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- > >276-192, with the card-edge cut down to just the right size. Does any=
- one
- > >know where I can get these boards with a card-edge with correct spacin=
- g
- > >and predrilled, 0.1" center holes coppered on the bottom side?
- >=20
- > Try Digikey or Jameco. Its been a while since I looked but both stocke=
- d C64=20
- > expansion prototype boards.
-
- Please, would you be so kind to tell me how to contact those sellers?
- Many thanks, Andrea
-
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- #! rnews 559
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- ewsfeed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!gonix!cjbr
- Date: 2 Jul 96 11:33:00 GMT
- Message-ID: <cjbr.836307180@gonix>
- From: cjbr@gonix.com (Jim Lawless)
- Organization: Greater Omaha Public Access Unix
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Writing C64 Adventure Games
- Lines: 10
-
- For those of you interested in writing C64 adventure games, you might
- hit the following ftp site:
-
- ftp.cmd.de/pub/games/c64
-
- There are a number of sample adventure programs in BASIC there.
-
- Jim Lawless
- cjbr@gonix.com
-
- #! rnews 970
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- ewsfeed.internetmci.com!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!Belgium.EU.net!news=
- .bel.alcatel.be!ats.nld.alcatel.nl!hofman
- From: hofman@nlev00@btmv56.se.bel.alcatel.be (Peter Hofman)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: I need a new VIC chip (VIC-IIE??) for C128
- Date: 2 Jul 1996 10:51:20 GMT
- Organization: Alcatel telecom Systems
- Lines: 11
- Sender: hofman@NLEV00@btmv56.se.bel.alcatel.be (Peter Hofman)
- Distribution: world
- Message-ID: <4rauv8$h8c@nlsun1.ats.nld.alcatel.nl>
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- NNTP-Posting-Host: nles50.ats.nld.alcatel.nl
- X-Newsreader: mxrn 6.18-16
-
-
- Hi,
-
- anyone know where to get a new VIC (VIC-IIE?) for my C128.
- I think it is a 8567, but I am not sure (have to look again).
- What I do know, it is that I need a PAL version.
-
- Does someone here in The Netherlands or in Europe know a store.
- Any other supplier names / addresses are also welcome.
-
- Regards, Peter
- #! rnews 1410
- Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.cais.net!n=
- ews.mathworks.com!uunet!inXS.uu.net!nntp.inet.fi!news.csc.fi!ousrvr3.oulu=
- .fi!news
- From: Jouko Valta <jopi@stekt.oulu.fi>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: Assembler
- Date: 02 Jul 1996 10:50:36 +0300
- Organization: University of Oulu, Department of Electrical Engineering, F=
- inland
- Lines: 22
- Sender: jopi@stekt21.oulu.fi
- Message-ID: <k9iafxjqek3.fsf@stekt21.oulu.fi>
- References: <4r95g2$r79@nyx10.cs.du.edu>
- NNTP-Posting-Host: stekt21.oulu.fi
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- Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
- In-reply-to: btabke@nyx10.cs.du.edu's message of 1 Jul 1996 12:30:26 -060=
- 0
- X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.1
-
- Brett Tabke <btabke@nyx10.cs.du.edu> writes:
- Brett> Onno;
- O> Are there good cross assemblers on the PC for the 6510 ?
-
-
- Complete list of assemblers and cross-assemblers:
-
- http://www.wimsey.com/~danf/cbm/languages.html
- http://www.wimsey.com/~danf/cbm/cross-development.html
-
-
- Brett> ... "Daddy, what does FORMATTING DRIVE C mean?"
- =20
- Oh, nothing to worry about...
-
-
-
- jopi@{stekt,x2ftp}.oulu.fi The VICE http://stekt.oulu.fi/~jopi=
- /
- ICBM: 65,03'26.01"N 25,28'13.08"E // Game Programmer's FTP x2ftp.oulu=
- .fi
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------=
- -----
- "Dammit, Beavis!"
-
- #! rnews 1052
- Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.mathworks.=
- com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!skylink!shell.skylink.net!mrx
- From: mrx@skylink.net (Mr. X)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: Wanted
- Date: 2 Jul 1996 16:25:37 GMT
- Organization: Skylink Networks (http://www.skylink.net/)
- Lines: 25
- Message-ID: <4rbii1$4oj@news.skylink.net>
- References: <4r9pj4$jh1@stargate.ingress.com>
- NNTP-Posting-Host: shell.skylink.net
- X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
-
- The Junk Yard (deathmn@smartec.com) wrote:
- : I am looking for a Supersnapshot cartridge.
-
- SSI just got their new ship ment in a little while ago....
