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SID Known v1.04 a SID tune identifier tool

June 25th, 2012 No comments

SID Known is a command line tool (M$ Windows) which you can use to identify SID tunes from SID and PRG files.

This tool can be used if e.g. you want to know which SID tune is used in a specific C64 demo or C64 game, or you have a SID tune found or ripped and you want to know if it is already in your SID collection.

Download: SID Known v1.04 (1064)

source: noname.c64.org

C64 Game: 15 new games released for Commodore 64

June 25th, 2012 No comments

Atari 8-Bit Game: Line Runner by GR8 Software

June 21st, 2012 No comments

Line Runner is 8-bit Atari version of the popular game for Android and iPhone. Copyright’s owner is Rober Szeleney (Djinnworks).

Line Runner is available for Atari 800XL, 65XE, 130XE, 1200XL, both PAL and NTSC and is also available a Cartridge version for a very low price.

Download: Line Runner by GR8 Software (1049)

source: gr8.atari.pl

Categories: Atari, News & Rumors, Today

C64 Game: Wheelin’ Wallie HS / Donkey Kong (Atarisoft) +5H …

June 18th, 2012 No comments

Some new games (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups: Really Proud Lamers, Mayday! and The Hidden Farts.

Download:

source: csdb.dk

C64 Game: Attacker +4H / Gertie Goose + / Stop Stones +5H …

June 15th, 2012 No comments

C64 Utility: EasyCLI v0.06

June 14th, 2012 No comments

EasyCLI is a command shell for the Commodore 64 computer. EasyCLI is packaged as an EasyFlash cartridge. This gives EasyCLI the ability to boot the computer and bring the user straight to the shell without having to load and run a program from disk.

EasyCLI comes packaged with several built in commandlets, each of which is it’s own 8K program that is stored in the EasyFlash cartridge and loaded on demand.

Changelog:

  • New command: ECHO – Outputs text following the command.
  • New command: PAUSE – displays prompt and waits for user to input a key.
  • New command: EXEC – Executes a script. Scripts are chains of commands that will be executed in a sequence. Scripts can be chained together by including another EXEC command at the end of the script. This is very useful because the longer a script is the longer it takes to execute the commands in the script since the script must be reloaded after each command, so chaining together small scripts is faster than one big script.

Download: EasyCLI v0.06 (978)

source: easycli.codeplex.com

Flashback 2012: C64 – Official demo party results

June 12th, 2012 No comments

This is the official demo party results from Flashback 2012 (Top 3 Entries only). See also the CSDB Flackback 2012 section for more informations and download.

C64 Demo:

  • Are we there yet? by Genesis Project
  • Better by Onslaught
  • Hokutopus Force by Hokuto Force

C64 Music:

  • Tasmanian Jazzcat by Wiklund
  • Delusion by Adam
  • Coca Koala by Stinsen

C64 Graphics:

  • Sir Marmot Wombadger by iLKke
  • Reflected by Joe
  • Shut Up Woman Get on My Horse by Chicken Brittle

Productions released outside compos:

  • Hertzblut by Arsenic (Music Collection)
  • Vandalism News #59 by Vandalism News Staff/Wrath Designs/Onslaught (Diskmag)

Download: Flashback 2012 full Party stuff (1143)

source: noname.c64.org/csdb/

C64 DiskMagazine: Vandalism News #59

June 12th, 2012 No comments

Onslaught / Wrath Designs / Vandalism, bring to you the 59th issue of the Vandalism News.

Download: Vandalism News #59 (1041)

source: noname.c64.org/csdb

EasyFlash Cart Builder v1.00

June 12th, 2012 No comments

EasyFlash Cart Builder is a M$ Windows tool for linking files together into an EasyFlash cartridge.

This is the first release of the EasyFlash Cart Builder. This release is capable of building a valid EasyFlash cartridge image that utilizes both EasyAPI and EasyFS. Cartridges are define in an XML file format. Each cartridge must define a boot image which must be a 16K Ultimax cart image.

If you want EasyAPI included in your archive you need to include the standard EAPI marker at offset $3800 of your boot image.

Download: EasyFlash Cart Builder v1.00 (916)

source: efcb.codeplex.com

EasyFlash 3 CPLD Firmware v1.0.0

June 11th, 2012 No comments

It was released a new firmware for the EasyFlash Cartridge 3 by Skoe. The upgrade instructions can be found here.

