Category: Commodore News
Pascal Papara is working on an AROS version for the Raspberry Pi. At the moment the system is being tested, but you can watch an demonstration video of AROS running on a Raspberry Pi. The Raspberry Pi is a small and cheap computer with an ARM processor, 256 MB memory, composite or HDMI video, audio, SD and USB. YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COUrcZat6ocSource:…
Todays releases over at CSDb are as follows: I am dead, The Mollusk +8HF [pal/ntsc] and Nybble Magic v0.1 Source: http://csdb.dk
C64 Studio is an assembly development environment which is dependent on VICE. You can write assembly code and test this with the VICE emulator. Changes in this version: Improved the ASM parser and improved the saving of files. Removed small errors in Basic and asm. A grid for the sprite and charset editor and a PETSCII character table. Download: C64StudioRelease.zipSource:…
Ranger is an diagnostic tool for Amiga OS made by Steven Solie. Ranger will automatically update the list of processes and DOS devices as they are added and removed. Changes in the last months: Improved the GUI / Objects. Added Exec / Residents tab. Added drivers and total internal memory information to the hardware / Gfx boards section. Download: ranger.lhaWebsite: http://tinyurl.com/cttv99e Source: http://www.richardlagendijk.nl
The most recent BitJam podcast is a Psygnosis edition. In this BitJam the following music: Menace, Blood Money, Shadow of the Beast, Anarchy, Awesome, Shadow of the Beast 2, The Killing Game Show, Leander, Lemmings, Agony, Aquaventura, Bill’s Tomato Game, The Carl Lewis Challenge, Ork, Shadow of the Beast 3, Globdule, Lemmings 2, Theatre of Death, Benefactor, Microcosm, Puggsy, G2…
Sauraen and Oikanys are working on the MIDIbox aSIDity project. This project will be the most powerful SID-based synthesizer in the world. The system will have 8 Commodore 64 SID sound chips (4 x 6581 and 4 x 8580) 160 modulators and many control options. At the moment they have completed the feedback system, build with an LM1973 (digital volume…
XRoar is an emulator for the Dragon and Tandy computers with the 6809 CPU. XRoar can use virtual diskettes, cassettes or cartridges. There are 3 video modes, joystick support and a audio output available. Changes in this version: Improved CPU timing and optimization of the CPU emulation. Emulation of the Dragon 32 with 64K is now possible. And improvements for…
Todays releases over at CSDb are as follows: Crimson Twilight Preview V1, Crimson Twilight Preview +J [pal/ntsc], Magic Wood (Zauberwald) +1E [english/german] [pal], TapeTool 1.0.0.2 and Trash Course +3H 101% Source: http://csdb.dk
Berry de Jager is working on a new project. Berry is building a modern version of the Commodore C64. He first tested a Raspberry Pi with VICE but was not satisfied with the performance. He decided to use a mini ITX PC with an Atom N2800, 4GB RAM, 64GB SSD, WiFi, Bluetooth, laptop power supply and a Keyrah USB /…
The German television program Computer:club 2 made a special episode about the Commodore C64. The Computerclub television program started in 1983 with the presenters Wolfgang Back and Wolfgang Rudolph. Episode 91 is about the Commodore C64, and shows all the versions from the Silver label until the C65. The guests in this show are Frank Erstling (Editor of the Return…
