CBM prg Studio Version 2.9.0 is released. There are a lot of new features in this version. I’d really appreciate it if you report any bugs you find or have any suggestions/comments.
CBM prg Studio allows you to type a BASIC or Machine Code program in using a nice Windows environment and convert it to a ‘.prg’ file which you can run on an emulator, or even a real C64 / VIC20 or PET if you’re feeling brave and have the right kit.
CBM prg Studio is the result of merging C64PrgGen and VIC20PrgGen. Adding new features and fixing bugs in two apps which were 95% similar was a bit of a nightmare so merging them made sense.
It was also a good opportunity for a face lift and to add some new features, such as:
- Programs are project based, meaning all related source files, sprite files etc. are kept in one place and multiple source files can be linked more easily.
- Tabbed MDI.
- Syntax highlighting.
What CBM prg Studio isn’t is a front-end for tok64, cbmcnvrt, bastext or any other tokeniser / detokeniser / assembler. It’s all been written completely from scratch.
New features:
- Extended colour mode for screen designer.
- Binary file import for screen designer.
- User defined links in Help.
- Batch files for user tools menu.
- Updated help file.
Bug Fixed:
- Assembler
- WORD sequences ending in , not reported.
- ROL, LSR, ADC, SBC not setting status flags in debugger properly.
- STX/STY reporting invalid address mode.
- Macros after cheap labels weren’t expanded properly.
- Macros containing tabs or comments weren’t expanded properly.
- Labels after ‘Incasm’ were not recognised.
- Indirect jumps not recognising labels
- Wrong detection of assembling past end of memory.
- Comments after macro calls were corrupting the parameters.
- Build events were not exported properly.
- Screen Designer
- ‘Undo’ undid everything, not just the last operation.
- Screen editor background colours can be set per character.
- General
- Some code reformatting issues
Download: CBM prg Studio v2.9.0 (962)
source: ajordison.co.uk
We have updated the installation manual of the ZOE Interface for Intellivision. We have added the installation procedure of a old PCB version used in some Intellivision.
Download: Zoe Interface Installation Manual (English/Italian) revision 21-12-2013 (1197)
The conditions of this Commodore Dual Disk 8250 LP are really bad. The CBM 8250 LP is left for over 25 years in a dovecote.
The cleaning, repairing and restoration have taken a long time, but the result is more than acceptable.
The comparison (before / after):
Defects:
- Floppy Disk Drive completely dead.
- Main motherboard failure: Status LED green but with the Floppy Disk Drive LEDs (red) that blink 3 times and then repeat in loop.
- Directory displayed with extra chars.
Repair:
- Replaced all the electrolytic capacitors of the two Floppy Disk Drive.
- Replaced the IC RIOT MOS 901869-01 (Memory, I / O, Timer array)
- Replaced the IC RIOT MOS 6532 (RAM-I/O-Timer)
Gallery of repair and cleaning:
Javatari is a multiplayer Atari 2600 emulator written in pure Java with no external libs.
Features:
- Client-Server multiplayer mode. Runs great in low-latency networks such as LANs.
- Drag&Drop and Copy&Paste of ROM files or URLs. Very easy to try ROMs from websites!
- Scanlines and TV screen emulation modes.
- Real Atari console user interface.
Changelog;
- Full support for the upcoming Java security requirements.
- Both all-permissions and sandboxed deployment options.
Download: Javatari JAR v4.0 (Needs Java 6 or greater) (944)
source: javatari.org
Gallery of repair and cleaning:
This computer is arrived for a repair from a friend. The defect is the classic Black Screen of Death and also the PCB has certainly seen better days.
Defects found:
- Short circuits.
- Tracks interrupted or broken.
- Tracks partially raised.
- Jumpers with flying leads.
- Some components are partially unsoldered and soldered to other components.
Repair:
- Rebuild all the tracks interrupted or partially raised.
- Arrangement of all components removed or partially unsoldered.
