The SIO2SD is a device that allows you to load games/applications into any 8-bit Atari XL/XE computers via SIO interface from SD/MMC cards.
Changelog:
Supported cards:
- MMC/SDSC/SDHC (and very likely with SDXC, but only FAT32 formated)
Supported partitioning schemas:
- no partition, MBR (Master Boot Record), GPT (GUID Partition Table – EFI)
TURBO:
- additional turbo mode. I’ve called it 7-bit mode (7th bit of command switches turbo). This is new turbo mode very similar to XF551 turbo mode.
Number of simulated drives:
Configuration program:
- has to be present on SD card, but any program can be used.
- New ATR files and new folders can be created using SIO commands.
- “Empty disk” mode (ATR file created automatically during format command).
- Deleting files from card using SIO commands.
- Renaming files and folders using SIO commands.
- Reading and writting all files using SIO commands (inside ATARI folder and subfolders).
- 100 extra “virtual drives” V0..V99, which can be mapped to any drive from D1 to D15.
- Fast mapping – Drives V0 to V3 have additional, special meaning. When one of keys from K1 to K4 is pressed during start then device overrides mapping of D1 and maps one of those drives to D1 (K1 = V0, K2 = V1 etc.).
- Builtin very simple TURBO loader (for 7th bit mode – turbo mode similar to one used in XF551).
source: sio2sd-dev.gucio.pl
This is a great 8/16 Bit music player for Android OS.
Plays music from:
- Amiga tracker files (.mod .xm .it. .s3 .med)
- C64 (SID Player, HVSC #54 Songlength DB integrated)
- Nintendo SNES / NES / Gameboy
- Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) / Master System
- Amstrad CPC / ZX Spectrum / Atari Pokey
Features:
- Sleep timer.
- Volume boost.
- Shuffle.
- Direct seek within tracker formats.
- Fast forward for other formats.
- Not overloaded, just plays.
source: androidzoom.com
PVCF/Reflex, composer of SID tunes, is back with some great demo soundtracks.
Listen to his new tune in this little one-file demo done together with Conrad & Celtic
source: noname.c64.org
I’m waiting several years for a new IDE interface for my Atari (XE/XL) computer, and finally is arrived, compacts, economical and very promising.
some features:
- Is not much greater than a 2,5-inch IDE disk.
- Does not require an external power-supply.
- Contains an XE (CART+ECI) connector, an XL (PBI) connector, a cartridge port, and a connector for a 2,5-inch IDE disk.
- Contains 96 KB ISP Flash ROM and 32 KB RAM available to the internal PBI BIOS and flashable from the Atari.
- Contains 512 KB or 1024 KB ISP Flash ROM for SpartaDOS X (or any other cartridge of such type), flashable from the Atari. This ROM can be physically disabled using a dedicated switch. The switch is not installed in the device shown on photos below.
- Contains a real time clock circuitry to be used with SpartaDOS X. If someone doesn’t want to use it, the module is anyway fully compatible with an external R-Time 8 or internally mounted ARC.
- A LED flashing during the I/O.
source: atariage.com
Autopsy:
Personal note (PLA Compatibility): I have tested the EasyFlash cartridge with a Commodore 64 with installed a PLA replacement by Manosoft and it works Perfectly!
I bought mine fully assembled from Mike Betz via Lemon64 Forums.
EasyFlash is a cartridge for the C64 expansion port. In contrast to traditional cartridges, this one can be programmed directly from the C64.
You can easily create various classic computer game cartridges, program collections or even a diagnostic cartridge to track down issues with your hardware with it. All what you need to do this is a C64, an EasyFlash, the software available here and an image of the cartridge (*.crt). As these CRT files may be quite large, a large disk drive like the FD-2000 or an sd2iec may be useful.
EasyFlash is not a freezer cartridge like the Final Cartridge III or the Retro Replay. And it’s no replacement for a 1541 disk drive like the sd2iec.
source: skoe.de/easyflash lemon64.com
This is a Isterinvite 2011 party invitation demo, a very wonderful work made by Genesis Project.
source: noname.c64.org facebook.com
This is one of my favorite Commodore 64 game. Congo Bongo from SEGA (1983).
Thanks Nostalgia for the Crack and Trainer.
source: noname.c64.org
Sorry, this entry is only available in Italian.
This is the official demo party results from Forever C (Top 3 C64 Entries only). See also the Forver 8bit party homepage for more informations and download.
C64 DEMO competition:
- 1. Colony /A.P.I.
- 2. ??????? /DMAgic
- 3. High Five /Arise, Lepsi De, Miracles
C64 1kB INTRO competition:
- 1. 8in1 /Zielok
- 2. 1k demo /DMAgic
- 3. Modular Art /Vulture
C64 GRAPHIC Competition:
- 1. Happy Teddy /Piesiu
- 2. Rrion preview /Carrion
- 3. Dna infection /Almighty God
C64 MUSIC Competition:
- 1. Short Poppy / Conrad
- 2. Fluterror /Sad
- 3. Blind With Chrome / CreaMD
source: forever.zeroteam.sk
Onslaught / Wrath Designs / Vandalism, bring you the 55th issue of the Vandalism News.
source: noname.c64.org
C64 Studio written by Georg Rottensteiner is a Macro Assembler for Commodore 64.
This dev-tool is based on Acme and WinVice and run on M$ Windows machine.
source: noname.c64.org
DirMaster is a Windows-based GUI tool useful for the management of common (and uncommon) emulator formats (such as .d64, .d81, .t64, etc) as well as native archival formats (such as .arc, .sda, .lnx, etc).
New in this version:
- .lbr unpack support.
- “Print Sleeve” function.
- Installs and uses our own “C64 Elite Mono” TrueType font.
- More fault tolerant “Run In” emulator integration.
- and numerous other user interface tweaks and bug fixes.
source: style64.org
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 or VIC20 if you’re feeling brave and have the right kit.
CBM prg Studio is a replacement for C64PrgGen and VIC20PrgGen and is designed to be a single development tool which will cover some of the early CBM 8-bit machines.
source: ajordison.co.uk
FOReVER C the 8bit computers multiscene party opens the door from 18.o3.2o11 to 2o.o3.2o11 in horna suca (trencin / slovakia / europe). you can take your place in the competitions, quizes, talks or just enjoy the atmosphere.
Everybody are welcome. The scenes are still the same (atari, commodore, zx spectrum, amstrad cpc, sam coupe) and the new ones are welcome (pmd? msx?), we fight on the bigscreen, but we are all very friendly in real.
source: forever.zeroteam.sk
Onslaught has released the game Zak McKracken + Maniac Mansion for Commodore 64 on a single Easyflash cartridge. This version also include the full docs and cheat, a German version of the game is also available.
This version includes:
- 2 savegames directly to Easyflash for each game.
- The complete original docs on both.
- Simple, but helpful cheats.
- Cool SID covers from Conrad.
- Savegame management to dump stored savegames to disk or restore them.
source: noname.c64.org
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