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From: [e-mail] (Michael W. Hall)
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Subject: Wanted 128D
Date: 3 Aug 1996 01:01:59 GMT
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I am looking for a C128D system. Must work fine. Would like original
boxes and manuals if possible.

[e-mail]

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Subject: Serial Port Adapter wanted
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Rs232 adapter wanted that will support 14.4 or 28.8 k modem on a c128.

[e-mail]

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From: [e-mail] (Michael W. Hall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: OVER 30000 C64 PROGRAMS!!!
Date: 3 Aug 1996 01:11:50 GMT
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In article <4tqart$[e-mail]>,
[e-mail] says...
->
->[e-mail] wrote:
->: For all Commodore-64 freaks....
->
->: Remember those CLASSIC games ?
->
->: Aztec Challenge, Pharao's Curse, Gyruss, Buck Rogers, Pole Position,
->: Booga Boo, Blue Max, Blue Max 2001, Congo Bongo, Crystal Castles,
->: Thing on a Spring, River Raid, Pitfall, Crazy Comets, Commando,
->: Lazy Jones, Burnin'Rubber, Zaxxon, Snokie, Candy Bandits, Moon
-Buggy,
->: Forbidden Forest, Flip and Flop, Bristles, Popeye, Pengo, Mr Do,
->
->snip
->
->: All compiled on one CD-ROM.
->
->: The C64-CD-ROM-'96 contains 5650 C-64 disks.... over 30.000
-programs,
->: run them on a C64-emulator, or run them on your C64 again.
->
->: C64-Emulators for IBM-PC (486 or higher) and Amiga are included
->: on the CD-Rom.
->
->: This CD-ROM contains the most complete C64-collection ever!
->: More than 650Mb of C64 software on one little disc.
->
->: If you are a real C64 freak, order !now!
>
>Are you selling them legally? Or are you another pirate out there
>depriving programmers and software producers their rightful earnings?
>
>--Harold

Are you seroius?!?!?!? Who is being deprived here. No programmer is
collecting money on any C= software. Anything being sold is probably
used anyway. If anyone out there is still looking for their earnings
from original copies of River Raid, they are going to be poor for a long
time.

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From: [e-mail] (Matthew Spinks)
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Subject: Version of DOS in a 1541?
Date: 3 Aug 1996 11:33:33 +1000
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Hi All,

Can someone tell me what the standard version of DOS in an old-style
1541 disk drive is?

Cheers,

- Matthew.

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From: [e-mail] (ChrisC)
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In article <[e-mail]>, Dennis
Brew <[e-mail]> wrote:
>I have a 1571 disk drive that has a problem going into 1571 mode and once
>it's in 1571 mode it has a hard time when you directory a disk.
>
>In the 1541 mode it is fine.
>
>When it does directory it does ok but then I change the disk it has a
>hard time again.
>
>Can anybody tell me whatthe problem might be?
>
>I was wondering if it could be an IC ship, and what one it might be?
>
>PLEASE HELP
>
>Thanks
>
>[e-mail]
>

Sounds to me like you have one of the original 1571's.  They had a problem
with initializing the second side of the disk.  If I inserted a 1541 formatted
disk, it would take about a minute to initialize.  Also saving a file to the
second side would take forever.  The problem is as easy to solve as getting a
replacement ROM for it.
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Subject: help docs
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does anyone have the docs to SENTINEL WORLD


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From: joy daidola <[e-mail]>
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Subject: FS:::command center 128
Date: Sat, 3 Aug 96 00:26:34 -0500
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Hi! I have a very nice 128 command
center that I'd like to sell..if you're
interested please email me..
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From: [e-mail] (Joseph Snider)
Subject: C64 Software wanted..
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 If anyone has any disk cases laying around.. (In your closet, or basement
collecting dust), that are full of c64 or c128 software please leave me
some mail.. Ill gladly give you some $$ to get them to me..

 Or I would be interested in some plain old swapping of disk if anyone is
interested in that..  Theres *ALOT* of c64 titles I would like to fool
around with again...

Leave email to "[e-mail]"


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From: "Michael Bendure" <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: OVER 30000 C64 PROGRAMS!!!
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In article <4tqart$[e-mail]>,
[e-mail] says...
> >Are you selling them legally? Or are you another pirate out there
> >depriving programmers and software producers their rightful earnings?

Hit that nail on the head..

Michael W. Hall <[e-mail]> wrote in article
<4tu90m$[e-mail]>...
> Are you seroius?!?!?!? Who is being deprived here. No programmer is
> collecting money on any C= software.

