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Un’altra ottima produzione di Mr.SID, Sonic the Hedgehog per Commodore 64. Questo gioco richiede l’espansione di memoria (REU).

Credits:

• Code: Mr. SID of HVSC Crew, Megadesigns Incorporated
• Music: Encore of Kollektivet, Undone
• Graphics: Veto of Oxyron, PriorArt, Tristar & Red Sector Inc.
• Loader: Krill of Plush
• Help: JackAsser of Booze Design
• Test:
  • Encore of Kollektivet, Undone
  • JackAsser of Booze Design
  • Retroluzzer of Excess
  • Veto of Oxyron, PriorArt, Tristar & Red Sector Inc.

Download:

• Sonic the Hedgehog (D64) (1138)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (D81) (686)
• Sonic The Hedgehog +5 101% - TRIAD+GP (610)
• Sonic The Hedgehog +5 101% Fix - TRIAD+GP (571)
• Sonic the Hedgehog v1.1 (D64) (632)
• Sonic the Hedgehog v1.1 (D81) (573)
• Sonic The Hedgehog v1.1 +5 101% - TRIAD+GP (603)
• Sonic The Hedgehog v1.2 +5 - TRIAD+GP (810)

source: csdb.dk

NEW TAG: C64 BIG GAME PACK

E’ stato rilasciato del nuovo Software per Commodore 64.

Titoli:

• Rock Star Ate My Hamster +3GM
• Matrix +H
• Katabatia V1.1 +4D
• Red Alert +1D
• Slider Wall +H
• Bagman Comes Back +
• Scavenger Hunt +D
• Press It! +
• Filled In V1.1 +
• Dual 1024 +
• Stick Breaker
• Knockout +1D
• Nessie +1D
• Leaping Larry +1D
• Speedway +1D
• Made in France +1D
• Lobster Attack +2DG
• Mah Jongg +1D
• Jailbreak +1D
• Nazi Revenge +1DG
• Power-Punch +1D
• Sub Attack 2 +2D
• Sub Attack +2D
• Earth Raid +1DGT
• Alien Strike +1D
• Muggin +1D
• Plaque Man +1D
• Maze Run +1D
• Grand Prix Challenge +D
• Mahjongg +D
• Alley Wars &D
• 4-Dimensions &D
• Koszonom +2H
• Santas Workout +2
• Santas Workout +2 (Triad)
• Cubic +D
• Fueling Station +1DM
• Minesweeper +1D
• Climber 5 +1D
• 3D-Lab +1DT
• Marbles +1D
• Chase +D
• Seaquest +3D
• PETSCII Portal
• F-18 Hornet +2D
• Minesweeper +1D
• PETSCII Portal
• Brainbreak Preview 3 +2D
• Seaquest +2
• Cosmic Combat Deluxe [seuck]
• Ray Fish Deluxe [seuck]
• Slap Shot +D
• Match-A-Thon +D
• Lander +3D
• Seaquest
• Deluxe-Quadromania &DT
• Explorer – The Quest for the Jewel +2D
• Energy +1DT
• Qewb &DJ
• Monolith +2D
• Univaders +3D
• Spell Maze +2D
• Jericho +1D
• Bump! &DT
• Crazy Balls +1DT
• Daedaloff +1D
• Bobsled +1D
• Invasion of the Color Clashed Gfx +1D
• Motorcycle +1D
• Blastapede +1D
• One Block Racer +1D
• Tetra Attack &D
• Pac-Wor +4HD
• Codebreaker &D
• Formula1k +1D
• Helsingfors +1D
• Human Rat Race +2D
• Knoix +1D
• Space512 +1DJ
• Uleaborg +1D
• Sherlock Holmes In Another Bow 100% +DW +Map
• Tombs of Doom +1D
• A Spy Tale +2
• Santa’s Workout +3HP
• Cruiser-X 79 Preview 2 +2
• 2^11 V1.4 +D
• Stunt Car Racer (SuperCPU)
• Cabygame
• Robot Jet Action Preview V2 +3
• Munchkin 64 Preview 2 +2
• Hexed Preview 3 +3
• Robot Jet Action Preview V2 +3
• Cabygame +1D
• Cabygame +
• Tenebra Preview +1P
• Randoom +4
• Randoom
• Luna: XMas Edition +1D
• Alchemy +1DJ
• Sub! +1D
• Monkey Math +1D
• Poga +3HD
• Tinyrinth +1D
• Lightcycles &D
• Animal Match &D
• Luna XMAS Edition +3H
• Quadrophenia &DT
• Roadblock64 +1D
• Rad +1D
• Skyline Attack +5D 101% (+ Sssnake +4)
• Head-On +D

Download: All Games in One Archive (3870)

source: csdb.dk

E’ stato rilasciato da Nobomi un nuovo aggiornamento firmware per l’ARMSiD.

