro into an ASCII version of the code.

Changelog:

  • Some error output was made more clear/useful to help debug future issues that may arise with additional input files.
  • brk is now recognized/translated properly.
  • Labels on lines with a program counter assignment were omitted.
  • Parser is more tolerant of source code with an odd/corrupt label table – null label entries are skipped.

Download:

source: style64.org

C64 Demo: Dream Travel 100% by Samar Productions

February 4th, 2012 No comments

A new demo by Samar Productions for Commodore 64. Like the previous demo “I Love the Cube“, i really like this group. Excellent work.

Download: Dream Travel 100% (1082)

source: noname.c64.org/csdb

C64 Game: Island of M. Pre / Penpalz Pre / Atlantis 2k9 / Missile Alert

February 4th, 2012 No comments

Some new cracked and trained games from your favorites groups: Laxity and Onslaught.

Download:

source: csdb.dk

CBM-Command v2.1 Final Release

February 3rd, 2012 No comments

CBM-Command is a disk manager for the Commodore 64 / Commodore 128 / Commodore VIC20 and Commodore C16 computers. It is written like Norton Commander or Midnight Commander, but is much simpler due to the target platforms. Both the C128/C64/VIC20/C16 have their own native version of the application.

Release Notes – Version 2.1 – 2012-02-02 – Final Release

This version is intended to replace all prior versions you may have downloaded. Please see release notes for prior versions to get comprehensive list of changes.

New Features:

  • It can detect the formats of Creative Micro Design’s partitions and sd2iec’s disk images.
  • It knows automatically when to create either single-sided (D64) or double-sided (D71) images.
  • CBM 8050 and CBM 8250 (SFD-1001) disk copier.

Changes from 2.1rc2:

  • After showing a message, the status line always will let you know when you have tapped the RETURN-key.

Changes from 2.1rc1:

  • It won’t create a sub-directory with a null name.

Changes from 2.0:

  • A better help file.
  • Fixed batch delete: it can remove many more files in one pass.
  • After a rename, it shows both the new and old names (you can verify that you changed what you wanted to change).
  • It is better at catching and reporting disk/file errors.
  • It is less likely to be jammed by missing drives.
  • It has improved support for RELative files.
  • It copies all of the data in IDE64 files.
  • The panels show the disks’ format codes.
  • The image creater says which image format it plans to make. Now, it tells you before it asks for a file-name (to remind you about which suffix to use in the name).
  • Cleaner VIC-20 screens.

Known Issues:

  • It can trigger the write-and-replace bug.
  • It can’t create or write back D80 and D82 images.
  • It can’t create or read images with error-blocks or extended tracks.
  • The REL-file copier doesn’t truncate old target files that have the same record size as the new file.
  • It will try to copy DEL files if they are selected.
  • Errors don’t stop batch operations; the file is skipped.

Download:

source: cbmcommand.codeplex.com

IBM 5155 with carry Bag

February 3rd, 2012 No comments
IBM 5155

Autopsy:

from Wikipedia:

The IBM Portable Personal Computer 5155 model 68 was an early portable computer developed by IBM after the success of Compaq’s suitcase-size portable machine (the Compaq Portable). It was released in February, 1984, and was eventually replaced by the IBM Convertible.

The Portable was basically a PC/XT motherboard, transplanted into a Compaq-style luggable case. The system featured 256 kibibytes of memory (expandable to 512 KiB), an added CGA card connected to an internal monochrome (amber) composite monitor, and one or two half-height 5.25″ 360K floppy disk drives. Unlike the Compaq Portable, which used a dual-mode monitor and special display card, IBM used a stock CGA board and a composite monitor, which had lower resolution. It could however, display color if connected to an external monitor or television.

The floppy controller card was the same as found in the IBM XT and supported up to four 360K drives (two internal, two external) but was not compatible with the higher-capacity drives then gaining in popularity, notably the 5.25″ quad-density (“1.2MB”) drives that were standard in the IBM AT and 3.5″ 720K drives.

source: wikipedia

Unboxing C64Anabalt / Blok Copy & F.Narzod C64 Cartridges

January 30th, 2012 No comments
C64Anabalt / Blok Copy & F.Narzod C64 Cartridges

Autopsy:

Today i’m very happy to present three new cartridges for the Commodore 64.

Nowadays, i’m very pleased to see new cartridges for Commodore 64. Many years are gone but this computer doesn’t want to die and honestly i am very happy.

If you like to purchase these fantastic games go here.

source: rgcd.co.uk

Atari 2600 Jr (Long Rainbow)

January 30th, 2012 No comments
Atari 2600 Jr (Long Rainbow)

Autopsy:

This version of Atari 2600 console was missing in my collection.

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.

The console was originally sold as the Atari VCS, for Video Computer System. Following the release of the Atari 5200, in 1982, the VCS was renamed “Atari 2600″, after the unit’s Atari part number, CX2600. The 2600 was typically bundled with two joystick controllers, a conjoined pair of paddle controllers, and a cartridge game—initially Combat and later Pac-Man.

source: wikipedia

C64 Game: Race Ace +2 / Milk Run + / Lincoln +HD / Spacer-X +

January 29th, 2012 No comments

Some new cracked and trained games from your favorites groups: Armageddon and Genesis Project.

Download:

source: csdb.dk

SIO2Arduino for Atari 8-bit (800/XL/XE)

January 27th, 2012 2 comments

SIO2Arduino is an Atari 8-bit (800/XL/XE) device emulator that runs on the Arduino platform. It currently emulates a single Atari 1050 disk drive (D1:) but there are plans to extend it to support multiple drives as well as other devices.

In its current state, SIO2Arduino allows you to put single and enhanced density Atari 8-bit disk images (ATR, XFD, XEX and many PRO and ATX) onto a microSD card and boot them on real Atari hardware.

source: whizzosoftware.com/sio2arduino

C64 Game: A lot of new Cracked & Trained games

January 24th, 2012 No comments

New game releases – Take a peek at the newest games available for the Commodore 64.

Download:

source: csdb.dk