CBM-Command è un disk manager multipiattaforma per Commodore 64 / Commodore 128 / Commodore VIC20 / Commodore C16. L’interfaccia assomiglia al Norton Commander / Midnight Commander ma molto più semplice e perfettamente integrata nel sistema operativo. La versione per Commodore 128 puo’ girare anche a 80 colonne.

Questa versione contiene molti miglioramenti e fix delle funzionalità esistenti, include il supporto per VIC 20, Plus 4 e la nuova funzionalita’ per il formato disco .D81

Release Notes – 2010-07-21 – Version 1.5

New Features:

• (ALL) New color picker for the configuration program.
• (64, 128, PLUS 4) 1581 Disk Image (D81) Support.
• Added support for Commodore Plus 4 computer.
• 32K Expanded VIC-20 now supported.

Changes:

• (ALL) Removed CTRL key from hot keys that previously required it. Hot keys the use the C= key still require it.
• (ALL) If you have 1 or more files selected (highlighted) and choose delete, all selected files will be deleted. If you do not have any files selected (highlighted) then only the file that the selector is pointing to will be deleted.
• (ALL) When you rename a file the textbox is pre-populated with the name of the old file.
• (VIC 20, Plus 4) Configuration files are enabled and working correctly.
• (ALL) Changed the UI for file transfers to use a new progress bar to give feedback on the copy operation.
• (64, 128, Plus 4) Changed the UI for disk image creation/writing to use a new progress bar to give feedback on the image operation.
• (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:

• None.

source: cbmcommand.codeplex.com

Convertitore ASCII <–> PETSCII per Windows (Richiede .Net Framework 4).

Il PETSCII (acronimo di PET Standard Code of Information Interchange), o CBM ASCII, è una variante del sistema di codifica ASCII usata nei computer della Commodore a partire dal 1977.

source: noname.c64.org

CBM-Command è un disk manager multipiattaforma per Commodore 64 / Commodore 128 / Commodore VIC20 / Commodore C16. L’interfaccia assomiglia al Norton Commander / Midnight Commander ma molto più semplice e perfettamente integrata nel sistema operativo. La versione per Commodore 128 puo’ girare anche a 80 colonne.

Release Notes – 2010-07-13 – Version 1.0.3/1.0.4

New Features:

• (ALL) New color picker for the configuration program
• (64, 128, PLUS 4) 1581 Disk Image (D81) Support

Changes:

• (ALL) Removed CTRL key from hot keys that previously required it. Hot keys the use the C= key still require it.
• (ALL) If you have 1 or more files selected (highlighted) and choose delete, all selected files will be deleted. If you do not have any files selected (highlighted) then only the file that the selector is pointing to will be deleted.
• (ALL) When you rename a file the textbox is pre-populated with the name of the old file.
• (VIC 20, Plus 4) Configuration files are enabled and working correctly
• (ALL) Changed the UI for file transfers to use a new progress bar to give feedback on the copy operation.
• (64, 128, Plus 4) Changed the UI for disk image creation/writing to use a new progress bar to give feedback on the image operation.

Known Issues:

• (VIC 20) 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.
• (Plus 4) Viewing a text file crashes the program.

source: cbmcommand.codeplex.com

Questo e’ un nuovo gioco per la console Atari 2600, il gioco e’ stato scritto da Philsan un’utente del forum di Atariage.

source: atariage forum

testo tratto dalla Homepage 1541 Ultimate:

• 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

Luigi Di Fraia sta lavorando alla versione 3 dell’interfaccia DC2N. Con questa interfaccia sara’ possibile leggere le cassette e trasferire i dati su una scheda SD (Securedigital).