Changelog:

Version 1.0.0 – 06.06.2012

  • USB and I/O2 RAM are also active in KERNAL mode
  • Allows USB-related features in a special KERNAL currently being developed.
  • KERNAL implementation uses a cleaner timing now.
  • CPLD Version register added ($de08). It will be displayed in the next menu version, not release yet.
  • Improved C128 support.
  • 2 MHz mode works in EasyFlash mode (needed for PoP)
  • Added a way to leave to C64 mode or to C128 mode.
  • Will need a menu update, not release yet.
  • Still NO external KERNAL on C128! Many optimizations to get all this crap into the CPLD.

Some of the features will need a software update which is not release yet. Do not try to start an external KERNAL on the C128, it will crash.

Download: EasyFlash 3 CPLD Firmware v1.0.0 (1495)

source: forum64.de

C64 Utility: EasyCLI v0.05

June 8th, 2012 No comments

EasyCLI is a command shell for the Commodore 64 computer. EasyCLI is packaged as an EasyFlash cartridge. This gives EasyCLI the ability to boot the computer and bring the user straight to the shell without having to load and run a program from disk.

EasyCLI comes packaged with several built in commandlets, each of which is it’s own 8K program that is stored in the EasyFlash cartridge and loaded on demand.

The following features are planned for version 1.0 through implementation as commandlets:

  • HELP – in program help system.
  • CD – change directory.
  • DIR – display directory.
  • MKDIR – make directory.
  • RMDIR – remove directory.
  • DEL – delete file.
  • REN – rename file or directory.
  • COPY – copy files.
  • MOVE – move files.
  • SHOW – display text file.
  • MKIMG – make disk image.
  • WRIMG – write disk image.
  • COPYDISK – copy entire disk.
  • CONFIG planned – modify default configuration.

Download: EasyCLI v0.05 (1042)

source: easycli.codeplex.com

Ym2149 Tracker 12.023 Beta

June 8th, 2012 2 comments

Peter Jørgensen has released a new Beta version of his YM-2149 Tracker for M$ Windows. The sound chip YM-2149 is used in Atari ST/E/Falcon series.

New Function in Beta 12.021:

  • Auto portamento.
  • Buzzer Vibrato.
  • Buzzer portamento.
  • Unified frequent list.
  • Turn Tone/Wave on-off in vibrato, bend and arpeggio.
  • Vibrato Depth.
  • Invert Vibrato for synth wave.

Beta 120.23 – note from the author:

i found 3 bugs in the tone-bend routine. and i have also change 2 of the functions in the program.

Before note-lock was affecting both S1 and S2 now you can set it to s1,s2 or both. I have also change bend-mode ramp-off to only turn off the source that is being bent. So if you bend only S1 then it is only S1 that is turn off after the bend is finish

Download: Ym2149 Tracker 12.023 Beta (1070)

source: bitmania.de

Bidding ended to US $75.600,00 for a Original Apple 1 Motherboard

June 7th, 2012 No comments

source: ebay.com

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

C64 Game: Soulless +3D / EasyFlash Compilation #4 / Robin …

June 5th, 2012 2 comments

Some new games (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups: OnslaughtLifeless Incorporated and Nostalgia.

Download:

source: csdb.dk

AspeQt v0.8.3 (Atari serial peripheral emulator for Qt)

June 3rd, 2012 No comments

AspeQt is a cross-platform, free and open source Atari 8-bit serial peripheral emulator. The name is an acronym for Atari serial peripheral emulator for Qt, Qt being the cross-platform application development framework used by AspeQt.

AspeQt emulates various Atari 8-bit peripherals like disk drives and printers via an SIO-2-PC cable. If you are familiar with software like Sio2Pc, APE, Atari810, AtariSIO etc., you probably won’t have any problems getting used to AspeQt.

Even though AspeQt is not fully mature yet, it is easy to use and, despite its shortcomings, has many features that you may find useful, the highlights being:

  • Cross-platform GUI with drag and drop support.
  • 8 emulated disk drives with support for 512 bytes per sector disk images.
  • High speed operation up to 6 times faster than the normal speed.
  • Ability to use PC folders as emulated disks.
  • Disk image explorer for viewing and modifying disk image contents.
  • Ability to run Atari executables without messing with disk images and DOSes.
  • Printer emulation.
  • Cassette image playback.

Download:

source: aspeqt.sourceforge.net