-
- Software Support International
- 2700 NE Andresen Rd, Suite D-5
- Vancouver, WA 98661
- USA
-
- USA & Canada - 1-800-356-1179
- Other Countries - 1-360-695-1393
- Fax - 1-360-695-0059
-
- email: software@pacifier.com
-
- :) =20
-
- BTW - CMD now has Action Replay carts (same sort of thing as SS)
-
-
-
- --
- _____________________________________________________________________=
- ___
- (c) 1996 mrx@skylink.net All rights reserved. www.skylink.net/~m=
- rx
- #! rnews 1185
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- com!uunet!in2.uu.net!nwlink.com!usenet
- From: kea@nwlink.com (Ken Andreasen)
- Newsgroups: alt.forsale,comp.sys.amiga.marketplace,comp.sys.apple2.market=
- place,comp.sys.atari.8bit,comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.cbm,comp.sys.mac.wan=
- ted,comp.sys.tandy,comp.sys.ti,or.forsale
- Subject: Re: this is a test
- Date: 2 Jul 1996 16:30:12 GMT
- Organization: Northwest Link
- Lines: 6
- Message-ID: <4rbiqk$7ci@texas.nwlink.com>
- References: <Pine.A32.3.91.960630113108.25860H-100000@phobos.senecac.on.c=
- a> <4kmv2c$r7t@julie.teleport.com> <31732F7B.69DC@mail.ncn.com>
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- tari.st:134720 comp.sys.cbm:57286 comp.sys.mac.wanted:109420 comp.sys.tan=
- dy:17914 comp.sys.ti:7644 or.forsale:22726
-
- On Sun, 30 Jun 1996 11:31:36 -0400, Perry Tryfonas=20
- <dx244b18@phobos.senecac.on.ca> wrote:
-
- > hi there!
- > This is another test!
- Goodbye
- #! rnews 1688
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
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- feed.internetmci.com!EU.net!Norway.EU.net!nntp.uio.no!nntp.uib.no!nntp-be=
- rgen.UNINETT.no!nntp-trd.UNINETT.no!newsfeed.sunet.se!news01.sunet.se!sun=
- ic!news99.sunet.se!news.chalmers.se!news.gu.se!news
- From: MagerValp@Goth.Org
- Subject: Re: 1570 Disk Drive.
- In-Reply-To: John J McGlinchey's message of Wed, 26 Jun 96 17:02:28 GMT
- Message-ID: <p14g27bodtt.fsf@hugin.cling.gu.se>
- Sender: cl3polof@hugin.cling.gu.se
- Nntp-Posting-Host: hugin.cling.gu.se
- Organization: Educational Programme for Computational Linguistics, Univ. =
- of Gothenburg
- X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.0.2
- References: <9606261702.AA0005c@scarletl.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1996 21:37:02 GMT
- Lines: 19
-
- >>>>> "John" =3D=3D John J McGlinchey <jmcglinchey@scarletl.demon.co.uk> =
- writes:
-
- John> Several years ago I bought a second hand 1570 disk drive. I have
- John> always used it as a 1541 and have never encountered any problems
- John> with it. It's still use on my A64 emulator on my Amiga.
-
- John> Does anyone know about any features it may have that the 1541
- John> doesn't, I've never seen a manual for it.
-
- it's basically a single-sided 1571, so it can handle a few mfm-formats
- and the C128's fast serial and burst mode(?)...
- --=20
- ___ . + . . . Per Olofsson
- ._|___|_, . . . . . + . . o =20
- o-o + . + MagerValp@Goth.Org . . + + + . =20
- - . . . o + . . . =20
- " + + . http://www.cling.gu.se/~cl3polof/
-
- C++ - like C but with two trainers
- #! rnews 1172
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- com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!castle.nando.net!news
- From: bkurson@nando.net (Zotar)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: Parser: $10 reward up to $15
- Date: Tue, 02 Jul 1996 17:29:59 GMT
- Organization: Not very...
- Lines: 20
- Message-ID: <4rbmc7$cp1@castle.nando.net>
- References: <4r23gm$muu@ruby.ucc.nau.edu>
- Reply-To: bkurson@nando.net
- NNTP-Posting-Host: grail907.nando.net
- X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82
-
- pap@dana.ucc.nau.edu (Paul Allen Panks) wrote:
-
- >Well, I think that upping the money offered to $15 might{arise some=20
- >interest in my search for a quick and efficient parser that accepts=20
- >multiple commands (such as GET CHAIR AND THEN GO NORTH AND ENTER THE DOO=
- R)
-
- >Again,it must be written in BASIC. The winner, who writes the best parse=
- r=20
- >in the least amount of code will receive $15 from me.
-
- Paul,
-
- You should check out the book "COMPUTE's Guide to Adventure Games"
- ISBN 0-942386-67-1. It tells you everything you ever wanted wanted to
- know about writing parsers and adventure games. Gee, if I photocopy
- the section on writing parsers and mail it to you do I get $15.00?
- Hehe
-
- Z
-
-
- #! rnews 1209
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- com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!castle.nando.net!news
- From: bkurson@nando.net (Zotar)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: Problem with M.U.L.E.?
- Date: Tue, 02 Jul 1996 17:39:33 GMT
- Organization: Not very...
- Lines: 25
- Message-ID: <4rbmu4$cp1@castle.nando.net>
- References: <4ra5d7$2kv@mugca.cc.monash.edu.au>
- Reply-To: bkurson@nando.net
- NNTP-Posting-Host: grail907.nando.net
- X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82
-
- mspinks@mugca.cc.monash.edu.au (Matthew Spinks) wrote:
-
- >Hi,
-
- >Does anyone else have this problem? When playing M.U.L.E. in beginner
- >mode, the program goes into a loop when the ship comes back after six mo=
- nths.
- >Is this a known bug, or is there something wrong with my copy? If it i=
- s a
- >bug, are there any fixes?
-
- >Cheers,
-
- >- Matthew.
