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Vincent ([e-mail]) wrote:

: Is a C-64c the newer C-64 model, the beige, flatter one?

: Thanks,

: Vincent

Yes.

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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
says...
 >Oops!  Big isn't it?  I was wondering why my newsbatch took so long to
Only 16k! ;)

 >comp.binaries.cbm isn't operative at the mo because it has no moderator.

How does one become the moderator of a newsgroup?

relworP


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From: phred <[e-mail]>
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On Fri, 12 Jul 1996, Barry Hom wrote:

> Is it possible to kill off the guy in the Little Computer People program?
> Every person I've talked to that has this program has tried to knock off
> the poor guy.  How cruel! :)

This reply is directed both to you and to Judy Sullivan...

There are some utilities one can use to delete or overwrite the LCP
characteristics on the disk. Check out my Web page over the next few
days; I'll put the program up there.

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Subject: Re: WTB: 1084 Monitor Flyback Transformer
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We have been repairing these monitors for 10 years. Can I be of service
and offer you the part?
--


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Anyone interested in helping to make a Warcraft clone for the 64?

Prowler

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Trans Data Systems is a Amiga systems VAR
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Sincerely, with best regards.

M. K. Yoshida

TransInternational Co. Ltd
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              Import - Export Focus and Line Items;
         ___________________________________
* ElectronicsComponents: - Active, Inductive & Passive
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* Sporting Equipment:: Golf Balls
* Water Treatment Equipment: Water Filtration Systems: Home & Industrial
**{ We will locate & broker any item that you have a need for!}

==================================
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Commodore C-64  `Untested/As-is'
-------------------------------
64 Modem                $6.00  BOX, Modem, Disk, 300 Buad
Adventure Creator       $15.00 Cart, Box, Docs, Warrenty card
Centipede               $7.00
Clowns                  $4.00
Congo Bongo             $10.00 MINT label   (1) $6.00 label tear
Frogger                 $6.00 (2)
Gridrunner              $6.00
HES Writer 64           $5.00
Jupitar Lander          $5.00 (2)
Kickman                 $4.00
Kids on Keys            $4.00 Case, Docs and Nice Case
Magic Desk I            $4.00 (3)
Ms Pac-man              $7.00 Cart and BOX
Popeye                  $7.00
Sea Wolf                $5.00
Tapper                 $10.00 $
Webster:the Word Game   $6.00 Cart, Case,Docs

Vic-20  Cartridges  'Untested/AS-IS'  SYS 32592 to run most
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BOOK: Personal Computing on the Vic-20  164 Pages       $10.00
BOOK: an Introduction to Basic:`Part 1  152 Pages       $10.00
      Comes with BOX, Large size book, 2 tapes included

Adventure Land          vic-1914       $4.00 (2)
Aggressor               HES           $10.00
Aliens                  vic-1906       $4.00
Apple Panic             Creative Soft. $8.00
Avenger                 vic-1901       $3.00  (3)
Avenger                 vic-1901       $6.00 Box and Manual
Centipede               atarisoft     $12.00
Choplifter              Creative Soft. $8.00
Choplifter              Creative Soft. $4.00 Faded label
Clowns                  vic1931        $3.00  (2)
Cosmic Cruncher         vic-1922       $3.00
Cosmic Cruncher         vic-1922       $6.00 Box, and Docs
the Count               vic-1917       $3.00  (3)
Demon Attack            Imagic        $20.00
Dig Dug                 atarisoft     $12.00
Gorf                    vic-1923       $3.00  (6)
Gorf                    vic-1923       $6.00  Metal Cover
Gorf                    vic-1923       $8.00 With BOX, Manual
Grid Runner             HesWare        $9.00
Grid Runner                            $3.00  (NO LABEL)
Home Babysitter         vic-1928       $4.00
Jupiter Lander          vic-1907       $4.00
K-Razy Antiks           CBS           $13.00
Mole Attack             vic-1912       $3.00  (5)
Number Nabber/Shape Grabber            $5.00  (2) vic-1941
Pac-Man                               $10.00
Pirates Cove            vic-1915       $3.00  (5)
Poker                   vic-1908       $4.00  (1)
Poker                   vic-1908       $6.00 With BOX
Pole Position           atarisoft     $10.00
Omega Race              vic-1924       $2.00  (9)
Omega Race              vic-1924       $6.00 BOX and docs
Q*Bert                                 $12.00 (2)
Radar RatRace           vic-1910       $3.00  (5)
Raid on Fort Knox       vic-1913       $6.00  (2)
River Rescue            Thorn EMI     $20.00  Made in the UK
Sargon II Chess         vic-1919       $6.00
Slot                    vic-1904       $3.00
Slot                    vic-1904       $6.00 With BOX
Speed Math/Bingo Math   vic-1933       $3.00 (2)
StarTrek: S.O.S.        Sega          $12.00
Super Smash             vic-1921       $5.00
The Sky is Falling      vic-1911       $4.00
Tooth Invaders          vic-1938       $6.00
Turtle Graphics         HesWare        $8.00
VooDoo Castle           vic-1918       $4.00 (3)