News features and fixes in FW 2.13:

• Further optimization of code speed and size. Also bus operations are faster, finally “paddles” are successfully read on NTSC machines even with the oldest HW versions of ARMSID (with components on top) !
• ARMSID start is also faster. Instead of hundreds of milliseconds, ARMSID is fully functional in less than 15 milliseconds after power-up !
• Added the possibility to “fix” the so-called ADSR bug, i.e. a bug in the envelope generator, which is inherent to the original chips and is reproduced in ARMSID too. This is not needed in the C64 for compatibility reasons, but if you use ARMSID in synthesizers, you might be interested in this feature.
• Slightly modified quality (Q) of filter circuits for even more faithful reproduction of MOS8580.

Download: ARMSiD v2.13 (452)

source: nobomi.cz

Questi sono i risultati ufficiali del Demo party Transmission64 Fall Edition che si e’ concluso il 05/11/2021. Per maggiori informazioni o aggiornamenti visita il sito CSDB.

C64 Demo:

• 1 – Submerged by Hoaxers, Wrath Designs
• 2 – SUPER 16 by Triad
• 3 – RAGTAG by Onslaught
• 4 – Sidmachine 3003 by Pretzel Logic
• 5 – Howdy Hackers!
• 6 – Synthmeld by The Solution
• 7 – Merry Christmas 2021 by Lepsi De
• 8 – Autumn Harvest by Atlantis
• 9 – The Geese are Gone by Vintage Computing Carinthia
• 10 – Last Minute All Inclusive +3G (Boosted) by Mayday!
• 11 – Budbrain Megademo Loader Tribute by Hokuto Force

C64 4K Intro:

• 4 – Constant Repetition by Hexhog

C64 Music:

• 1 – Destination: Funktown by Vincenzo
• 2 – Jammar akhbar by Shogoon
• 3 – Lydia on Speed Dial by Mibri
• 4 – Simon & Motherfunkel by Linus
• 5 – Tooting My Own Horn by Mutetus
• 6 – Constellations by Jammer
• 7 – Pirate’s Blade II by Xiny6581
• 8 – Augmented Arguments by Steel
• 9 – Weird Biscuit by Chris Wemyss
• 10 – Chase On by Proton
• 11 – Epic Fail by celticdesign
• 12 – Pointless Patterns by Spider Jerusalem
• 13 – Polonaise of Destruction by Hate Bush
• 14 – Signality by Røly
• 15 – Megaman-X – Storm Eagle by Nordischsound
• 17 – Igelhaarfrisur by Stabile Altbauten

C64 Graphics:

• 1 – Time Out by The Sarge
• 2 – The Passengers by Mikael
• 3 – 338:th day by Joe
• 5 – King of the Forest by Duce
• 6 – Do U Know Where You Are Coming From by Facet
• 7 – Twister by Electric
• 8 – COP26 by Honcho
• 9 – Mask 2 by Katon
• 10 – Conscience by Almighty God
• 11 – Mycoschedel Caves by christwoballs
• 12 – Storm Eagle by Slaxx
• 13 – Voodoo Club by Lobo
• 14 – CatWish by Leon
• 15 – Inferno by Fabs
• 16 – In the City by Soya
• 17 – Racing Skeleton by Lenyn
• 19 – Winter Impression by Pararaum
• ?? – 1st pic by Sarge jr

Mixed Graphics:

• 1 – Ohiru by Atlantis
• 2 – Babes by Extend
• 3 – Atlantis by Atlantis
• 4 – Porco Rosso by Hokuto Force
• 5 – Bollocks by Pretzel Logic
• 6 – Slimers by Logiker
• 7 – Viking Ship by Hokuto Force
• 9 – Winter Abstraction by The 7th Division

Mixed Demo:

• 1 – Fader Mastermind by Artline Designs
• 2 – BASIC Geese Fader by Vintage Computing Carinthia

Productions released outside compos:

• Bad Girl by Genesis Project (Graphics)

Download: Transmission64 2021 Fall Edition Full Party Stuff (677)

source: csdb.dk

Contro ogni tendenza, una semplice foto senza unboxing.

The return of the Hybrid Sid Player by xAD/Nightfall & Gianluca Renzi (RetroBit Lab)

Basato sul progetto di Markus Gritsch pubblicato negli anni 2011-2015 sul forum dangerousprotypes. Grazie Markus.