-
- Matthew,
-
- I can't say if that is a bug or not because even tho I have played
- hundreds of games of M.U.L.E. I have never played in beginner mode.
- Why you ask? Because the highest level is the only way to play
- M.U.L.E. Because only at the highest level does crystite come into
- play and that is what the game is all about. Try it at the highest
- level and never look back.......
-
- Z
-
-
- #! rnews 1292
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- eed.internetmci.com!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!bcm.tmc.edu!newshost.convex.com=
- !cnn.exu.ericsson.se!eua.ericsson.se!erinews.ericsson.se!news.seinf.abb.s=
- e!news.mdh.se!news
- From: dal95acn@mds.mdh.se (Anders Carlsson SdU)
- Newsgroups: comp.emulators.cbm,comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: VIC20 programs for trade
- Date: 02 Jul 1996 20:25:55 +0200
- Organization: Student Union at the university of M=E4lardalen, Sweden.
- Lines: 15
- Sender: dal95acn@legolas.mdh.se
- Message-ID: <k2gu3vqa4wc.fsf@legolas.mdh.se>
- NNTP-Posting-Host: legolas.mdh.se
- X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.1
- Xref: pravda.aa.msen.com comp.emulators.cbm:12237 comp.sys.cbm:57290
-
- Hello dear VIC20 fans & users out there,
-
- I would like to trade some programs with you if you have any. I know of
- some ftp services already, but maybe some of you still have games at home
- that I don't have.
-
- Both tape, disk and cartridge games are of high interest. Of course it's
- difficult to transfer it and send/receive email if you don't have a PC
- etc plus any kind of cable for it. If you need help, you're welcome to
- ask me how you should do it. I can also give you limited help how to
- transfer certain kinds of games, i.e cartridges, multipart tape etc.
-
- With best regards on success,
-
- Anders Carlsson
- #! rnews 2384
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- ws=09
- From: egotrip@lesol1.dseg.ti.com (Mike Neus)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm,dfw.general
- Subject: Commodore User Group Meeting (Dallas, Texas USA)
- Date: 2 Jul 1996 18:43:56 GMT
- Organization: Texas Instruments
- Lines: 38
- Message-ID: <4rbqlc$91t@mksrv1.dseg.ti.com>
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-
- North Dallas Commodore User Group Meeting Announcement
- (Dallas, Texas USA)
-
- Sorry about the extreme lateness of this message...
-
- The North Dallas Commodore User Group (NDCUG) is a club devoted to all
- "Classic" Commodore computers including PET, Commodore 64/128, and other
- 8-bit machines. If you have a Classic Commodore and are looking for supp=
- ort,
- Commodore conversation, the latest news and developments, or are just=20
- curious, please drop by. Our next meeting is scheduled to meet at the Pl=
- ano=20
- Haggard Public Library on Tuesday July 2 in the library's meeting room at=
- =20
- 7:30pm.
-
- This month we will start a two or three part project on building a stereo=
- SID=20
- cartridge. If you don't know what this is, it is a cartridge containing =
- a=20
- SID chip that plugs into the expansion port. Depending on the software y=
- ou=20
- use, you can use both chips in tandem to create 3 voice stereo effects or=
- 6=20
- voice mono sounds.
-
- The usual club equipment will be there except this month the C128D will b=
- e=20
- traded for an IBM clone computer so we can do PCB CAD work. Chances are =
- good=20
- an FD-4000, a 3.2MB floppy drive from CMD, will be there as well. This m=
- akes=20
- the total equipment list this month is an SX64, CMD HD, FD-4000, and a PC=
- =20
- clone. A bit different than normal but variety is the spice of life!
-
- As always, feel free to bring your own equipment and/or software if the a=
- bove=20
- does not suit you. Also bring your thoughts, questions, and your unique =
- toys=20
- to enlighten us.
-
- The Plano Haggard Library is located at 2501 Coit Road, midway between Pa=
- rk
- and Parker in Plano. It's phone number is (214) 964-4250. For further
- information, please E-mail me at Egotrip@lesol1.dseg.ti.com, or call the=20
- NDCUG support BBS, The Mars Den, at (214) 276-6721.
-
-
- Mike Neus
- Egotrip@lesol1.dseg.ti.com
-
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- .zeitgeist.net!news.pixi.com!news.hula.net!spartacus.hula.net!jfenn
- From: Joesph Fenn <jfenn@spartacus.hula.net>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: Searching spare-parts for C64
- Date: Tue, 2 Jul 1996 09:58:20 -1000
- Organization: Hula Net, Inc. Hawaii's Newest Internet Provider
- Lines: 13
- Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.93.960702095346.22953B-100000@spartacus.hula.net>
- References: <31D6604F.35FD@ra.nettuno.it>
- NNTP-Posting-Host: spartacus.hula.net
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- To: daniele righini <daniele.righini@ra.nettuno.it>
- In-Reply-To: <31D6604F.35FD@ra.nettuno.it>
-
- Daniele wrote
- On Sun, 30 Jun 1996, daniele righini wrote:
- Where can we find parts ic chips etc for c64
-
- Try Jameco Electronics email info@jameco.com
- web site http://www.jameco.com
- Or easier yet fone them at (800) 237-6948. They have CBM chips still
- available as well as lots of other goodies that can be used with CBM
- stuff, like monochrome monitors, heavy duty power supplies formerly
- used for other computers but easily modified for C64 or C128.
