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From: Quantum Leaper <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Earth Orbit Stations (EA)
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 16:09:05 -0500
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[e-mail] wrote:
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> Am I the only one who still plays this game?
No but I haven't played the game in about a year.  It one of my
favorite games behind MULE.   Have you have saved Mars on the=20
hardest setting?
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From: [e-mail]
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Subject: Re: C64 Tower
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 96 21:31:22 -0500
Organization: Delphi ([e-mail] email, 800-695-4005 voice)
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Ben Holmes <[e-mail]> writes:
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>Johan Van den Brande ([e-mail]) wrote:
>>
>> Can somebody tell which HD's are/were produced for the C64. Especially
>> information about availability is welcome, because I want to put
>> an HD in it.
>>=20
>The only HD being manufactored today (to my knowledge) also happens to b=
e
>the best HD ever made, IMO, the CMD HD.  CMD is on the Net, someone shou=
ld
>be able to list their Web address here...
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>running a BBS, or just keeping your own personal software on it.  Just a
>note to those seeking to purchase one: get as large a HD as you can
>afford!  Don't make the natural assumption that you'll 'Never fill up a
>40Meg'... our User Group purchased 6 40Meg HD's, and to my knowledge, tw=
o
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>of them have already been upgraded to larger drives, and several others
>probably wish they had purchased larger drives!  Don't bother trying to
=20
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Yep....I'm one of the two who've upgraded to a bigger CMD HD in our UG as=
 ol'
"Sysop Ben" mentioned....I'm now at 210meg...feeling much more comfortabl=
e now!
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Folks...buy as much meggage as ya can...or plan to upgrade.  The best thi=
ng
about the 40 meg offer is that is gives an unsure user a cheaper "entry" =
into
CBM
use with hard drives....while it whets your appetite for more...
=20
By the way..if Ben didn't mention it:
=20
CIVIC 64/128 User Group BBS:   805-382-1125
Supporting up to 14.4k modem access on an OMNI BBS
        Located in scenic Oxnard, California
=20
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From: joy daidola <[e-mail]>
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Hi! I  too am glad to see you back..I'd
hate to think some pain in the a--,couldanger away a good person..thanks =
for
giving the rest of us a chance to get toknow you...JOY
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From: [e-mail]
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Subject: Re: C64 VideoTitling Software???
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 96 22:16:01 -0500
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Loadstar issue #132 has a program called LS Credits Scroller.  It's a sim=
ple
titling program  that scrolls at 2 speeds, but it creates a nice effect.
                                            Al
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From: Ann Mason <[e-mail]>
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BOOKS For Sale:

2nd book of machine language/Mansfield
64 programmers reference guide=20
Anatomy of com64/Abacus
Commodore 64 fun &games/Jeffries,Fisher
Commodore64 games book/Clifford,Ramshaw
Computer spy games/Osborne=20
Computes 1st book of Commodore64
Computes machine language games forC64
Elementary Commodore64/William Sanders
Machine language for Com64 &other Commodore computers/Butterfield
Machine language for beginner/Mansfield
1541/71 Physical Exam(info-no disk)
Basic Conversions handbook Apple,TRS80, to Pet
Lost In Space(Programming Adventure)$2


Mapping the 128 ($7)
128 Machine Language 4 Beginners/Mansfield ($7)
128 Internals/Abacus ($7)
Programming the Pet/CBM/ ($10)
6502softwar gourmet guide&cookbk/Findle
Forth Programming/Leo J Scanlon($7)
Geos Inside & Out/abacus ($7)=20
How To Get Most Out Of Geos/ ($7)
Computes Users Guide to Geos ($7)
CP/M (Users,Programmer,System)Guide $7


How to repair your C=3D1571 Drive/Computer Restore Video Tape ($10)


Books above are $5 unless otherwise marked. (Shipping is $3 Money Order
please.)    All books are in good condition

Ann M.


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From: [e-mail] (Jacob Huebert)
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Subject: Remember..
Date: 25 Jul 1996 03:08:29 GMT
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...in the midst of your Olympic Fever to break out Summer Games I+II!