Changelog:

v1.16 – 29/11/2021

Updated:

• Illegal/undocumented opcodes to the CPU Emulator:
  • LAE (LAS/LAR) Combinations of STA/TXS and LDA/TSX.
  • ANE (XAA) Combination of an immediate and an implied command.
  • All 6502/6510 instructions have been implemented.
• Increased the maximum number of files per directory from 512 max to 800 max.
• Improved delay routine for read/write eeprom via I2c bitbang, it should now be compatible with all levels of the XC32 compiler code optimization.
• Replaced and splitted the Splash Screen Logo during the boot. Thanks to Federico di dato for the Retrobit LAB logo.

Fixed:

• The BRK opcode, opcode that will probably will never used in our case.
• Missing +2 Machine Cycle Times for the opcodes: BPL,BMI,BVC,BVS,BCC,BCS,BNE,BEQ due to some previous performance improvment of the 6502/6510 emulator code, i was probably drunk, indeed, i’m sure. %-)
• The clock “|CIA|” was displayed mistakenly when you choose to play a file in DMP format but this is wrong because the DMP file format doesn’t support the information of clock used (VBI/CIA) in the file header.
• The previous and next button did not work if there are only two files (SID or DMP) available to play in the folder.
• Incorrect Machine Cycle Times for the NOP opcode, four times instead of two. %-)
• Sometimes the version number displayed during boot would pop outside from the right side of the oled screen.
• Wrong Machine Cycle Times for the SLO, SRE(LSE), DCP, RLA, ISC(ISB) Illegal/undocumented opcodes with Indexed-indirect addressing of X,Y-Registers.

NEW TAG: C64 BIG GAME PACK

E’ stato rilasciato del nuovo Software per Commodore 64.

Titoli:

• Star Hawx +7D
• Star Hawx
• Star Hawx +1D
• Bugs Inc. Preview +
• Ewe Woz ‘Ere DX Preview +
• Soulless +6D
• Galaga V1.05 +
• Totoro64 Preview 2 +
• Zodiac +2G
• Ghoul Gobbler +1DJ
• Retronet V1.2 &DG
• Container +2
• Pic-Man +2DGJ
• Man From N10 +2DG
• Fas-t-ron &D
• Square Pit 64 +
• Straight Up +
• Space Panic +3
• Space Panic V1.1
• Straight Up
• Straight Up +2D
• Ewe Woz ‘Ere DX Single Level Demo
• Granny’s Cleaning Day +4D
• Space Panic V1.1 +3D
• Space Panic V1.1 +4D
• The Cleaner Preview +D
• Ewe Woz ‘Ere DX 3-Level-Preview +3D
• Zybex +1F [drean]
• Köszönöm +
• Forest Saver Preview +1D
• Pattern Finder
• Granny’s Cleaning Day V1.1 +4D
• Pattern Finder +1D
• Twopac +1D
• Soulless +6D
• Crazy Jumpman +1T [english]
• Ewe Woz ‘Ere DX 3-Level-Preview +5HD
• Zeta Wing V1.2.2 +6D
• Black Holes +5DGH
• Santron V1.1 +7D
• The Space Limits II +
• The Space Limits +
• Rocket Away 2 +2D
• Popeye V1 +3D
• Rocket Away 2 +4D
• Rocket Away 2
• Galaxian DX +1D
• Katabatia V1.1 +1D
• Ultima I +3DI
• Totoro64 Preview 3 +1D
• PETSCII Lemmings
• Save Satellits +2T
• PETSCII Lemmings +
• Boulder Dash Junior VI +2H
• Head or Tail Oneliner V1.1
• Dot Gobbler V3 +1DG
• XXX X-Treme Zorbing Simulator +
• Sitting Target Reloaded +
• Crapoid +
• Atari Collection
• Newquarts +2
• Chase +1DJ
• Duell-Tris &DT
• Boom +2D
• Park Adventure V1.1 +DS
• P1X3L-Pushr +1D
• Cross Shoot (Rebuild) +2D
• Cross Bomber (Rebuild) +1D
• Flapper +1D
• Cross Chase (Rebuild) +2D
• Mediterranean Air War +2 [seuck]
• Witch Rescue Service Preview 3 +1D
• Forest Saver Preview 2 +1D
• Diamond Jones +4DT
• Supremacy aka Overlord +8DF [Easyflash]
• Time Soldier +9DGHF [Easyflash]
• Tobbe’s Quest II [swedish]
• Quicksand +
• Laserblaster +
• Spider Web +
• Star Tracker +
• Stuntman +
• Nick Nack +
• Captain Cloudberry +C
• Moonshoot +
• Fire Bug +1DT
• Flying in on the Big Bird +
• A Space Game Preview +1D
• Petaxian Preview +2D
• 2^11 V1.0 +D
• Color Blocks V2.0
• miniTETRIS (Beta)
• Pac-Wor +2D
• PAC-WOR
• Mechanicus +2DF
• Mechanicus +2DF [Easyflash]
• MiniTETRIS V1.0 +D
• 3D Reversi +TD
• Bootskell +2
• Mazy +3
• Venus Express +2D
• Bubbles – Bubble Blaster 1K +2
• Bounced 64 +1D
• Impetus +2
• Cavit +3
• Ruptus +2
• Neuras +3
• Battlot +2
• Aerial +2
• Panic +
• Knights 1K +1D
• Space Battle!
• Ice Box +1D
• Snow Run +1D
• Bombs Away! +1D
• Block Fill +D
• Neuras +3 101%