- Removing flying jumpers
- Replaced CPU Zilog Z80
- Replaced a RAM 2114
- Replaced a Multiplexer 74LS157
- Replaced the ZX-81 Rom with a Eprom 2532 with programmed the ZX-80 Rom.
Mod:
- Composite video output (simple version without Transistor). It was made only to make easiest the repair.
This is the official results of the Intro Creation Competition 2013 Top 3 Entries only. See also the official homepage for more informations.
C64 Demo:
- Gary by Vision
- Genesis Project “Asteroids Intro” by Genesis Project
- Bouncy Bouncy by Desire
Download: Intro Creation Competition 2013 (all demo) (1097)
source: noname.c64.org/csdb
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 v2.0.18.4:
- TRS80 DMK Loaded : Image Sanity check -> Minimum track number changed from 30 to 1 track.
- Predefined raw formats added : Ensoniq Mirage 440KB, E-mu Emax DD 800KB, GeneralMusic GEM S3 1600KB, GeneralMusic GEM WX 1440KB.
- libhxcfe : Track Generator -> hxcfe_setTrackType function added.
- libhxcfe : Track alteration functions -> hxcfe_getSide & hxcfe_shiftTrackData function added.
- libhxcfe : XML floppy file definition -> <track_list></track_list> Track definition fields working.
- New track support : Data disk Arburg format.
- New track support : System disk Arburg format.
- New Writer : SSD Speccy DOS file.
- New Writer : Amiga ADF files.
- New Loader : SCP files (SuperCard Pro) (WIP).
- New Writer : SCP files (SuperCard Pro) (WIP).
- New Writer : Kryoflux raw files.
- New Writer : BMP file (Disk layout picture).
- libhxcfe : Transitions level flux analyzer functions.
- libhxcfe : Generic flux stream analyzer enhanced.
- ADF, DMS, MSA, ST Loaders : 4 empty tracks added at the end of the disk.
- D88 Loader : Odd track number issue corrected.
- CPC EDSK writer : Some missing flag support added. (Deleted address mark & CRC flags).
- Sega System24 Loader : New format added ( 8192B + 3*1024B + 512B + 256B sectors).
- Floppy Dump : Default step rate set at 16ms.
- zlib updated : zlib 1.2.8
- Amiga/UAE Extended ADF file loader : Amiga DOS track offset loading corrected.
Download:
source: hxc2001.free.fr lotharek.pl
Some new games or tools (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups.
Titles:
- The Atom U-Boat +ED 101%
- Candle Burner v1.1
- Micro Hexagon +
- Linus vs. Simon +F [pal/ntsc]
- Vallation +2D
- Devil Ronin +2
- Bellringer III +2D
- Invert +2
- Magic Duel
- Powerglove [RGCD Compo Edition] +D
- Kobo64 +3
- Candelburner
- Candle Burner v1.1 +
- Invert +7HFD [pal/ntsc]
- Linus vs. Simon (16KB Cartridge Version)
- Candle Burner v1.1 (16KB Cartridge Version)
- Bellringer III (16KB Cartridge Version)
- Invert (16KB Cartridge Version)
- Monster Buster +2
- Magic Duel (16KB Cartridge Version)
- Powerglove (16KB Cartridge Version)
- Revenge of the Tomato (16KB Cartridge Version)
- Devil Ronin (16KB Cartridge Version)
- Vallation (16KB Cartridge Version)
- Kobo64 (16KB Cartridge Version)
- Rocket Smash (16KB Cartridge Version)
- Monster Buster
- Monster Buster (16KB Cartridge Version)
- Rocket Smash [16KB Cartridge Version] +2H
- Cosmic Ark +D
- Monster Buster +2F [pal/ntsc]
- Cosmic Ark (16KB Cartridge Version)
- Micro Hexagon (16KB Cartridge Version)
- Star of Africa +TD 101%
- Kobo64 V2 +2M
- Kobo64 V2 +2M 100%
Download: All Games in One Archive (2825)
source: csdb.dk
The ZOE Interface was developed by xAD^Nightfall and Damiano “Manosoft” Colombari.
