Category: Commodore 64

GLINK232 is an UART cartridge for the Commodore 64/128 developed by GG Labs. The standard communication of the Commodore 64/128 is limited to 2400 Baud. The SwiftLink232 and turbo232 cartridges could reach higher communication speeds but these cartridges are no longer in production. The GLINK232 Can reach communication speeds up to 38400 Baud. Website: http://gglabs.us

Shane (zap) from cbm8bit.com has updated the The SuperCPU Home web page. On this web page you can find information on the 20 MHz accelerator for the Commodore C64 / C128. The SuperCPU was developed by the company Creative Micro Designs, Inc (CMD) in 1996. The SuperCPU has a W65C816S CPU @ 20 MHz, and can support up to 16…

GI-Joe made a cartridge that can test the RAM inside the C64. This cartridge can test the RAM chips without the use of the Kernal ROM, Basic ROM, CIA1/2 and the SID. For the cartridge he uses an old game cartridge. You must replace the game ROM with an EPROM with the firmware for the RAM tester. Website: http://www.forum64.de

Latest releases over at CSDb are as follows: Labyrinth (Commodore Disc) +, Love Is in the Air, FRODIGI, Star Lifter HS, Denga +2, Fantasy 2, Steinberg Pro-16 Plus, Version 2.4, Wild West Seymour +2DPG +PIC +SOL +MAP, Cockman 3, Commando, Cooking Witch, Commando Arcade, Mayday! Intro, The Darkness Original Soundtrack, Darkipede +2, Darkipede +, Darkness +6DS, Darkness +6, Amazon 100%…

Possible the best thing to appear on the C64 scene has finally happened!You know how much you loved playing Commando on the Commodore 64 back in the day when you was a nipper, sipping cherryade and nomming custard creams mum laid out on a plate for you and your best friend. Ahh those were the days :)Skip forward 29 years…

Issue 80 of ‘Commodore Free’, the magazine dedicated to Commodore computers is now available for download. The magazine is available in the following formats; PDF, ePUB, MOBI, HTML, TXT, SEQ and D64 disk image. Website: http://www.commodorefree.com

Alwyz released a new version of Strikterm. Striketerm is an improved version of the Novaterm 9.6c communications program. Changes in this version: REU detection on start-up. Support for Commodoreserver.com and IRC support. And it is now possible to select terminal mode options from inside the terminal. Website: http://1200baud.wordpress.com

VOTE HERE: http://www.vitno.org/cia/forum/showthread.php?4074-CiA-BANNER-COMPETITION-VOTING-POLL Please Note: Anyone found to be cheating in any way will be instantly disqualified from the competition. However we have implemented security to avoid this and we have ways to monitor cheaters, you have been warned. Competition has now ended. We have 57 banner entries, excellent work everyone, they all look awesome! Voting will last for one…

Paul Gardner-Stephen is working on an FPGA version of the Commodore C65. His goal is to make an 8-bit computer for the 21st century. The features of the C65 – FPGA will be: 1920×1200 @ 60Hz resolution, 256 colour palette from 4096 colours, 8 normal or enhanced sprites, faster CPU, 16MB RAM, multiple SID’s and more. Website: http://c65gs.blogspot.com.au

Leif Bloomquist released his game Vortex 2 for the testing phase. This game can use the internet to play against another person. In the game you can fly with your ship and shoot at the enemy, but nothing will happen at this stage in the development of the game. The game is auto-updating. You need an RR-Net or compatible cartridge…