CBM-Command is a disk manager for the Commodore 64 / Commodore 128 / Commodore VIC20 / Commodore C16 computers. It is written like Norton Commander or Midnight Commander, but is much simpler due to the target platforms. Both the C128/C64/VIC20/C16 have their own native version of the application.
This version encompases many enhancements and improvements of existing functionality, as well as inclusion of new target platforms (VIC 20, Plus 4) and features (D81 support, Configuration Color Picker).
Release Notes – 2010-07-21 – Version 1.5
New Features:
- (ALL) New color picker for the configuration program.
- (64, 128, PLUS 4) 1581 Disk Image (D81) Support.
- Added support for Commodore Plus 4 computer.
- 32K Expanded VIC-20 now supported.
Changes:
- (ALL) Removed CTRL key from hot keys that previously required it. Hot keys the use the C= key still require it.
- (ALL) If you have 1 or more files selected (highlighted) and choose delete, all selected files will be deleted. If you do not have any files selected (highlighted) then only the file that the selector is pointing to will be deleted.
- (ALL) When you rename a file the textbox is pre-populated with the name of the old file.
- (VIC 20, Plus 4) Configuration files are enabled and working correctly.
- (ALL) Changed the UI for file transfers to use a new progress bar to give feedback on the copy operation.
- (64, 128, Plus 4) Changed the UI for disk image creation/writing to use a new progress bar to give feedback on the image operation.
- (VIC20) Refactored many of the screens to better fit the 22×23 layout.
- (VIC20) Filename shortening removed and the file type moved to the left of the directory display.
- (PLUS4) Created color scheme to match the environment.
- (VIC20) Panels are not displayed side by side, only one panel is displayed at a time.
- (VIC20) D64 support is removed, the RAM was needed elsewhere.
- (ALL) The screen has been made more scalable.
Known Issues:
source: cbmcommand.codeplex.com
ASCII <–> PETSCII Converter for Windows (Requires .Net Framework 4).
PETSCII (PET Standard Code of Information Interchange), also known as CBM ASCII, is the variation of the ASCII character set used in Commodore Business Machines (CBM)’s 8-bit home computers.
source: noname.c64.org
CBM-Command is a disk manager for the Commodore 64 / Commodore 128 / Commodore VIC20 / Commodore C16 computers. It is written like Norton Commander or Midnight Commander, but is much simpler due to the target platforms. Both the C128/C64/VIC20/C16 have their own native version of the application.
Release Notes – 2010-07-13 – Version 1.0.3/1.0.4
New Features:
- (ALL) New color picker for the configuration program
- (64, 128, PLUS 4) 1581 Disk Image (D81) Support
Changes:
- (ALL) Removed CTRL key from hot keys that previously required it. Hot keys the use the C= key still require it.
- (ALL) If you have 1 or more files selected (highlighted) and choose delete, all selected files will be deleted. If you do not have any files selected (highlighted) then only the file that the selector is pointing to will be deleted.
- (ALL) When you rename a file the textbox is pre-populated with the name of the old file.
- (VIC 20, Plus 4) Configuration files are enabled and working correctly
- (ALL) Changed the UI for file transfers to use a new progress bar to give feedback on the copy operation.
- (64, 128, Plus 4) Changed the UI for disk image creation/writing to use a new progress bar to give feedback on the image operation.
Known Issues:
- (VIC 20) Many of the keyboard shortcuts on the left side of the keyboard do not work under VICE. After speaking with members of the VICE team they are pretty sure this is a problem in the GETIN kernel routine which is used by cc65. I would greatly appreciate it if someone with a real VIC can verify that the keys do not work on real hardware before I bring the problem up in the cc65 forums.
- (Plus 4) Viewing a text file crashes the program.
source: cbmcommand.codeplex.com
Luigi Di Fraia is working on version 3 of his DC2N. The DC2N is a digital replacement for the C2N datassette. With the DC2N you can read cassettes and transfer the data to a memory-card.
It is also possible to save data from a memory-card to a datassette. The DC2N is a stand alone system, what means you can do the transfers without a computer.
The newest version has USB support and uses a graphical screen to show the signal that is recorded. You can watch various videos of the DC2N on youtube.
source: commodore-gg.hobby.nl
Autopsy:
from old-computers Homepage:
The Atari 130-XE was first shown at the Winter Las Vegas Consumer Electronic Show in 1985 (with the Atari 130 ST), it has the same characteristics as the Atari 800 XL except its added memory (128 KB instead of 64 KB for the 800 XL).
The extended memory can be used as a RAM disk, or can be accessed by bank switching routines. It was an attempt to extend the life of the old XL series, but Atari abandoned it pretty quickly to concentrate on promoting the ST series, which uses the same case style.
source: old-computers.com
The developer, IlTimido released a new C64 frontend for Windows called C64 Memories. This frontend focusses on manageability of the big TOSEC collections.
C64 Memories features:
- Full support for Tosec naming convention: displayed data about games are taken directly from the filename.
- Supports nearly all C64 images: .D64 .T64 .TAP .PRG .P00 .D71 .D80 .D81 .D82 .G64 .G41 .X64
- Comes with a C64 emulator: C64 Memories uses a slighlty modified version of Vice2.2 emulator.