Vic-20 CASSETTES 'Untested/AS-IS'
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Car Chase                       $2.00
Blue Meanies from Outer Space   $3.00  Docs
Expense Calendar                $3.00  With Box, and Docs
Galactic Blitz                  $3.00  by Tronix
Home Inventory                  $3.00  With Box
Home Inventory                  $2.00
n/Mortgage                   $3.00  With Box and Docs
Personal Finance                $4.00  (2 cassettes) With Box
Slither                         $2.00
Snakeman                        $2.00
Trek                            $3.00  Vic-20/C-64
Typewrite WordProcessor         $3.00  With Box
3 Misc cassettes and Case       $3.00  misc programs

AQUARIUS by Mattel  (Untested/AS-IS)
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Advanced D&D:
  Treasure of Tarmin    $20.00
AstroSmash              $10.00 (2)
BioRhythms              $5.00  (2) NO End label
Night Stalker           $6.00 No End Label
TRON: Deadly Disc       $12.00
Utopia                  $10.00


CHANNEL F  (Fairchild video system)
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#1:TicTacToe plus '3' others    $6.00
#2:Shooting Gallery/Desert Fox  $6.00
#3:Video Blackjack              $5.00 No End Label
#10:Maze/Cat and Mouse          $12.00

Arcadia-2001 Emerson (untested)
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Cat Trax                $8.00
Escape                  $8.00
Jungler #23             $12.00
Space Raiders           $8.00
Tanks A Lot             $10.00


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Electronic Games magazine  Nov 1983   $14.00
Electronic Games magazine  Jan 1985   $11.00
How to Master Video Games by Tom Hirschfeld 1981  $6.00
Mastering Pac-man by Ken Uston 1981  128 pages    $3.00 (2)
Scoring Big at Pac-Man by Craig Kubey 1982 46 pages  $3.00 (1)


HandHelds & Misc: (ALL hand-helds are in Working Condition)
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Stunt Cycle by ATARI  Model SC-450
Works GREAT, This is NICE, a Table top machine you sit on
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machine to gas your Stunt cycle. FOUR games in one: Stunt Cycle,
Drag Race, Motocross, and Enduro, THIS is a Classic.
$60 or Best TRADE

Boxing (Bambino)
Can't get to work, No battery Cover
$2.00 as-is PLUS $1.00 shipping

Cosmic Clash (Mini-Arcade) by TOMY (1982)
NEW mint in Box, (the box shows some wear)
Electro-Mechanical
$25.00 or best Trade   (1)

Donkey Kong by Coleco
This is the Tabletop Arcade series
BUT Does Not work for me, no Cover
$5.00

Electronic QuarterBack by Coleco  Tested/Works
No Battery Cover          $5.00

Head to Head HOCKEY  (Coleco)
Very Nice condition, Includes Battery cover
$10.00

Hit and Missile (1979 TOMY)
Electro-Mechanical game
Works GREAT, includes battery Cover
$30.00 OBO

Team Play BasketBall by Sears
Battery Cover included
$10.00

Soccer by Entex Electronics (1979)
LED field, Battery Cover Included
$6.00

Split Second (Doesn't seem to work)
But in Orginal BOX, It does look Nice!
$10.00 Or Best Offer

Muppet Learning Keys (1984)
This is a Kid controller,
Not sure what systems this was used with yet
$6.00



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From: Alan Jones <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Comal Trivia
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 1996 14:29:00 GMT
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Peter, [e-mail], responded:

could hear Alan Jones <[e-mail]> say:

 > "Morgens Kjaer made his version for Commodore, and this is the
 > version now known as 0.14.

Hmmm. Who is then responsible for 0.12?

AJ> Almost certainly, Morgens Kjaer.

I have that version complete on two disks (one is a backup copy of the
other, since it is copy protected (I managed to hack the copy
protection, though, so I could make my own work-disk)) and a (Swedish)
manual. Bought it a couple of years ago.

AJ> Is this for the C64, or perhaps the PET with the combi board?
    I presume that 0.12 is just an early version of 0.14.  There were
    several enhancements to the disk loaded version.  I was not aware
    that it was ever copy protected.  I'm ammazed that it was still
    available for purchase just a "couple years ago".  In the US it is
    essentialy freeware.