Be sure to play all of the events, listen to all the music, and=20
watch all of the ceremonies.  You won't get to have the same experience
for 4 years!  :)  =20

By the way,  can anyone tell me how, exactly, one is supposed to do the
swimming races?  I could never figure out how to really control the
swimmer...  or if I did once, I've forgotten.. =20
--=20
Jacob Huebert
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From: [e-mail]
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Subject: Re: SuperCPU-64 status?
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 96 00:17:52 -0500
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Alan Jones <[e-mail]> writes:
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>Great!  I presume that this will enable you to develop the WAVE sooner
>and make it available at a lower price.  I hope all C64/128 software
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Using the SuperCPU with a 64 is much quicker than doing development
work on a 128 now. When I use the 128, it feels kinda sluggish after
using the SuperCPU for almost 3 months. It will definitely speed up
development time. As an example, once all the source code files are
assembled for geoFAX 2.0, it still takes 7.5 minutes to use geoLinker
to link all the .rel files together. (this is a big program) With the
SuperCPU it is done in less than one minute. At 1mhz it takes almost
16 minutes. So you see if I change something in the program and want to
test it out, I won't be tied up waiting while the computer is working.
In one minute I can try it out. Small programs just zip right along
with geoAssembler and geoLinker. They are done before you can take anothe=
r
sip of coffee.
=20
=20
>developers get a SuperCPU.  I'd really like to see Craig Bruce's
>productivity accellerated, but I also fear he may be seduced into
>writing 65C816 specific code.
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CMD also feared this with me! They have limited me as to my knowledge of
the SuperCPU at least until it gets released. I admit that I could get
sidetracked into experimenting with it's real capabilities if I was
made fully aware of them. CMD wanted me to concentrate on getting the
GEOS software finished first. I did, and now it's time to play!
=20
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>You recomended it for programs that do a lot of calculations.  Have the
>floating point arithmetic routines been rewritten to take advantage of
>the 16 bit architecture, or does it just do the old 8 bit stuff, but at
>a faster clock rate?  Is it easy for users to patch the RAM shadowed
>ROM code?  What type of ROM does it use?  How fast will it run my COMAL
>2.0 cartridge?  Or more to the point, how can I run COMAL 2.0 at full
>SuperCPU speed?
=20
BASIC has not been changed for compatibility reasons. Any programming to
take advantage of the extended capability (at this point in time) will
have to be written specifically into new programs. But CMD has done
an outstanding job of making this thing work fast and efficient. And it
really deals with the hardware that it is plugged into quite well. As for
cartridges that will work with it, such as your COMAL cartridge, I can't
answer that one personally. Some cartridges will not work, depending on
the nature of the cartridge. In the SuperCPU manual, it states that
cartridges that pull the GAME line low and the EXROM line high will
not work. These include Action/Replay, Super Snapshot, Partner 64, most
IEEE cartidges, the Lt. Kernal cartridge, and some game cartridges.
These can still be used, but only with the SuperCPU 'enable/disable' swit=
ch
turned off.
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-Maurice
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From: [e-mail] (Brett Tabke)
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Subject: Commodore Hacking Issue #
Date: 24 Jul 1996 22:13:10 -0600
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 JB> Whew!  It is finally ready for publication.  Hacking Headquarters
 JB> presents to you, the Commodore Enthusiast, Issue #13 of Commodore
 JB> Hacking.  Jam packed with technical articles and trivia to please ev=
en
 JB> the most discerning of Commodore owner.  In fact, this issue is simp=
ly
 JB> overflowing with 384 kB of articles, documentation, and object code.
 JB> Jim Brain editor, Commodore Hacking

Thank you Jim Brain!  One of, if not THE, best issues yet!

I can't thank you enough for all the work you've done here Jim.
Between Hacking, The Faq, and the CBM product documetation, you have
put out more valuable information in 6 months than most of the pay
magazines to in their lifetime.  The CBM products listing is a rare
treasure that every CBM owner should take time to read.

Brett Tabke
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From: [e-mail] (Asger K. Alstrup Nielsen)
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Joachim Str=F6mbergson <[e-mail]> writes:

>My dear friend, the legendary music man ATOO used PCM (pulse width) samp=
les and his solution to=20
>the 'whining' problem was:

>* Use highest possible carrier frequency (I'm sure you do this, right?)
>* Use lowpass filtering, just like you.
>* Check the timing of the sampleplay loop. This means that you *must* en=
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>cycles) between the output of two consecutive samples is constant. If no=
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>distortion which sounds like whining. It actually sounds like the carrie=
r istself drops in=20
>frequency.

Other thing to try would be to change the carrier frequency from time to
time, thus making the whining more random and hence not as noticable.
Once per frame should suffice. (Of course, you should make sure to use
high frequencies only - at least double of the sampling frequency).

Greets,

Asger Alstrup
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From: [e-mail] (Zeg ik niet)
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Subject: CBM 1084ST to a CBM PC 50 or CBM 386SX
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 18:02:13 GMT
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I know it is possible to connect a 1084 ST to a PC20 III but is it
also possible to connect it to a PC 50 or a Commodore 386 SX ??
Or does it give a lot of smoke ?=20

gr Rob.



