Category: Computers

MorphOS Latest Releases

Latest releases over at MorphOS Files are as follows: Soko4MUI Orange FTPd EPub Reader More details and more files can be found over at http://www.morphos-files.net

WHDLoad Updates

WHDLoad offers a way to play Amiga diskette games from your hard disk. The following installers have been added until 21-10-2014. 2014-10-21 new: Visual Intensity 1 (Dual Format) done by StingRay (Info,Image) 2014-10-20 new: The Party 2 Slideshow (Decnite) done by StingRay (Info,Image) 2014-10-19 new: P.E.N.I.S 3 (Doctor Mabuse Orgasm Crackings) done by StingRay (Info,Image) 2014-10-18 new: P.E.N.I.S 2 (Doctor…

1541 Ultimate II Guide 1 : Hardware

It was published by Wiebo de Wit on his blog – DevDef – the first part of a series of articles explaining the usage of the Ultimate II. According to the author, the device is “a nice piece of hardware but the documentation? Not so much”, and this is what motivated him to write more about it. On this first…

ZX-DS – ZX Emulator for Nintendo DS – version 1.31 has been released

Patrik Rak has released the latest version of the emulator ZXDS console Nintendo DS. Changelist: Added emulation ULA + for all models of Sinclair and Amstrad. Support for all types of 3.5 “DD + 3DOS discs. Bug fixes. If you didn’t win Ben Heck’s portable ZX Spectrum, this is probably your best chance to have a good emulation on-the-go. Source:…

ZX-Uno – New Schematic and PCB Design prototype 2

ZX-Uno is a ZX Spectrum clone based on FPGA. A new schematic and PCD design were made available, and you can look at them follow the link below. There is no estimated date specific to release the final product, and in principle there will be 2 runs: one for developers (prototype) with 10 units already made ​​and another for the…

C64 16KB Cartridge Game Development Competition – Status Update #2

RGCD has published a new update showing the progress of the C64 16K Cartridge Game Development Competition. With the competition deadline on 1st December 2014, more and more high quality games are popping up. Follow the link below to check by yourself. Link: RGCD Blog

Radio Awesome Live on SLAYRadio with GurtyGurt!

Friday 17th October 2014, 19:00 USRT: GurtyGurt – Radio Awesome – It’s Friday! and time for some more RADIO AWESOME! madness with your favourite Aussie DJ GurtyGurt! Expect your favorite Commodore Remixes as well as the usual crazy happenings and some exclusive mashups! STRAP IT ON! Listen: SLAYRadioWebsite: Commodore is Awesome, SLAYRadio

Ben Heck talks about his work hacking the ZX Spectrum at EMFCamp 2014

[youtube LiUruvTCQQ8 nolink] Ben Heck has published a video series showing his work building a portable ZX Spectrum, which we have reported here (see links below). Last August, he went to Electromagnetic Field Camp 2014, a non-profit UK camping festival for those with an inquisitive mind or an interest in making things, and gave a speech about his work with…

How to put a ZX Spectrum to work in North America

Reading ZX Spectrum subreddit, I’ve found this article written by Chris Osborn on his blog Insentricity titled “Zed to Zee”, showing how he was able to make three ZX Spectrum computers. It is a pretty nice guide, allowing all of us living in the colonies to import one Speccy and hook them up to our power and monitors. “Well, one…

Amiga visual compendium book Kickstarter campaign almost doubles the pledged amount in just 3 days

After the great success of his first book, Commodore 64:a visual Compendium, Sam Dyer started his new Kickstarter campaign on October 13th, asking for £25,000 to fund the new book, Commodore Amiga: a visual Compendium. After just a few days, the amount pledged reaches £43,000 and there are still 27 days left for the campaign. This great accomplishment has one…