I also have some versions of the 0.14.

Too bad it's just so darn slow, and that there is so little memory left,
 otherwise it would be a very good alternative, especially with its
ability of doing graphics programming directly in the language.

AJ> The last disk loaded C64 version that I know of is called Power
    Driver.  I understand that all versions were faster than Basic,
    and COMAL 2.0 is faster than compiled Basic and most other
    languages.  Power Driver with JiffyDOS and a 1581 drive should
    be awsome.  (The later disk loaded versions came with 1541
    fastloaders.)  Power Driver gives 15K free for program space.
    However, Comal accounts its free memory differently than
    Basic.  Comal reserves space for the high-res screen.  Comal has
    lots of built in commands, including sound and graphics, that
    would have to be loaded as Extensions to Basic, eating up more
    memory.  Comal's high-res screen area can be used as almost 8K
    of additional buffer.  The Power Driver "compiler" (shareware
    in 1989, CT #25) gives about 25K free, i.e. you can use about
    10K more data space for arrays.  Comal programs generaly take
    less space than equivalent Basic programs.  The disk loaded Comal
    is not as good as the cartridge based 2.0 but it is quite good
    and you don't have to worry about students stealing an expensive
    cartridge.


Anyone know where to find COMAL programs?

AJ> I'm going to slam this one back into your court.  It is my
    understanding that Comal was more popular in Europe than it ever
    was in the US or anywhere else.  I'm not aware of any Internet
    FTP or WWW site with many COMAL programs.


Peter - [e-mail] (e-mail replies only, please)

AJ> "only"?  I'll e-mail you a copy.  [e-mail]

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Looking to trade loads of Commie soft
ware and accessories (not the keyboard)
for a 386 or 486..just need good system
with  mouse and windows..don't need a
monitor I have one..Please e-mail me
if you have a working machine that is
not being used and would like to  trade.
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From: [e-mail] (Peter Karlsson)
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In article <4s3lhj$[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
(Stephen Judd) wrote:

> Is comp.binaries.cbm still alive?

Hopefully.

> Now that I've asked it, it seems to me that I haven't seen a post
> in quite some time.  Surely it's not toast again?

Well I saw some jerk that posted an advertisment with a fake
"approved" line in there... :-/

\\//
Peter - [e-mail] - Fido 2:204/145.42

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Stephen Judd ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Is comp.binaries.cbm still alive?
:
: Now that I've asked it, it seems to me that I haven't seen a post
: in quite some time.  Surely it's not toast again?
:
: evetS-

I've done some searching, and it seems that I am still listed as moderator
of comp.binaries.cbm.  I thought a group of other Commodore people were
going to take over, but apparently they haven't.  I sent a post to
comp.binaries.cbm about a week ago, but apparently that still goes to my
old email address.

SOoooooo...

Until Tale tells me otherwise  (BTW: if you want information about
newsgroup moderation, to apply for a job, etc., EMail [e-mail]
-- and another aside, he's gone for at least a week) I will temp-moderate
the newsgroup.  However, your news servers will all point to my old EMail
address at [e-mail].  If you want to post something, EMail it to
[e-mail].

And if you were supposed to be taking over the job, feel free to EMail me
and flame the snot out of me. :-)

Michael Miller
 Back again...and still wondering why my 1581 doesn't work right. :-(

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Subject: Re: Programming the Cassette Port
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Jack Followay, Jr. ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Has anyone played with using the cassette port as an i/o point OTHER
: than the obvious use of the door stop/datassette player?  I am looking
: for a means of communicating between 2/more C64/128's without using
: the USER/EXPANSION ports.
: -Jack

My main idea didn't have to do with the cassette port, but with the
joystick ports.  I figure you could set up a nice ring network with a
special box at the server (which would give you the ability to plug in a
mouse), and a large collection of joystick port extenders.  At least, it
looked real neat when the 5 little LEDs I had hooked up to Joyport 1
would go on and off at my command.  I'll see if I can find the program I'd
written and post it up here, with notes.  (annotated BASIC source...:-)

Mike
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From: "Jack Followay, Jr." <[e-mail]>
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Prowler of DLoC wrote:
>
> Anyone interested in helping to make a Warcraft clone for the 64?
>
> Prowler

Now that would be fun.  But you wouldn't be able to have all the
cute sayings when you click on the little soldiers/orcs!  :-)
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From: [e-mail](R. T. Cunningham)
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Subject: Re: (Sigh...) The MOST frequently asked question on c.s.cbm
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On Jul 13, 1996 22:01:40 in article <Re: (Sigh...) The MOST frequently
asked question on c.s.cbm>, '[e-mail] (Michael Miller)'
wrote:

Well, Mike, if no one else wants the job, I'd be more than happy to take
over.  Just tell me how.  BTW, I do have access to lots of things that
could be posted there, but the rules as I know it have never been posted.
I tried to send something yesterday, but my news server was acting up
AGAIN.