P.S. maybe i have posted this messeage twice .

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From: [e-mail] (Phd Software Systems)
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Subject: Re: Super CPU Status
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Maurice Randell said:

<snack>
MR> If you have ordered one, start watching for it. I can say that you wi=
ll
MR> be pleasantly happy with it, especially if you use graphics intensive
MR> programs like GEOS or other programs that must do a lot of calculatio=
ns
MR> or heavy duty processing. Those programs will be greatly enhanced. GE=
Os
MR> is unbelievably fast with this unit. It has really spoiled me.
MR> -Maurice

Then Alan Jones responded <[e-mail]>

 AJ> Great!  I presume that this will enable you to develop the WAVE soon=
er
 AJ> and make it available at a lower price.  I hope all C64/128 software
 AJ> developers get a SuperCPU.

    I've been working on an upgrade to my Karma assembler, busy
porting it to the 64/Super CPU, and I must say, the speed increase
from a productivity side, is breath taking.  I run most everything
out of a expanded REU, so my assembly times are quite low to begin
with, but running under the accelerator is awe inspiring.

I've always been fickle about the speed hype in the clone scene, but
cutting my assembly times by a factor of 4 is a huge boost of
productivity.  Overall the thing that impress's me is how easily the
cartridge fits into the system - completely seamless.  Good code
runs without modification.

 AJ> I'd really like to see Craig Bruce's
 AJ> productivity accellerated, but I also fear he may be seduced into
 AJ> writing 65C816 specific code.

   Fear?  I pray that he does.  65816 is so much fun to work with,
there will be no way to keep a programmer from working with it.
Yes, I swore I would keep to generic 6502 code, but that lasted
about a week, and I'm sure it is going to be the same story for
everyone else.  We've programmed the 6502 for well over a decade on
the 64, and it is getting tired.  Keeping a 6502 programmers hands
off the 816 opcode set, is like asking him not to look at a naked
woman walking down the street:)

    The 64 is continuing to fade (insert your favorite opinion on
the subject here) - the only thing that could possibly change the
slow rusting of the 64/128 is the Super CPU.  It is the first major
system upgrade since the 128.  A Super CPU with 4-8meg of ram on it,
could breathe life back into our platforms more than anything we can
imagine.  Combine the SCPU with Maurice's awesome project, and the
64 will live to see the next millennium.  So when I say I hope CBruce
programs for the 816, it is out of sheer survival of our platform.

    As I mentioned, everyone has an opinion on the subject, but the
64 is doing a Soviet Union - slowly rusting away with many of our
best users being "seduced by the dark side".  If the trend
continues, we will wake up a few years down the road and wonder what
happened to all the users.  The Super CPU (nick named Daytona) is
the one and only product that could possibly reverse the road we are
traveling down.

 AJ> You recommended it for programs that do a lot of calculations.  Have=
 the
 AJ> floating point arithmetic routines been rewritten to take advantage =
of
 AJ> the 16 bit architecture, or does it just do the old 8 bit stuff, but=
 at
 AJ> a faster clock rate?

There are no new opcodes to specifically address faster math
operations, but operations can be carried out on 16bit registers and
memory.  Thus numerous cycles are saved by virtue of the 16bit
calculations.  For example, the following two routines to the same,
only the new 65816 does it almost twice as fast (cycle for cycle)

    old 6502                 new 65816 set for 16bit acc/memory

       lda num               lda num       ;all 16 bits
       adc othernum          adc othernum
       sta num               sta num       ;store result, and done
       lda num+1
       adc othernum
       sta num+1


   AJ> Is it easy for users to patch the RAM shadowed ROM code?

No.  hands off and don't touch is the golden rule.  Who knows what
CMD can come up with for that ram OS in the future...

  AJ> What type of ROM does it use?

Close to a virgin 64 Jdos ROM.  To attempt to change the Jdos OS
would have meant major programming and beta testing.  I'm glad Mark
decided to stick to the tried and true.

AJ> How fast will it run my COMAL 2.0 cartridge?
AJ> Or more to the point, how can I run COMAL 2.0 at full SuperCPU speed?

Ah, plug comal into Super CPU pass through and turn on computer - no
fuss at all.  Er, why do you ask, what would be the problem with comal?

Brett Tabke

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From: Edward Eisenman <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Someone selling a 1571 DD?
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 00:08:51 -0700
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Yes, I am still looking for a 1571 DD to buy since I can't seem to find=20
the guy who was trying to sell his to me.  So anyone who has a working
1571 they wish to sell, please let me know of your price by e-mail.

