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Hidden Power BBS: Screenshot from the Talk

August 15th, 2014 No comments

This is a screenshot from the Talk, a demonstration made by a Friend to explain how they worked the BBS. On the photo “Hidden Power / Nightfall WHQ’

C64 Demo: Variable Offset Amplitude (VOA) by Algorithm

August 12th, 2014 No comments

A new demo for Commodore 64 by Algorithm/Onslaught.

Download: Variable Offset Amplitude (VOA) by Algorithm (1135)

source: csdb.dk

CBM prg Studio v3.1.0 released

August 11th, 2014 No comments

CBM prg Studio Version 3.1.0 is released. There are a lot of new features in this version. I’d really appreciate it if you report any bugs you find or have any suggestions/comments.

CBM prg Studio allows you to type a BASIC or Machine Code program in using a nice Windows environment and convert it to a ‘.prg’ file which you can run on an emulator, or even a real C64 / VIC20 or PET if you’re feeling brave and have the right kit.

CBM prg Studio is the result of merging C64PrgGen and VIC20PrgGen. Adding new features and fixing bugs in two apps which were 95% similar was a bit of a nightmare so merging them made sense.

It was also a good opportunity for a face lift and to add some new features, such as:

  • Programs are project based, meaning all related source files, sprite files etc. are kept in one place and multiple source files can be linked more easily.
  • Tabbed MDI.
  • Syntax highlighting.

What CBM prg Studio isn’t is a front-end for tok64, cbmcnvrt, bastext or any other tokeniser / detokeniser / assembler. It’s all been written completely from scratch.

New features:

  • Code Snippets.
  • Improved VICE debugger support.
  • New tutorial for mixing BASIC and machine code.
  • Support for the Plus/4 in the screen code builder tool.
  • Syntax colouring can be disabled.
  • BASIC 8 support for C128 projects.
  • Return to ‘jump to destination’ in basic programs.

Bug Fixed:

  • Assembler:
    • Zero page optimisation ignored if address contained arithmetic.
    • Arithmetic with cheap labels ignored.
    • GenerateTo ignored if wrapped in ifdef..endif
    • Arithmetic would fail if using binary variables.
    • Unknown labels in WORD sequences ignored.
    • Incbin would fail with certain parameters and comments.
    • Problems generating a .prg to a disk image.
  • Screen Designer:
    • 1×1 rectangle could throw exception in screen designers box tool.
    • Mixed mode (multicolour and hires) screen designer (VIC20).
    • Fill for rectangle tool.
  • Debugger:
    • SBC, ADC and RTI instructions not working.
    • Improved cycle counting.

Download: CBM prg Studio v3.1.0 (1129)

source: ajordison.co.uk

Festival of the spare parts and some things to be restored

August 10th, 2014 No comments
Festival of the spare parts and some things to be restored

I must thank my dear friend Andrea and all friends which have contributed to the growth of my Repair Laboratory with donations of spare parts.

Donated items:

  • 1 x Commodore 128
  • 2 x Sinclair QL
  • 1 x Sinclair ZX Spectrum +
  • 1 x Spectravideo SV-318
  • 1 x Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2
  • 1 x Philips MSX VG-8010
  • 1 x Philips MSX VG-8020
  • 1 x Olivetti Prodest PC 128
  • 2 x Olivetti Prodest PC 128/S
  • 1 x Amstrad CPC 464
  • 1 x Amiga 600 without Floppy Drive
  • 1 x Commodore CDTV
  • 1 x Atari Floppy Drive 1050
  • 1 x Atari Tape Recorder 1010
  • 1 x 512k Expander Ram from Miracle for Sinclair QL
  • 2 x Floppy Disk Drive 3.5″ for Sinclair QL (*)
  • 1 x QLFDC Floppy Disk Drive Interface v5.1 from Miracle for Sinclair QL
  • 1 x Floppy Disk Drive 3″ + Interface for Sinclair QL
  • 1 x Centronics Interface for Sinclair QL
  • 1 x Power Supply for 3.5″ Floppy Disk Drive
  • 2 x Cables

(*) Needs to be made a Aesthetic Restoration.

