Thanks to my friend Andry for donation a few things for Atari

Here the list:

• Modem Supra Corporation 300 AT
• Berliner Cilinder Video Digitizer Atari 520 ST
• Composite Video Switcher (Color/Mono)
• A unknown Interface with 3 x Potentiometers+ 2 x DIN IN/OUT + Cartridge Expansion Port (they have used the cartridge case of the Commodore 64 but the connector is Atari).
• A unknown Harddisk Interface for Atari.
• Two unknown cables with Floppy Drive Connections.

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Thanks my friend Andry for the donation of a few cartridge games for the Commodore VIC-20 that i have missed in the years.

Titles:

• Buck Rogers Planet of Zoom (Sega)
• Avenger (VIC-1901)
• Gorf (VIC-1923)
• Saragon II Chess (VIC-1919)
• Mission Impossible (VIC-1916)
• Slot (VIC-1904)
• Alien (VIC-1906)
• Speed Math / Bingo Math (VIC-1933)

Thanks to my friend Andry for donation some games cartridges.

Titles:

Radofin 1292/1392 – Acetronic MPU 1000 – Prinztronic Microprocessor – Audiosonic PP 1292

• Horse Racing (3012 HR) – Boxed
• Prizefight (3014 PF) – Boxed
• Air/Sea Attack (3005 AT) – Boxed
• Shooting Gallery (3006 SG) – Boxed
• Tank/Plane Battle (3004 TP) – Boxed
• Pro Sport 60 (3001 PS) – Boxed
• Circus (3013 CI) – Boxed

Palladium

• Tele-Bowling (Wipeout) – Tele-Cassette 606 – Boxed
• 10 Ball-Spiele – Tele-Cassette 610 – Boxed

Home Arcade – Leonardo GIG – Hanimex HMG2650 – Arcadia 2001

• Breakaway (#17) – Boxed
• Cat Trax (#24) – Boxed
• Grand SlamTennis – Loose

I have exhumed my old Macbook Core 2 Duo 13″ (late 2007) to install a Linux OS (Linux Mint) but before doing this work i wanted to give a nice internal cleaning and replacing the thermal paste of the cpu.

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Hoxs64 written by David Horrocks is a Commodore 64 emulator for Microsoft Windows 2K/XP/Vista/Seven (DirectX 9+)

The emulator substantially reproduces this legacy machine in minute detail.

Changelog:

• Fixed CPU opcodes SHS SHA SHY SHX ARR (decimal mode) to pass the VICE tests.
• Added SID noise write back behaviour.
• Corrected the SID master volume position to be after the SID filters. Was broken since v1.0.8.8.
• SID ring modulation fix.
• Corrected sector gaps when reading a D64.
• Adjusted 1541 drive motor spin down timing as required for Wonderland XIII by Censor Design.
• Fixed fault with save state / load state.
• Fixed fault with FDI save.
• Fixed Ultimax open address fetch.

Download:

• Hoxs64 64 bit v1.0.9.1 (835)
• Hoxs64 32 bit v1.0.9.1 (778)
• Hoxs64 Ansi Win98/2K v1.0.9.1 (750)

source: hoxs64.net

Commodore Floppy Disk Drive 1541 Repair (#1)

Defect:

• Motor runs continuously.
• Loading a Program or a Directory freeze the computer.
• Misaligned.

Repair:

• Replace 901229-05 (UB4)
• Replace 7414 (UA1)
• Head Alignment.

Gallery of the repair:

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Commodore Floppy Disk Drive 1541 Repair (#2)

Defect:

• Write Protect Problem.

Repair:

• A wire of the infrared LED was broken. The problem is remove the glue and the heat shrink tube around the LED.

Gallery of the repair:

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Commodore Floppy Disk Drive 1541 Not Repaired (#3/#4/#5)

Defect:

• Don’t read anything.

These Floppy Disk Drive have the Read Head interrupted. This seems to be the most common problem in the Mitsumi (Newtronics) drives.