Download: All Games in One Archive (3772)

source: csdb.dk

Ikari ha rilasciato il nuovo firmware per la SD2Snes la Flash Cartridge per Super Nintendo/Famicom. Le istruzioni per l’aggiornamento le potete trovare qui.

Scusate il ritardo ma mi è sfuggito di postarlo qui.

Features added:

• [All] USB (usb2snes) support by RedGuy
• [All] save state support (via USB/savestate2snes) by RedGuy
• [All] stand-alone save state features by FURiOUS
• [All] some compatibility improvements and optimizations for stand-alone save states by ikari_01
  • Add support for YAML list items for multiple savestate_fixes entries per game
  • Add support for simple bitwise operations on savestate_fixes patches
  • Add support for verbatim code execution on savestate_fixes patches – notably fixes Star Ocean (decompressed) save states (however the save state hook still needs CPU time optimization to prevent music glitches in Star Ocean.)
  • Add IRQ support on top of NMI for the save state hook – this enables save states on Out Of This World and possibly other games that only use IRQ. Also fixes controller input capture on a number of games so the game-specific input hacks could be eliminated.
  • Moved save state code outside of the USB hook area to make room for USB hook execution.
• [All] SGB support by Redacted173.
• [All] favorite games list by freelancer42

Fixes:

• [All] Fixed data caching bug in MSU1 data extension which could cause wrong data to be streamed
• [All] Savestates: do not try to capture data that is already in cartridge space anyway (e.g. SRAM). Fixes text distortion in Near’s Bahamut Lagoon translation when loading a state.
• [All] Fixed YAML config parser to support comment signs after list start items
• [All] Fixed SNES open-bus contamination (fixes sprite flickering in Near’s Bahamut Lagoon translation, certain speed runs that rely on open bus behaviour)
• [All] (hopefully) fixed rapid data line toggling sometimes resulting in address line glitches, causing random crashes in extreme cases, and occasional garbled graphics on SMRPG among others
• [All] Fixed data integrity problems when loading BSX games

Download:

• SD2Snes Firmware v1.11.0 Beta 1 (582)

source: sd2snes.de

The return of the Hybrid Sid Player by xAD/Nightfall & Gianluca Renzi (RetroBit Lab)

Basato sul progetto di Markus Gritsch pubblicato negli anni 2011-2015 sul forum dangerousprotypes. Grazie Markus.

Changelog:

v1.15 – 26/9/2021

Updated:

• Slightly improved the CIA timing, now the SID tune “https://hvsc.csdb.dk/MUSICIANS/P/Page_Jason/25_Hurts.sid” and probably some others they sounds fairly well without “clicking/noise/beeping” in some parts of the song. *
• Slightly improved the VBI timing, now the SID tune “https://hvsc.csdb.dk/MUSICIANS/S/Stinsen/Freeloader.sid” and probably some others they sounds fairly well without “clicking/noise/beeping” in some parts of the song. *
• When the (Auto/Random/Intro) MODE is used the brightness of the oled is restored on each change of music until the default timeout is reached.

