Commodore Free Magazine Issue #56

Free to download Commodore magazine dedicated to Commodore Computers.

Download:

• Commodore Free Magazine Issue #56 (D64) (954)
• Commodore Free Magazine Issue #56 (PDF) (1183)
• Commodore Free Magazine Issue #56 (TXT) (1135)

source: commodorefree.com

Sorry, this entry is only available in Italian.

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I have found some old files on my Amiga harddisk saved in presetel format. I have used an Amiga program called PrestelView v3.3 to view it, and IrfanView on PC side for capture it in JPG format.

The original screenshots (videotel format) are made by me in 1993.

Some new cracked and trained games from your favorites groups Success+The Ruling Company and Laxity.

Download:

• Jim Slim +8 +HI +ROTFL +PW (1482)
• Knight\'n\'Grail 2 Preview + (1351)
• Danger Drive +4D (1394)

source: noname.c64.org/csdb

This is the winner demo of the SillyVenturE Party 2011 for Atari XL/XE by Agenda / Mad Team / LaResistance.

The demo requires at least 64kB of extended memory.

Download: C - Drug (950)

Autopsy:

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from Wikipedia:

The Commodore PET (Personal Electronic Transactor) was a home/personal computer produced from 1977 by Commodore International. A top-seller in the Canadian and United States educational markets, it was Commodore’s first full-featured computer, and formed the basis for their entire 8-bit product line.

The PET 2001 was announced at the Winter CES in January 1977 and the first 100 units were shipped later that year in October. However, the PET was back-ordered for months and to ease deliveries, early in 1978 Commodore decided to cancel the 4 kB version.

Although the machine was fairly successful, there were frequent complaints about the tiny calculator-like keyboard, often referred to as a “chiclet keyboard” because the keys resembled the gum candy. This was addressed in upgraded “dash N” and “dash B” versions of the 2001, which put the cassette tape recorder outside the case, and included a much larger keyboard with a full stroke motion. Internally a newer motherboard was used, along with an upgrade from static RAM to dynamic RAM and 8, 16, or 32 KB, known as the 2001-N-8, 2001-N-16 or 2001-N-32, respectively.

Sales of the newer machines were strong, and Commodore then introduced the models to Europe. The result was the CBM 3000 series (‘CBM’ standing for Commodore Business Machines), which included the 3008, 3016 and 3032 models. Like the 2001-N-8, the 3008 was quickly dropped.

The final version of what could be thought of as the “classic” PET was the PET 4000 series. This was essentially the later model 2000 series, but with a larger black-and-green monitor and a newer version of Commodore’s BASIC programming language.

Commodore tried to update the PET line with a new redesign called the CBM-II series (also known as the B series). These were not as successful and were ultimately abandoned. However, due to demand, the original PET machines were revived and the CBM-II case style was retained. These were known as the SK’s (due to the separated keyboard). They also had a swivel monitor. Originally, standard 8032 boards were retrofitted into these cases. Later the SK models got a new mainboard that already included the 64 kB extension directly on the board and were sold as 8296 or, with a built-in 8250 dual disk drive, as 8296-D.

source: wikipedia

The first RGCD C64 16KB cartridge game development competition concluded on the 30th of November at midnight with 11 new games for the C64.

List of the games released:

• Blok Copy (Cosine Systems)
• C64anabalt (Paulko64)
• Fairy Well (Wide Pixel Games)
• Fortress of Narzod (TRSI)
• Get Em (Endurion)
• Jars’ Revenge (TRSI)
• Panic Analogue (Goin’ Sideways)
• Rong – Ron’s Pong (Software of Sweden)
• Space Lords (P1X3L.net)
• The Mollusk (Achim Volkers)
• Woolly Jumper (16KB Version) (The New Dimension)

Download: RGCD C64 Cartridge Full pack (986)

source: rgcd.co.uk

We are happy to share some new stuff for Commodore 64.

In these days some new cracked and trained games are released for C64 from your favorites groups

Download:

• Blok Copy (16KB Cartridge Version) by Cosine (1376)
• Fairy Well by Mix256 (1358)
• Jars Revenge by Tristar & Red Sector Incorporated (1349)
• C64anabalt by Paulko64 (1494)
• C64anabalt by Genesis Project (1354)
• The Mollusk +3 by Onslaught (1332)
• Canabalt [unofficial, pal + drean fix] by Soft154i (1350)
• Fairy Well +5MD by Onslaught (1329)
• Rong - Ron\'s Pong v.0.94 by Genesis Project (1351)
• Get \'em +3 by Onslaught (1372)
• Panic Analogue +HiD by Genesis Project (1375)
• Woolly Jumper +2D by Onslaught (1390)
• Fairy Well +2 by Genesis Project (1385)
• Jim Slim by Destiny (1352)
• Ufo Defense by Delysid (1354)
• Stockade +2D by Genesis Project (1357)

source: noname.c64.org/csdb

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from Wikipedia:

The Commodore PET (Personal Electronic Transactor) was a home/personal computer produced from 1977 by Commodore International. A top-seller in the Canadian and United States educational markets, it was Commodore’s first full-featured computer, and formed the basis for their entire 8-bit product line.