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Commodore Floppy Disk Drive 1541 Repair (#6)

Defect:

• Loading a Program or a Directory freeze the computer.

Repair:

• Replace VIA 6522 (UC3)

Gallery of the repair:

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Commodore Floppy Disk Drive 1541 Repair (#7)

Defect:

• Loading a Program or a Directory freeze the computer.

Repair:

• Replace 7414 (UA1)

Gallery of the repair:

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Commodore Floppy Disk Drive 1541 Repair (#8)

Defect:

• Motor runs continuously.
• Loading a Program or a Directory freeze the computer.

Repair:

• Replace CPU 6502 (UC4)
• Replace 7414 (UA1)

Gallery of the repair:

Commodore 64 [ASSY 250407] Repair (#1)

Defect:

• Startup screen Scrambled/Garbage.

Repair:

• Replaced the IC socket of MOS 6569 (VIC-II) oxidized.

Gallery of the repair:

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Commodore 64 [ASSY 250407] Repair (#2)

Defect:

• Garbage Graphics.

Repair:

• Replaced MOS 6569 (VIC-II).

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Commodore VIC-20 [ASSY 250403] Repair

Defect:

• Black Screen.

Repair:

• Replaced MOS 6502 (UE10).

Gallery of the repair:

Amiga 600 (REV1.5) badly Distorted Clipped Saturated audio Repair

This Amiga 600 has suffered several months ago serious problems of the leakages capacitors.

The amiga has worked for a period and then the sound has stopped to working with the classic distorted/clipped audio defect.

I have replaced the usual LF374 SMD with a TL084C 100% compatible and everything has started to work perfectly.

Gallery of the repair:

Commodore Amiga 500 (ASSY 312510 REV.5) Repair

Defect:

• Black Screen.

Repair:

• Replaced a 74LS244 (U35)
• I have removed a rusty part of the pcb to see if the tracks are interrupted or in a bad state.

Note:

• This Amiga has already been repaired in years past, not from me.

Gallery of the repair:

This is another nice test cartridge can help a little bit the repairs, many thanks to the author of the DIAG264 software.

Gallery:

source: diag264 blog.tynemouthsoftware.co.uk

Replacing the black case of the Ultimate II+ cartridge with a transparent one.

Gallery:

source: 1541ultimate.net

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

Titles:

• Fire Breath +
• Fire Breath +3D
• Fire Breath +
• Space Game Preview
• Commie UFO Attack +2
• Fire Breath +4HD
• Fight Run Preview
• Border Blast 3 [seuck]
• Basic Battleships
• Zap Fight 2 – Special Edition [seuck]
• Walker +7FD
• Memory (+Editor) +1TD
• Weasel +3MTD
• The Hunter [seuck]
• Super ACE 1942 [seuck]
• Main Ninja [seuck]
• C64 Maze Preview
• The Legend of the Amazon Women +5DG
• Casino Wheel 64
• Camel’s Back
• Planets of Death Preview
• Hack Attack 1.1
• 8-bit Civilizations – Demo
• Hack Attack 1.1
• 8-bit Civilizations Preview &D
• Roll On
• C64Maze &D
• Munchkin 64 Preview
• Pong Preview 2
• Inner Space Plant Attack +5HD
• Labman +3JTD
• Mastermind 2017
• Funky Fraktions
• C64Maze +JD
• Antarta [seuck]
• Gameboy Tetris
• Moonstone Preview V2 +D
• Snake Preview
• Mastermind 2017 +
• Pretzel Shop
• Donut Shop
• Trader!
• Basic Battleships
• Escape from London Preview
• Rescue at Rana +4D
• Mastermind 2017 +D
• Yatzy +D
• PETSCII-Poker 2016 +D
• Row Man Preview +
• Fort Django V1.1
• Fort Django V1.1 +

Download: All Games in One Archive (3839)

source: csdb.dk

This is the official demo party results from Datastorm 2017. See also the CSDB DATASTORM 2017 section for more informations.

