Plus/4 Endings

The web page Plus/4 World has a special section for C16 and Plus/ game endings. The newest additions are: Labirinth 1/ 2/ 3, Pegged, Way To Running, Hydroines, Beamphobia 1/ 2, Chtulu, Logictrainer, Acidball, Vegas Jackpot, The Champs, Cloud Kingdoms, The Power, Yie Ar Kung-Fu, Nautilus, Aliens, Ewox, Logomaze and Mission Mars. Website: http://plus4world.powweb.com/gameendingsSource: http://www.richardlagendijk.nl

Ranger

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

GCart – VIC20

After a break Thomas Lövskog is working on the GCart again. He redesigned the circuit board and expanded the RAM memory to 64-512 MByte. The Xilinx FPGA will handle the WiFi and memory instead of a PIC32. A new addition is a optional Commodore IEC serial port for the emulation of the disk drive. The user interface is moved to…

BitJam #157

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…

MIDIbox aSIDity

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 v0.28.1 – AmigaOS 4

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…

ECCC / VCFMW 2012

On 22 and 23 of September the ECCC (Emergency Chicagoland Commodore Convention) was held in conjunction with VCFMW (Vintage Computer Festival MidWest) in Lombard, USA. You can see a collection of pictures of the meeting. A few examples of items on the show are: Flyer modem, CommodoreServer, Comet, VIC20 MIDI card, UNIVAC, SAGE, COSMAC, VAXstation etc. Website: http://www.lyonlabs.org/commodore/eccc-2012/index.htmlSource: http://www.richardlagendijk.nl

CSDb Latest Releases

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

C64SSD -The hardware transplant

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 /…

Computer:club 2 – 30 Years Commodore 64

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…