Micro SwinSID (SwinSID88) is a hardware replacement for legendary SID sound chip which was placed in every Commodore C64 computer.
This hardware extension is designed as a module installed directly into the SID socket. It emulates the sound of the SID chip, but it is a lot more powerful and allows you experience the new dimension of C64 music.
The hardware desing of SID and Micro SwinSID (SwinSID88) modules is different in almost every way. Micro SwinSID (SwinSID88) is equipped with general purpose microprocessor (ATMega88PA or PU) with internal RAM and ROM.
A programmable device like this has a big advantage – there is a possibility to upgrade firmware and to add new features or fixes without any hardware modification.
Download: Micro SwinSID PCB and Schematics v1.1
Download firmware: Firmware (30/04/2010) / Firmware (19/10/2010)
source: forum64.de swinkels homepage
Autopsy:
The Mouse 1351 is a mouse made by Commodore from 1986, which can directly be plugged into the 9-pin controlport of a C64/128/D/DCR. The “Mouse 1351″ was provided with a manual and a test/demo disk.
Autopsy:
The Commodore 6499 is a modem made by Celint for Commodore in Italy. It was able to connect the Commodore 64 with Sip Videotel. Sip Videotel (now Telecom Italia) was unique telephone company in Italy that provided a sort of BBS with teletext.
The modem could transmit at 300/300 baud on BBSs, and 1200/75 baud on Videotel/Minitel.
Free Spirit’s “1541/71 Alignment System” reports the alignment condition of the disk drive as you perform adjustments.
On screen help is available while the program is running. Includes features for speed adjustment and stop adjustment. Complete instruction manual on aligning both the 1541 and 1571 drives. Even includes instructions on how to load alignment program when nothing else will load! Works on the C64, C64C, SX64, C128, C128D in either 64 or 128 mode, 1541, 1571 in either 1541 or 1571 mode! Autoboots to all modes. Second drive fully supported.
from Style64 homepage:
Style’s C64 TrueType package is our effort at a complete and proper TrueType (TTF) representation of the C64 glyph set.
The package provides five (5) TrueType formatted fonts as well as Embedded OpenType (.eot) and Web Open Font Format (.woff) versions ready for use in your own website.
source: style64.org
Commodore Free Magazine Issue #44
Free to download Commodore magazine dedicated to Commodore Computers.
In this issue you can find:
- ACE Commander 128 RC.
- Vandalism News #53 Released.
- Shredz64 Updated, PSX64 Available.
- Pocket 1541.
- Contiki Download Page.
- Aladdin 4D & ARES Partnership.
- A Conversation With Chuck Peddle, Bil Herd, Jeri Ellsworth.
- IceFileSystem 1.13 For MorphOS.
- AmiUpdate 2.
- CommodoreServer.com.
- Maziacs on the Plus/4.
- VIC20 New Game: Pillow Fight.
- UWOL Quest For Money.
- SCACOM Issue 18/19 Released.
- BOH Update13 Released.
- …more
source: commodorefree.com
from C64scene homepage:
Tomi Malinen is currently developing a dual SID board, although there are other solutions available for your C64 this one is interesting because of the ability to use either 6581 or 8580 as SID #2 no matter the board revision.
This means that you can play games with 6581 sound from the first channel and 8580 sound from the second.
Other features of the dual SID board are:
- Small board, only about 40mm x 50mm.
- SID #2 address jumper selectable between D400, D420, D500, DE00, DF00.
- MSSIAH-compatibility at DE00.
- Full game compatibility with double mono setting at D400.
Installation requires soldering, two wires attach to the cartridge port and two have to be soldered to the Kernal IC. When the SID #2 is mapped to D400, D420, D500 the wires to the cartridge port are not used.
Photo of both protypes installed:
source: c64scene.com lemon64.com
It is finally out! With this editor (PAL/NTSC) you can edit NUFLI (static) image directly with your Commodore 64.
source: noname.c64.org
Some new Games & Utility for Commodore VIC-20.
- Ball to the walls. An action game where you break through barriers and try to master all 34 screens. (16K expansion required)
- MaxiGrafik. BASIC extension for true 208×256 hires graphics. (+24K RAM expansion, or more; disc drive)
- VIN (GUI File browser). A GUI file browser and demos. (24K expansion required), Joystick or Mouse.
source: Denial (The Commodore VIC-20 forum)
Autopsy:
Today i picked up a Commodore 64 with Powersupply in original Box and in good working condition for 13$. The plastics of the Commodore 64 / Powersupply are yellowed but does not affect the right use.
Autopsy:
Today i picked up a Commodore Amiga 2000 (Revision 4.5) in good working condition with Keyboard and Mouse.
I have removed the battery and thoroughly cleaned the PCB in that area. I noticed that the PCB is pretty delicate when trying to unsolder. The solder mask becomes damaged when exposed to too much heat for too long, and probably one would easily kill leads unless being extremely careful. Maybe the board’s age adds to it.
from Wikipedia:
The A2000, also known as the Commodore Amiga 2000, was released in 1986. Although aimed at the high-end market it was technically very similar to the A500, so similar in fact that the A2000B revision was outright based on the A500 design.
What the A2000 had over the A500 was a bigger case with room for five Zorro II proprietary expansion slots, two 16-bit and two 8-bit ISA slots, a CPU upgrade slot, a video slot, and a battery-backed clock.
It should also be noted that, like the Amiga 1000 and unlike the Amiga 500, the A2000 came in a desktop case with a separate keyboard. The case was more PC-like than the A1000 – taller to accommodate the expansion cards and lacking the space beneath for the keyboard.
source: wikipedia
Autopsy:
Today i picked up a Commodore 64 in good working condition with Powersupply / RF Cable, Commodore 16 Datassette and a Suncom TAC2.
USB-64 – Turning Commodore 64 into a USB host for Mass Storage Drives.
The prototype uses two devices:
- A cartridge to provide software and commands to operate the USB device.
- A user-port device that interfaces with the USB stick.
With the proto-type it is possible to transfer files at 1.2 kB/s (serial) or 9.5 kB/s parallel.
source: luigidifraia.com
ACID 64 Player Pro is the sequal of Acid 64 Player and is a cycle based Commodore 64 music player designed for playing SID tunes on sound cards/devices that have a real SID chip (6581/6582/8580) on board like the HardSID cards and HardSID 4U USB device.
ACID 64 emulates the MOS 6510 micro processor, the 6526 CIA chip and partially the 6569 VIC chip to run the code of a SID tune and it controls the SID chip on the device for playing the Commodore 64 music.
What’s new in version v3.0.4:
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aceCommander128 for Commodore 128 is a file manager for standard drives, also supports 64HDD,IEC-ATA,1541Ultimate SD-DCA, CMD hardware.
aceCommander128 Supports real-time-clock used by 64HDD or CMD hardware.
source: commodore.host.sk
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