A new version of the firmware for the interface 1541 Ultimate is released. This version runs on both version of the Ultimate 1541 cartridge.

Version 2.4 includes the fixes that TLR made to the firmware, and adds the following features:

• CRT load (just by selecting the file, not on boot time)
• EasyFlash support (reading only, writing is not needed IMHO)
• Flashing and running custom FPGAs (Ultimate-II only), especially for those who want to do FPGA development without JTAG cable. FPGA bitfile will be flashed into the spare area of the Flash memory device, and the FPGA is booted from there. So there is no risk of bricking your device. (Flashing needs to be done for every boot still, optimizations will follow.)

For the rest, a lot of work has been done ‘under the hood’; especially in preparation of a native command interface to control the Ultimate from I/O space. But since this is not yet ready, it’s not included (=not enabled) in the 2.4 firmware.

Download:

• 1541 Ultimate-II V2.4 (1072)
• 1541 Ultimate-I (Plus) V2.4 (1105)

source: 1541ultimate.net

The cartridge EasyFlash III by Skoe is available on Retro-Donald shop. Like the previous version the VHDL code is open source.

This version introduces several new features, like:

• Kernal emulation (no need hardware changes).
• If you choose to use the Kernal emulation the RAM will be available.
• You can choose 8 Kernal’s.
• You can choose 7 EasyFlash’s.
• USB connector for firmware updates.
• Emulation of FinalCartridge III, ActionReplay…

source: retro-donald.de skoe.de

Some new cracked and trained games from your favorites groups TRIAD and Dinasours.

Download:

• Mr. Speedy and His Adventures + (1333)
• Rainbow Challenge (1351)
• Tunnel Escape +2 (1306)
• Attack of the Tomato + (1336)
• Magdom II + (1307)
• Elliot +2 (1339)

source: noname.c64.org/csdb

Autopsy:

After 8 long months of waiting i finally received the Ultimate 1Mb module by Candle’o'Sin.

The Ultimate 1Mb module is a expansion for Atari XE/XL.

This module allows a easy installation regardless of machine type one chooses and is not intrusive to original hardware. The Ultimate 1Mb was designed to fit in any XL/XE computer, including 1200XL and XEGS – there are no versions as such, the only diffrence might be with lenght of ribbon cables it connects to motherboard

Features:

• To be as much solderless as possible (only RW, PHI2, HALT and RESET lines need soldering)
• Fully flashable SpartaDOS-X with up to 320kbytes for its purposes
• RTC module for SDX with battery backup and NVRAM
• Fully flashable 4 OS ROM slots
• Hardware WRITE PROTECT for whole Flash array
• Configurable memory expansion with 4 modes of operation (disabled, 320k RAMBO, 578k COMPY SHOP, 1088k RAMBO)
• Customizable BASIC and MISSLE COMMAND slots (also flashable)
• System select/Memory exp mode select from integrated BIOS

source: spiflash.org atariage.com

Commodore 64 Gold Edition on Ebay.

from Richard Lagendijk Homepage:

This a special edition of the Commodore C64, celebrating the 1.000.000th sale of the C64 in Germany. This is one of the most desirable Commodore items. There are about 300 golden Commodore C64 produced. The numbers from 1.000.000 until 1.000.100 were for the staff of the Commodore factory Braunschweig.

The rest was given to hard- en software companies, magazine-publishers and distributors. The C64 is a computer system with a keyboard, external power-supply and a motherboard. On the motherboard you will find a MOS 6510 processor, RAM / ROM memory, MOS 6569 VIC-II video chip, MOS 6581 SID sound chip and twice a MOS 6526 CIA. PAL version.

source: ebay.com richardlagendijk.nl

Some new cracked and trained games from your favorites groups Genesis Project, Onslaught and Dinasours.

Download:

• Ripper! +DM (1333)
• Brickout +D [one-filed] (1280)
• Little Muck +2 (1383)
• Sea Butcher (1358)
• Zarcon (1316)

source: noname.c64.org/csdb

Autopsy:

from Wikipedia:

The iMac is a range of all-in-one Macintosh desktop computers built by Apple. It has been the primary part of Apple’s consumer desktop offerings since its introduction in 1998, and has evolved through five distinct forms.

The announcement of the iMac in 1998 was a source of discussion and anticipation among commentators, Mac fans, and detractors. Opinions were divided over Apple’s drastic changes to the Macintosh hardware. At the time, Apple was trying to improve its retail strategy. Apple declared that “the back of our computer looks better than the front of anyone else’s”.

Apple declared the ‘i’ in iMac to stand for “Internet”; it also represented the product’s focus as a personal device (‘i’ for “individual”). Attention was given to the out-of-box experience: the user needed to go through only two steps to set up and connect to the Internet. “There’s no step 3!” was the catch-phrase in a popular iMac commercial narrated by actor Jeff Goldblum.

Another commercial, dubbed “Simplicity Shootout”, pitted seven-year-old Johann Thomas and his border collie Brodie, with an iMac, against Adam Taggart, a Stanford University MBA student, with an HP Pavilion 8250, in a race to set up their computers. Johann and Brodie finished in 8 minutes and 15 seconds, whereas Adam was still working on it by the end of the commercial. Apple later adopted the ‘i’ prefix across its consumer hardware and software lines, such as the iPod, iBook, iPhone, iPad and various pieces of software such as the iLife suite and iWork and the company’s media player/store, iTunes.

source: wikipedia

Some new cracked and trained games from your favorites groups Genesis Project and TRIAD.

Download:

• Quolerus +D (1358)
• Pot Nabber + (1319)

source: noname.c64.org/csdb

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Some new cracked and trained games from your favorites groups Genesis Project, Nostalgia and AmiDog.

Download:

• Hyper Blast +D (1339)
• Test Drive II +3D [pal/ntsc] (1406)
• Nuts Preview (1353)
• Test Drive Compilation [Easyflash] (1408)

source: noname.c64.org/csdb

A new version of the program SidPlay for M$ Windows is released by Inge.

Download: SidPlay v2.6 (M$ Windows) (875)

source: noname.c64.org/csdb

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):

• 861 new SIDs (total: 41250)
• 156 fixed/better rips.
•  14 PlaySID/Sidplay1 specific SIDs eliminated.
•  11 repeats/bad rips eliminated.
• 786 SID credit fixes.
•  88 SID model/clock infos.
•  31 tunes from /DEMOS/UNKNOWN/ identified
•  12 tunes from /GAMES/ identified
•  51 tunes moved out of /DEMOS/ to their composers’ directories.
•  28 tunes moved out of /GAMES/ to their composers’ directories.
• 300 new STIL entries.

Download:

• HVSC Update #56 (1362)
• Complete HVSC #56 (1347)

source: www.hvsc.c64.org

2011 – A Press Space Odyssey is a new amazing demo in 4 disk’s for Commodore 64 by Offence.

Download: 2011 - A Press Space Odyssey (999)

source: noname.c64.org/csdb