* I’ll never stop saying we are far away from my personal feeling of absolute perfection but sound ok for 90% of peoples, luckily there aren’t many SID sound purists :-D
Many people still think that a SID played with a SID emulator on a Mobile Phone or PC sounds absolutely identical to the one played with the SID in the original hardware version :-|

Fixed:

• In some cases the choice of subtunes is no longer displayed if the SID supports the multi-tunes after the implementation of clock speed emulation display.
• Fixed subroutine which takes care of loading and initializing the SID tune with SUBTUNES, were are missing some variables such as the “show_sidinfo_model” and some debug strings.
• LAX Opcode $AB instead of LXA (https://www.oric.org/ftp/ceo/ceomag/downloads/ebooks/nomoresecretsnmos6510.pdf) Used by this SID Tune: https://hvsc.csdb.dk/MUSICIANS/H/Holt_Hein/Whats_Your_Lame_Excuse.sid

NEW TAG: C64 BIG GAME PACK

E’ stato rilasciato del nuovo Software per Commodore 64.

Titoli:

• Wargle! +1
• 2k-Fighter +1
• Detonation +1D
• Torreoscura V1.1 [english/spanish]
• Turbo Ski +1D
• Spray Cam +D
• Frutty Man 64 +
• Paper Route +1D
• Volley Bound +D
• Pie Emporium +1D
• Lernaia
• Archaeologist +DJ
• Table Soccer +D
• Totoro64 +1D
• Totoro64 +2DFJ
• Shock Raid
• C64 Engine Preview +1D
• Unspool
• Shock Raid +3CD
• Panther +1DHMP
• Roundabout Solitaire +2D
• Shock Raid +4D
• Syncro +2DG
• Gates of the Ancient +2D
• Rainfighter +2DFG
• Sterntaler +2DGH
• Unspool +D
• Life +D
• Springer &DGT
• Your Game Preview
• Abrakadabra +2DGJ
• Flag Hunt &D
• Exploding Atoms &DG
• PushPuzzle +D
• Lachmann +2DGT
• Logomix +2D
• Preacher vs. Zombie +2
• Xplore +1D
• Hot Dog Puzzle +1TD
• Musery +1DG
• Cyber-Race
• Xplore Expanded +1D
• Hexed Preview 2 +2
• Uforce +1DG
• The Duell +1DG
• Graviton +1D
• PushPuzzle V1.2
• Graviton +
• Sydney Hunter and the Sacred Tribe Multicolor +7DW
• Keyhole
• Galaga C64 Preview 3.1+
• Galaga C64 Preview 3 +
• Astroblast +3D
• Lady Pac V1.0.5 +2
• Roboform-X 2 +2D [seuck]
• Space Eggs +2D [seuck]
• Droid Rumble +2D [seuck]
• Dawn Patrol +S
• Iunnuh 2 – The Curse from the Past +S
• Crappy Walls +D
• Rolling Coin +
• Pac-Man +1DGHM
• Space Invaders V1.1 +
• Space Invaders V1.1
• Night Knight +2
• Espace Preview +
• Night Knight +5PD
• Dungeon &D
• Night Knight +5HPD
• Spaceball +1D
• Scarabaeus II Preview
• 2K Ishido +D
• The Authentic Tetris +1DF
• Colorix +TD
• Hard’n'Heavy +9
• Night Knight +5HPD
• Gianna Sisters +9H
• Head or Tail Oneliner
• Galaga +1D
• Egg Catcher 4K +2
• Tarkus +3D
• Galaga V1.03 +
• Zak McKracken & Maniac Mansion +1D [german] fix (Easyflash)

Download: All Games in One Archive (4116)

source: csdb.dk

Questi sono i risultati ufficiali del Demo party World Wide ZOO 2021. Per maggiori informazioni o aggiornamenti visita il sito CSDB nella sezione CSDB World Wide ZOO 2021.

C64 Demo:

• 1 – Mörkroom by Da Jormas
• 2 – My Name Is Soft, Mihail Gorbat Soft by Gorbat Soft
• 3 – VIY by Atlantis, Pretzel Logic
• 4 – Pigs in Space by Mahna Mahna
• 5 – Arena XIII by Atlantis
• 6 – DUGA3 by Karjala!
• 7 – Love Hate Ordnungsamt by Mayday!
• 8 – C1X1 by The Solution
• 9 – World Wide Load by Wide Load
• 10 – Ski or Death 2022 Invitation by Hiihtoliitto
• 11 – CNCD at Zoo by CNCD
• 12 – You Suffer
• 13 – I’m a Banana by STARZ

C64 Music:

• 1 – Banaanin Alle by Mutetus
• 2 – Nelly Goes West by Shogoon
• 3 – Helix by Flex
• 4 – Electrostatic by Jangler
• 5 – Backward Ride by Deetsay
• 6 – Gone Already by Juzdie
• 6 – Prtzl+Kola by Flotsam
• 8 – Jungle Polka by The Syndrom
• 9 – Future Lover by Rock
• 10 – Second Bite by Proton
• 11 – Bassonavajo by Agemixer
• 12 – Morphine Revisited by chuinho
• 13 – Oktopose by Barracuda
• 14 – A Warm Place by Mankeli
• 15 – Wattson by Barik
• 16 – Majoneesi by Anacron
• 17 – Big Gelatine Scam by Stabile Altbauten

