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C64 Game: Black Hawk +9D / Berzerk Redux Special Edition +4D …

March 21st, 2013 No comments

Replace Sinclair ZX81 Keyboard membrane (include Keyboard)

March 19th, 2013 No comments
Sinclair ZX81 Keyboard membrane

Replacement:

Simple steps to replace the keyboard Membrane of the Sinclair ZX81. The removal of the old keyboard is not illustrated but it is a very easy job.

  • Open the Sinclair ZX81.
  • Place the membrane.
  • Remove the adhesive protection.
  • Place the membrane and press firmly.
  • Check the Membrane Connector.
  • Gently insert the connectors on the pcb side.
  • Close the Sinclair ZX81.
  • Enjoy.

source: rwapsoftware.co.uk

AspeQt v0.8.8 (Atari serial peripheral emulator for Qt)

March 18th, 2013 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:

  • Up to 15 disk drive emulation.
  • Up to 6x SIO speed (125,000bps)
  • Support for ATR, XFD, PRO and ATX (preliminary) disk images.
  • Mount folders as emulated disks.
  • Disk image explorer.
  • Directly boot Atari executables.
  • Text only printer emulation with PC print, save, and ATASCII font support.
  • Cassette image playback.
  • Multilingual GUI (English, Polish, Slovak, German, Turkish and Russian)
  • AspeQt client module (AspeCl) for Atari, communicates with the server and performs a variety of remote operations.

Changelog:

  • Added an option (Options/Emulation menu) to selectively enable/disable filtering of underscore character from file names in Folder Images (Ray Ataergin)
  • Fixed a problem where “Unmount All” menu item was only unmounting the first 8 images. (Marcin Sochacki)
  • Updated Polish language translations (Marcin Sochacki – TheMontezuma)

Download:

source: aspeqt.sourceforge.net

Motherboard Commodore CBM 4008 Repaired for a friend

March 17th, 2013 No comments

I have repaired an motherboard of a Commodore CBM 4008 for a friend. The computer at the start-up shows only a black screen

The components that have been replaced are:

  • 1 x Video Ram 2114
  • 2 x SN74LS244
  • 1 x 6520

The computer after the repair works perfectly. You can see from the Photo.

Homemade video connector for the computer Enterprise 64/128

March 16th, 2013 No comments

Homemade video connector for the computer Enterprise 64/128.

source: enterprise.iko.hu

Enterprise 64 (SixtyFour) Repaired for a friend

March 15th, 2013 1 comment

I have repaired an Enterprise 64 (SixtyFour) for a friend. The defect via Composite or RF was a Black Screen but with the RGB output you could see a video signals without vertical sync.

The components that have been replaced are:

  • 1 x BC337
  • 1 x 74LS86 (HSync/VSync to Csync)
  • 1 x 74LS32 (HSync/VSync to Csync)

The computer after the repair works perfectly. You can see from the Photo.

Download: Enterprise 64/128 Schematics (1102)

source: enterprise.iko.hu

C64 Game: Little Sara Sister Trilogy 101% / Invasor +2 / Memotest …

March 15th, 2013 No comments

Repairing Console Amstrad GX4000

March 10th, 2013 5 comments

Console Amstrad GX4000 Repaired.

The fault is was caused by a wrong power connection. It was ‘resting’ the power plug of 11v on the power plug of 5v (monitor input).

Replaced parts:

  • 1 x Z80A
  • 2 x RAM 41464P

The components have been recovered from the Amstrad 464+

Repairing MBX Interface Expansion System for TI-99/4A

March 10th, 2013 No comments

TI-99/4A MBX Expansion System Repaired.

The interface MBX Expansion System was dead and the power voltage was in short-circuited. The failure was caused by the filter between the power supply and the 7805.

Video:

(Italian) Articolo sul Blog di Simone sulla riparazione dell’Atari 800XL

March 9th, 2013 No comments

Sorry, this entry is only available in Italian.

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

(Italian) Jurassic News numero #46

March 8th, 2013 No comments

Sorry, this entry is only available in Italian.

Categories: Magazine, News & Rumors, Today

Stella v3.81 (multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator)

March 7th, 2013 No comments

Stella release v3.8.1 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

Changelog:

  • Added support for TIA RSYNC writes, thanks to Omegamatrix of AtariAge. This allows the recently released “Extra Terrestrials” ROM to run, as well as improving emulation of “Fatal Run” and several other test ROMs.
  • Fixed typo in TIA HMOVE writes, thanks to Thomas Jentzsch. This fixes the constant collision issues in “Kool-Aid Man”, and several other homebrew ROMs.
  • Fixed sound issues on OSX PPC machines (all sound was in little-endian format, but PPC is big-endian).
  • The OSX DMG archive now contains proper modification dates.

Download: Stella v3.81 (1216)

source: stella.sourceforge.net

Javatari v3.10 (Atari 2600 emulator)

March 6th, 2013 No comments

Javatari is a multiplayer Atari 2600 emulator written in pure Java with no external libs.

Features:

  • Unique Client-Server multiplayer mode. Runs great in low-latency networks such as LANs.
  • Cheat and turn off Collisions. Finally discover the ending of River Raid!
  • Complete Save State/Load State functions.
  • Scanlines and TV screen emulation modes.
  • Real Atari console user interface.

Changelog;

  • Better compatibility in Linux and Mac OSX.
  • AdAdded Joystick support (Windows and Linux):
    • Fully selectable axes with deadzone adjustment.
    • Paddles analog emulation with adjustable sensitivity and centering
    • Other console controls can be mapped to Joystick buttons

Download: Javatari JAR v3.10 (Needs Java 6) (832)

source: javatari.org

New donation: Super Riteman C+ a Printer for C64/128

March 5th, 2013 No comments
Super Riteman C+

Autopsy:

Super Riteman C+ is a Printer for Commodore 64/128 donated by Damiano Colombari (Manosoft). Thanks Damiano.

C64 Game: Q-hop +4GD / Assembloids +2HD / Shaolin+ +2HD…

March 5th, 2013 No comments