I find this ludicrous remark.  You mean to tell me, there isn't one
Commodore programmer out there that is making money on their product?  Hmm,
kinda shoot the whole idea doesn't it?  I guess all those programs that
Software Support, CMD and several other companies out there that still
support the 64 are simply pocketing the money?

I seem to have made a small bit of money on my software.  I know Nick Rossi
has made a couple bucks, as has Madman Software and several others.  Hell,
even Rod Gasson has made a bit on his sharware QWKRR128, course I didn't
see that listed and its legally distributed, but not for a price so you
folks can make a profit.

> Anything being sold is probably used anyway. If anyone out there is
> still looking for their earnings from original copies of River Raid,
> they are going to be poor for a long time.

Yeah, especially with people like you making a profit from their hard work
and not paying them a dime.  How you folks can get away with selling a
product that contains several existing and still legally binding
copyrights, is beyond me.  I would think selling this overseas would be a
federal offense, but then again, I'm no lawyer.  Isn't the spa, some kind
of copyright police or something?  I thought I heard something about that a
while back.  Wonder if they've seen this one.. Hmmm


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From: joy daidola <[e-mail]>
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Subject: FS::super grafix jr. & stuff
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Hi! have a great super grafix jr, with
manuel for sale...$15.+...also 2 anim-
ation stations $10.+ each...super
sketch with software and manuel $10.+
...geos 64, complete $15.+...e-mail me
if interested...thanks
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From: "Michael Bendure" <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: CMD Hard Drive replacement
Date: 3 Aug 1996 04:50:56 GMT
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Paul MacArthur <[e-mail]> wrote in article
<01bb7f35$3f24ef40$[e-mail]>...
> Has anyone replaced the hard drive in a CMD hard drive?

   I have, more than once. :)

> I have a 20 meg CMD hard drive and would like to upgrade the megs to
about
> 100 megs.

   I went from 52 to 105.

> It seems I have a selection of these drives to buy
>
> 3.5 Quantum

   This is the one I got.

> I have replaced an IDE hard drive before, is it similiar to this and what
> brand name of drive would you recommend that I purchase?

   I've had my Quantum 105 Meg now for about 4 years without a problem.
For the CMD, its real simple.  Take the casing apart, unscrew the old HD,
unplug it, then plug in the new one, screw it down, put the case back
together and follow the steps in the CMD HD for installing the DOS and
partitioning your new HD.  Thats all there is to it.

   I would suggest a quick inspection of the mother board of the
controller.  Specifically look at the connector where the Power connector
plugs into the mother board on the bottom side.  Your looking for cold
solder joints.  If there are no cold solder joints, simply put everything
back together with the new drive and run the CMD HD Utilities for DOS setup
and partitioning.  If you do find cold solder joints, now would be a good
time to fix it. :)

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From: Gurce Isikyildiz <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Erm, digitising sound on c64
Date: Sat, 03 Aug 1996 16:08:18 +1100
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Bo wrote:

>     There is a great little project available out there on the net called
> "Zounds!" for the Commodore 128.  It digitizes sound right off a microphone,
> or a cd player, or whatever.

Which probably would've been wonderful for me if I had a c128:) Alas,
mine is just a plain brown case c64. Thats okay though, Jeff gave me a
few good ideas and I'll look around a bit more:) Thanks anyways:) <wave>

Gurce Isikyildiz
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Jeff Hunsinger wrote:

> out how most sound samples are played on the C64. This only gives 4 bit
resolution,
> but it can provide surprisingly good results if done correctly with a good
sample.

Wow, I thought I was barking up the wrong tree with that idea, hmm, so
maybe my friends circuit isn't so crash hot possibly or my ML routine
isn't up to par:) Hmm, "good" sample hey? hehe, fair enough, maybe I
expected too much wanting it to play metallica songs:)

> I built a sound digitizer that hooked to the user port a long time ago. Maybe
I
> should dig that back up.

Ya, i'd love to get any details from you if you come across, I'm not a
wiz with the soldering iron but I can try:) Aah yah, I also found this
program from compute! that digitised sound from the datasette but it was
about as bad as mine:)

> There was some really great info on sound sampling/playing a long time ago on
this
> newsgroup. It may have even been summarized for Commodore Hacking at some
point.