C64 Graphics:

• 1 – Departed Together by Duce
• 2 – Dream Membrane by Joe
• 3 – Skullflower by Electric
• 4 – Best Friends by Facet
• 5 – Fleshy by Electric
• 6 – Lada 3000 by L3nin666
• 7 – The Darkness Hour by Almighty God
• 8 – Sofasceners by Vent
• 9 – Parallel Dream by jetan/Isildur/uka
• 10 – Her Highness Compofilleria by ptoing
• 11 – Electricified by Aomeba
• 12 – Purification (Preview) by Leon
• 13 – Blooden Guts by Dr. TerrorZ
• 14 – Hooded Goblin by Ilbu
• 15 – Kisse
• 16 – Green Glasses by Hairdog
• 17 – U Are the Animal by Backspin
• 18 – Iltapala by Anacron
• 19 – Metsäretkellä by Supermonni

C64 Basic Demo:

• 1 – Machine by New Basic Group
• 2 – Let’s Twisting by Jupp3
• 3 – Head or Tail Oneliner by Logiker

Mixed Graphics:

• 1 – Siam by Electric, Extend
• 2 – True Faith by Atlantis
• 3 – Party Scener by Pretzel Logic
• 4 – Dedhors by Artline Designs
• 5 – Poirobot by Artline Designs
• 6 – Upsetting by Electric, Extend
• 7 – Catching Kermit by Atlantis
• 8 – Rules of PETSCII by Dr. TerrorZ
• 9 – Self Portrait by Artline Designs
• 10 – Grendel by Byterapers, Fit
• 11 – Tinder Match by Vent
• 12 – WTF Is Happening??! by Vent
• 13 – Rhaalanis by Mayday!
• 14 – 90′s Daydreams
• 15 – Zoo Run! by Samar Productions
• 15 – Chopped and Stacked
• 17 – Tukkajumala etenee by Dekadence, Fit
• 18 – Samurai by Atlantis
• 19 – Pondering by christwoballs
• 20 – Self Portrait
• 21 – The Great Inventor by Logiker
• 22 – Kalmo by Vilke
• 23 – YLE Is by Yleisradio

Download: Zoo 2021 Full Party Stuff (678)

source: 2021.zooparty.org

Jean-François DEL NERO (la persona che sta dietro lo sviluppo dell’emulatore Floppy HxC SD) ha recentemente rilasciato una versione del firmware HxC compatibile con il chip STM32 utilizzato nel Floppy Drive Gotek.

Questo significa che possiamo godere di quasi tutte le features che il firmware HxC supporta anche per l’economico Floppy Drive Gotek.

Il bootloader per convertire il floppy drive Gotek in HxC compatibile va acquistato sul sito di HXC 2001 inviando un’email a Jean-François DEL NERO. Il prezzo del bootloader e’ di 10 euro una tantum per ogni Gotek che si vuole aggiornare/convertire. Gli aggiornamenti successivi del software sono gratuti e possono essere fatti da chiavetta USB.

The HXC Usb (Gotek) firmware supports: + many more….

USB Stick STM32 (Gotek) HxC Floppy Emulator Firmware v3.4.16.4a -> v3.8.1.2a cumulative changelog:

