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Video Technology (Vtech) Laser 500 Color Computer

March 5th, 2017 3 comments
Video Technology (Vtech) Laser 500 Color Computer

Thanks to my friend Andry for the donation of this computer.

The laser 500 is identical to the previous version, the laser 350. The only differences are in the memory configuration (64 KB instead of 16 KB), the keyboard (77 keys instead of 49) and extended graphics modes.

Technical features:

  • Production: 1985
  • CPU  NEC D780c (Z80A compatible) at 3.7 MHz
  • RAM: 64 KB, expandible to 128 KB
  • ROM: 32 KB
  • Text modes: 40 x 24 in 16 colors and 80 x 24 in 2 colors.
  • Graphic modes: 160 x 96 a 16 col., 160 x 192 a 2 col., 320 x 192 a 2 col., 160 x 192 a 16 col., 320 x 192 a 2 col., 640 x 192 a 2 col.
  • Sound: 1 voce, 6 octave (Beeper)
  • I/O ports: Tape-recorder (600 bauds), Composite Monitor out, RF Port, Memory expansion port.
  • Power supply: 9v 500mA (Positive Centre)

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BCC #11: C64 – Official demo party results

March 4th, 2017 No comments

This is the official demo party results from BCC #11. See also the CSDB BCC #11 section for more informations and download.

Mixed Other Systems:

  • #1 Slipstream / Mad / Bauknecht (C16 Game) 194
  • #2 Angracer 128 / Tale-X (C128 Game) 135
  • #3 Basic 2.0 / TheIncredibleBauchspeck / Saufbox (C128) 71

Mixed C64:

  • #1 Slipstream / Mad / Bauknecht (C64) (L) (Game) 192
  • #2 Super Marioahner Sisters / nomistake / Atwood Studios (extra disk) (Game) 165
  • #3 Fruchtbärchen by Zed Yago / K2 (SCPU) 143
  • #4 Civilzation 8 bit Music / Protovision (Music Collection) 99

C64 Graphics:

  • #1 Secret of the Forbidden City / Luisa & Oni /Poo-Brain & Rabenauge 184
  • #2 Love in Time of Laser Raptors / AWSM / Mayday! (L) 161
  • #3 Compufreak / Salvo Bee / Hokuto force) (Italy) ® 140
  • #4 Eternal Love / Domspitze / Hokuto Force (multicolor) 132

C64 MUSIC:

  • #1 The Treasure is All Mine / c0zmo / Bliss 168
  • #2 Silver Surfer / GI-Joe / Mayday! 167
  • #3 Creation Reconciled / Spider-Jerusalem / Mayday! 166
  • #4 Der Computer Nr. 64 / Uctumi / Hokuto Force 165
  • #5 Partly Pieces / Röly / Mayday! 162
  • #6 Do Ya Wanna Funk / YSYRY / PVM 149
  • #7 Sonki3000 / Sonki / BCC 148
  • #8 Ocean Ninja / Sidman / Hokuto Force 147
  • #9 Spraybeatz / Celtic Design 132
  • #10 No Medal / G-Fellow / Code7 113

C64 One filed Demo:

  • #1 Nomad by Rabenauge & Poo-Brain (One-file Demo) 146
  • #2 Empire / Hokuto Force (Intro) 127
  • #3 Monitori Te Salutant / Brainstorm (C64 BASIC Demo) 96

C64 Trackmo:

  • #1 Trafolta / Mayday! (L) 206
  • #2 Vega / Delysid (L) 204
  • #3 Lollipop / Delysid (L/R) 170

Download: BCC #11 Full Party Stuff (945)

source: csdb.dk

Commodore 64 – KCS & Captain Miki II Cartridges

March 3rd, 2017 1 comment
Commodore 64 - KCS & Captain Miki II Cartridges

Thanks to my friend Andry for the donation of those two cartridges for Commodore 64/128.

Cartridges:

  • KCS Cartridge for C64.
  • Captain Miki II (Clone?) for C64.

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Thomson MO5 / Dragon 32 / Laser 310 / TRS-80 / Sharp Software

March 3rd, 2017 No comments
Thomson MO5 / Dragon 32 / Laser 310 / TRS-80 / Sharp Software

Thanks to my friend Andry for the donation of a few Software on tape.

Thomson MO5/TO7/TO9:

  • Histoire de France (M.P.S.)
  • Pays du Monde (Infogrames)

Vtech Laser 310:

  • DemostrationsBand (Vtech)

Dragon 32:

  • Backgammon (Oasis Software)
  • Invader Cube (Oasis Software)

Sharp MZ-700:

  • Anthill Raider (Solo Software)
  • Flipper 700 (Tecnomec)
  • Advoka.
  • Head Driver.
  • Egg Bas.
  • Account Management.
  • Address Data.

