The software part of the 1541 Ultimate is from now on Open Source! Although the hardware still needs to be documented, people can already check out the source code, edit it and build new applications for the 1541 Ultimate! The source is released under GPL 3.0, which in short means that every addition to the source code will also need to be open sourced and the code or parts thereof may not be sold. The full license agreement can be found in the ‘root’ (trunk) of the SVN archive.
In order to build the software, you need to do the following:
- Install Cygwin, or run under Linux. Make sure you have:
- GNU make in order to run the makefiles.
- GCC compiler, in order to build the conversion tools.
- Install CC65 (http://www.cc65.org), and make sure you have the required environment variables and path set.
- Install a SVN client package (either command line in Cygwin) or a graphical client such as Tortoise SVN.
- Check out the repository from http://svn.xp-dev.com/svn/gideonz_1541Ultimate/
- Go to the trunk directory and type ‘make’.
At this point, the archive is read-only. If you are a developer and want to make a significant contribution to the 1541 Ultimate, please contact me and we can discuss being a write-user on the archive. Bug fixes from others can be E-mailed as patches, which I’d happily merge with the archive.
Happy programming!
source: 1541ultimate.net
SHO-FLI (Sprite Hires OVerlay FLI/Sprite OVerlay Hires FLI) is a custom c64 graphic mode which features a hiresolution spriteoverlay in one color over a FLI image.
It works in exactly the same way as the SHFLI mode but the image data is wider due to using 1 sprite overlay (rather than two in SHFLI) – This GFX mode is also known as SHF-XL originally invented by Crossbow/Crest. I created this Application because this gfx mode is rather awkward to paint in. Plus there does not seem to be any converters released.
HISTORY:
UPDATE 1 – 04/02/09
- Implemented R,G,B,Brightness/Contrast Sliders.
- YUV Color Reduction/Compare Option.
- Quick Preview option.
- Two additional Ordered Dither.
download: noname.c64.org
Java Ice Team Tracker 64 is a java based music tracker (editor) for creating music for SID chip of Commodore 64. Instruments are totally based onto tables for full control of sound generation.
The new version comes with some bugs fixed and new features:
- Option: temp directory is automatically given by the systemOption: activate the disable real time compilation option.
- Option: add Nimbus theme.
- Patterns: add cut functions and shortcut to cut/copy/paste/clear/select.
- Patterns: add mute/unmute playing of the voice.
- Tracks: fix semaphore red bug when press play and no compilation in background done.
- Tracks: Report when there is a sound problem (sometimes the sound core library is not able to have a free sound line to use) when playing the tune.
- Player: fix track repetition command errors.
- Player: fix note transpose for instrument.
download: sourceforge.net
DirMaster is a Windows-based GUI tool useful for the management of common (and uncommon) emulator formats (such as .d64, .d81, .t64, etc) as well as native archival formats (such as .arc, .sda, .lnx, etc).
New in this version:
- .t64 *write* support.
- .t64 “Run In” support.
- disk/archive content preview on file open dialog.
- remembers window location/size between launches.
- cross linked sector check.
- “Run In” can now operate from a transient disk or tape image; this creates a temporary image which is passed to the chosen emulator; temp images are deleted when DirMaster exits.
- configurable character replacements for exported file names.
- and various other user interface tweaks and bug fixes.
source: style64.org
David Haynes DLH’s Commodore Archive has updated his page.
- Hardware – JiffyDOS Installation Guides. Missing are 64, 64c and 128D. Originals provided by Chris Ryan
If anyone has these please contact me. Also a good copy of the User Manual is needed.
SX-64, C128, 1541, 1541-II, 1571, 1581, BlueChip BCD, Enchancer 2000, FSD-2, MSD SD-1 & SD-2
- Magazines – Added torrent for Family Computing (67 Issues)
- Books – The Official GEOS Programmer’s Reference Guide (BANTAM, 484 pages). This replaces the old scan that did not have OCR. I included the CMD Addendum at the front (17 pages)
source: DLH Commodore Archive
Playing 1541 Sing Song Serenade Drive Music.
After many months and a lot of work. Onslaught & Wrath Designs bring you the 50th Vandalism News called The Gold Edition. Four disk sides, 12 exclusive SIDs, a bonus disk and two disk covers.
download magazine: noname.c64.org
download disk cover: noname.c64.org
website: onslaught.c64.org
SHO-FLI (Sprite Hires OVerlay FLI/Sprite OVerlay Hires FLI) is a custom c64 graphic mode which features a hiresolution spriteoverlay in one color over a FLI image.
It works in exactly the same way as the SHFLI mode but the image data is wider due to using 1 sprite overlay (rather than two in SHFLI) – This GFX mode is also known as SHF-XL originally invented by Crossbow/Crest. I created this Application because this gfx mode is rather awkward to paint in. Plus there does not seem to be any converters released.
download: noname.c64.org
The annoying bug in the firmware that had rendered the Ethernet interface almost useless has finally been fixed.
In comparison to 1.5, the following has been fixed:
- Reads from the Ethernet chip have been fixed. The unit now correctly receives packets.
download: 1541U Homepage
Popular Retro-Games from the Eighties and Early Nineties online.
source: c64 games nes games gameboy games mastersystem games dos games
Triad’s back and kicking in the new year with something that we’ve had cooking for quite some time… As a little tribute to the genius of Amiga musicians, dalezy and I have dragged our personal favourite synthtunes kicking and screaming off the Amiga and onto the c64′s lovely SID chip for your enjoyment!
download: noname.c64.org
From 1541u forum:
I’m working on a 1541U manual. It is still heavily beta and incomplete, but i would like comments etc. So if you have time read it, and give me some input/suggestions.
Perhaps we can combine effords in creating a good manual for this exceptional piece of hardware…
Download: 1541U Manual
source: 1541ultimate.net
This is a nice Commodore Logo from Robert Hurst VIC-20 homepage, i have vectorialized it in some formats (svg,eps,pdf).
Download PNG (original): Commodore Logo (1266) - 16.1 KB
Download SVG: Commodore Logo (1295) - 21.27 KB
Download PDF: Commodore Logo (1307) - 22.66 KB
Download EPS: Commodore Logo (1316) - 21.98 KB
The xum1541 (pronounced “zoom”) is built from a modified version of the xu1541 firmware. It is a USB full speed device and supports high-speed parallel cables. The hardware USB support significantly speeds up transfers. It will support mnib (aka nibtools), which provides low-level imaging to backup copy protected disks.
I’m most excited about this feature since it is critical to archiving original floppies for the C64 Preservation Project.
Mega-Cart’s Gallery
The Mega-Cart’s incredible selection of auto-starting games and handy utilities, coupled with its software-configurable RAM expansion capability, will provide you with hours of fun and discovery.
Yet, despite the immense power and complexity “under the hood” of the Mega-Cart it remains easy to use because of the intuitive all menu-driven selection system.
source: mega-cart.com
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