Alrighty, I'd better search around for this too then, so thanks for your
help Jeff, I'll get to it:)

Gurce Isikyildiz
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    It is a souped-up C64 =8^)


Michael W. Hall ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Can someone tell me what is a C65? I keep seeing that in posts.
: [e-mail]

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I remember seeing a pal demo in the old days (by 1001 Crew? I hope I give the
right credits.) It featured a picture of Sting using the whole screen
including the borders using sprites. Can someone mail this demo to me
uuencoded?

Thanx,

Toine.

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Subject: hardware and software copiers wanted
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Thought I would try again for any of THIS TYPE hardware, software

I am looking for original hardware copiers like

21 second backup
burst nibbler
super card
the shadow

also wanting to buy ANY software for these.
                                  +++++++++++

and any unique cartridges..Snapshot V1.0
any copy cartridges.

If you have any of this stuff and would like to sell it drop me a
line.
Please leave me a description of what you have
hardware/software version ...etc
and the asking price

I have picked up quite a few hardware items and still would like to
find more.
NEEDED any  software for the 21 second copier and
any software for the Burst Nibbler. I got the 21 second V3.0 and the
butst nibbler software V1.7 with the units.


If you have any of this type of thing for sale drop me a line, make
sure and mention version in your note.

*****  ANYTHING UNUSUAL OR UNIQUE *****

thanks for any and all mail
[e-mail]
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From: Irv Cobb <[e-mail]>
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On Thu, 1 Aug 1996 Dennis Brew <[e-mail]> wrote:

> I have a 1571 disk drive that has a problem going into 1571 mode and once
> it's in 1571 mode it has a hard time when you directory a disk.
> In the 1541 mode it is fine.
> When it does directory it does ok but then I change the disk it has a
> hard time again.
> Can anybody tell me whatthe problem might be?
> I was wondering if it could be an IC ship, and what one it might be?
> PLEASE HELP

At least some of these symptoms make it sound like you have an original
ROM 1751. Commodore first released them with a bunch of bugs, then later
fixed the bugs and charged for the fix. Good business practice, I guess.
;-)

The fix is still the same -- you've got to replace the ROM in your drive.
Unfortunately, Commodore isn't selling them (or anything else) anymore.
Fortunately, a CMD JiffyDOS ROM will solve your problem, and will work fine
even if your computer doesn't have JD. So for about $30 you can fix it
(assuming I'm right about what the problem is.)

Other things that will help a bit:
   Don't use flippies in it. Early ROMs don't like them.
   Use clean disks (don't reformat old ones).
   Don't save more than 160K total, even on disks formatted double-sided.
   Use Geos. Its 1571 driver fixes the problem.

Hope this helps.


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Ok folks, this is a question about Novaterm.......

I have been having the worst trouble lately with Novaterm and I am not
sure why.  I have a 128 and I have tried to get the 2 1571 disk drives
into 71 mode. I can't! I was given the command to go into the Disk
Commands and follow the menu. I did that. I went into the disk commands
and I followed the instructions. When the command came up for DOS> I was
told to type this: o0>m1  (Or something to that nature) Well, when I do
this, the error light on th drive comes on and flashes!
What I am trying to do is to get my 1571 drive into 71 mode. I have done
everything I can think of to do this and it isn't working.....:(
Could someone shed some light on this? I am getting frustrated!
To confess, I have not used Novaterm vety long and am not familiar with
it that well. Any help is appreciated!
-Tim

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Has anyone else had problems with this thing?  It has worked flawlessly
for me so far, but lately it produces code like this:

(This code is part of a general disk routine handler I'm writing: it opens
a file.  RT3 is supposed to send a block-read command.)

C03C  20 C0 FF         JSR OPEN
C03F  90 E8            BCC EXIT
C041  4C E1 C0         JMP ERROR
                                     ;RT3: SEND U1, X=T; Y=S
C044  4C E1 C0  RT3    STX RT3TR     ;******??
....
C057  A6 50            LDX <RT3ASE   ;LOCATION OF THE ASCII TRANSLATION
C059  A4 C1            LDY >RT3ASE   ;FOR THE SECTOR NUMBER
C05B  20 EC C0         JSR A2ASC     ;ACCUM 2 ASCII CODE IN $YYXX
C05E  EA               NOP           ;BREAKPOINT FOR TESTING
C05F  EA EC C0  RT3SND LDA #15       ;******??  (COMMAND CHANNEL)
C062  20 C9 FF         JSR CHKOUT
C065  A2 00            LDA #0
C067  A2 00 FF  RT3LOP LDA RT3TXT,X  ;******??

 and the pattern continues: it drops the command on lines with labels.
Not on every line with a label; my initial jump table looks fine, and the
entire RT1 routine came out OK.  A few lables in the last part worked
out as well.  Are there any known bugs with this thing?  Any cautions I
should know about as I start doing including with the .LIB directive?
Also, any recommendations on an assembler to move to?  I've been happy
with the CMA, but I wouldn't mind getting some kind of relative addressing
(no more RT3LP1 types of lables.)

