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Kernel JiffyDos Installation and Keyboard Repair for my friend Damiano (manosoft.it). To repair the keyboard you must clean the contacts very well on the pcb.

Working Commodore SX-64 in cluster ;-D

Today a friend has donated to me some nice things. Thanks Damiano (Manosoft).

Things that have been donated:

• Commodore SX64 Manual.
• TV +4 Pong Clone.
• PCB Multi Kernel C64/C64C Switch.
• PCB Universal PLA Adapter.
• Atmel 27C512 PROM 70ns.
• Some DIMM Memory (256mb and 512mb)
• Mattel Intellivision.
• Mattel Intellivision Boxed Games:
  • Football.
  • Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.
  • Skiing.
  • Maze-A-Tron.
  • Sea Battle.
  • Tennis.
  • Basketball.

source: ebay.com wikipedia

The Hires Color 7 Demo/Picture Show contains 32 images and utilises the Magica Driver with several Duce and Veto (C64 graphicians) pictures included.

Download: Hires Color 7 Demo/Picture Show (1176)

source: plus4world.powweb.com

Some new games (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups: Sos, Rubberland, Alpha Flight, Nostalgia and inZane.

Download:

• Diesel Duel (991)
• The Dark Within (1040)
• To Hell and Back +2H (1000)
• Yie Ar Kung-Fu II +6DH [ntsc/pal] (1051)
• Commando +2 (1057)
• All Games in One Archive (2433)

source: csdb.dk

This music disk of Laxity collects all the songs released during the event Crack Intro Music Competition 2013.

Download: Top 50 of Crack Intro Music Competition 2013 (1049)

source: csdb.dk

A new version of the firmware for the interface 1541 Ultimate II is released. This version runs only on the 1541 Ultimate II cartridge (new fpga).

Version 2.6d includes some new features and fixes:

• FIXED: Ultimax mode forced now correctly implemented (solves issue with freeze and DMA load)
• FIXED: Updater now works on C128… (not all C128 issues are fixed)
• ADDED: Programmable cartrige emulation timing.
• IMPROVED: Some drive emulation enhancements.

Release notes:

• This version does *not* include SID, but it does include the Ultimate Audio module. Different builds may become available upon request.
• The internal copier is still in beta. It has been tested with some of my drives, but there might be drives out there that won’t work. Make sure you have an IEC link from the Ultimate to a real drive to use this function. (No need to have a link to the computer.) There is still no retry mechanism; sectors that failed to read correctly will not be re-read.
• The Kernal replacement function is critical when it comes to timing. Tested on two machines only. Might not work on all C128.

Download: 1541 Ultimate II Firmware v2.6d (1393)

source: 1541ultimate.net

NAV, is a new file browser for the C64. NAV can use a mouse in Port 1, joystick in Port 2, or the keyboard. NAV can work with up to five drives and has been tested with the following drive types:

1541, 1571, 1581, uIEC, IDE64

Browsing through directories and disks is just point and click! Drives like the uIEC that can store gigabytes of software can be tedious and frustrating to navigate. NAV lets you easily work with D64/D71/D81/DNP/M2I disk images as well as “real” Commodore disks and the IDE64. Up to five drives at a time!

Just click a drive to browse it!Pressing the “@” key brings up a command line that acts just like the good ol’ DOS Wedge. In addition, there are a few additional commands that can be entered on the command line. Just type “@HELP” to get the complete list.

Changelog:

• More drive icons. The font has been improved, directory listings look better.
• NAV now displays the number of files on the disk.
• Lots of bug fixes.
• LOAD and RUN the CHANGES program to read the complete changelog. As before, type “@help” in NAV to get a full list of features.
• You can now choose from 12 different backgrounds. I copied most of these tiles from ones used in GEOS (thanks ShadowM).
• Unfortunately, NAV still does not work with the Final Cartridge III. Sorry. It seems as though there is a way to temporarily disable the FCIII to allow it to work with NAV… but I can’t figure it out… yet. Feel free to drop me a line if you think you can help.

Download: NAV v9.6 (D64 & PRG) (1380)

source: commodoreserver.com

There are not a lot to say about this gadget, the photo speaks for itself. It’s a pillow that has the shape of a Commodore 64, simply a fantastic idea.

source: bieno64.blogspot.com.es

source: ebay

This is the official demo party results from Datastorm 2013 (Top 3 Entries only). See also the CSDB DATASTORM 2013 section for more informations.

C64 Demo:

• Revolved by Triad
• Too Old To Rol And Ror by Fairlight + Offence + Prosonix
• Censor_Matrix by Bob_CD/Censor Design

C64 Music:

• Monophono by Mahoney/Visa Röster
• Alpha Bitch by Dane/Booze Design
• Multiverse by Wiklund/FairLight

C64 Graphics:

• I WILL SHOW THAT STUPID BUNNY by redcrab/genesis project
• ST. JOAQUIN by Twoflower/TRIAD
• Future Sphere by Prowler/Up Rough ^ Nectarine ^ Brainstorm

C64 PETSCII:

• fågel by acidT*rroreast

Download: Datastorm 2013 Party stuff (1401)

source: datastorm.se

HermIRES it’s a cross-platform hires bitmap (Art Studio 1 format) editor for the Commodore 64.

The format has some restrictions, here are the rules:

• The maximal resolution of the picture is 320×200
• Only 16 fix C64 colours can be used (no gradient either)
• In a 8×8 pixel-block only 2 colours can used to be displayable by C64 (this is detected in HermIRES, but .hbm files can be saved with clashes too.)
• On a real C64 the PAL will blur the screen-content a bit, should check on CRT, or at least VICE emulator’s CRT simulation.

Changelog:

Fixed:

• Pen-shapes are symmetric again. -> solution: 2.23*radius as diameter and 80 as angle-steps.
• Pen-preview is more accurate now -> solution: typing some ‘-1′ in PenPreview function.
• 0 sized filled rectangle with dither freezed the app -> solution: when start and end X or Y is equal, only drawing line…
• Taking tasbar size (30 pixel high) into the resolution-decider equation – more probable for GUI to fit into the screen comfortably.
• Windows – now the program Icon appears again in taskbar and window-title -> with the new compile.bat (not from DevCpp with Makefile.win)

Download:

• HermIRES v1.26 (Linux) (951)
• HermIRES v1.26 (Windows) (1345)

source: hermit.netne.net

Featureful native Commodore 64 music tracker with MIDI/XM converter.

SID-Wizard is an open-source project from the very 1st release, and everyone is welcome to help in further developments of my extensively commented sourcecode.

Download: SID-Wizard v1.4 (D64/PRG & Docs) (1104)

source: sourceforge.net

These are the top three winners of the “Crack Intro Music Compo 2013” for the Commodore 64. More information can be found on the site CSDB.

• 1 – Retrospectful by DRAX.
• 2 – Introduction to Crack by DRAX.
• 3 – Y-Lax-It by celticdesign.

The archive below contains all songs in SID and PRG format.

Download: Crack Intro Music Compo 2013 (1309)