The PET 2001 was announced at the Winter CES in January 1977 and the first 100 units were shipped later that year in October. However, the PET was back-ordered for months and to ease deliveries, early in 1978 Commodore decided to cancel the 4 kB version.

Although the machine was fairly successful, there were frequent complaints about the tiny calculator-like keyboard, often referred to as a “chiclet keyboard” because the keys resembled the gum candy. This was addressed in upgraded “dash N” and “dash B” versions of the 2001, which put the cassette tape recorder outside the case, and included a much larger keyboard with a full stroke motion. Internally a newer motherboard was used, along with an upgrade from static RAM to dynamic RAM and 8, 16, or 32 KB, known as the 2001-N-8, 2001-N-16 or 2001-N-32, respectively.

Sales of the newer machines were strong, and Commodore then introduced the models to Europe. The result was the CBM 3000 series (‘CBM’ standing for Commodore Business Machines), which included the 3008, 3016 and 3032 models. Like the 2001-N-8, the 3008 was quickly dropped.

The final version of what could be thought of as the “classic” PET was the PET 4000 series. This was essentially the later model 2000 series, but with a larger black-and-green monitor and a newer version of Commodore’s BASIC programming language.

source: wikipedia

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 3.1.1 (2011-10-26):

• Converted XEX files may optionally display information.
• Fixed conversion of some TYPE D SAP files (e.g. Saturday_Demo.sap) to XEX.
• Fixed time detection for some FC files.

source: asap.sourceforge.net

This new project based on a ZoomFloppy device makes it possible to read and write cassettes with a Commodore Datassette and a PC via USB.

Specifications:

• 16MHz sampling rate.
• CAP / TAP file format, C64, C16, VIC-20 and experimental Spectrum48K support.

source: zoomtape.de.vu

Some new cracked and trained games from your favorites groups Dinasours, Mr.SID and Nostalgia.

Download:

• CanaBalt (Unofficial / Pal) (1381)
• Test Drive Tape +3D (Pal / Ntsc) (1434)
• The Quest of Merravid (1389)

source: noname.c64.org/csdb

SpartaDOS X (or SpartaDOS 4.0) is a disk operating system for the Atari 8-bit family of computers, that closely resembles MS-DOS. It was developed and sold by ICD, Inc. in 1987-93.

Ten years later SpartaDOS X considered abandonware has been picked up by its enthusiasts, and developed further. These unofficial revisions, incorporating many of the utilities written since 1992, cleaning many identified problems and including numerous improvements, are:

• v4.31 (2005)
• v4.39RC (2006)
• v4.40 (a leaked-out beta, 2006)
• v4.41 (Feb. 2008)
• v4.42 (Dec. 2008)
• v4.4.3 (Apr.2011)
• v4.4.4 (Jun.2011)
• v4.4.5 (Nov.2011)

The new SpartaDOS X 4.45 runs on the following hardware platforms:

• intSDX128
• intSDX128 “flash”
• Maxflash 1Mb
• Maxflash 8Mb (contains MAN on-line help)
• Altirra and Atari800 emulators
• Turbo Freezer 2005 (contains MAN on-line help, use with Freezer ROM only)
• SIC! Cartridge (256k version contains MAN on-line help)
• IDE Plus 2.0 (contains MAN on-line help)
• Ultimate 1MB (contains MAN on-line help)

SDX Toolkit:

• Set of additional programs, drivers and utilities
• Set of SDX command descriptions for MAN utility (excerpts from the User’s Manual).

SDX images for SIDE:

• Customized SDX images with SIDE driver are available at Jonathan Halliday’s website.

Dowload: SpartaDOS X v4.45 (1011)

 source: sdx.atari8.info wikipedia

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from Wikipedia:

The Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer (also marketed as the Tandy Color Computer and affectionately nicknamed CoCo) was a home computer launched in 1980.

It was one of the earliest of the first generation of computers marketed for home use in English-speaking markets. While the model was eventually eclipsed by the onset of the IBM PC clones, enthusiasts have continued to affectionately tinker with the “CoCo” to the present day.

The Tandy Color Computer line started in 1980 with what is now called the CoCo1 and ended in 1991 with the more powerful yet similar CoCo 3. It was one of the more powerful 8 bit computers of its day. All three CoCo models maintained a very high level of software and hardware compatibility, with few programs written for the older model not running on the newer.

The converse cannot be claimed, obviously, due to the greater capabilities of the newer CoCo models. The death knell of the CoCo was the advent of lower cost IBM PC clones, the same event that spelled the end of other models competing in the home computer market.

source: wikipedia

Some new cracked and trained games from your favorites groups Dinasours, Triad and Onslaught.

Download:

• Supernatural Preview 2 +3 (1316)
• Out-Space +3 (1371)
• Counterblast (1371)

source: noname.c64.org/csdb