This is the last notice for the Ultimate 1541 version 2.

from 1541 Ultimate homepage:

• 184 Ultimate-II units shipped.
• The last few (5) will be shipped out tomorrow….
• If you paid after June 1, you will need to wait until the new production batch is finished.  (Refund possible..)
• New production startup in progress!
• Unprocessed payments will be processed before the end of the week (week 27). Please hold your payments until further notice!
• Question of redistributing the Free Xilinx tools within a virtual machine is under review by the legal department of Xilinx. If they approve, I can provide the planned virtual machine; if not, I will need to write instructions on how you can instal the tools separately.
• Last firmware version: 2.0RC4. Downloadable update available by end of week 28.

source: 1541ultimate.net

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

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:

For a new review see the italian version of this article.

from C64Scene Homepage: This project is interesting not only because it’s another mass-storage solution but because it combines already existing solutions to a new and fresh product. Damiano has always followed all the Commdore related websites and forums especially concerning the MMC and SD2IEC projects.

That’s when he got the idea to build a solution for which one doesn’t need soldering, wire cutting or the IEC cable. C64SD utilizes the Datasette connector to power the SD2IEC circuit. An IEC connector connects right into the IEC port.

The whole module stand vertical along the back of the C64 (or VIC20). The module is fitted with two rather large buttons, one reset and one diskswap/multi-function button.

SD-CARD Tested:

SANDISK SD-CARD 2GB = 100% WORKING.
CORSAIR SD-CARD 512MB = 100% WORKING.

source: c64sd.roxer.com c64wiki sd2iec c64wiki sd2iec firmware

Sorry, this entry is only available in Italian.

from 1541 Ultimate homepage:

Finally, the software for the 1541 Ultimate II is finished. In the last two weeks, an enormous amount of work has been done:

• USB is now working stable, including insertion and removal.  (My external 500 GB harddisk was detected flawlessly!)
• Support for USB devices with multiple LUNs (like card readers)
• GCR (G64) supported added, including write (the Ultimate-I couldn’t do this)
• T64 file support re-integrated.
• Tape support, using TAP files (I needed to test the hardware anyway!)
• Comprehensible menus.
• Real time clock functional  (still need a clock widget…)
• I made a wooden mould, to simplify closing the plastic cases without damaging them.

The plan is, to ship the first 40~50 units this coming Wednesday! The remaining units will follow as soon as possible!  Thank you for your patience!

source: 1541ultimate.net

CBM-Command is a disk manager for the Commodore 64 and Commodore 128 computers.

It is written like Norton Commander or Midnight Commander, but is much simpler due to the target platforms.

Both the C128 and C64 have their own native version of the application.

Release Notes – 2010-05-26 – Version 1.0

New Features:

• Simple text file viewer. Now when you use SHIFT-RETURN to open a file, it will ask if you want to view it as text. If you say yes it will present the file in the simple text viewer. If you say no it will launch as normal. If you have selected a SEQ file then it will open straight into the viewer upon hitting SHIFT-RETURN.
• Help File.

Changes:

• Fixed bug where you could move to an unopened panel.
• Fixed bug where you could not abort a rename by leaving the name blank and hitting return.
• Reworked how the panels are displayed to allow more characters of names to be displayed in 40 columns.

source: cbmcommand.codeplex.com

This program can be used to transfer games/utility from a datassette to a disk drive.

Spectacular Copy features:

• Transfer Turbo-tape programs from datassette to disk drive.
• Auto transfer mode.
• Rename file name.
• Device number configuration.
• Load error detection.
• File size maximum is 230 blocks.

source: noname.c64.org

YM-64 is a program to play so-called ym files on the Commodore 64. Ym files have the extension “.ym” and usually contain music written for the Atari ST, the Amstrad/Schneider CPC, or the Sinclair ZX spectrum.

With YM-64 it is possible to play this music also on Commodore 64 computers.

source: norbert’s homepage

CBM-Command is a disk manager for the Commodore 64 and Commodore 128 computers.

It is written like Norton Commander or Midnight Commander, but is much simpler due to the target platforms.

Both the C128 and C64 have their own native version of the application.

Release Notes – 2010-05-16

New Features:

• New navigation options: Page Up, Page Down, Top of Directory, Bottom of Directory. See documentation (http://cbmcommand.codeplex.com/documentation) for hotkey assignments.
• Write D64 to Disk.
• Write Disk to D64.
• Configuration program.
• Generic Loader in CBMCommand.d64.

Changes:

• Removed the dropdown menus. All functions have at least one hotkey.
• Default panels allow you to enter CBM-Command with your favorite drive ready to go.
• Added function keys and function key bar at bottom of screen.
• Moved status bar to top of screen.
• Many, many, many bug fixes.

Known Issues:

• Getting directory for drive without a disk prints garbage.
• Writing D64 to disk does not check the target drive for correct type (1541/1571).

source: cbmcommand.codeplex.com

CBM-Command is a disk manager for the Commodore 64 and Commodore 128 computers.

It is written like Norton Commander or Midnight Commander, but is much simpler due to the target platforms.

Both the C128 and C64 have their own native version of the application.

Release Notes – 2010-05-10

New Features:

• Launching PRG Files.
• New color schemes to better match the C128 and C64 platforms.
• Function Keys.

Changes:

• File copying is now faster on really fast drives by using 1018 byte buffers instead of 254 byte buffers.
• Files selected in the right panel can now be copied to the left panel.
• When no drive has been selected, opening a panel will now use the drive that the program was loaded from.
• Many, many other bug fixes.

source: cbmcommand.codeplex.com

CBM-Command is a disk manager for the Commodore 64 and Commodore 128 computers. It is written like Norton Commander or Midnight Commander, but is much simpler due to the target platforms.

Both the C128 and C64 have their own native version of the application.

source: cbmcommand.codeplex.com

geoLink is a networked GEOS  application for the Commodore 64 written by ShadowM using the ip65 network stack.

It was assembled and linked on the ’64 using geoProgrammer (no cross-assemblers!).

source: lyonlabs.org

TRSI released a new game for the Commodore C64. The game is a conversion of the Vectrex classic Spike.

source: noname.c64.org