Category: Computers

View64

View64 can be used to view native C64 image files without using an emulator or a real C64. The features of this program are: Open source, Supports of many image formats (70+), PAL/NTSC S-Video and RGB rendering, Scanline, shadow mask, chroma leakage simulation, Multicolor interlace de-interlacing and image saving to BMP. Website: http://sourceforge.net/projects/view64/

Jon Hare interview (Cannon Fodder)

The web page Eurogamer.net had an interview with Jon Hare (Sensible Software). In this interview Jon tells about the development of Cannon Fodder. The original concept of Cannon Fodder was a Rambo style game with a troop element. But at Sensible software they did not make a complete plan before the game development was started. Many of the elements were…

Immortal C64 Episode 20 Released – Dizzy and friends special.

Immortal C64 Episode 20 – Dizzy and Friends special. Track Listing : Part 1 : The Adventures of Dizzy. 01 .. David Whittaker – Dizzy – 1:1302 .. Matt Gray – Treasure Island Dizzy – 1:3503 .. Steve Barrett – Fantasy World Dizzy – 1:3204 .. Steve Barrett – Magicland Dizzy – 2:1905 .. Allister Brimble – Dizzy Prince of…

TurboFlyer 530

Elbox Computer will release the TurboFlyer 530 in the next year. The TurboFlyer 530 is a new 68030-based accelerator with integrated FastATA CF/SATA controller for Amiga 500/500+ and A2000 computers. Features: 68030 processor (with MMU) @ 40MHz, 16MB fast 32-bit DRAM. Visit the Elbox web page for more details. Website: http://elbox.com

D64 Editor v 0.032

A new version of the Windows based D64 editor is now available. The features of this program are: Reading of D64 files, display the directory, move files around the directory and rename files. Export from D64 to PRG. View/Edit the BAM and the data blocks. New in this version: Export the directory listing to a TXT file. Added save and…

ACA500

The ACA500 turbo card from Individual Computers will be available at the end of this year. The ACA is connected to the expansion port of the Amiga 500. The features of the new product are: 68EC000-10 CPU @ 14 MHz, 2 MB RAM, two CF-card connectors, compatible with internal memory expansions, expansion port, clock port, Kickstart 1.3 and 3.1 ROMs…

Online D64 viewer

Keith Green made an online viewer for D64 files. Keith got his idea for this viewer when he visited the Kryoflux web page. You can now drag and drop your D64 files into the viewer and it will generate a visualization of the disk. For the next year he has planned to make an G64 viewer. Website: http://kgreene.com/d64/

Oricutron v1.1

Oricutron (formerly known as Oriculator) is an emulator for the Oric series of computers. This emulator is available for AmigaOS 4, MorphOS, MacOS and Windows. Changes in this version: Improvements for scan lines, full screen options and the Pravetz 8D ROM. Disk and tape image auto detection, auto run for Jasmin and Pravetz diskettes, various AY emulation improvements and simplified…

Bloboats – AROS

Bloboats is a new game for AROS. The original game is made by Markus Kettunen and is a boat racing game. In the game you must reach the MS Enterprise as fast as possible to save it from the tentacles of a terrible monster. You start somewhere in the United States, and your destination is Helsinki. Download: bloboats.i386-aros.zipWebsite: http://archives.aros-exec.org

AmigaOS 4: SketchBlock 2.5

The latest version of Andy Broad’s graphic program SketchBlock (video) introduces support for palettes. Due to the two-year developing history, the author published some figures: Currently the source code has 2,5 MB with over 83.000 lines in more than 280 files. The program is written in three computer languages (C, Python and ARexx), the documentation was additionally created with Perl-scripts….