Categories: Donations, News & Rumors, Today

A new donation from Fabio Bovelacci (Frater Sinister)

August 1st, 2014 No comments

I thank Fabio Bovelacci (Frater Sinister) for the donation.

Donated item:

  • 1 x Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48k
  • 1 x Sinclair ZX Spectrum + PSU (50% Boxed)
  • 1 x Sinclair Thermal Printer
  • 1 x Sinclair ZX Interface 1
  • 4 x Sinclair Microdrive Boxed
  • 1 x Interface Midi Master for Amiga 500/2000
  • 1 x Vic-20 Cartridge VIC-1941 (Number Nabber / Shape Grabber)
  • 1 x Vic-20 Cartridge VIC-1922 (Cosmic Cruncher)
  • 1 x Harey Alien Invaders Handheld game
  • 4 x IC Motorola 68000
  • 1 x IC MOS 5719 (Amiga Gary)
  • 2 x IC CGS 5719 (Amiga Gary)
  • 3 x IC CGS 8362 (Amiga Super Denise)
  • 1 x IC CGS 8364 (Amiga Paula)
  • 2 x IC MOS 8364 (Amiga Paula)
  • 5 x IC CGS 8520 (Amiga CIA)
  • 1 x IC MOS 8520 (Amiga CIA)
  • 2 x IC Amiga Kickstart ROM v1.3

C64 Game: Bozo’s Night Out +7D +PIC / Alter Ego 101% +5 …

August 1st, 2014 No comments

Some new games or tools (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups.

Titles:

  • Get to the End Preview V2+
  • Bugs +2D
  • 8bit Fighters Preview
  • Dark Force – Redux
  • Magic Duel (16KB Cartridge Version) +F [pal/ntsc]
  • Magic Duel (DoReCo Edition 2014) +F [pal/ntsc]
  • Get to the End Preview V2 +
  • Alter Ego 101% +5
  • Onslaught Shooter Collection [Easyflash]
  • Alter Ego +21D +Fix
  • Tusker 101% +7DFIR & Easyflash
  • Super Pac Twins (Special Edition) 101% +5F [pal/ntsc]
  • Action Biker +36D
  • Maze of the Mummy Preview
  • Electro Gates -Preview-
  • Boxmatch +2H
  • Roll +3HD
  • Dead Zone +8D
  • Warflame RX +2
  • Lunar Blitz RX
  • Lunar Blitz RX +3HF [pal/ntsc]
  • Bozo’s Night Out +7D +PIC

Download: All Games in One Archive (3186)

source: csdb.dk

Relaunch64 V3.3 – C64/65xx cross-development IDE

August 1st, 2014 No comments

Relaunch64 is an IDE (text-editor) for C64 assembler-coding on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. Relaunch64 has a clean and intuitive user interface, yet it offers many features that make coding faster and easier.

Java 7 or higher is required to run Relaunch64. The program is licensed under the GNU GPL 3 (or higher) and free for private and professional use.

This editor works together with common cross assemblers like Kick Assembler, ACME, or 64tass. Other assemblers might work as well, but syntax highlighting may not be 100% correct.

Download: Relaunch64 v3.3.0 (Windows/OSx/Linux) (1038)

source: popelganda.de

C64SD V2 Infinity + ITS firmware update v0.10.3.9

July 10th, 2014 No comments
ITS TAP Module

A new version of the firmware for the interface C64SD Infinity + ITS Module by Manosoft is released.

Changelog:

  • Implemented functionality that allows to save a placeholder (unique for each .TAP file) pressing the red button on the back of the card. User can set back the read pointer at which TAP data is played back by pressing “Next” button on the card. Useful for multi load .TAP or games asking to reset the counter of the tape and then to rewind the tape that specific point.

Download: C64SD (ITS) Firmware v0.10.3.9 (1585)

source: manosoft.it

Categories: Firmware, News & Rumors, Today

Commodore VIC-20 found in the garbage

July 7th, 2014 No comments
Commodore VIC-20 found in the garbage

I have to thank my friend Andrea S. for having warned me that he had seen a Commodore VIC-20 near the trash loot.

Short gallery:

SNDH Atari ST YM2149 Archive v4.4 released.

July 3rd, 2014 No comments

SNDH archive v4.4 released – 4261 SNDH files (total 8268 tunes)

Ever since the birth of the Atari ST, different chip music formats have had different ways to use them. If you are coding a chip music player for the Atari ST you would have to use dozens and dozens of special ways to replay music.

But in the mid 90′s, BDC of Aura crew became tired of this inelegant system and decided to fix the issue once and for all. He then created the ‘SNDH’ file format. SNDH is actually the original songfile and replaycode with a header bolted on top of the music and replayer. The header has a unified calling interface no matter what type of chip music is hidden beneath it, and it has extended datas about the music.

Download: SNDH Atari ST YM2149 Archive v4.4 (1575)

source: sndh.atari.org

Categories: Atari, News & Rumors, Today

High Voltage SID Collection Update #61

July 1st, 2014 No comments

The High Voltage SID Collection (HVSC) is a freeware hobby project which organises Commodore 64 music (also known as SID music) into an archive for both musicians and fans alike.

The work on the collection is done completely in the Team and contributors’ spare time and is proudly one of the largest and most accurate computer music collections known.

This update features (all approximates):

  • 749 new SIDs
  • 1479 fixed/better rips
  • 1 repeats/bad rips eliminated
  • 727 SID credit fixes
  • 323 SID model/clock infos
  • 19 tunes from /DEMOS/UNKNOWN/ identified
  • 4 tunes from /GAMES/ identified
  • 45 tunes moved out of /DEMOS/ to their composers’ directories
  • 5 tunes moved out of /GAMES/ to their composers’ directories

Download:

source: www.hvsc.c64.org

C64 Game: Your Father’s Nightmare +2M 101% / Aurum 100% +T

June 30th, 2014 No comments

Some new games or tools (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups.

Titles:

  • CubeSim64 Preview
  • Battle in Space +4
  • Oops! +4DH
  • Battle Chess +D [EasyFlash]
  • Crazy Painter +4HD
  • Snakman +2D
  • Purple Turtles +2HDG
  • Captain Future Preview +3E
  • Suicide Strike 101% +3DG
  • Softporn Adventure &Sol
  • Xain’D Sleena +2
  • Xain’D Sleena
  • Pluff +2TD
  • Amity Island +3H
  • A.R.C.O.S. +2 TD
  • Knights & Demons +2D
  • 8bit Fighters Preview
  • Downfall Preview V2
  • Rylan +4ED
  • Aurum 100% +T
  • World Boxing Champ &DGPM
  • Your Father’s Nightmare +2
  • Graham Gooch All Star Cricket Preview
  • Single Extreme Freedom
  • Your Father’s Nightmare +2M 101%

Download: All Games in One Archive (3232)

source: csdb.dk

Commodore 64 DiskMagazine – Scene World #23

June 30th, 2014 No comments

Scene World is a C64 magazine on disk dedicated to various activities of both C64 scenes.

“Both” means, that we are supplying information and texts of both scenes; NTSC and PAL.

Download: Scene World #23 (1181)

source: sceneworld.c64files.com

The TI99 IUC (Italian User Club) makes me a Interview

June 30th, 2014 No comments

The TI99 IUC makes me a Interview. Happy reading.

source: ti99iuc.it

Categories: Event(s), News & Rumors, Today

Tale of a dear friend of a day spent in my laboratory.

June 28th, 2014 No comments

A very nice tale of a dear friend of a day spent in my laboratory. Happy reading.

source: ti99iuc.it

Categories: Event(s), News & Rumors, Today