Richard T. Cunningham
(a.k.a. Wanderer)
SysOp of the Desert Oasis BBS in Phoenix, AZ
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From: "Jack Followay, Jr." <[e-mail]>
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[e-mail] wrote:

> My main idea didn't have to do with the cassette port, but with the
> joystick ports.  I figure you could set up a nice ring network with a
> special box at the server (which would give you the ability to plug in a
> mouse), and a large collection of joystick port extenders.  At least, it
> looked real neat when the 5 little LEDs I had hooked up to Joyport 1
> would go on and off at my command.  I'll see if I can find the program I'd
> written and post it up here, with notes.  (annotated BASIC source...:-)
>
> Mike

  Thanks!
  I had thought about the Joystick ports as well.  Either route would work
for me.  The above sounds like what I'm looking for.  I just need to hook
4-16 Commodores together, preferably with one acting as a server; preferably
via an inexpensive route!

 - Jack
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From: [e-mail](Byron L Gracey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: 1702 monitor qestion
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>Before I purchase a 1702 monitor, do I need any special connections to hook it
>up?  Or does it just hook straight into one of the C64 ports on the back?
>(they do have speakers in them too right??)

Chris, 1702s were meant for 64s and have one speaker in them for the 64's audio.
  If you
have an original monitor cable (the one with three RCA plugs on the end and a
DIN
connector on the other) you can hook your 64 to the monitor as soon as
you get it home.  I have also seen a cable with 4 RCA plugs, the fourth
one being a composite output which works on some 64s.

If you do not have a monitor cable, you will need one.  Don't go
looking for anything special, original equipment is not necessary
unless you can find it easy or if it comes with the monitor you will
buy.

If you can't get an original cable, get a 5-pin DIN to 4 RCA jack
adapter from Radio Shack or some other source, and also get a couple of
RCA patch cords.  You can use the cords with the adapter to get audio
out, and composite out, and hook it in to the front of a 1702... no
worries.

The above assumes you have a C64 with a composite out pin in its video
out port... if you do not, you should be able to use the same setup,
but with one more patch cord, and connect the plugs to the rear of a
1702.

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From: [e-mail] (Jack McGee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: How do I convert C64 Files to IBM PC format?
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 1996 04:19:37 GMT
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[e-mail] (Thomas D. Ward) wrote:

>  I have a number of word processing files on a Commodore 64
>that I'd like to convert into an IBM format. I still own a
>64 and 1541 disk drive.  What would be the best way to transfer
>the files?

I went through this a few years ago.  As I recall, I used a null modem
cable and Desterm, and a comm program on the PC.  I used whatever is
the upper baud limit rate on Desterm.  Faster than running it though
my 2400 baud modem.

Somewhere I found a file that ran on the PC to convert Petscii to
Ascii.

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Dennis Brew ([e-mail]) wrote:  : How do I dessolve files that I
download from ftp sites for the commodore : when they are archived by a
IBM, like [.arc .lbr .lzh] ECT.

: Can some one please tell me if there is a way to extract the programs
: from the files as you are downloading or before you download?

: You can leave me E-mail at:   [e-mail]

: Thanks.

.arc can be dissolved, the shareware version of ARC for the commodore is
avaiable on many systems and containts a sepreate program for dissolving
IBM .arcED files.  It works great, I have used it myself numerious times.
 Dissolving ZIP migt be avaiable in the near future (the new version of
ARC is going to have ZIP ability).  But as to the rest I do not think so.
Sorry.

Dan Barber



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CMD HD-SCSI host adapters generally only come with their hard drives.
They are built in.

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Hi,
I have some Vic-20 cartridges for sale if anyone is interested.
Please mail back at:
[e-mail]
as i don't have a newsreader at the mo (had to use anonymous service to
post here)
thanks
bye
- Ben

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Peter Karlsson ([e-mail]) wrote:
: In article <4rhon8$[e-mail]>,
: [e-mail] (ChrisC) wrote:

:  > then IBM's would see a message at the top of the page BEST WHEN
:  > VEIWED USING A C64.

: YES!

: \\//
: Peter - [e-mail] - Fido 2:204/145.42

Yes! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!!!!!
I personaly think that A commdore 64 (Or better Yet a SX-64) is the
Internet Box that other devolpers are trying to make!  If they would just
look over there stuck up noses..........
;)

Dan Barber





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