ZTerm64 is a color graphics terminal for Commodore 64.
ZTerm 64 Features:
- FAST! ZTerm64 is written in 100% Assembly Language Approx 40 blocks long
- Swiftlink/Turbo232/Link232 Support. Auto detects presence of one of these cartridges and selects the proper serial driver. If no cartridge is detected it uses the stock userport function up to 2400 baud.
- CCGMS Clone I made it look and work very similar to the CCGMS terminal program which is probably one of the most popular terminal programs ever for the C64
- Punter / Multi-Punter transfer protocols. Yes, these will work across a TCP/IP Connection.
- XModem / YModem coming soon
- Source Code is available. It is in 64TASS cross assembler format.
source: zlink64.us
I had to make this change to get the Expansion Ram 320XL running on my Atari 800XL:
source: atariage.com
Autopsy:
The Expansion Ram 320XL is a external plug and play 320kB memory expansion card for Atari 600XL and 800XL machines designed by ctirad a user of AtariAge Forum.
Additionally there is a possibility to disable internal memory and remap it onto card (switchable via jumper), thus one can “fix” many failing XLs without even looking inside. Also, an unexpanded 16kB 600XLs can be upgraded to 320XL without any additional work.
The Expansion Ram 320XL uses banking via bits 2,3,5,6 and 4 of PORTB. As you can see this is compatible with “Atari magazine” expansion rather than a most common RAMBO or Compy shop setup, however I have to say the comaptibility with both old and new software is excellent. There can be only problem with some programs, which does use the separate Antic/CPU banking.
The Installation is very easy. The Atari 600XL users will just plug it into PBI port. For Atari 800XL is a bit more complicated, because Atari decided to remove 5V power from the PBI connector from it. Thus 800XL users will have either to use additional power cable which will fit into joystick port or solder one wire inside atari to make the PBI port powered like on 600XL (look photo).
For more information and price visit the atariage.com.
source: atariage.com
Program that detects type of your hardware in Commodore 128.
Also added recognizing CMD Hardware FD/HD/RAMLink/RAMDrive/JiffyDOS/SuperCPU and a better detection of MMU and RAM size (SuperRAM), not works correctly in VICE.
Optimized for 80 columns mode. Thanks to Christian Johansson.
source: mirkosoft homepage
The HxC Floppy Drive Emulator is a software and hardware system created by jfdn aka Jeff.
The aim of this project is to replace the floppy disk drive by an electronic device emulating the floppy disk drive (list of supported Computer/Hardware).
There are two differents emulators:
- A USB version which allows to connect the floppy disk drive interface of the computer to a PC via a USB cable.
- A SDCARD version which allows to emulate floppy disks which images are stored in a SDCARD.
Release notes for the HxCFloppyEmulator software v1.4.0.1:
- GUI : SDCard buzzer sound volume control added.
- GUI reworked.
- Double step drive emulation support added.
- IMD Loader : Default interface mode change to Shugart.
- RAW Loader : Default interface mode change to Shugart.
- USB HxC Floppy Emulator : Shugart mode corrected.
Release notes for the SD HxCFloppyEmulator firmware upgrade v1.3.0.4:
- Amiga : Change disk delay added.
- Buzzer driving bug corrected.
- “One button” mode feature added.
- Double step support added.
source: hxc2001.free.fr
These are some Sid examples which i have recorded from a Commodore 64 with the SwinSID installed. You can Download the original Sid track in .sid file format and the SwinSID in .ogg file format (High Quality), so you can compare the musics.
- The Alibi by Thomas E. Petersen (Laxity) 1989 Maniacs of Noise- SID (6581)
- The Alibi by Thomas E. Petersen (Laxity) 1989 Maniacs of Noise- SWINSID
- Albino Human by Alexander Rotzsch (Fanta) 2006 Fanta – SID (8580)
- Albino Human by Alexander Rotzsch (Fanta) 2006 Fanta – SWINSID
Some Sid tracks play perfectly others need some emulation fixes.
Saimo (Simone Bevilacqua) has updated his game Quod Init Exit, which is Latin for “whatever gets in, gets out”.
In the game you are a little pig, and you need to eat all the food you can find. The game has excellent HIRES graphics and is fun to play.
Changelog:
- Fixed the flicker of some pixels, which was visible only on real machines and accurate emulators.
- Added level part to score shown in in-game screen (courtesy of Endurion’s feedback Wink)
- Compressed the program for faster loading.
- Made various other minor changes.
source: noname.c64.org
Micro SwinSID KIT by Peter Sieg:
Certainly you can’t expect perfect emulation, but we are very close, the audio is much more clean than the original SID chip, if the project continues on this road we will arrive very soon on the perfect emulation.
Micro SwinSID (SwinSID88) is a hardware replacement for legendary SID sound chip which was placed in every Commodore C64 computer.
This project is based on the microcontroller ATMEGA88PU from Atmel and the emulation code is written by Swinkels. The first version of the pcb (prototype) was made by Crisp.
For more information and price visit the forum64.de.
The CodeNet Client it can be used to transfer PRG files directly into the memory of the C64 and also allows some other actions like filling memory and ofcourse starting a program with RUN or a jump to a defined memory address.
The CodeNet protocol is a very simple protocol to send data and executables to a C64 computer via ethernet. A CodeNet server is normally listening on UDP port 6462.
Changelog:
v0.3 (6.11.10):
- Added: Better network error handling.
source: oxyron.de
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:
2010-11-07 – release 0.10.0
- Deprecation notice: E-R and E-W commands will be removed in the next release.
- Improved reliability of Nippon loader.
source: sd2iec.de gitweb forum thread c64-wiki
from Dreamhost Status blog:
We will be completing the fixes to our Core infrastructure. This will include abandoning HSRP, restructuring our internal LAN routing domain and pruning unnecessary vlans from our border routers.
Only One Word Comes to Mind: Dreamhost sucks cocks big time!
source: dreamhoststatus.com
A new update of the NUFLI Editor is out.
With this editor (PAL/NTSC) you can edit NUFLI (static) image directly with your Commodore 64.
source: noname.c64.org
This is a automatic generator for DATA loaders written by Mike for VIC-20.
source: Denial (The Commodore VIC-20 forum)
Bonami Museum:
This is one of the biggests museum of retro-computers and consoles in North Europe, it’s located at EPE in the eastern Netherlands.
Many thanks for the photos to Gerben Vissers a friend of mine, Gerben is also a retro-computers collectors (like me) with a site online: www.computerverzameling.nl
source: bonami-spelcomputer-museum.nl
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:
2010-10-31 – release 0.10.0pre5
- Bugfix: Avoid duplicate file name when DEL/DIR matches.
- Bugfix: Reduce chance of data corruption in Wheels.
- Bugfix: Slightly relax IEC timing while waiting for command.
- Added AR6 1581 fastloader+saver (PAL).
source: sd2iec.de gitweb forum thread c64-wiki
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