- ***** kilroy *****
-
-
- #! rnews 1608
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- cus.hula.net!jfenn
- From: Joesph Fenn <jfenn@spartacus.hula.net>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: How to connect to internet with a C64?
- Date: Tue, 2 Jul 1996 10:05:36 -1000
- Organization: Hula Net, Inc. Hawaii's Newest Internet Provider
- Lines: 18
- Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.93.960702095915.22953C-100000@spartacus.hula.net>
- References: <31D66083.37BE@ra.nettuno.it>
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- To: daniele righini <daniele.righini@ra.nettuno.it>
- In-Reply-To: <31D66083.37BE@ra.nettuno.it>
-
- On Sun, 30 Jun 1996, daniele righini wrote:
- > Anyone can say me how is possible to connect a C64 or C128 to inter-
- > net for various services like FTP, E-MAIL, NEWSGROUPS and browsing
- > WWW or GOPHER sites.
-
- Get yourself one of these term programs "Dialogue" "Desterm" or=20
- "Daves Term". Get a 2400 baud modem or better such as Aprotek=20
- minimodem C24. (Much better if your get "Swiftlink" cable and=20
- cartridge from CMD) plus a BOCA type modem with 28.8 Kbaud speed.
- Then find a local server that offers "Shell" accounts and sign up.
- After that its a slow steady process of learning how to use "PINE"=20
- for your mail box, LYNX for your browsing thru the www, TIN for
- reading some 3000 or more newsgroups. (I stick with comp.sys.cbm only).
- ***** kilroy *****
- Of course I assume you have a C128, otherwise if C64 then get Novaterm
- 9.5 or 9.6 for software, and the rest holds true.
-
-
- #! rnews 2142
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- i.8bit,alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt
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- !news-res.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!EU.net!sun4nl!rnzll3!sys3.pe1chl!rob
- From: rob@pe1chl.ampr.org (Rob Janssen)
- Subject: Re: Multithreading OS for the C64
- X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 (NOV)
- Reply-To: pe1chl@amsat.org
- Organization: PE1CHL
- Message-ID: <Dtx0ys.M94@pe1chl.ampr.org>
- References: <4q3u1i$rd7@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de> <Dtvnp8.9p3@inter.NL.=
- net> <Dtwpn0.L1B@pe1chl.ampr.org>
- Date: Tue, 2 Jul 1996 12:20:50 GMT
- Lines: 33
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- 23254
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- PRR
- In <Dtvnp8.9p3@inter.NL.net> M.Ruigrok@inter.nl.net (Maarten Ruigrok) wri=
- tes:
-
- >fs1@aixterm2.urz.uni-heidelberg.de (Andre Fachat) wrote:
-
- >>This is the announcement of "OS/A65", a 6502 CPU operating system
- >>I wrote some time ago and which I now put on the Web. It is
- >>copyrighted under the GNU public license.
- >>Some of its features are:
- >> - preemptive multitasking/multithreading
- >how did you make it pre-emptive when the 6502 processor itself has no wa=
- y to
- >check for boundaries or anything (so called trap errors coming from the
- >processor itself (in pc systems btw)).
-
- Maybe you need to read the definition of pre-emptive again?
- It seems like you are trying to refer to virtual memory but it
- has no relation with pre-emptive multitasking!
-
- >In what way can the operating system take
- >back and control software running under it?.
-
- Using a timer interrupt or an interrupt from an I/O device, for example.
-
- >Maybe someone from microsoft could
- >implement it in their own products ;-).
-
- I don't think discussion of Microsoft products is relevant here.
-
- Rob
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- From: Joesph Fenn <jfenn@spartacus.hula.net>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: Wanted
- Date: Tue, 2 Jul 1996 10:26:12 -1000
- Organization: Hula Net, Inc. Hawaii's Newest Internet Provider
- Lines: 11
- Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.93.960702102211.22953D-100000@spartacus.hula.net>
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- To: "Mr. X" <mrx@skylink.net>
- In-Reply-To: <4rbii1$4oj@news.skylink.net>
-
-
-
- On 2 Jul 1996, Mr. X wrote:
-
- > The Junk Yard (deathmn@smartec.com) wrote:
- > : I am looking for a Supersnapshot cartridge.
- >=20
- The Action Replay is superior to the SS V5!!!
- **** kilroy ****
-
-
- #! rnews 1590
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- texas.edu!news.ti.com!news.dseg.ti.com!news=09
- From: egotrip@lesol1.dseg.ti.com (Mike Neus)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: comp.sys.cbm alive and well.
- Date: 2 Jul 1996 21:38:17 GMT
- Organization: Texas Instruments
- Lines: 23
- Message-ID: <4rc4s9$2hq@mksrv1.dseg.ti.com>
- References: <4qf7om$2i9s@ausnews.austin.ibm.com> <9606230211.AA003we@cosi=
- ne.demon.co.uk> <4qmq70$2fne@ausnews.austin.ibm.com> <4r8rvq$264@mksrv1.d=
- seg.ti.com> <9607020117.AA0045j@cosine.demon.co.uk>
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-
- In article <9607020117.AA0045j@cosine.demon.co.uk>, tmr@cosine.demon.co.u=
- k=20
- says...