Timex Sinclair 1000:

  • Backgammon.

Radio Shack TRS-80:

  • Some tapes of not original software.

Cartridges for Palladium Color & Bally Astrocade consoles

March 2nd, 2017 No comments
Cartridges for Palladium Color & Bally Astrocade consoles

Thanks to my friend Andry for the donation of some cartridges for Palladium Color & Bally Astrocade

Palladium Color:

  • Game Cassette 606 (Tele-Bowling)
  • Game Cassette 610 (Ballspiele)
  • Game Cassette 607 (Schiebsport)
  • Game Cassette 603 (Autorennen)
  • Game Cassette 765 (Motoradrennen)

Bally Astrocade:

  • Bally Basic (Astrovision 1981)

Thanks to my friend for the donation of Atari Software

March 2nd, 2017 No comments
Thanks to my friend for the donation of Atari Software

Thanks to my friend Andry for the donation of Atari Software.

Titles:

  • Ghostbusters (Mastertronic) – Tape
  • Universal Hero (Mastertronic) – Tape
  • Jeff Minter revenge II (Mastertronic) – Tape
  • SideWinder II (Mastertronic) – Tape
  • Despatch Rider (Mastertronic) – Tape
  • Milk Race (Mastertronic) – Tape
  • Henry’s House (Mastertronic) – Tape
  • Attack of the Mutant Camels (Mastertronic) – Tape
  • 180 (Mastertronic) – Tape
  • Suicide Mission (Arcadia) – Tape
  • Star Riders (Atari) – Tape
  • James Bond 007 The Living Daylights (Zeppelin Games) – Tape
  • Chuckie Egg (ANF) – Tape
  • Cavern Commander (Scorpio Games World) – Tape
  • Side Winder (Zeppelin Games) – Tape
  • Qyx (Thermonuclear Soft) – Tape
  • Flip & Flop (Thermonuclear Soft) – Tape
  • The Tail of Beta Lyrae (DataByte) – Tape
  • Elektra Glide (Laser Load) – Tape
  • Desmond’s Dungeon Find the key to riches (Creative Sparks) – Tape
  • Voodoo Castle (Adventure International) – Tape
  • Joy Pong (Lindasoft) – Disk
  • JumpMania (Lindasoft) – Disk
  • Trans Robots sul pianeta del teschio (Lindasoft) – Disk
Categories: Donations, News & Rumors, Today

Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128k (Toastrack) Repair

March 1st, 2017 No comments
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128k (Toastrack) Repair

Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128k (Toastrack) Repair

Defect:

  • Garbage screen on bootup.

Repair:

  • Replaced 7404 (74LS04)

Note:

  • Missing one HEX Inverter between Pin 11 and 10.

Gallery of the repair:

Outrun New Year Music Demo for the Atari ST by Peter Jørgensen

February 27th, 2017 No comments

Outrun New Year Music Demo for the Atari ST by Peter Jørgensen

The music has been converted by Peter Jørgensen aka. fedepede04 aka bionic nerd, using a special version of Project Ymer, that can exported its tracker scores to YMT files.

It’s a Pure YM2149 Sound, no Samples, no Sid, Synth Wave, or Phaser sounds.

Download: Outrun New Year Music Demo (903)

source: bitmania.de

Categories: Atari, News & Rumors, Today

Thanks to my friend for donation a few things for Atari

February 26th, 2017 No comments
Thanks to my friend for donation a few things for Atari

Thanks to my friend Andry for donation a few things for Atari

Here the list:

  • Modem Supra Corporation 300 AT
  • Berliner Cilinder Video Digitizer Atari 520 ST
  • Composite Video Switcher (Color/Mono)
  • A unknown Interface with 3 x Potentiometers+ 2 x DIN IN/OUT + Cartridge Expansion Port (they have used the cartridge case of the Commodore 64 but the connector is Atari).
  • A unknown Harddisk Interface for Atari.
  • Two unknown cables with Floppy Drive Connections.

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Thanks to my friend for donation some Commodore VIC-20 cartridges

February 26th, 2017 No comments
Commodore VIC-20 donation of some missing cartridges

Thanks my friend Andry for the donation of a few cartridge games for the Commodore VIC-20 that i have missed in the years.

Titles:

  • Buck Rogers Planet of Zoom (Sega)
  • Avenger (VIC-1901)
  • Gorf (VIC-1923)
  • Saragon II Chess (VIC-1919)
  • Mission Impossible (VIC-1916)
  • Slot (VIC-1904)
  • Alien (VIC-1906)
  • Speed Math / Bingo Math (VIC-1933)

Thanks to my friend for donation some games cartridges

February 26th, 2017 No comments
Radofin - Palladium - Home Arcade Cartridges

Thanks to my friend Andry for donation some games cartridges.