Mike Miller

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Novaterm is a very good term program,  but why would you use it when you
have a 128?  (just curious)

Anyway,  power up the 128 in 128 mode then send the command  "GO64"
this will leave the 1571's in 71  mode for you.  Then boot up NT.

Or just get jiffydos,  and save yourself about 3 minutes everytime you
load NovaTerm and Jiffydos will automatically sense what type of disk is
in the drive.


Timothy R. Lewis ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Ok folks, this is a question about Novaterm.......



Bob
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From: [e-mail] (Michael Miller)
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    Here it is again, for those who missed it--I cleaned it up a bit as
well.

--Mike
Michael Jay Miller's Wonderful Joystick Port Networking System
 ...or at least a bunch of musings while watching an LED turn on and off
at my command while the LED is sitting in a Radio Shack box connected to
my joystick port...

**WARNING: I don't have all the original stuff for this anymore; too many
moves have caused it to diappear on me.

     I was able to find the box, and work out a few bugs in my theories.
I still don't know how much current the CIA can handle.  Hopefully it will
be helpful, but if your Commodore fries messing around with this, I will
not be responsible.  I didn't fry my Commie doing this, so you probably
won't have any trouble.

This text is copyright (C)1996 Michael Jay Miller.  You may freely
distribute, print, etc. this text, so long as this message remains intact
and this text remains pretty close to this version (bug fixes, etc.
added.)  If you make something useful out of this information,
congratulations!  I'd still like some kind of acknowledgement for my
contribution.  If you're making money from it, then a donation to Mike's
CMD HD Fund would be appreciated.

........

"The Theory"

The basic theory behind using the joystick ports lies in the 6526 CIA 1/A
chip that controls the keyboard, joystick ports, and is used for tape and
serial timing.  For my simple tests, only 4 memory locations in that
chip's registers are actually used: $DC00-$DC03  (56320-56323).

If you have the book "Programming the Commodore 64" by Raeto Colin West,
open to page 125 for a nice diagram of how the CIA looks in memory.  If
not, open to pages 328 & 329 of your Commodore 64 Programmer's Reference
Guide.  Here's a quick summary:

$DC00 is Joystick Port 2  ("CIA Port A")
$DC01 is Joystick Port 1  ("CIA Port B")
Bit 4=Fire, Bit 3=E/Right, Bit 2=W/Left, Bit 1=S/Down, Bit 0=N/Up

$DC02 is "Port A Data Direction Register"
$DC03 is "Port B Data Direction Register"

To read bits coming in (for a joystick, for example), you set the bits you
want to read to 0 in the appropriate Data Direction Register, and then
read the appropriate bits in the Port.  To write bits out, you set the
bits you want to write to 1 in the appropriate DDR, then set the bits you
want to send on the Port.

Don't forget that the internal keyboard routine expects to see $FF in
$DC02, and $00 in $DC03.  This is the major headache of this kind of
project.  The practical upshot of all this: if you disable the interrupts
to get rid of the keyboard, reset the Data Direction Registers to how you
want to read or write, and then put the right bits into the two ports,
whatever is connected to the other side can read or write to this. This
may be easier to see with an example:


"The Box, Mark 1"

Parts: 1 joystick extension cable (or end from a broken joystick), 1
project box, 1 or more LEDs, 1 or more switches, one of those
speaker-wire clip 8-packs (the things you can clip wires into), and
connection methods (clip leads, solder, etc.) + a monitor or assembler.

In the Commodore 64 Programmer's Reference Guide, page 395, they show the
pinout for the two joystick ports.  Something like this:

                            Joystick    Common
-------------------------    1=Bit 0    7=5 volt
!   o   o   o   o   o   !    2=Bit 1    8=GND
 !  1   2   3   4   5  !     3=Bit 2
  !   o   o   o   o   !      4=Bit 3    5=POT Y
   !  6   7   8   9  !       6=Bit 5    9=POT X
   -------------------          Mouse/Paddle

What you want to do is wire up pins 1-4 to 4 ends of the speaker wire
things, pin 7 to one of the speaker wire things, pin 8 to one of them, and
maybe wire a couple switches in as well.  Hook up an LED between pins 7
and 8: plug it in a joystick port, and turn on the computer.  Hopefully
it lights. If not, turn the LED around, check connections, etc.  Once
you know which way the LED works, remember which pin goes to 7 and which
goes to 8; these remain the same throughout the experiments.