- >
- >iachetta@vnet.ibm.com:
- >: Thanks to all for the replys (newsgroup and email). Sounds like some =
- cool
- >: new things have come along for the C64/128s. By the way, did any of t=
- he
- >: advances allow more than 16 colors to be displayed?
- >
- >Mike Neus:
- >: Yes and no...
- >
- >: Yes, with some software trickery, you can display more than 16 colors.=
- =20
- >: Basically you alternate between two or more colors very rapidly, you g=
- et
- >: the effect of having more color at the expense of some mild flicker.
- >
- >Technical term: Interlace
-
- Actually it is not interlacing as most people think of the term. I=20
- personally think dithering is a better term and is also more commonly=20
- accepted to refer to this type of process outside of the C64 community. =
- I=20
- purposly did not say interlace because I personally think it is confusing=
- and=20
- misleading.
-
- #! rnews 1920
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- ernetmci.com!in2.uu.net!News.MO.NET!Walden.mo.net!not-for-mail
- From: pbunch@Walden.mo.net (Phil Bunch)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: Maybe A Virus?
- Date: 2 Jul 1996 21:54:15 GMT
- Organization: -=3DMO.NET=3D- MVP-Net, Inc's Missouri Operations
- Lines: 36
- Message-ID: <4rc5q7$fvp@twain.mo.net>
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- menet.com> <4r66ic$qjf@umbc8.umbc.edu>
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-
- sokos mark (msokos1@umbc.edu) wrote:
- :=20
- : Try formatting a blank disk. Yeah, it sounds silly, but I've seen copy
- : protection that will seemingly screw up a disk drive, but is completely
- : fixed by just formatting a disk. I'm assuming it has something to do wi=
- th
- : the head alignment, but I've never tried to trace down the problem so
- : it's just a wild guess at this point.
- :=20
- : - Mark Sokos (msokos1@gl.umbc.edu)=20
- : Electrical engineer, computer geek (er, programmer) in training,=20
- : no-talent bum musician (have bass, will travel), and perpetual studen=
- t
-
- I am glad you brought that one up, I forgot about it.=20
- What happens is that some programs will write some=20
- information out on track 36 or 37 for their copy
- protection. Since CBM only has 35 normal tracks the
- disk drive head will be in the blank area of a normal
- diskette. Since the drive cannot find any sync marks
- with track information, it get "confused" and starts
- flashing the error light. Either formatting ( as you
- previously said) or initializing a diskette or
- inserting the (correct) shipping head protecter back
- into the drive should solve this particular problem.
- By doing one of the above procedures it will force
- the drive to do the "head bump" routine that will
- bring the head back into the "normal" area...
-
- Hope this helps,
-
- =20
- Phil Bunch N0MFC
-
- pbunch@mo.net
- or
- phil@slacc.com
-
- #! rnews 1144
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- com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.compuserve.com!news.production.compuser=
- ve.com!news
- From: Richard J. Concepcion <72376.3650@CompuServe.COM>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: Triumph of the Nerds
- Date: 2 Jul 1996 21:17:37 GMT
- Organization: Rapid T. Rabbit
- Lines: 16
- Message-ID: <4rc3lh$c93$1@mhadf.production.compuserve.com>
- References: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960629025144.9035D-100000@panther.Gsu.EDU>
-
- Andrew Freck wrote...=09
-
- >Frankly, I'm happy that Gates ISN'T associated with the
- >64... I never really thought of the 64 as being a Nerd's=20
- >computer. Gates was much happier with the number crunching=20
- >"BOXES" such as the Altair, CPM, and early IBMs... Thankfully,=20
- >the 64 seems to be a favorite among the more creative, less=20
- >NERDLY, types...
-
- I wish Gates weren't....but didn't Microsoft write both Commodore=20
- Basic V2 (for the VIC-20) and Commodore 64 Basic V2.0 ?
-
- --=20
- Richard Concepcion. Watch my TV show,"Rapid T. Rabbit and Friends",
- Mondays 5pm on MNN Channel 16, Time Warner Cable of NYC=20
- Manhattan...http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Rapid_T_Rabbit
- #! rnews 1742
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- te
- From: Jack.Vanderwhite@cee-64.gigo.com (Jack Vanderwhite)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: For Sale list 7a
- Date: 02 Jul 96 13:50:01
- Organization: Fidonet: COMMODORE CEE SACRAMENTO, CA (916) 339-3403
- Lines: 33
- Message-ID: <b78_9607021404@gigo.com>
- NNTP-Posting-Host: gigo.com
- NNTP-Posting-User: account=3Dgigo ident=3Djfesler
-
- Prices below do not include shipping. All prices are in US dollars.
- On some items I have more than 1 but only listed once.=20
- =20
- On Super Graphix Gold the prices are minimum I will accept. They
- will go to the highest offer at or over those prices.