The Zoe interface lets you connect the PAL Mattel Intellivision console to a TV/ monitor through the RGB signal of a SCART connector, dramatically increasing the quality of the video signal and bringing it to the highest possible quality: the original output is a modest RF/Antenna signal.
The interface is connected in place of the National LM1886 IC (TV Video Matrix DAC) to take the RGB and Sync signals and convert them for the SCART output.
This interface is not compatible with the NTSC (USA) Mattel Intellivision console because the NTSC version doesn’t use the LM1886 IC: the original video signal is never converted from RGB to Composite and then to RF (Antenna).
The assembled kit is available and you can buy it now from ebay (An installation service on the console will be available for less experienced users)
Download: Zoe Interface Installation Manual (English/Italian) (1829)
A new version of the manual is available here.
Javatari is a multiplayer Atari 2600 emulator written in pure Java with no external libs.
Features:
- Client-Server multiplayer mode. Runs great in low-latency networks such as LANs.
- Drag&Drop and Copy&Paste of ROM files or URLs. Very easy to try ROMs from websites!
- Scanlines and TV screen emulation modes.
- Real Atari console user interface.
Changelog;
- Support for Harmony/Melody Cart flash memory and .cu images.
- Star Castle Arcade highscores now working.
- General performance tuning.
Download: Javatari JAR v3.40 (Needs Java 6 or greater) (1024)
source: javatari.org
It was released a new OS Update for the Everdrive N64 Flash Cartridge (Nintendo 64) by Krikzz. The upgrade instructions can be found here.
Changelog:
- 2.04 (31.10.2013)
- Fixed problem with corrupted file names
- 2.02 (28.10.2013)
- Bugfix
- More space for overscan area
- 2.00 (26.10.2013)
- OS Is not supported with EverDrive V1!!!
- Colpletely new OS was made from zero
- New FPGA core
- Faster SD interface. Now trasfer speed up to 23Mbyte/s
- GameShark cheats.
- IPS/APS patches support
- Auto cheats loading.
- Auto IPS/APS loading
- Forcing of TV mode in the game. It may help to run some PAL games in color with NTSC system
- New menu interface
- Auto CRC fix. May help to run some hacked roms with bad checksum
- Menu supports two resolutions 320×240 and 640×480. Probably will be useful for some RGB moded systems which blinks in 640×480 mode
- New controller PAK manager
- Controller PAK auto backup function
- Winks works with NTSC systems in color
- Some other minor improwments (:
- Copying data from file to file, ringht in menu. To make some extra copy of saves, for example
- File byte swapping. Useful for emulator save files converting
- Menu supports analog stick
Download: Everdrive N64 - OS Update v2.04 (1202)
source: krikzz.com
Some new games or tools (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups.
Titles:
- Oolong Preview
- Loopz +2HD [pal/ntsc]
- The War of the Worlds &D
- Dodo’s Deep Doo-Doo +2D
- Bloodwheels +2
- Sheer Earth Attack (Enhanced) +2H
- Gold Quest V +2H
- Dodo’s Deep Doo-Doo
- Island of Secrets V1.1 &SOL + MAP
- Conrad Dash
- Tarzan +4DM
- Space Towers +12HM
- Terrain &DG
Download: All Games in One Archive (2932)
source: csdb.dk
A new demo (slideshow) by Algorithm.
Download: CSSHC-VQ Slideshow by Algorithm (1121)
source: csdb.dk
Onslaught / Wrath Designs / Vandalism, bring to you the 60th issue of the Vandalism News.
Download: Vandalism News #60 (1077)
source: noname.c64.org/csdb
Memento is a new game for the Commodore Plus/4 (PAL) made by the group Assassins.
The program is written by Skoro, the graphics are from KiCHY and the music was made by Csabo. The game is a memory game and has 20 levels. The difficulty will increase with each level.
Download: Commodore Plus/4 Memento (1290)
source: plus4world.powweb.com
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