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Working in progress for the new 1541U-II

November 7th, 2009 No comments

1541 Ultimatefrom 1541 Ultimate homepage:

It is about time to release some news about the 1541U-II. I think some of you must be really curious about the extra features and possibilities that the 1541U-II give, and about the progress on production and firmware. To start off with the 1541U-II features, I can tell you that it differs from the ‘standard’ 1541U Plus/Ethernet that:

  • the board itself is about 30% smaller than the 1541U;
  • it has a MicroSD connector, instead of a full-size SD;
  • it has a real-time-clock function, for correct file time and date;
  • it has a larger FPGA, which enables the implementation of more features;
  • it has a USB Host port, which can be used to connect USB-sticks;
  • it is targeted to have a suitable case for the device.

Some of you have written in the forums, that the MicroSD connector is not much of an improvement. But the rationale behind going to MicroSD is mainly the available space on the board is less, and that with the addition of a USB-A port, the average user will use the usb-stick rather than the SD-card.

So the MicroSD-card does not need to be removed from the cartridge very often. However, because at the moment that I announced the 1541U-II, the USB port was not yet tested, I could not reveal this feature as I did not want to make promises that I can’t keep.

1541U-IIThe USB turns out to be quite a bit of work to get it to work, but I can now announce that I managed to implement enough of a host-controller function to be able to talk to USB devices and send the most basic commands to access a mass-storage device. I am quite close to have implemented the ‘read-block’ and ‘write-block’ functions, which is the interface level that the file system module uses. In other words, I expect to be able to access the (FAT) file-system on the USB stick quite soon!

How will it work for the user? My objective is to have one ‘directory’ level above the current root of the SD-card, where you can select which partition you want to browse. There the USB flash drive becomes visible, as well as the MicroSD card, if present.

source: 1541ultimate.net

EasyFlash Cartridge Tools Collection by P1X3L.net

November 6th, 2009 No comments

Easyflash ToolsThat’s an CRT image with some C00L C64 Utility for the EasyFlash cartridge.

source: noname.c64 org

The shop of the website for8Bits is Open

October 31st, 2009 No comments

for8bits HomepageThis shop offers selected open-source projects in kit form for the classical computers
Commodore C64 and VIC-20.

Like:

  • C-64 EasyFlash.
  • VIC-20 Final Expansion.

source: for8bits.com

Commodore 64 DiskMagazine – Vandalism News #52

October 31st, 2009 No comments

Onslaught / Wrath Designs / Vandalism new stuff, bring you the 52th Vandalism News, released at the Syntax DemoParty 2009.

source: syntaxparty.com noname.c64.org

DTV Keyboard Twister: Enhancement and Fix by abraXxl (forum64.de)

October 30th, 2009 No comments

Keyboard Twister by Shadowolf is an ATtiny45-based hardware solution to fix some issues in the DTV’s keyboard emulation.

A user “abraXxl” on forum64.de has introduced some fix and enhancement of this cool project.

source: forum64.de (only German language)

Categories: DTV, News & Rumors, Today

Update Hidden Power BBS: FlashTerm client

October 28th, 2009 No comments

Hidden Power with FlashTerm

Hidden Power BBS now use FlashTerm client for telnet via web.

Cartograph V1.1 by Arkanix Labs

October 25th, 2009 1 comment

Cartograph by Arkanix LabsCartograph is a native Commodore 64 application created for designing tile-based maps/levels.

This versatile tool  allows you to create maps and levels for your games, matrices and data for demos and tools and much more.

Changelog:

  • Converter tool is now built directly into editor (export feature) and will convert a map from 256×128 (Cartograph standard) to whichever size is specified in the preset menu.
  • Updated menu screen to include the above converter.
  • Fixed a startup bug where the map size is different than what is specified in the preset menu.
  • Minor color touchups to the filename requestor box in the menu.
  • Centering feature to jump to the very middle of the map in editing mode.

source: c64.sk arkanixlab.com

Categories: C64/SX64, News & Rumors, Today

EasyFlash Cartridge SID Collection by Mactron

October 22nd, 2009 No comments

EasyFlash Sid Tunez CollectionsThat’s an CRT image with some C00L Sid Tunez for the EasyFlash cartridge.

source: noname.c64 org

Released EasyProg v1.3.5 for EasyFlash Cartridge

October 22nd, 2009 No comments

EasyProgEasyProg is a program for the C64. It is used to write (“burn”) cartridge image files (*.crt) onto an EasyFlash.

Changes:

  • Workarounds for 1541U SD-IF bugs.
  • Fix hex viewer, it got broken in 1.3

source: easyflash homepage

New Video review for the Ultimate 1541 Cartridge by Gideon

October 19th, 2009 No comments

It’s in German Language but with English subs.

source: circuit-board.de

(Italian) Nuovo Aggiornamento per l’interfaccia Pocket 1541

October 19th, 2009 No comments

Sorry, this entry is only available in Italian.

Categories: Firmware, News & Rumors, Today

Van Pong tot Playstation 2009 Movie & Pictures retro show

October 18th, 2009 No comments

Van Pong tot Playstation 2009The Movie and Pictures of  retro game show Van Pong tot Playstation 2009 are online on site commodore-gg.hobby.nl.

source: commodore-gg.hobby.nl

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

EasyFlash Game Collection by P1X3L.net

October 17th, 2009 No comments

EasyFlash Games CompoThat’s an CRT image for the EasyFlash cartridge.

It’s a Compilation with a lot of game, like:

  • Badlands.
  • Bandits.
  • Boulder Dash.
  • Centipede
  • Frogger.
  • Giana Sisters. ..and so on…

source: noname.c64 org

Categories: C64/SX64, News & Rumors, Today

(Italian) Vecchie riviste di Elettronica ed Elettrotecnica.

October 14th, 2009 No comments

Sorry, this entry is only available in Italian.

C128 System Information v7.1 rev3 by MirkoSoft

October 13th, 2009 No comments

C128 System Information v6 rev2Program that detects type of your hardware in Commodore 128.

Also added recognizing 64HDD drives and better detection of MMU and RAM size. Works not correctly in VICE. Optimized for 80 columns mode. Thanks to Christian Johansson.

source: mirkosoft homepage