Commodore Free Magazine Issue #45

Free to download Commodore magazine dedicated to Commodore Computers.

In this issue you can find:

• 1541U2 Update 2.0RC9.
• Protovision October Update.
• Viva Amiga Documentary Update.
• Jim Scabery’s Close-Out.
• Catweasel Mk4 support page.
• NetSurf 2.6 web browser for OS4.
• 4GB CF IDE Hard Disk.
• YAPE 10 Years Old.
• The 1541 Ultimate v2 COMVEX Demo.
• SIDizer VST Instrument.
• BASIC on Bails!.
• Balls to the Walls.
• A Bit of History Preserved.
• First Video of AMC for AmigaOS 4.
• Origyn Web Browser 3.30.
• C64SD v2.0.
• The SEUCK Vault Updated.
• Striker In The Crypt Of Trojan.
• …more

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 or ATmega1284p 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:

2010-10-26 – release 0.10.0pre4

• Bugfix: Wheels with SuperCPU timing issue corrected.
• Bugfix: Rare problem with ~ in FAT file names fixed.
• Added compile-time option to capture fastloader code.
• Added Wheels 4.4 fast loaders.
• Added another variation of the Epyx Fastload cart.
• Added Nippon fast loader.

source: sd2iec.de gitweb forum thread c64-wiki

Dreams #5 is a Commodore 64 Graphics Collection by Raiders Of the Lost Empire (Role).

Click here for the previous collections.

source: noname.c64.org

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:

• Fixes to the key matrix.
• Fixed Time Of Day alarm fail to trigger bug that was introduced in v1.0.5.27 that may cause the game Hypersports to get stuck on the clay shooting part.
• Audio resample mode is now on when restoring default settings.
• Adjusted all VIC $D011 and $D016 mode change transitions to give pixel exact output.
• Improved keyboard matrix emulation. Space bar now works correctly in the Nitro 16 demo.
• Adjusted VIC light-pen timing.
• Adjusted CIA6526A IRQ timing.
• Common code base now supports both x86 and x64 compiles.  (x64 bit version is tested on Windows 7 with full DirectX install).
• Added WinXP styles that use common control library 6.
• Adjusted audio sync.

source: hoxs64.net