Titles:

Radofin 1292/1392 – Acetronic MPU 1000 – Prinztronic Microprocessor – Audiosonic PP 1292

  • Horse Racing (3012 HR) – Boxed
  • Prizefight (3014 PF) – Boxed
  • Air/Sea Attack (3005 AT) – Boxed
  • Shooting Gallery (3006 SG) – Boxed
  • Tank/Plane Battle (3004 TP) – Boxed
  • Pro Sport 60 (3001 PS) – Boxed
  • Circus (3013 CI) – Boxed

Palladium

  • Tele-Bowling (Wipeout) – Tele-Cassette 606 – Boxed
  • 10 Ball-Spiele – Tele-Cassette 610 – Boxed

Home Arcade – Leonardo GIG – Hanimex HMG2650 – Arcadia 2001

  • Breakaway (#17) – Boxed
  • Cat Trax (#24) – Boxed
  • Grand SlamTennis – Loose

Apple MacBook – Cleaning & Replacing Thermal Paste / Linux Mint

February 26th, 2017 No comments

I have exhumed my old Macbook Core 2 Duo 13″ (late 2007) to install a Linux OS (Linux Mint) but before doing this work i wanted to give a nice internal cleaning and replacing the thermal paste of the cpu.

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Hoxs64 Commodore 64 Emulator Updated v1.0.9.1

February 22nd, 2017 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:

  • Fixed CPU opcodes SHS SHA SHY SHX ARR (decimal mode) to pass the VICE tests.
  • Added SID noise write back behaviour.
  • Corrected the SID master volume position to be after the SID filters. Was broken since v1.0.8.8.
  • SID ring modulation fix.
  • Corrected sector gaps when reading a D64.
  • Adjusted 1541 drive motor spin down timing as required for Wonderland XIII by Censor Design.
  • Fixed fault with save state / load state.
  • Fixed fault with FDI save.
  • Fixed Ultimax open address fetch.

Download:

source: hoxs64.net

Commodore Floppy Disk Drive 1541 Repair

February 19th, 2017 6 comments
Commodore Disk Drive Repair

Commodore Floppy Disk Drive 1541 Repair (#1)

Defect:

  • Motor runs continuously.
  • Loading a Program or a Directory freeze the computer.
  • Misaligned.

Repair:

  • Replace 901229-05 (UB4)
  • Replace 7414 (UA1)
  • Head Alignment.

Gallery of the repair:

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Commodore Floppy Disk Drive 1541 Repair (#2)

Defect:

  • Write Protect Problem.

Repair:

  • A wire of the infrared LED was broken. The problem is remove the glue and the heat shrink tube around the LED.

Gallery of the repair:

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Commodore Floppy Disk Drive 1541 Not Repaired (#3/#4/#5)

Defect:

  • Don’t read anything.

These Floppy Disk Drive have the Read Head interrupted. This seems to be the most common problem in the Mitsumi (Newtronics) drives.

Gallery:

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Commodore Floppy Disk Drive 1541 Repair (#6)

Defect:

  • Loading a Program or a Directory freeze the computer.

Repair:

  • Replace VIA 6522 (UC3)

Gallery of the repair:

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Commodore Floppy Disk Drive 1541 Repair (#7)

Defect:

  • Loading a Program or a Directory freeze the computer.

Repair:

  • Replace 7414 (UA1)

Gallery of the repair:

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Commodore Floppy Disk Drive 1541 Repair (#8)

Defect:

  • Motor runs continuously.
  • Loading a Program or a Directory freeze the computer.

Repair:

  • Replace CPU 6502 (UC4)
  • Replace 7414 (UA1)

Gallery of the repair:

2 x Commodore 64 + 1 x Commodore VIC-20 repair

February 19th, 2017 No comments
Commodore 64 Repair (Jan 2017) #1

Commodore 64 [ASSY 250407] Repair (#1)

Defect:

  • Startup screen Scrambled/Garbage.

Repair:

  • Replaced the IC socket of MOS 6569 (VIC-II) oxidized.

Gallery of the repair:

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Commodore 64 [ASSY 250407] Repair (#2)

Defect:

  • Garbage Graphics.

Repair:

  • Replaced MOS 6569 (VIC-II).

Gallery of the repair:

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Commodore VIC-20 [ASSY 250403] Repair

Defect:

  • Black Screen.

Repair:

  • Replaced MOS 6502 (UE10).

Gallery of the repair: