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Today i picked up a MS Pacman cartridges for Commodore 64 (Like new).

Autopsy:

For a new review see the italian version of this article.

from C64Scene Homepage: This project is interesting not only because it’s another mass-storage solution but because it combines already existing solutions to a new and fresh product. Damiano has always followed all the Commdore related websites and forums especially concerning the MMC and SD2IEC projects.

That’s when he got the idea to build a solution for which one doesn’t need soldering, wire cutting or the IEC cable. C64SD utilizes the Datasette connector to power the SD2IEC circuit. An IEC connector connects right into the IEC port.

The whole module stand vertical along the back of the C64 (or VIC20). The module is fitted with two rather large buttons, one reset and one diskswap/multi-function button.

SD-CARD Tested:

SANDISK SD-CARD 2GB = 100% WORKING.
CORSAIR SD-CARD 512MB = 100% WORKING.

source: c64sd.roxer.com c64wiki sd2iec c64wiki sd2iec firmware

Some new Games & Utility for Commodore VIC-20.

• Fontastic. A custom font loader and editor.
• Night of the Ninja. A stealthy ninja must infiltrate fortresses.
• MANDEL V2. fast Mandelbrot fractal generator!

source: Denial (The Commodore VIC-20 forum)

Hoxs64 is a Commodore 64 emulator for Microsoft Windows 2K/XP/Vista/Seven.

The emulator substantially reproduces this legacy machine in minute detail.

Changelog:

• More settings options CIA6526(A).
• Improved the VIC emulation for an pixel exact output.
• Adjusted IRQ DMA behaviour.
• Restore key bug fixed.
• Optimised the DirectX video device creation.
• Many corrections of the VIC emulation.
• Added light pen IRQ re-trigger behaviour.

source: hoxs64.net

Sorry, this entry is only available in Italian.

iAN CooG Site has been update with a new version of the Generic C64 prg Unpacker v2.22 (Source included).

History:

v2.22 – 2010.05.04 – 2010.06.11

• fix: when EndAddress is $0000 actually means $10000 so it needs to be set to $10000. Previous check was bugged, it used $00/01 content as a pointer.
• sysline with simple calcs (10*256) are resolved. 2 operands, +-*/^ only.

source: iancoog.altervista.org

VirtualC64 emulates a Commodore 64 personal computer on your Macintosh. I wrote the software with two major goals in mind. First, I wanted to create an emulator that can be used as a demonstrator program in a first year or second year course on computer engineering.

To achieve this goal, I have integrated various debugging capabilities that let you peek inside the CPU, RAM, ROM, or one of the custom chips. Second, I tried to make the emulator as user friendly as it can get.

In short: VirtualC64 tries to combine the ongoing fascination of the ancient Commodore computers with the great user experience of today’s Macs.

Changelog:

Fixed in beta 11

• 1. Fixed a bug that caused the emulator to crash during startup.

Fixed in beta 10

• 1. Emulator is now a native snow leopard app.
• 2. Internal communication between emulator and GUI has been rewritten from scratch.
• 3. Fixed a bug that caused the emulator to crash when importing the reset image in NTSC mode.

Fixed in beta 9

• 1. Emulator now supports US keyboards (thanks, Carl!)
• 2. Source code is now compatible with gcc 4.2 and XCode 3.2
• 3. Emulator can now handle D64 images with different file sizes.
• 4. Fixed a bug that caused sporadic crahes under snow leopard.

source: dirkwhoffmann.de

DLL Update v4.31 for Emu64 v4.30.

The description is totally in German language and i have some problems to translate the newest Features or Fix in English language.

source: emu64.de

A free brand new C16/Plus4 special edition of Computer+Video Games is now available for download.

from the Homepage:

We reckon that not many people are aware that C+VG reviewed a total of 51 games for the C16/-4, which includes The Berks Trilogy compilation.

This retrospective includes every one of them for the 264 series. All the scans has been digitally reformatted and cleaned up, no yellowing of the pages to give a nice fresh original magazine feel. Plus another new cover design for this retrospective lookback on yet another classic magazine.

source: commodore16.com

Commodore Free Magazine Issue #40

In this issue you can find:

• Editorial.
• NEWS.
• Commodore 128 website.
• Geolink.
• X-Pander 3
• Protovision update.
• VIC20 Final Expansion.
• HAMText Cartridge.
• Willis Patten passed away.
• Basic Programming challenge.
• Interview with “Mind in a box”

source: commodorefree.com

Sorry, this entry is only available in Italian.

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.

source: sceneworld.c64files.com

from 1541 Ultimate homepage:

Finally, the software for the 1541 Ultimate II is finished. In the last two weeks, an enormous amount of work has been done:

• USB is now working stable, including insertion and removal.  (My external 500 GB harddisk was detected flawlessly!)
• Support for USB devices with multiple LUNs (like card readers)
• GCR (G64) supported added, including write (the Ultimate-I couldn’t do this)
• T64 file support re-integrated.
• Tape support, using TAP files (I needed to test the hardware anyway!)
• Comprehensible menus.
• Real time clock functional  (still need a clock widget…)
• I made a wooden mould, to simplify closing the plastic cases without damaging them.

The plan is, to ship the first 40~50 units this coming Wednesday! The remaining units will follow as soon as possible!  Thank you for your patience!

source: 1541ultimate.net

CBM-Command is a disk manager for the Commodore 64 and Commodore 128 computers.

It is written like Norton Commander or Midnight Commander, but is much simpler due to the target platforms.

Both the C128 and C64 have their own native version of the application.

Release Notes – 2010-05-26 – Version 1.0

New Features:

• Simple text file viewer. Now when you use SHIFT-RETURN to open a file, it will ask if you want to view it as text. If you say yes it will present the file in the simple text viewer. If you say no it will launch as normal. If you have selected a SEQ file then it will open straight into the viewer upon hitting SHIFT-RETURN.
• Help File.

Changes:

• Fixed bug where you could move to an unopened panel.
• Fixed bug where you could not abort a rename by leaving the name blank and hitting return.
• Reworked how the panels are displayed to allow more characters of names to be displayed in 40 columns.

source: cbmcommand.codeplex.com

This program can be used to transfer games/utility from a datassette to a disk drive.

Spectacular Copy features:

• Transfer Turbo-tape programs from datassette to disk drive.
• Auto transfer mode.
• Rename file name.
• Device number configuration.
• Load error detection.
• File size maximum is 230 blocks.

source: noname.c64.org