Category: Computers
The 8-Bit Guy takes a look at 4 different ways to achieve 80 columns display on the Commodore 64. [youtube BJzOErvJwZs nolink] YouTube: The 8-Bit Guy
A new version of Thomas Wenzel’s AmigaAMP has been released for the Amiga. AmigaAMP is a GUI based MPEG audio player, which can also play AIFF, WAV and FLAC files. Changes in this version: Improvements for connection pop-up, long filenames, calculating plug-in data and de-visualization routine (high resolution and peak-dots). Download: AmigaAMP3.lha Website: amigaamp.de
New Features: Add: Action to jump to next warning/error message Add: Support for VICE 3.0 remote debugger, now works with binary mem dump => way faster memory reads! Add/Fix: Total rewrite of BASIC key mapping, now it should do what’s on the tin. Add/Fix: Replace all now works with selection, open documents and whole solution Add: !media supports spritedata for…
Slipstream is a new game for the Commodore Plus/4. A fast-paced 3D space shooter where you must fight enemy forces in five different galaxy locations. Released by: Bauknecht (BKN) Distributed by: Psytronik Software (Psytronik) Coded by: Mader, Stephan (Mad) [youtube 7D_kWrBnXTY nolink] Download: slipstream.zip Source: plus4world.powweb.com
Horace has always been a fan favourite among Spectrum owners, being the closest thing the machine has to a mascot. And this new game from Sunteam features not only him, but his father in a desperate bid to escape the Mega Vault. Horace and Herbert (his gigantic dad) were taking a walk one day when the evil Doctor Zorklef captured…
David Horrocks has released a new version of Hoxs64 emulator. Improvements for SID, 1541, load, save, Ultimax and CPU opcodes, SHS, SHA, SHY, SHX & ARR. Download: hoxs64.net
Latest updates from Vinny over at c64endings.co.uk are as follows: FREEZE64 issue 7 ready to buy Endzone by Alternative Software Dark Star by Mastertronic Castle Master 2: The Crypt by Domark Website: c64endings.co.uk
Plus4emu is an open source, portable Commodore Plus/4 emulator written in C++, and supporting Windows and POSIX platforms (32 bit Windows, 32 and 64 bit Linux, and MacOS X have been tested). It implements accurate, high quality hardware emulation, however, the system requirements are higher than that of most other emulators. The latest version is now v1.2.10.1. Download: https://github.com/istvan-v/plus4emu/
AmigaMAD is an English/Norwegian pdf magazine. The latest edition contains the following: MacOSX/MorphOS, AROS, AmigaOS 4.1 FE, Jay Miner, Jack Tramiel and the AmigaOneX5000. Download: amigamad-60-2016-01.pdf Source: amiga.zone
NOTE: This is a minor update of an article (“PCLEAR 0 to get more CoCo BASIC memory“) that originally appeared on my website in January 2015. On the Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer, Extended Color BASIC added new commands to access high resolution graphics modes. The following modes of the CoCo’s Motoroal 6847 VDG chip (video display generator) were implemented: PMODE…