• Build-in USB stick init / format function :
• The USB stick can now be formatted/initialized for the “Image-less mode” by the firmware.
• Remove the USB stick, press both buttons to enter the embedded menu and select the sub menu to activate the format mode :
  •  - 7 digits display “d” menu entry -> Should display “For”
  •  - OLED display “Format USB Key” menu entry.
  • Then insert the USB stick you want to format.
  • WARNING : Formatting will erase all data on the USB stick !
  • The default built-in image is an HD 1.44MB Floppy disk, but you
  • can select another built-in image on the firmware customization
• SFRKC30 / SFR1M44-U100LQD Gotek support enhanced :
• The new rotary port is now supported.
• New explicit U100LQD OLED configuration.
• (Specific binaries for this new Gotek are now provided in the “New_U100LQD_Gotek” folder)
• The detected hardware model can now be read in the embedded menu
• (Sub menu ‘F’ for the 7 digits Gotek and in the “FW/HW version” sub menu for the OLED Goteks).
• Hardware ID definitions :
  • 000 : Original STM32F105 Gotek (64KB of RAM)
  • 001 : 64 pins ARTERY AT32F415RCT7 on an old STM32 Gotek board (32KB of RAM)
  • 002 : 48 pins ARTERY AT32F415CBT7 (New board) (32KB of RAM)
  • 003 : 64 pins ARTERY AT32F415RCT7 (New SFRKC30 / SFR1M44-U100LQD Gotek : Native OLED and Rotary support) (32KB of RAM)
• Test firmware updated to support all STM32 and Artery Goteks.
• Some important fixes in the emulation from folder mode
• (Informations about this mode are available on this page : https://hxc2001.com/docs/gotek-floppy-emulator-hxc-firmware/pages/emulation-from-folder.html)
• The emulation from folder mode was broken on ARTERY MCU based Goteks.
  •  Update recommended for all “emulation from folder mode” users !
• New SFRKC30 Gotek boards support added :
  •  This new Gotek revision has a new rotary port and will be shipped
  •  with a rotary switch and an OLED screen directly from the factory
  •  (No “mod” required anymore)
• Bootloader updated.
• Firmware updated.
• Firmware customization page updated.
• Normal/direct selection mode :  File sorting optimized for low memory “Artery” Goteks.
• 1680KB Distribution Media Format (DMF) .IMG support adjusted / fixed.
• Firmware STM32 USB HxCFloppyEmulator v3.7.1.4a for all Artery AND STM Goteks ! ( -> In the “Artery_AT32_Gotek_HxC_Firmware” folder !)
• Update recommended for Artery Goteks users:
• “Normal mode” / Direct stick browsing mode :
• Fix regression with Artery Goteks  ! (Crash due to a memory alignment issue)
• Custom firmware page updated
• Build tools updated.
• RAM Memory management enhanced : Detect the RAM size and change/adapt  the cache buffers size according to the available memory.
• Compatible with all Goteks (Artery and STM MCU compatible).
• Now support all Artery versions (AT32F415RCT7, AT32F415CBT7…)
• Fixes : EPROM emulation support, Index signal.
• Rotary connections moved to PA13/PA14 (2 pins in the prog header) for the 48 pins MCU version.
• Firmware STM32 USB HxCFloppyEmulator v3.6.1.2a for Artery AT32F415RCT7 Goteks ( -> In the “Artery_AT32_Gotek_HxC_Firmware” folder !)
• Since March/April 2021 we can see some new Gotek variants on the market.
• Due to the electronic components shortage, these new Gotek revisions use different MCUs.
• The STMicroelectronics STM32F105 MCU was replaced by Artery MCUs : AT32F415RCT7, AT32F415CBT7,…
• These MCUs are “mostly” compatible with the previously used STM part but there is an important difference : The RAM size. While the STM32F105 offers 64KB of RAM, these Artery parts have only 32KB of RAM. These changes imply modifications in the firmware.
• A first HxC Firmware compatible with the AT32F415RCT7 MCU can be found in the Artery_AT32_Gotek_HxC_Firmware folder.
• The bootloader was updated this week to support all the 3 Gotek variants:  STM32F105RB6, AT32F415RCT7,AT32F415CBT7.
• The bootloader now supports GPT/GUID formatted USB sticks.
• The server was updated this week to support all the 3 Gotek variants :
• The bootloader can installed on all these Gotek using the normal online procedure :  https://hxc2001.com/docs/gotek-floppy-emulator-hxc-firmware/pages/bootloader-installation.html
• Preparing the firmware for the next releases / features : Important code size optimizations. (First round !)
• OSD : The HSYNC polarity can be set on the custom firmware
  • (VSYNC already supports both polarity)
• Finally introducting the Raspberry Pi Zero W Gotek companion :
  • https://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_drive_emulator/RPiZeroW_HxC2001_StickEmulator.zip
  • (To be installed on the SD Card with rufus, dd, …)
  • Use the USB device port to connect the Raspberry Pi Zero W to the Gotek.
  • You can access the virtual stick through Wifi.
  • The Raspberry is by default setup as an access point. (HxC2001_RPIZeroW SSID)
  • The following services are currently enabled in the image :
  • IP :  192.168.100.1
  • Samba/Windows Share -> login : data, password : data
  • ftp -> login : data, password : data
  • ssh -> login : data, password : data / login : root, password : root
  • http -> just a test page for the moment.
• IMG file images : Fix Technics SX-F100 organ format and file deletion support.
• HFE files : Blind write mode now used on all non-MFM/FM HFE files.
• Quickdisk .QD files write support : Some fixes and improvements.
• Code improvements.
• Roland machines out,img,ima files support : sector interleave and track skew adjusted to the S-550 values. (Fix S-550 issues).
• Internal parameters : Power-up clear/reset right button timeout set to 3 seconds.
• Electone EL-900 disk change issue fixed :
• Clear internal ready timer at image selection.
• Internal default ready timing changed from 200ms to 400ms.
• v3.5.1.1 regression fix : Broken USB stick folder Auto mount feature fixed.
• Major release : Image-less mode support! Mount USB stick’s FAT12 partitions !
• USB Stick : GUID Partition Table (GPT) support. The firmware now support medias with GPT, MBR or without any partition table. GPT is becoming the default partition table used by most operating systems.
• New custom firmware page option:
  • GUID Partition Table (GPT) support option (enabled by default).
• Regression fix : Fix Amiga 1.76MB HD .ADF images support.
• Upside down orientation OLED screen option.
• “Normal mode” / Direct disk browsing mode : Fix possible erroneous “No file image found !” message issue. Update recommended.
• Amstrad CPC / ZX Spectrum EDSK & DSK:
  • Fake Track ID protection support.
  • Fake Side ID protection support.
  • Bad CRC protection support.
  • 6144 bytes sectors support fixed.
• (Fix the following copy protected ZX Spectrum games :
  • Robocop 2,Turrican 2,Barbarian 2,New Zealand Story,
  • Dan Dare 3,Operation Thurderbolt,Simpsons and probably others titles).
• Amstrad CPC / ZX Spectrum EDSK & DSK  : Fix deleted data mark support.
• v3.4.16.2a regression fix : Fix file selector issue on fast Amiga machines (>= A1200).

