A new version of Vice is released, the famous C64 emulator comes to the version v2.2.

Click here for the Changelog.

source: vice-emu.sourceforge.net

from Homepage:

This program is not completely finished, not all of the features that I’d like are included yet. There may also be bugs that I have not found, but I’ve fixed all of the bugs I’ve found so far.

Here some features:

• Read D64 files, display the directory, move files around the directory, rename files.
• Export files from the D64 into PRG files.
• Import files into the D64 with autodetection for P00 files.
• View/Edit the BAM.
• View the block chain of files on the D64.
• Create new blank D64 files, clean existing D64′s.
• View and modify blocks on the disk in hex.
• Automatic check for crosslinked files on the D64.
• View the directory using the native c64 font.
• SEQ File Viewer using the c64 font with PETASCII->ASCII conversion option.
• Drag and Drop functionality. Drag D64′s onto the main screen to load them, drag other files to import them.
• Preliminary support for importing T64′s.
• A filename builder to enable easy use of the C64 Characterset in filenames.

source: d64editor.com

C64-Archiv descriptions:

• Scans and stores your C64 – (games) – collection with only a few clicks.
• Easily manages your C64-programs by creating your own categories.
• Starts the C64-programs in different emulators.
• Delivers instructions for the emulators VICE and CCS64.
• Stores the C64-programs from files with the extensions .d64, .d71, .p00, .prg and .t64.
• Stores files by name with the extensions: .tap, .vsf (VICE-snapshot-file) and .c64 (CCS-session-file)
• Stores the C64-programs in files with the extensions: .zip, .7z and .cab.
• Supports multi-language.

Version 3.0 – What’s new?

• NEW: Gamebase64 frontend with the possibility to download games.
• NEW: Simplified editing of profils.
• NEW: Profils for HOXS64.
• NEW: Startup Wizard.
• NEW: In the main window you can hide the tree.

source: Mikes Pages

from Homepage:

CBMXfer is a GUI, or Front-End, to several command-line utilities. CBMXfer makes using those utilities easy by providing a familiar windows interface that removes the need to learn the commandline syntax of each program.

These commandline utilities are:

• CBM4WIN – transfers files/images to/from a real CBM drive connected via an ‘X-cable’ on the parallel port.
• CBMLINK – transfers files/images to/from a real CBM drive connected to a real CBM computer connected to the PC via a serial cable.
• C1541 – a utility from VICE that works with CBM Image Files (ie: D64/D81 files).

What can I do with it?

• Transfer files to or from real CBM drives.
• Create D64 and other images files from real CBM disks.
• Write D64 and other files back to real CBM disks.
• Transfer files from WITHIN Image Files.
• View Commodore BASIC listings for all machine types.
• Simple file operations like copy, delete, rename.
• Launch VICE and attach disk images plus autorun.

source: Steve J. Gray Homepage

EasySplit 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

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

source: noname.c64.org

Little tool useful to find a specific file inside common emulator file formats (such as D64, T64, G64, CRT and so on) or information inside SID files.

You can find, for example, SID from Rob Hubbard, or a specific SEQ file in all your files.

It comes with a complete help file.

source: aegsoft.snokie.org

From the Yape homepage:

Now the summer hiatus is over, a small update to Yape is ready. Mainly tape related fixes/features but let us not forget the simple external assembler that is now added to the monitor and is available via the A (or .) command, just like for the good ole TEDMON.

It could still be improved but for now it’ll suffice I guess. It also supports illegal opcodes, of course.

But here’s the full log of what’s been changed:

• Implemented a simple assembler in the external monitor (yay, at last!)
• Tape head adjust dialog for wave samples.
• Optionally invert tape sample input signal (soundcards may invert the phase while recording WAV’s)
• Tape fast forward and rewind in 15 sec steps.
• TAP’s with non-native encoding now supported (C64, VIC20 frequencies)
• Bugfixes (sound, tape)

source: yape.homeserver.hu

A new version of SIDBrowser has been released.

Changelog:

• New release after a loooong time! – now also use without installing on mobile drive like USB-memorystick / flashdrives – now comes with SID-player and prepared index for HVSC v51.

source: sidbrowser.mathesoft.de

Hoxs64 is a Commodore 64 emulator for Microsoft Windows 2K/XP/Vista.

The emulator substantially reproduces this legacy machine in minute detail.

Changelog:
2 October 2009 v1.0.5.28

• Bug fix to correct a 32 bit integer overflow bug that causes incorrect emulation behaviour after 1 hour and 13 minutes of continuous use.

source: hoxs64.net

This program converts images to a new c64 graphic format known as MUCSU Hires (MUltiColor Sprite Underlay Hires). It is merely a hiresolution bitmap image with an X expanded multicolor sprite underlay. The Hires underlay variant of this mode has been created before (known as extended hires).

After reading a few forum posts mentioning that the multicolor version of this mode was unrealistic and would provide too many restrictions, I decided to produce this converter to prove that this is not the case as well as wanting to use this particular format for my own production.

Changelog:

• This is the updated version of the MUCSU converter with a major difference. It now supports different spritecolors every raster line with individual colors for each sprite. Ofcourse the usual mucsu mode is also supported.

source: noname.c64.org

TMPview is a command line tool that converts your binary source code file saved from Turbo Assembler, Turbo Assembler Macro, and many variants including Turbo Macro Pro into an ASCII version of the code.

v1.1 brings some bug fixes, but the main new feature is translation of PETSCII in string literals into tok64/bastext compatible tokens. Therefore output from TMPview can now be fully re-assembled by… well, that is a story for another release…

source: style64.org

The XU1541 is built from a modified version of the XU1541 firmware developed by Till Harbaum. It is a USB full speed device and supports high-speed parallel cables. The hardware USB support significantly speeds up transfers.

The XU1541 was originally developed by Till Harbaum and the project was abandoned. But its now still well alive, thanks to our resident engineer Jurek.

source: XU1541 homepage

This is the second public version of ICU64. You can now experience the hacker’s view of the Commodore 64 with real-time view and edit of the C64 internals.

Note:

In this version ICU64 operates as a common debugger over the x64 process. This approach reduces the features that can be supported, in comparison to the Frodo Redpill version. But since it is slightly newer, it has some more functionality and some bugs are fixed. The notable addition is a simple ‘memory scanner’.

Requirements:

• A fast PC with Windows XP and .NET Framework 2.0
• The WinVICE 2.1 Emulator.

source: icu64.blogspot.com

C64-Archiv descriptions:

• Scans and stores your C64 – (games) – collection with only a few clicks.
• Easily manages your C64-programs by creating your own categories.
• Starts the C64-programs in different emulators.
• Delivers instructions for the emulators VICE and CCS64.
• Stores the C64-programs from files with the extensions .d64, .d71, .p00, .prg and .t64.
• Stores files by name with the extensions: .tap, .vsf (VICE-snapshot-file) and .c64 (CCS-session-file)
• Stores the C64-programs in files with the extensions: .zip, .7z and .cab.
• Supports multi-language.

Version 2.4 – What’s new?

• NEW: Improved profils for VICE 2.1.
• NEW: Added files can be selected through the filter “New files”
• NEW: Improved performance scanning a folder.
• NEW: Improved performance working with zip-files.
• BUG fixed: Whole filename wasn’t displayed sometimes.
• BUG fixed: Files in the temp-folder were deleted in the recycle bin.

source: Mikes Pages