Category: Commodore News
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
AmiKit, the high-end distribution of the best classic Amiga software, has been optimized for real Amigas AGA computers too! This conversion is unofficial and beta, maintained by Retrofan. Download: real.amiga.sk/downloads.htm Website: real.amiga.sk AmiKit Real Support Thread: eab.abime.net
WHDLoad offers a way to play Amiga diskette games from your hard disk. The following installers have been added up to 2017-03-06. 2017-03-06 improved: B.C.Kid (Factor 5) trainer added (Info) 2017-02-28 improved: Goblins 3 (Coktel Vision) adapted for WHDLoad v17, workaround for issues added (Info) 2017-02-26 improved: The Immortal (Electronic Arts) fixed DMA wait for better music replay (Info,Image) 2017-02-26…
A new episode of BoingsWorld (German language) is now available. You can listen to the following articles: Markus Tillmann (Amiga32.de), Hyperion, A1222, AmigaOS 4.1 FE, HC508 – A500, KA37, Laser Amiga mouse, The Amiga Story, Acryl case ACA500 and the Amiga Game Award 2016. Listen: BoingsWorldEpisode084.mp3 Website: http://boingsworld.de
This video from iz8dwf shows part of the electronic troubleshooting and repair of a 1979 Commodore PET 3032, serial n. 1320067. Various defects found after all these years: defective ROMs, defective PIA 6520 and a defective MC3446 IEEE488 driver (found because it was running too hot). Two DRAM chips failed after about 2 hours of use. Some marginal IC sockets replaced…
Victor Lancing made a video about repairing a Commodore 64. The fault was a bad RAM chip. You can watch how he finds the bad chip, removes it, and puts in a new chip. Check out the video below. [youtube 1evDWDmH7yw nolink] Youtube: Victor Lancing
iz8dwf over on YouTube explains easy repair of a keyboard and joystick fault on a C64C (serial n. HB5 384826E). CIA (aka MOS 6526) at position U1 is usually the culprit in these cases. A little look at the schematic explaining what are the principal functions of both 6526’s in a C64 (there’s much more than that, but you get an…
Latest downloads over at The New Dimension are as follows: The Hunter by Igor Errazkin Super ACE 1942 by Igor Errazkin Main Ninja by Igor Errazkin Antarta by Igor ‘Errazking’ Errazkin SEUCK COMPO 2016/17 Koalapaint Picture Music Linker V1.0 Thunderload Multi-Load Companion Website: tnd64.unikat.sk
Frank Gasking runs the awesome website GTW64, which is a C64 focused project attempting to find all incomplete and lost C64 games, and archive them for all you lovely Retro Gamers to enjoy! Todays updates are as follows.. American Dream Squire Soda Shop Equinox The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy The Liquidator C64GS cartridge titles Last Ninja 4 Legend Of Kyril…