- =20
- IEEE Interfaces:
- 1. Skyles IEEE for 64 w/docs. $45
- 2. BUSCARD II w/IEEE cable and docs. $25
- =20
- RS-232 Interfaces:
- 1. Omnitronix Deluxe w/docs $15
- =20
- Printer Interfaces:
- 1. SUPER GRAPHIX GOLD in original box w/docs,=20
- Disk and Power Supply. $65
- 2. SUPER GRAPHIX GOLD w/docs, disk, power supply $55
- 3. SUPER GRAPHIX Sr. w/docs, disk $30
- 4. Cardco +G interface w/docs $15
- 5. Cardco Super G interface w/docs $15
- 6. Grappler CD interface w/docs $15
- =20
- Miscellaneous:
- 1. SWL Microlog Cart for hams. $10
- 2. Commodore 1200 Baud modem still sealed in box. $10
- 3. 1520 plotter mechanisms complete $10
- =20
- Reply via Fido netmail to 1:203/999 or e-mail to
- jack.vanderwhite@cee-64.gigo.com
- =20
- --
- : Fidonet: Jack Vanderwhite 1:203/999 .. speaking for only myself.
- : Internet: Jack.Vanderwhite@cee-64.gigo.com
- #! rnews 732
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- te
- From: Jack.Vanderwhite@cee-64.gigo.com (Jack Vanderwhite)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: For Sale 7b
- Date: 02 Jul 96 14:28:02
- Organization: Fidonet: COMMODORE CEE SACRAMENTO, CA (916) 339-3403
- Lines: 8
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- NNTP-Posting-Host: gigo.com
- NNTP-Posting-User: account=3Dgigo ident=3Djfesler
-
- Video Toaster for Amiga A3000. $500
- =20
- Reply netmail to baord on origin line or e-mail to
- jack.vanderwhite@cee-64.gigo.com
- =20
- --
- : Fidonet: Jack Vanderwhite 1:203/999 .. speaking for only myself.
- : Internet: Jack.Vanderwhite@cee-64.gigo.com
- #! rnews 496
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- com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.wwa.com!buffnet2.buffnet.net!usenet
- From: slippery@buffnet.net
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: RS 232
- Date: Tue, 02 Jul 1996 21:57:07 GMT
- Organization: BuffNET
- Lines: 5
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- NNTP-Posting-Host: dppp19.buffnet.net
- X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82
-
- Looking for a RS 232 interface for commodore 64 or plans to build one.
-
- Slippery@buffnet.net
-
-
- #! rnews 1149
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- nyx.net!nyx10.cs.du.edu!not-for-mail
- From: btabke@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Brett Tabke)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: ANNOUNCE: C64 Prog Ref Gu
- Date: 2 Jul 1996 16:08:06 -0600
- Organization: University of Denver, Math/CS Dept.
- Lines: 18
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- NNTP-Posting-Host: nyx10.nyx.net
-
- vm> The Project 64 etext of the Commodore 64 Programmer's
- vm> Reference Guide, first edition. Converted to etext by
- vm> Ville Muikkula. ...
-
- vm> I hope that this massive
- vm> project shows to the C=3D community that it is in a fact
- vm> possible for one man to convert a 500 page book to
- vm> ASCII text. One just have to be dedicated, believe that
- vm> it can be done and have the PATIENCE for it...
- vm> of free time. So, who's going to etext Inside Commodore
- vm> DOS?
-
- Who has Gerald Nuefeld's email address? I'd like to forward a copy
- of the above message to him and visacorp.
-
- Last time I looked there was a copyright notice on the inside
- of the above mentioned books.
- =
- =20
- #! rnews 1576
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- t
- From: squonk@mousehouse.com (Josh Lubliner)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: How to transfer files from PC to C64?
- Date: Wed, 03 Jul 1996 00:25:05 GMT
- Organization: Borland Intl
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-
- I have some files that I need to transfer from my PC to my Commodore
- 64. I have a serial cable that goes from DB25 to C64 user port (at
- least I think it's the user port -- the one with the male edge
- connector), but I don't have any software to go with it -- in fact, I
- don't have any software at all (except the software to run the PROM
- burner which is the entire reason for getting the files onto the C64
- in the first place -- and that software is on a PROM!)
-
- So, does anyone have any information on how to communicate with the
- user port in C64 BASIC? The best thing would be if you could send me
- a source code listing of a program that would solve my problem; but a
- description of such a program would do. At the very least, I need the
- addresses of the user port (i.e. how to set and read the various pins,
- etc.), and I'm not really very familiar with serial communication
- protocol, either, so any information on that would be helpful too.
-
- E-mail replies greatly appreciated.
- squonk@mousehouse.com
- or
- jlubliner@wpo.borland.com
-
- --Josh
-
-
- #! rnews 1945
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- thworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!torn!watserv3.uwaterloo.ca!undergrad=
- .math.uwaterloo.ca!csbruce
- From: csbruce@ccnga.uwaterloo.ca (Craig Bruce)
- Subject: Re: Multithreading OS for the C64
- Sender: news@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca (news spool owner)
- Message-ID: <Dtxpuo.JD9@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>
- Date: Tue, 2 Jul 1996 21:18:24 GMT
- References: <4q3u1i$rd7@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de> <Dtvnp8.9p3@inter.NL.=
- net>
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- 23260
-
- In article <Dtvnp8.9p3@inter.NL.net>,
- Maarten Ruigrok <M.Ruigrok@inter.nl.net> wrote:
-
- >fs1@aixterm2.urz.uni-heidelberg.de (Andre Fachat) wrote:
- >> - preemptive multitasking/multithreading
- >how did you make it pre-emptive when the 6502 processor itself has no wa=
- y to
- >check for boundaries or anything (so called trap errors coming from the
- >processor itself (in pc systems btw)). In what way can the operating sys=
- tem
- >take back and control software running under it?. Maybe someone from=20
- >microsoft could implement it in their own products ;-).
-
- Um, Timer Interrupts (IRQ). They have been around for a long time. I
- personally have implemented them to implement multitasking in my VIC-20
- and in my course-project Real-Time 486 multitasking OS. It's not that
- hard. PC-industry OS developers just don't know what they're doing. :-)
-
- Keep on Hackin'!
-
- -Craig Bruce
- csbruce@ccnga.uwaterloo.ca
- "Never underestimate the power of a simple tool."
-
- C=3D256,64K-VDC,REU,RL16,HD200,FD4000,SL,USR28.8,C=3D128,1581,1571,C=3D64=
- C,1541,VIC20
- #! rnews 1963
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- ews
- From: skip20@ix.netcom.com(JOHN LEO AUDITORE, SR)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: fs: Commodore stuff
- Date: 3 Jul 1996 03:03:26 GMT
- Organization: Netcom
- Lines: 52
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- NNTP-Posting-Host: ron-ny4-14.ix.netcom.com
- X-NETCOM-Date: Tue Jul 02 10:03:26 PM CDT 1996
-
-
- I have the following items available for sale:
- =20
- 1 - C128 computer, power supply, cables, manuals, etc. $65.00+ shipping
- =20
- 2 - C64 computers, power supply, cables, etc. 30.00 each + shipping
- =20
- 1 - C1571 disk drive 35.00 + shipping
-
- 1 - C1541 disk drive 20.00 + shipping
-
- 1 - Grappler CD printer interface15.00
-
- 1 - Cardco printer interface 10.00
-
- 1 - Commodore 300 baud modem 5.00
-
- 1 - Westridge 300 Baud modem 5.00
-
- =20
- Software for C128
-
-
- 1 - Fleet System 4 Word processor / database program &manuals-$20.00
-
- 1 - Microsoft Muliplan spreadsheet program from Epyx & manual- 20.00
-
- 1 - Timeworks=92 Sideways printer utility &manual - 20.00
-
- 1 - Clone Machine - back-up / disk utility for C64 & manual - 10.00
-
-
- Software for C64
-
- Copies of the following titles: Beachhead, Dateline, Flyer Fox,
- Karateka,Sub-Logic Flight Simulator, Jet Simulator, F15 Strike
- Eagle 15.00 for all
-
- CP/M Software
-
- I have a small collection of CP/M programs, mostly utilities like
- Newsys, Imp,
- Lsweep, Cat.lbr, Mex, etc. as well as some CP/M games - Adventure,
- being one.
- I=92m asking $20.00 for this collection. Let me know by e-mail if you
- would want the complete listing of these disks.
-
-
- Serious inquires only. Please reply by e-mail. Thank you.
- J.L. Auditore (skip20@ix.netcom.com)
- Mastic, NY USA=09
-
- #! rnews 1953
- Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 23:33:51 -0500
- From: doug.cotton@the-spa.com (Doug Cotton)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: GEOS and Apple LaserWriter IINT
- Message-ID: <doug.cotton-2906962333510001@s103.the-spa.com>
- References: <1996Jun27.183810.10715@hpal02.isd4.tafensw.edu.au>
- Organization: Creative Micro Designs, Inc.
- X-Newsreader: Yet Another NewsWatcher 2.0.6b4
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- aonline.com!news3.paonline.com!s103.the-spa.com!user
-
- In article <1996Jun27.183810.10715@hpal02.isd4.tafensw.edu.au>,
- mwalters@hoasy5.isd4.tafensw.edu.au wrote:
-
- > So far I've been unsucessful in getting an Apple LaserWriter IINT to wo=
- rk with
- > GEOS. It's in Postscript mode, with RS232 at 9600 baud. My RS232 interf=
- ace
- > works fine (with a modem). I'm using a C64, GEOS v2 with the standard
- > LaserWriter drivers. The data seems to be getting through according to =
- a
- tester
- > I hooked up, but the LW isn't doing anything about it. The processing L=
- ED
- > doesn't blink as it should. Has anyone successfully used a IINT with GE=
- OS, or
- > is there some problem with its compatibility with the original Apple
- > LaserWriter?
-
- Try changing the speed to the lowest available baud rate first. Many of
- the user port RS-232 interfaces can't handle speeds as high as 9600.
-
-
- Doug Cotton
- E-mail: doug.cotton@the-spa.com
-
-
- =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
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- | Creative Micro Designs, Inc. | Orders: (800) 6383-CMD |
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- | East Longmeadow, MA 01028 | Fax: (413) 525-0147 |
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
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- #! rnews 1559
- Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 23:43:26 -0500
- From: doug.cotton@the-spa.com (Doug Cotton)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: GoDot and .gifs
- Message-ID: <doug.cotton-2906962343260001@s103.the-spa.com>
- References: <4r3nrf$ln4@news.sas.ab.ca>
- Organization: Creative Micro Designs, Inc.
- X-Newsreader: Yet Another NewsWatcher 2.0.6b4
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- aonline.com!news3.paonline.com!s103.the-spa.com!user
-
- In article <4r3nrf$ln4@news.sas.ab.ca>, rbthomas@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca (=
- )
- wrote:
-
- > Does GoDot (the commercial version) handle .Gifs? Does the demo versio=
- n=20
- > handle .gifs? When and where will the commercial version be available =
- in=20
- > N. America?