C64 Demo:

• 1  Neon by Triad
• 2  The Shores of Reflection by SHAPE
• 3  The Last Hope by Atlantis
• 4  Zoo 2017 Invitation by Artline Designs, Extend, Triad
• 5  Göteborg Tower by Active
• 6  Surdataströmming 99% by Elysium
• 7  Dansa med DNS by Dinasours

C64 4K Intro:

• 1  Belong by Mahoney
• 2  NP Complete by Rabenauge

C64 Music:

• 1  Bait & Switch by Stinsen
• 2  Intertwined by Dane/Lft
• 3  I Just Had Hex on My Wavetable by Fegolhuzz        
• 4  Savers by Zabutom
• 5  Smokish by Kristian Røstøen        
• 6  Too Little Time by Qdor        
• 7  Sculpting the Data by ZZAP69

C64 Graphics:

• 1  Rear View by ilesj
• 2  Spring Gate by Leon
• 3  Incarnations by Twoflower            
• 4  Winter Girl by Hammerfist
• 5  Time to Waste by Malmix        
• 6  Mononkel by hedning
• 7  A Dragon by Sharakmir
• 8  Monster in My Cookie Jar by OhLi        
• 9  Vad är en riktig dator?

Mixed Graphics:

• 1  Grönsaksmördaren by Fatzone        
• 2  Pollygon Wants a Crackfix by Divine Stylers        
• 3  Treasure Trove by PETSCIIBerlin        
• 4  Mr Roboto by Rabenauge        
• 5  Norwegian Barbecue by Darklite, Hoaxers        
• 6  Scrolling Kitchens by Silicon Limited        

Productions released outside compos:

• Argentine Songbook Vol. 1 by PVM (Music Collection)
• Blackbird 1.0 (Tool)
• Jupiler Dance by Genesis Project (Music)
• Modular Sounds 5 by Artstate (Music Collection)
• Neon poster by Triad (Misc.)
• Ohnesorg by Triad (One-File Demo)
• Spring Gate by Resource/Chorus/Singular (Graphics)
• Suburbia Sprawling by Triad (Graphics)
• T.P.C.T.S. by Bonzai (One-File Demo)

Download: Datastorm 2017 Full Party Stuff (959)

source: datastorm.party

Vampire GOLD2 Core Released for V600 v2 & V500 v2.

Changelog:

• AMMX greatly improved.
• Added CPU counters.
• Added TURTLE mode.
• Modified PCR register. 68080 now acts as a 060.
• Modified MOVEC Rc,Rn (reads in User mode and Writes in Supervisor mode)
• Improved some loops patterns.
• Improved self-modifying code support.
• Improved memory controller to be full 32-bit.
• Improved HDMI core.

Also, SAGA Driver package has been updated to v0.11 to accomodate new things.

Download: Vampire Core & Saga Driver (1453)

source: apollo-accelerators.com

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 v2.1.6.0:

• XML format definitions : Korg DSS1 DD disks added.
• XML format definitions : Emax II disks added.
• Command line tool : USB loader -> Raw loader added.
• Amstrad DSK file added to the batch converter export list.
• New Writer : Thomson *.FD writer.
• Thomson *.FD loader fixed : Side 1 ID corrected to 0.
• D88 Writer fixed : Cylinder and Side ID correctly set.
• ImageDisk (*.IMD) export : Deleted data mark and data CRC error flags supported.
• FAT12/16 Disk browser : Entries First cluster readback corrected. (With high word uninitialized).
• IMG loader : More disk sizes support added.
• DosDiskBrowser : 1.743MB & 1.764MB added.
• 64bits systems : Batch converter and Dos Disk browser issues fixed.
• MacOS X & Linux version : file export -> Auto-append the file extension.
• Track editor : Disk flux stream reverse function.
• Track viewer & editor : GUI layout changed/updated.

Download:

• HxC Floppy Emulator Software v2.1.6.0 (867)

source: hxc2001.free.fr lotharek.pl