Thanks again,
Ed
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or another Numeric Keyboard=20
WANTED.
Send Your offer to=20
[e-mail]
or=20
phone: ++41 1 994 73 74
Thanx in advance.
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From: [e-mail] (Jens Ellerbrock)
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Ron Heroux ([e-mail]) wrote:
> I got 4 requests for this program, but don't know how to get it to you
> because I am strictly an Amiga-user now, though the C64 sits nearby
> waiting for a reason to be turned on.  Is there a uuencode program for =
the
> 64 I could d/l with my Amiga and transfer to the C64 for encoding the L=
CP
> program, which I could then transfer back to the Amiga and upload somew=
here?

By this time i have written my own lcp-reset (5 Blocks) anybody who
wants to have it, just send me a mail.

Jens=20
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----
                 Tired and bored of your operating system ?
        Just go ahead and write your own multitasking multiuser os !
                        Worked for me all the times.
                            -- Linus Torvalds --
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> I have a 1983 1541 drive, without a reset button, or a device
> selector switch.  When I'm using it, the power mysteriously "cuts"
> to the green and red leds in front, but the motor keeps whirring.
> This happens so frequently that programs that are 50+ blocks are
> usually not loaded.  I've tried to fix it by opening the case, and
> pushing all the chips down, that didn't help.  I went in and

The green power LED (and most of the logic chips) is driven off the +5
volts and the motor off the +12 volt line. My best guess why the 5
volts is going away is the bridge rectifier. There are two of them and
they both run hot enough to burn you. They sometimes go intermittant
as you describe. Replacements are available at Radio Shack... change
'em both. It's only a few bucks. A bad regulator IC is another
possibility, but less likely.

Ray Carlsen
CARLSEN ELECTRONICS... A leader in trailing-edge technology.


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From: David Schlaepfer <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: C64/C128 Stuff for sale. Offers wanted
Date: 25 Jul 1996 09:58:31 GMT
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Hy there. I moved, and therefore I dont have the space I used to=20
have.=20
Please tell me, what would be a reasonable price for You, if You
want to buy something.
Sales in Switzerland and Germany are no problem, other destinations
can be discussed.

SX 64, black / white
SX 64, color
DCF-77, radio-clock-unit
Relais-Module (Rex), 8-relais, no data-disk
Floppy 1551
C16
C128, 0-series, one of the first models ever, D-model, plastic-cover
works, but the sun tanned it.
IC-Tester
Goliath-Prommer
Dela-Eprom card for 5 Eproms
256-KB-Ram Floppy, (no Soft, No manuals)
RS-232-Interface (no Soft, no manual)
Driev-Printer-8-times-switch box including power supply
Expansion-Port-Expansion: 3 times
1 MB-Goliath Card.

My Adress: David Schl=E4pfer, Im Leeacher 11, 8132 Hinteregg, CH
    Phone :: ++41 1 994 73 74, Fax ++ 41 1 994 73 71
 e-mail: [e-mail] (until last of july)
My Adress in Germany: Schienerstr. 9a, 78337 =D6hningen.
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From: David Schlaepfer <[e-mail]>
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Subject: CD:C64 (CDPlayer-interface-cassPort-C64:load)SEARCH
Date: 25 Jul 1996 10:19:02 GMT
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I am looking for a CD, which I possessed a long time ago:
xx Classic Games for C64.
The CD was packed with a sound-kabel (mono) and an interface to
the cass-port on the c64.
One could choose the track on the cd-player, then play it
and the same time activate Load (from Tape) on the C64.
The Programms where then loaded.
Does anyone know where to get such a thing ??
[e-mail]
Fax: ++41 1 994 73 71
Thanx in advance, David
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From: [e-mail] (ChrisC)
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] wrote:

>
>November 1, 1985, if I'm not mistaken ... they shut the doors October 31=
,
>1984.
>

Weird, they shut down before they opened.

l
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Yes. =20

You want an IEEE quicksilver interface.  Then you no longer want=20
to use your modem successfully at the same time.  Well, sorta=20
successfully.  Well.  You'll see.

I have no idea where you will find one.  Best guess is beg=20
loudly, maybe someone who is lucky enough to have one will sell it to=20
you.

Good luck.  ("will it work"-back of my mind?!)
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On Wed, 24 Jul 1996, The Hendoman wrote:

> [e-mail] (Corby Michael Johanneson) wrote:
>=20
> >Unfortunately, we still havn't found a working copy of this
> >wicked EA classic - and you better not be holding out on
>=20
>  You may remember Questor, a similar game, without all the distracting
> Coin work... That one was also my favorite.
> =20
Is that supposed to be Questron?  I don't remember a game by the name of
Questor.