-
- A .gif decoder has just recently been added to the commercial version. CM=
- D
- is currently editing the English language version of the manaul in
- preparation for a release in N. America later this year.
-
-
- Doug Cotton
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- From: Alan Jones <alan.jones@qcs.org>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Comal trivia
- Date: Tue, 2 Jul 1996 13:48:00 GMT
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- Jim Brain wrote trivia $198:
- Q - COMAL, a programming language available for Commodore computers,
- was created by whom?
- A - Borge Christensen and Benedict Lofstedt, although Borge is
- given the most credit.
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- This is correct as written but of course there is more to the story.
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- Here are some excerpts form "The Story of COMAL told by Borge
- Christensen", Comal Today issue 25, 1989. First some quotes about
- BASIC:
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- "It is in fact, not a computer language. It is an offense to the human
- mind." - Benedict Lofstendt
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- "It might very well be that the good God has invented the computer.
- But there is no doubt that his black majesty then came up with BASIC
- shortly thereafter in order to confuse peoples minds because that's
- the way he preferes to operate." - Borge Christensen
-
- "As a programming language, BASIC is a cruel hoax." - Alan Jones (If
- may allow my $.02 worth to stand with these esteemed fellows.)
-
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- Borge first defined the language in 1974. The first version, COMAL 75
- was written for the 16 bit Data General NOVA, by two bright young boys
- that Borge taught to program. Borge said:
-
- "I had a problem with one of them. He was a heavy drinker. Now and
- then he would go away, and we knew where he was. But only at a
- could ertain time when he had had enough could we pick him up. We
- could not persuade him to come back again until he had taken so much.
- He would then be very drunk. And we needed him, as he was our expert
- in debugging. Danish beer can be quite heavy, quite strong. We
- poured coffee in him, and put him into a cold showwer. Then he would
- work for 24 hours. It was just great."
-
- For extra credit, who were Borge's two students?
-
- In 1978 Borge defined a new improved version. It was called COMAL 80
- because it was not completed until 1980 and it ran on Z80 computer.
- Morgens Kjar wrote Borge a critical letter about his definition of
- COMAL 80. Borge was impressed, "It was very good. I adjusted my COMAL
- according to what he advised me to do. And then I asked him if he
- might do ... He had intended to do an implementation for a computer
- that wuldn't have a any chance of going anywhere. I advised him not to
- do that, but instead to go for the Commodore PET. It was abviously a
- very good computer."
-
- "Morgens Kjaer made his version for Commodore, and this is the version
- now known as 0.14. After he did that, The UniComal group was set up
- and then went on. From then on I have not had much to do with it."
-
- I started with 0.14 on the C64. It only gave abot 10K free, and took a
- long time to load with a stock 1541. I instantly prefered it to BASIC
- 2.0. I bought the COMAL 2.0 cartridge as soon as it was available.
- Over the years there were small improvements in the disk loaded 0.14 to
- give it more 2.0 like commands, more free memory, a software fast
- loader, etc. The last version was the Power Driver with about 15K free
- and all this the commands and features except LOOP, packages, external
- procedures, and the error handler. A "compiler" is also available that
- will free up even more RAM. There is also a C128 cartridge, a CP/M
- COMAL 2.10, and versions for IBM, Amega, Unix and many other platforms.
- It is an international standardized language. However IMHO, it is only
- on the C64/128 where COMAL is the best language. If only Commodore had
- embraced COMAL the way they embraced GEOS...
-
- It seems seems to me that Morgens Kjaer should be in the trivia answer
- somehow. Also, Len Lindsay deserves credit for promoting COMAL in the
- USA and publishing Comal Today. One of the best "features" of COMAL
- was Comal Today and the quality and diversity of the people who
- supported it.
-
- alan.Jones@qcs.org
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- From: Alan Jones <alan.jones@qcs.org>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: writing an effective
- Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1996 22:06:00 GMT
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- Paul Allen Panks et. al. have been discusing writing an effective
- parser in BASIC for adventure games.
-
- I would suggest that you try the COMAL programming language. It is
- easy to learn and much easier to use than BASIC. It also has
- exceptionaly good string handling. Comal Today #13, #14, and #23 disks
- had COMAL 2.0 adventure games.
-
- I also had an Adventur Creator (or Writer?) cartidge for the C64 that I
- gave away a couple months ago. You might want to look for one of
- those.
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- From: doug.cotton@the-spa.com (Doug Cotton)
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- In article <4r39hi$dd2@dub-news-svc-4.compuserve.com>,
- 74171.2136@compuserve.com (Cris Berneburg) wrote:
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- > OK, it's finally done! The Commodore 64 Programmer's
- > Reference Guide is now available to you as a Project 64
- > electronic text.
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- Did you happen to notice the part in the book stating that it is
- copyrighted and that electronic distribution without permission of the
- copyright owner was illegal?
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- > Finally, you will be able to get it from Darren's second c64
- > cd-rom as a part of the whole Project 64 collection, along
- > with *tons* of classic c64 games, sid music, and utilities.
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- Great. More oopyright violations. And we wonder why C64 games don't sell.
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- Doug Cotton
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