Category: Commodore News
David wanted to share a printer between several Apple II computers. He used an Pacemark iiEasy Print system. But he needed a small secondary system to make everything work. The iiEasy Print is connected to a Commodore 64. The C64 is used as a controller for the printer buffer. You can read more about this project on his blog. Website:…
The SD-BOX is a cartridge for the Commodore 64 with an SD card interface. The cartridge has the following features: View contents of SD card or disk drive. Copying of files between SD, disk drive and Datassette. Cassette copying with buffer for copying protected games. And the Exos v3 turbo system is included. Website: http://c64.com.plSource: http://www.richardlagendijk.nl
In this Polish pdf magazine the following articles: Fresh, Bomberland, Enforcer: Fullmetal, Koder, Santo Subito, Tusker, Lode Runner, Save New York, Olli & Lissa III, The Candlelight Adventure, B-Bobs, Power Drift, Twisted Dreams, Giana Sisters, Master of Magic, Psycho Hopper, Beznakkrętnik, Har ‘n’ Heavy, Drugbird, Assembloids, Top 10, Nadchodzi Slavia and Johhny Przedstawia. Download: KoModa_08.rarCoverdisk: Komoda_08_Dysk4.rarWebsite: http://c64.com.plSource: CSDb
A new edition of the English and German Amiga (paper) magazine Amiga Future has been released. In this edition: Editorial, News, Reviews: VM switch, Asgard met Vikings, Archon, Battle Squadron, Metro-Cross, Magic Ball, FS-UAE Net Play, DigiBooster 3 Beta 26, Scriba, aTunes, Sketchblock, qOrganizer, Quickly Translate, SMTube, QsimpleSheet and AmigaMonkey (1). Special: Amiga Scene, Klassische Besinnungen (12) and Great Valley…
[youtube Oof1uryV-bo#t=32 nolink] André Fachat is working on a USB interface for the Commodore user port. The interface can be used on a PET, VIC20 and the C64. The interface is a client and a host. The parts are a MAX3421 USB interface chip and some small parts. You can follow the progress on the 6502.org web page. Website: http://www.6502.org
The web blog Amigatronics had an interview with Simon Phipps. Simon is a game developer and worked on games for the Amiga like Rick Dangerous (Firebird), Rick Dangerous II (MicroStyle) and Switchblade (Gremlin Graphics). You can download the (English) interview from the Amigatronics web page. Website: http://amigatronics.wordpress.com
The RetroKomp / LOAD ERROR party was held on 26 & 27 October 2013 in the Polish town of Gdansk. You can now view all entries: Wild demo: Limon REU WAVE Player v3.0d by Data, Forever Young by Tropyx, 50 Shades of Grey by Elyta. Mixed Graphics: Back Home by JSL, Cashback by Sebaloz, Kind of Magic by Data. Mixed…
GnGeo is a fast and powerful command line NeoGeo emulator for the Amiga. Recent changes: Long names for romrc.d files. DOS line ending in the rom.rc and gngeorc files. Improvements for the emulation engine and the audio buffer. A video mode for a LCD monitor on HDMI and a pause key is added. Download: gngeo.lhaWebsite: http://www.os4depot.net
Thomas Wenzel released an update of his music player for the Amiga. AmigaAMP is a GUI based MPEG audio. It can also play AIFF, WAV and FLAC files. Changes in this version: Improvements for the skinned mode. Added cover display and “FilePath” config option. And many changes to the internal code of AmigaAMP. Website: http://www.amigaamp.de
Arto made an S-Video connector for his Commodore 64. He removed the standard video connector and replaced it with a S-Video connector. The modification also includes a resistor to adjust the chroma signal. He also disconnected the RF sub-circuit to improve the picture quality. Website: http://amazingdiy.wordpress.com