La nuova versione ha anche il supporto USB e utilizza uno schermo grafico per mostrare il segnale che viene registrato. Puoi guardare i video della DC2N Versione 3 su youtube.

source: commodore-gg.hobby.nl

I tasti funzione (Start / Option / Select / Reset ..) del mio Atari XE 130 non funzionano molto bene, ho deciso di risolvere definitivamente questo fastidioso problema pulendo accuratamente la membrana e utilizzando un po’ di graffite per ricostruire alcune parti consumate della membrana.

Lo svilupparore “IlTimido” ha rilasciato un nuovo frontend per Windows chiamato C64 Memories. Questo frontend e’ focalizzato sulle collezioni TOSEC che tutti conosciamo.

C64 Memories features:

• Full support for Tosec naming convention: displayed data about games are taken directly from the filename.
• Supports nearly all C64 images: .D64 .T64 .TAP .PRG .P00 .D71 .D80 .D81 .D82 .G64 .G41 .X64
• Comes with a C64 emulator: C64 Memories uses a slighlty modified version of Vice2.2 emulator.
• Directories display: the list of the content of a .D64 or .T64 file is displayed in automatic by C64 Memories.
• Favorites folder: you can add your favorite games in the favorites folder (and every disk/tape of a sequence is added in automatic).
• Search filters: you can filter results for the first letters, substrings and you can show only the first disk/tape of a sequence.
• Snapshots galleries: your can take screenshots from inside the games and the pictures will be displayed in automatic in C64 Memories.
• Notes: you can add custom notes for every single game.
• Ratings: you can rate every single game.
• Search providers: you can easily find additional informations (review, screenshots, remake, music) over the Internet for every single game just by pressing a button!

source: c64scene.com c64memories

CBM-Command è un disk manager multipiattaforma per Commodore 64 / Commodore 128 / Commodore VIC20 / Commodore C16. L’interfaccia assomiglia al Norton Commander / Midnight Commander ma molto più semplice. La versione per Commodore 128 puo’ girare anche a 80 colonne.

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

Nuovi giochi per Commodore 64.

source: noname.c64.org

Commodore Free Magazine Issue #41

In questo numero potete trovare:

• Editorial.
• Readers Comments.
• News.
• Interview With Jim Brain.
• Review Of Knight ‘N’ Grail.
• How The C64 Changed My Life.
• Equinoxe – Evolution (8-Bit Girl)
• Interview With 8-Bit Girl.
• Adventures In Time Review.

source: commodorefree.com

SD2IEC – è un’interfaccia hardware che emula il Floppy Drive 1541 del Commodore 64/VIC20 utilizzando una scheda SD al posto dei Floppy da 5¼ pollici.

Hardware e il Firmware sono disponibili sotto licenza open source (GPL).

Changelog:

2010-06-21 – release 0.9.2

• Bugfix: Rename was broken on FAT.
• Turbodisk is now disabled when running on internal RC clock.
• Button debounce timeout increased.

source: sd2iec.de gitweb forum thread c64-wiki

Jurassic News è una fanzine realizzata da appassionati di retro computing con lo scopo di dare vita ad un periodico gratuito che tratti l’informatica delle origini.

Tutti hanno sentito parlare del Commodore64, dello Spectrum o dell’Apple II (tanto per citarne alcuni): sono i nomi fantasiosi dei primi calcolatori personali veramente alla portata di tutti. Qualcuno di voi ne ha posseduto uno o magari lo possiede ancora e ricorda l’eccitazione di quei primi passi nel mondo dell’informatica che ora è ormai esplosa e permanea tutta la nostra vita quotidiana.

Prosegui la lettura…

Nuovi Giochi e Utility per Commodore VIC-20.

• FCBPaint-0.5. This is a preview of an editor for a new graphics mode I’ve been working on for a while.
• FIFA WORLD CUP 2010. FIFA’s unofficial VIC 20 football/soccer game.
• Odi Est Amo. You will hate this game.
• Q*LOAD V0.1/U. Q*LOAD is a tape loader / mastering tool for the Vic-20.

source: Denial (The Commodore VIC-20 forum)