Berzerk Redux v1.8 by Martin Piper

November 29th, 2009 No comments

Berzerk Redux by Martin PiperBerzerk Redux for Commodore 64 is based on the classic arcade game Bezerk and is a multi-directional shooter video Arcade game from Stern Electronics.

source: noname.c64.org wikipedia

Brain Innovations – JiffyDOS (Flashrom) Production Units

November 29th, 2009 No comments

JBrain JiffyDOSfrom Homepage:

After many months of preparation, JiffyDOS production ROM overlays are finally ready for distribution.

The system utilizes the ROM-el FLASH-based ROM emulator, allowing the units to be fully assembled before programming.  Units should be available shortly for sale in the online store.

source: jbrain.com JiffyDOS Documentation

Super WildCard / Magicom / Super Magic Drive firmware roms

November 27th, 2009 2 comments

I have found some Firmware Roms of vintage Disk Backup System for Super Nintendo and Megadrive.

Inside the archive:

  • Super Wildcard v2.7 (snes)
  • Magicom v3.2h (snes)
  • Super Magic Drive v4.1-a (megadrive)

Download: Disk Backup System Roms

Categories: Firmware, News & Rumors, Today

Macintosh Plus 1mb

November 27th, 2009 No comments
Macintosh Plus 1mb

Autopsy:

from Wikipedia:

The Macintosh Plus computer was the third model in the Macintosh line, introduced on January 16, 1986, two years after the original Macintosh and a little more than a year after the Macintosh 512K, with a price tag of 2599 USD. As an evolutionary improvement over the 512K, it introduced RAM expansion from 1 MB to 4 MB, and the SCSI peripheral bus, among smaller improvements. It originally had the same generally beige-colored case as the original Macintosh (“Pantone 453″), but in 1987, the case color was changed to the long-lived, warm gray “Platinum” color.

MAC PlusIntroduced as the Macintosh Plus, it was the first Macintosh model to include a SCSI port, which launched the popularity of external SCSI devices for Macs, including hard disks, tape drives, CD-ROM drives, printers, and even monitors.

Its SCSI implementation was engineered shortly before the initial SCSI spec was finalized and, as such, is not 100% SCSI-compliant. As the Mac Plus had no provision at all for expansion other than the SCSI bus, the entire onus of expansion was on the user.

This usually made it very expensive. SCSI ports remained standard equipment for all Macs until the introduction of the iMac in 1998. The Macintosh Plus was the last classic Mac to have a phone cord-like port on the front of the unit for the keyboard, as well as the DE-9 connector for the mouse; later models would use ADB ports.

source: wikipedia

EasySplit v1.0.0 (Windows/Linux/Mac)

November 26th, 2009 No comments

EasySplitEasySplit is a program to compress and spit files.

It is mainly intended to be use with CRT files (cartridge images), but it may also be useful for other purposes. Exomizer is used for compression.

Changelog:

1.0.0 – 23.11.2009

  • First public release.
  • New file format.

0.1.0 – 14.10.2009

  • First release, used internally only.

source: noname.c64.org

HVSC Manager v1.1 by Stainless Steel

November 25th, 2009 1 comment

HVSC ManagerThis is a Windows program Manager for The High Voltage SID Collection (HVSC).

source: noname.c64.org

My old “Dracula Soft” Business Card from 80s year

November 24th, 2009 2 comments
Dracula Soft - Business Card

This is my old business card of “Dracula Soft” found and photographed.

I have taken the “Dracula” logo from the game: Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

Commodore Horizons Magazine – C16/Plus4 Special

November 24th, 2009 No comments

Commodore HorizonsA free brand new C16/Plus4 special edition of Commodore Horizons Magazine is now available.

source: commodore16.com

Categories: Magazine, News & Rumors, Today

Sidplay64 v0.5 Beta by Shape

November 21st, 2009 No comments

SidPlay64This is a program that can playback sid files from the HVSC collection on a real c64.

SIDPLAY 64 v.05 beta (20/11/2009):

Added a long overdue IDE64 fix. Thanks to iAN COOG and Soci.

source: noname.c64.org

FPGA Arcade site updated

November 21st, 2009 No comments

This site is about recreating gaming hardware from the past in modern programmable devices, known as FPGAs.

source: fpgaarcade.com

Categories: Hardware, News & Rumors, Today

96 icons of vintage Consoles & Computers

November 21st, 2009 No comments

Consoles/Computers icons

This is a Collection of 96 Consoles & Computers icons for Windows, Mac and Linux or forum Smiles. Are in PNG/GIF format.

download: Consoles/Computer icons Collections

Monitor Commodore 1084

November 19th, 2009 No comments
Monitor Commodore 1084

Autopsy:

from C64-Wiki:

The Commodore 1084, which was originally developed for the Amiga, is a very good colour monitor for the Commodore 64. With its many ports it can be used for connecting to many home and personal computers and can also be connected to video recorders, picture record players and TV tuners.

The Commodore 1084 has a good, sharp picture with luscious colours. All the important settings can be changed over regulators art the front or the back. While the 1084 only plays mono, the modell Commodore 1084S can also play stereo. Due to its good price performance ratio the 1084 was (and still is) very popular.

Download: Commodore 1084 Service Manual (2001)

source: c64-wiki.com

Xilinx CPLD XC9536 replacement PLA for Commodore 64

November 18th, 2009 17 comments
Replacement PLA for Commodore 64

Autopsy:

The PLA chip (906114-01) used in the Commodore C64 is a generic 82S100 gate array with custom programming.

Its logic functions were dumped and reverse engineered by the community and are available from a variety of sources. This PLA uses the Xilinx CPLD XC9536 to emulate perfectly the PLA of the Commodore 64.

Download: Xilinx CPLD XC9536 JED C64 PLA + Eagle (2151)

source: zonadepruebas.com

Some Coleco Vision Games Cartridges with Instructions

November 18th, 2009 No comments

Cartridges list:

  • BurgerTime by Data East U.S.A.
  • Rocky Super Action Boxing by United Artists Corporation + Joystick Sticker.
  • WarGames by United Artists Corporation + Joystick Sticker.
  • Buck Rogers by The Dille Family Trust.

click here for the CBS Coleco Vision category.

Atari Paddle

November 14th, 2009 2 comments
Atari Paddle

from Wikipedia:

A paddle is a game controller with a round wheel and one or more fire buttons, where the wheel is typically used to control movement of the player object along one axis of the video screen. A paddle controller rotates through a fixed arc (usually about 330 degrees); it has a stop at each end.

The paddle wheel is usually mechanically coupled to a potentiometer, so as to generate an output voltage level varying with the wheel’s angle relative to a fixed reference position. A paddle is thus an absolute position controller. That is, without any previous knowledge, the sensor can be read and the result directly indicates the position of the paddle knob. This is in contrast to a quadrature encoder-based device or “spinner”.

source: wikipedia