Roger


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From: [e-mail] (Adrian Chadd)
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Hi.. I've been reading up about what my C128 can do and I'm quite=20
surprised at what it is capable of. But since I haven't touched my
C128 in year (after moving over to my IBM). However, I have a couple
of questions :

1) I am looking at linking my C128 to my Linux box through a serial cable
   and I've heard of people running modems at 38400 when the 128 supposed=
ly
   can only do 9600. Now 9600 will do for now but I was wondering if anyo=
ne
   can supply me with a circuit diagram on what I would need to do.

2) Also upgrading my 128 to 256k .. anyone have a link or two to another
    circuit diagram explaining how its done?

3)  Also the 8563 Video Ram .. being 16k or 64k. Does the C128D have the =
64k
    or does it have the 16k? If so, where can I find a link to a diagram =
to
    how me how to upgrade it?

4) And for my trust C64 does anyone have a copy of 64Mon I could have? :-=
)

I'm sure if I spent a couple fo days hunting the web I could find somethi=
ng,
but I thought this would be quicker and probably more helpful.

And on a lighter note, is there any Commodore enthusiasts in Perth, Weste=
rn
Australia? Everyone around where I live thinks the C64 is totally fucked,
but then I look at their Pentium 133 with 32mb RAM running Doom and
chuckle to myself :)


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<[e-mail]>|(No connection to PSInet US, although
|we DO get a bit of their mail! :)
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Wanting to buy  RS-232 for commodore 64 or 128 or plans to build one

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Jacob Huebert wrote:

> By the way,  can anyone tell me how, exactly, one is supposed to do the
> swimming races?  I could never figure out how to really control the
> swimmer...  or if I did once, I've forgotten..
> --
> Jacob Huebert
> [e-mail]

  Seems like it was back and forth REALLY fast, then Button to do the tur=
n.
I'm not sure; I'll have to dig out my instruction booklet when I play my
own mini-Olympics.  =3D]
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From: [e-mail]
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    Does anyone have a list of dip settings for the Super Graphix Jr.
interface?  The only one I know for sure is #8 and that is to switch
between
device 4 and 5.
                                        -Kungfushi
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From: [e-mail] (BigAJO)
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Subject: How do I copy .t64 files to the commodore disk drive?
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I have a bunch of .t64 files that I want to put on commodore disk to be
used on my 64.  Is there a way to do that?  Or must I put them on tape?

Alan
[e-mail]
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Large binary posts do not belong in unmoderated discussion groups.

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From: [e-mail] (Jim Stephenson)
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On Thu, 25 Jul 96 11:50:54 GMT, [e-mail] (ChrisC) wrote:

>In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] wrote:
>
>>
>>November 1, 1985, if I'm not mistaken ... they shut the doors October 3=
1,
>>1984.
>>
>
>Weird, they shut down before they opened.

Oops ... October 31, 1994 ... hate it when that happens ...

Ma=F1ana,

Jim
 __________________________________________________________________
|Jim Stephenson - CBM Power User|If misery loves ... more          |
|C=3D128D / 200Mb SCSI Hard Drive |Then why am I crying alone        |
|3.5" ED Floppy Drive           |I'd make a better bore            |
|1Mb RAM Drive (16Mb Max)       |If I had someone to practice it on|
|14,400bps Modem -- Spoon!!!    |  -- Chagall Guevara              |
|Member: DNRC, MOoRMC           |                                  |
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From: Radioactive Warrior <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Neuromancer and AutoDuel
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Carl Nation wrote:
> I just found the above two games at a thrift... w/o the instructions.
> Neuromancer uses its manual as copy protection (I think) and Autoduel
> might also...

Carl, don't know about Autodule but the NUROMANCER game definately
requires you to look up the password in a code wheel that came with
the origional...  As a work-around, run the following c64 program
on a back-up copy of side #1 only.

1 open2,8,2,"#2"
2 open15,8,15,"u1,2,0,12,3"
3 print#15,"m-w"chr$(75)chr$(5)chr$(3)chr$(234)chr$(234)chr$(234)
4 print#15,u2,2,0,12,3":close2:close15

This will alter your back-up disk so that the program will ignore the
password check. (At least, it worked on mine...) This takes some of
the "realism" out of the game but at least you can play it...

Your welcome,
Radioactive Warrior
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From: [e-mail] (JUSTIN HILEMAN)
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Subject: Need Power -BOCA 2400
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I've inherited a BOCA 2400 bps modem, but it has no power supply.  Could
someone tell me the voltage I'll need?

-juz