- Directories display: the list of the content of a .D64 or .T64 file is displayed in automatic by C64 Memories.
- Favorites folder: you can add your favorite games in the favorites folder (and every disk/tape of a sequence is added in automatic).
- Search filters: you can filter results for the first letters, substrings and you can show only the first disk/tape of a sequence.
- Snapshots galleries: your can take screenshots from inside the games and the pictures will be displayed in automatic in C64 Memories.
- Notes: you can add custom notes for every single game.
- Ratings: you can rate every single game.
- Search providers: you can easily find additional informations (review, screenshots, remake, music) over the Internet for every single game just by pressing a button!
source: c64scene.com c64memories
CBM-Command is a disk manager for the Commodore 64 / Commodore 128 / Commodore VIC20 / Commodore C16 computers. It is written like Norton Commander or Midnight Commander, but is much simpler due to the target platforms. Both the C128/C64/VIC20/C16 have their own native version of the application.
Release Notes – 2010-07-09 – Version 1.0.1/1.0.2
New Features:
- Added support for Commodore Plus 4 computer.
- 32K Expanded VIC-20 now supported.
Changes:
- (VIC20) Refactored many of the screens to better fit the 22×23 layout.
- (VIC20) Filename shortening removed and the file type moved to the left of the directory display.
- (PLUS4) Created color scheme to match the environment.
- (VIC20) Panels are not displayed side by side, only one panel is displayed at a time.
- (VIC20) D64 support is removed, the RAM was needed elsewhere.
- (ALL) The screen has been made more scalable.
Known Issues:
- (VIC20) Many of the keyboard shortcuts on the left side of the keyboard do not work under VICE. After speaking with members of the VICE team they are pretty sure this is a problem in the GETIN kernel routine which is used by cc65. I would greatly appreciate it if someone with a real VIC can verify that the keys do not work on real hardware before I bring the problem up in the cc65 forums.
- (VIC20) I still haven’t figured out why saving the configuration doesn’t work. :(
- (VIC20) CTRL-D and CTRL-E don’t work.
- (VIC20) The launcher doesn’t yet know about the VIC, so it loads the wrong version of CBM-Command.
- (VIC20) The configuration tool cannot save.
source: cbmcommand.codeplex.com
New 8 Bit Software – Scavenger, Penultimate Fantasy and DungeonExplorer for Commodore 64.
source: noname.c64.org
Commodore Free Magazine Issue #41
In this issue you can find:
- Editorial.
- Readers Comments.
- News.
- Interview With Jim Brain.
- Review Of Knight ‘N’ Grail.
- How The C64 Changed My Life.
- Equinoxe – Evolution (8-Bit Girl)
- Interview With 8-Bit Girl.
- Adventures In Time Review.
source: commodorefree.com
SD2IEC is a hardware mass storage device using an SD/MMC card and interfacing with the IEC bus. It is based on the ATmega644 microcontroller from the Atmel AVR microcontroller family.
The most prominent use of SD2IEC is emulation/replacement of a Commodore-1541 disk drive for a C64. Hardware and the microcontroller’s firmware is available as open source (GPL).
Changelog:
2010-06-21 – release 0.9.2
- Bugfix: Rename was broken on FAT.
- Turbodisk is now disabled when running on internal RC clock.
- Button debounce timeout increased.
source: sd2iec.de gitweb forum thread c64-wiki
Sorry, this entry is only available in Italian.
Some new Games & Utility for Commodore VIC-20.
- FCBPaint-0.5. This is a preview of an editor for a new graphics mode I’ve been working on for a while.
- FIFA WORLD CUP 2010. FIFA’s unofficial VIC 20 football/soccer game.
- Odi Est Amo. You will hate this game.
- Q*LOAD V0.1/U. Q*LOAD is a tape loader / mastering tool for the Vic-20.
source: Denial (The Commodore VIC-20 forum)
The new meeting will be held on July 3rd, 2010 at Orvieto.
We will be guests of the beautiful event CRACK AT THE TREASURE CAT 2010 (www.wardriving.it) with our retrocomputers.
source: retrocommodore.com
After this update, the collection should contain 37,714 SID files!
Thanks to all the people who have helped to make HVSC the collection that it is today, without your help it would be a much tougher task.
This update features (all approximates):
- 1045 new SIDs.
- 897 fixed/better rips.
- 20 PlaySID/Sidplay1 specific SIDs eliminated.
- 133 repeats/bad rips eliminated.
- 1076 SID credit fixes.
- 81 SID model/clock infos.
- 23 tunes from /DEMOS/UNKNOWN/ identified.
- 10 tunes from /GAMES/ identified.
- 81 tunes moved out of /DEMOS/ to their composers’ directories.
- 11 tunes moved out of /GAMES/ to their composers’ directories.
source: hvsc.de
Autopsy:
from Wikipedia:
The Minitel (Videotel) was a Videotex online service accessible through the telephone lines, and is considered one of the world’s most successful pre-World Wide Web online services.
It was launched in France in 1982 by the PTT (Poste, Téléphone et Télécommunications; divided since 1991 between France Télécom and La Poste). From its early days, users could make online purchases, make train reservations, check stock prices, search the telephone directory, and chat in a similar way to that now made possible by the Internet.
source: wikipedia linux terminal
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