This is only a little part of the changelog. The original one is very long and you can read it here. (instruction manual here)

The HxC Floppy Emulator Firmware Customization page: https://hxc2001.com/custom_fw/

Download: USB Stick STM32 (Gotek) HxC Firmware v3.8.1.2a (750)

source: hxc2001.com

E’ stato rilasciato un nuovo aggiornamento firmware per l’AVGCART (SD multicart for 8bit Atari) di tmp.

Changelog (v0021):

• XEX loader now doesn’t occupy $0800 page
• ATR/ATX emulation fixes (Bruce Lee, Ultima, Flight Sim II)
• Allow IDE emulation together with ATR emulation (SIO)
• Show COM/EXE files in browser
• Increased limit of virtual drives to 8 (SIO)
• Autorun key changed from ‘A’ to ‘N’ due to issues with PS/2 adapters
• Added saving facility (used by FloB)
• Stacking SpartaDOSX with another CAR (CTRL-SHIFT-RETURN)

Download:

• AVGCART [0021] (464)
• AVGCART Manual (891)

source: atariage.com

Non ho scoperto assolutamente nulla di nuovo, e’ tutto spiegato in questi video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P1OVj0IcqY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eBynrpdLdk

Sono assolutamente contrario al retrobright ma ho voluto tentare la sorte con uno dei VIC-20 quasi totalmente ingiallito, una tastiera di un’Amiga 1200 e il TOP Cover sempre di un’Amiga 1200.

Molte persone mi hanno detto di provare, ma non essendo d’accordo a questa tecnica non lo mai fatto, ma in un secondo momento e’ arrivato il mio amico Federico di Dato di Retrobitlab
che lo ha provato personalmente ed effetivamente sembrava funzionare, premetto che fin da subito non ci credevo, mi sembrava una cazzata cosmica.

Ok, mi devo ricredere, funziona!, qui di seguito ci sono le varie fasi e tempi di esposizione al sole (una bella giornata di sole!)

VIC-20 (fronte):

• Iniziamo dalla prima foto appena esposto sotto il sole, poi 6 ore, 7 ore, 7 ore per un totale di 3 giorni = 20 ore.

VIC-20 (retro):

• Iniziamo dalla prima foto appena esposto sotto il sole, poi 2 ore e 30 minuti, 7 ore e 30 minuti per un totale di 2 giorni = 10 ore.

Amiga 1200 Keyboard:

• Iniziamo dalla prima foto appena esposto sotto il sole, poi 7 ore e 30 minuti x 3 giorni = 22 ore e 30 minuti.

Amiga 1200 TOP Case:

• Iniziamo dalla prima foto appena esposto sotto il sole, poi 7 ore e 30 minuti x 3 giorni = 22 ore e 30 minuti.

Non ho utilizzato nessun prodotto chimico e’ bastatato lasciare al sole, non c’e’ altro da dire.

Tecnica del Lightbrighting: