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CBMXfer v0.41.1 (Front-End for CBM4Win/CBMLink/ZoomFloppy)

March 17th, 2016 No comments

CBMXfer is a front-end to several command-line utilities for transferring files and working with disk images. CBMXfer makes using those utilities easy by providing a familiar windows interface that removes the need to learn the commandline syntax of each program. CBMXfer also includes a multi-format file and picture viewer.

The commandline utilities are:

  • OPENCBM – transfers files/images to/from a real CBM drive connected via an ‘X-cable’ on the parallel port.
  • CBMLINK – transfers files/images to/from a real CBM drive connected to a real CBM computer connected to the PC via a serial cable.
  • C1541 – a utility from VICE that works with CBM Image Files (ie: D64,D71,D81 files).
  • NIBTOOLS – Utilities to transfer images via parallel port. Supports protected disks.
  • IMGCOPY – Utility to image IEEE and 1581 disks.

What can I do with it?

  • Transfer files to or from real CBM drives
  • Create D64 and other images files from real CBM disks
  • Write D64 and other files back to real CBM disks
  • Transfer files from WITHIN Image Files
  • View Commodore files (BASIC, SEQ, Binary, ML, Chr Sets, and Images). Supports all all machine types
  • ML viewer is a full two-pass symbolic disassembler!
  • Simple file operations like copy, delete, rename
  • Launch VICE and attach disk images plus autorun
  • Zoom Floppy supported.
  • Supports 1581 partitions with OpenCBM
  • Format disks
  • Supports IEEE drives with Zoom Floppy

Download: CBMXfer v0.41.1 (1142)

source: Steve J. Gray Homepage

USB Stick STM32 (Gotek) HxC Floppy Emulator: Firmware v3.0.6.7a

March 17th, 2016 No comments

Jean-François DEL NERO (who’s behind the HxC SD Floppy Emulator) recently has released a version of the HxC emulator firmware that is compatible with the STM32 chip used in the Gotek floppy emulators.

This means that the great functionality of the HxC SD emulator is now available on cheaper and more widely available hardware.

The bootloader to convert the Gotek floppy drive in HxC compatible must be purchased on the website HXC 2001 by sending an email to Jean-François DEL NERO. The price of the bootloader is one-off 10 Euro per Gotek that you want to update. Future updates of the software are free and can be made from a USB stick

The HXC Usb (Gotek) firmware supports:

Release notes Firmware USB HxCFloppyEmulator v3.0.6.7a

  • Tandy TL/2 write issue corrected – glitch filter reduced (Probably solve write issue with some others machines too).
  • 2 digits display init issue corrected (I2C timeout reduced).
  • LCD support: Characters glitches with some long file name corrected.

Download: USB Stick STM32 (Gotek) HxC Firmware v3.0.6.7a (1067)

source: hxc2001.com

C64 Big Game Pack: Encounter +3DIGF / Avenger +5DG / Rodland …

March 11th, 2016 No comments

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

Titles:

  • Shark +2
  • Hugohunt +5D
  • Slime 100%
  • Slime
  • Slime +
  • Mystic Mansion +3DG
  • JANI 2 +2 [seuck]
  • JANI 2 [seuck]
  • Wizard’s Doom +3D
  • Hessian
  • Hessian +5
  • Kormi a tetőn [hungarian]
  • Spaceman Splorf: Planet of Doom +2D
  • Spaceman Splorf: Planet of Doom
  • V2 Basic Minesweeper Clone
  • Snake
  • Crackers Revenge +7DGH
  • Dress Up!
  • Happy Blocks Basic Preview
  • Captain Fizz V1 +9
  • Dungeon Wizard +DT
  • Stack (My Bitch) Up +
  • Telengard Remastered V1.1
  • Rodland +7DHI
  • Beppe Kid +3DEM
  • Chobin II +2DES
  • Slime Deluxe
  • CRX Race
  • Avenger +5DG
  • Dragon Hunter Preview +3
  • Drugs +5HFTD
  • Ylcodrom +1FTD
  • Space Defence +D
  • Encounter +3DIGF

Download: All Games in One Archive (3582)

source: csdb.dk

BCC #10: C64 – Official demo party results

February 29th, 2016 No comments

This is the official demo party results from BCC #10 (Top 3 Entries only). See also the CSDB BCC #10 section for more informations and download.

C64 Demo:

  • Tangled Up by Delysid
  • The Mayday Show by Mayday!
  • TIS by Bonzai

C64 Music:

  • Oldschool Heaven by c0zmo
  • Toca Off Alone by Snabel
  • Press Space, Release Power by Gaetano Chiummo

C64 Graphics:

  • Der Wahrsager by Oni/Luisa
  • Voyage to Pandora by Grass
  • Moon by awsm

C64 Mixed:

  • CRX Race (Game)
  • David Bowie Collection (SIDCol)
  • Stack Up (Game)

Productions released outside compos:

  • Crackers Revenge +7DGH by Hokuto Force (Crack)
  • Dungeon Wizard +DT 101% (Crack)

Download: BCC #10 full Party stuff (1120)

source: csdb.dk

(Italian) Jurassic News numero #57

February 16th, 2016 No comments

Sorry, this entry is only available in Italian.

Categories: Magazine, News & Rumors, Today

durexForth v1.6.1 (Forth language for Commodore 64)

February 16th, 2016 No comments

Forth, the Language.

Forth is a different language. It’s aged and a little weird.
What’s cool about it? It’s a very low-level and minimal language without any automatic memory management. At the same time, it easily scales to become a very high-level and domain-specific language, much like Lisp. Compared to C64 Basic, Forth is more attractive in almost every way.

It is a lot more fast, memory effective and powerful. Compared to C, specifically cc65, the story is a little different. It’s hard to make a fair comparison. Theoretically Forth code can be very memory efficient, and it’s possible to make Forth code that is leaner than C code. But it is also true that cc65 code is generally much faster than Forth code.

Download: durexForth v1.6.1 (D64/CRT) + Manual (965)

source: csdb.dk

C64 Big Game Pack: Cauldron +4DF, Jump Ninja +3HF, Frogger Pre2 …

February 10th, 2016 No comments

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

Titles:

  • Cauldron +4DF
  • Jump Ninja +3HF
  • Vault Man 2 Preview +2
  • Jump Ninja
  • JANI +2 [seuck]
  • JANI [seuck]
  • Blocks +J
  • Meadowbrook Nine
  • Minesweeper 64
  • Petscii-Poker 2016
  • Flying Cobra RX +2 [seuck]
  • Underland Preview
  • Frogger Arcade Prv 2
  • Guardian +4DGH
  • Little Knight Arthur +6D
  • Little Knight Arthur +6HD
  • Rupert and the Toymaker’s Party +3DG
  • Hideous Bill and the Gi-Gants +3D
  • Crow Boy Preview &D
  • Hideous Bill and the Gi-Gants +4DGH
  • Chichen Itza
  • Blasteroids 101% +6DGHF
  • Dragonfire 101% +2DGMF
  • Rock Maze (Reset Edition) +4PH 100%
  • Rock Maze (Reset Edition)
  • Rock Maze (Reset Edition) +4PH
  • Beach Head 1a ReM V2 + Source Code
  • Miner 2049′er ReM V2 + Source Code
  • Castles of Dr Creep 3 ReM V2 + Source Code
  • Lode Runner X ReM V2 + Source Code
  • Lode Runner(s) ReM V2 + Source Code
  • EF C64GS Collection 200-1 Bugfix [easyflash]
  • Manic Miner ReM + Source Code
  • Return of Heracles +M
  • Boulder Dashes ReM + Source Code

Download: All Games in One Archive (3789)

source: csdb.dk

durexForth v1.60 (Forth language for Commodore 64)

February 4th, 2016 No comments

Forth, the Language.

Forth is a different language. It’s aged and a little weird.
What’s cool about it? It’s a very low-level and minimal language without any automatic memory management. At the same time, it easily scales to become a very high-level and domain-specific language, much like Lisp. Compared to C64 Basic, Forth is more attractive in almost every way.

It is a lot more fast, memory effective and powerful. Compared to C, specifically cc65, the story is a little different. It’s hard to make a fair comparison. Theoretically Forth code can be very memory efficient, and it’s possible to make Forth code that is leaner than C code. But it is also true that cc65 code is generally much faster than Forth code.

Download: durexForth v1.6.0 (D64/CRT) + Manual (952)

source: csdb.dk

durexForth v1.5.3 (Forth language for Commodore 64)

January 29th, 2016 No comments

Forth, the Language.

Forth is a different language. It’s aged and a little weird.
What’s cool about it? It’s a very low-level and minimal language without any automatic memory management. At the same time, it easily scales to become a very high-level and domain-specific language, much like Lisp. Compared to C64 Basic, Forth is more attractive in almost every way.

It is a lot more fast, memory effective and powerful. Compared to C, specifically cc65, the story is a little different. It’s hard to make a fair comparison. Theoretically Forth code can be very memory efficient, and it’s possible to make Forth code that is leaner than C code. But it is also true that cc65 code is generally much faster than Forth code.

Download: durexForth v1.5.3 + Manual (947)

source: csdb.dk

Vogatek A51099 Arcade Supergun Controller Firmware Upgrade

January 25th, 2016 No comments
Vogatek A51099 Arcade Supergun Controller Firmware Upgrade

Hex file for upgrade/mod the Vogatek A51099 Arcade Supergun 16F505 controller chips by MCJ Design 2007

Installation instruction:

  • Simply program the hex file onto 2 * Microchip PIC16F505 chips.

Features:

  • Press “A” on Megadrive/Genisis controller on the first power-up (this fixes random key outputs if the 2nd Controller is not used).
  • PCB mod (detailed photo in the archive). Press Start + C to add coin/credit.

Gallery of the firmware upgrade:

Download: Hex file for upgrade/mod the Vogatek A51099 (980)

A new donation from Paolo Cognetti

January 25th, 2016 No comments
A new donation from Paolo Cognetti

A new donation from Paolo Cognetti.

Donated items:

  • ZX Spectrum + (Complete/Boxed) with keyboard problems
  • Philips MSX Printer VW-0010
  • Philips MSX QuickDisk VY-0002
  • Apple II/II+ Joystick
  • ABT Apple II+ External Keypad
  • ZX Spectrum + Manual
  • SCSI Iomega ZIP Drive + Cable
  • Some ZX Spectrum Tape Cassette
  • Macintosh Plus Motherboard
  • Some PCMCIA Cards

Thanks Paolo.

Categories: Donations, News & Rumors, Today

Sorry for all the downtime yesterday!

January 25th, 2016 No comments

We had a few problems yesterday with the firewall which has caused a bit of site downtime. We’re very sorry now the problem was fixed.

durexForth v1.5.2 (Forth language for Commodore 64)

January 20th, 2016 No comments

Forth, the Language.

Forth is a different language. It’s aged and a little weird.
What’s cool about it? It’s a very low-level and minimal language without any automatic memory management. At the same time, it easily scales to become a very high-level and domain-specific language, much like Lisp. Compared to C64 Basic, Forth is more attractive in almost every way.

It is a lot more fast, memory effective and powerful. Compared to C, specifically cc65, the story is a little different. It’s hard to make a fair comparison. Theoretically Forth code can be very memory efficient, and it’s possible to make Forth code that is leaner than C code. But it is also true that cc65 code is generally much faster than Forth code.

Download: durexForth v1.5.2 + Manual (989)

source: csdb.dk

durexForth v1.5.1 (Forth language for Commodore 64)

January 13th, 2016 No comments

Forth, the Language.

Forth is a different language. It’s aged and a little weird.
What’s cool about it? It’s a very low-level and minimal language without any automatic memory management. At the same time, it easily scales to become a very high-level and domain-specific language, much like Lisp. Compared to C64 Basic, Forth is more attractive in almost every way.

It is a lot more fast, memory effective and powerful. Compared to C, specifically cc65, the story is a little different. It’s hard to make a fair comparison. Theoretically Forth code can be very memory efficient, and it’s possible to make Forth code that is leaner than C code. But it is also true that cc65 code is generally much faster than Forth code.

Download: durexForth v1.5.1 + Manual (943)

source: csdb.dk

HxC Floppy Emulator: Software v2.1.4.0

January 8th, 2016 No comments

The HxC Floppy Drive Emulator is a software and hardware system created by jfdn aka Jeff.

The aim of this project is to replace the floppy disk drive by an electronic device emulating the floppy disk drive (list of supported Computer/Hardware).

There are two differents emulators:

  • A USB version which allows to connect the floppy disk drive interface of the computer to a PC via a USB cable.
  • A SDCARD version which allows to emulate floppy disks which images are stored in a SDCARD.

Release notes for the HxCFloppyEmulator software v2.1.4.0:

  • New Loader : *.ANA AnaDisk file loader.
  • New Loader : VFDDAT file loader.
  • New Loader : Densei Sirius VFD DAT Loader.
  • New Writer : *.DIM writer.
  • New Writer : *.ADZ writer.
  • New Writer : *.TRD Writer.
  • New Loader : Atari ST *.STW Loader.
  • New Writer : Atari ST *.STW Writer.
  • New Writer : Atari ST *.ST Writer.
  • New Writer : Atari ST *.STX Writer.
  • STX Loader/Writer : Flakey bits mask support added, Loader/writer improved.
  • SCP Loader/Writer : Loader/writer improved.
  • D88 Loader : Gap3 setting corrected.
  • Dos disk browser : More disks layouts.
  • libhxcfe : New track support : AED6200P.
  • XML format definitions : Mictrotan 65 TANDOS.
  • Flux Stream Analyzer : Possible segmentation fault corrected.
  • Flux Stream Analyzer : Input filtering reduced.
  • Kryoflux Stream Loader (*XX.X.raw) / analyser : NFA over index support added.
  • Track editor : Add & Remove track functions added.
  • Track editor : RPM & Bitrate change functions added.
  • Track editor : Insertion function added.
  • Track editor : Negative offset support.
  • Disk viewer : Image CRC32, library version and file name displayed.
  • Disk viewer : Track(s) type displayed.
  • Disk viewer : Cells density displayed.
  • Progess bar added for the loaders/writers.
  • SD/USB Emulator setting window : Advanced pinout settings added.
  • Code sources fixes/changes for GCC, Clang and VS2015 x86 & x64 compilation support.
  • And many more fixes and improvements..

Download:

source: hxc2001.free.fr lotharek.pl