****
Once you know which way to plug in your LED, hook it between pins 0 and 8.
Turn the computer off, plug it into Joystick Port 2, and turn it back on.
It should light up, since port 2 is set to all outputs, and the system is
constantly looking for input there.  Then try hooking it up to pins 7 and
0, and plugging it into port 1.  It should light up as well.  Either of
these may cause characters to run across the screen, just like if you were
holding up on the joystick in the appropriate port.
****
* Bzzt!  Wrong!  The joystick forces bits to be on in the correct
* memory Port, regardless of what is there to begin with.  Sorry.  Well,
* if you hook the LED across ground the pins 1-4 or 6, you should get
* a response.
***

Now try hooking up a few LEDs to pins 1-4 and 8.  For sake of example,
I'll work with pins 1 and 2.  Hook your box to port 1, and turn on the
computer.  The LEDs should be off.  Now load up your favorite monitor (or
assembler, I guess) and type in this:

A C000 sei       ; disable keyboard
lda #0           ; initialize
sta $DC01        ; joyport 1
sta $DC03        ; and its DDR : 4321 pins
lda #07          ; that's   0000 1111=bits 0-3, pins 1-4 outputs
sta $DC03        ; that's DDR B, setting pins 1-4 to output
lda #01          ; pin 1 on
sta $DC01        ; and get it going
here jmp here    ; here is the address your monitor gave for this line.
G C000

Hopefully the LED turned on and the computer seems to lock up.  Press
RESTORE a few times to get back to the monitor  (at least, my monitor does
that.)  By editing the line

lda #01          ; pin 1 on

to anything from 0 to 15, you can control the lights via their appropriate
bits.  Have fun.

By changing the LEDs to being hooked between pins 7 and 1-4, with a switch
wired in, and a nice BASIC program, you can read the status (just like a
joystick).  Page 344 of the Programmer's Reference Guide has a program you
can adapt: just get rid of all the stuff about North and South and just
PRINT the value in 56320 (port 2) or 56321 (port 1).  Push the switch, the
value should change.  Yay!

Now, hook an LED between pins 1 and 2.  Put the voltage side (pin 7) on
pin 1.  Get back into your monitor, and try this:

A C000
sei
lda #00     ; init
sta $DC01
sta $DC03
lda #01     ; output for pin 1, input for pin 2
sta $DC03
sta $DC01   ; activate
nop         ; pause
nop
nop         ;*the pause is not needed, but it makes sure.
nop
nop
lda $DC01   ; read
sta $FE     ; temp
lda $00     ; reset
sta $DC03   ; normally all reads
cli         ; back to normal
lda $FE     ; reload acc
brk         ; exit to monitor
G C000


Hopefully, the accumulator now holds $03.  The pause may take longer, or
may not be needed (my notes don't indicate).  By setting the appropriate
bits, you can now read and write through the port.  If you have two boxes,
you can read and write between joystick ports (much safer).  "But," you
ask, "I can't do much in the way of input..."  Well, that's why you need:


"The Box, Mark 2"

Parts: "The Box, Mark 1", Other end of joystick extension cable or similar
9-pin Male port, 1351 mouse or compatible, good ML skills.

Remember we didn't use pin 6/bit 5, the fire button?  This is why: if you
wire in an extra joystick port with pins 5-9 attached, you can hook a 1351
up to it and read that from the SID chip, with the fire button running
from pin 6 (bit 5) on the CIA.  You don't want to hook up pins 1-4 because
the other fire buttons run off there.

Also, you want to make sure you set the CIA appropriately: $DC00 bits 7
and 6 control which paddle you're reading:

10xx xxxx = Paddles in Joyport 1
01xx xxxx = Paddles in Joyport 2

I'm sorry I don't have much in the way of specific examples for this,
because this is where I stopped doing things and just wrote down ideas.
If I can find that box again, I should be able to do a full-blown writeup
for C=Hacking or something.  The science fair curse strikes again.


A MikeNet Cable

To set up an actual cable to hook between two Commies and still allow one
of them to use a mouse (for, say, selecting files from an on-screen
directory list and menu?), you want to hook lines 1-4 direct connect, and
pins 5-9 to pins 5-9 of a male 9-pin port or cable to hook to your
1351-compatible.


File transfer

The direct-connect file transfer protocol I had in mind would use pins 1
and 2 to send 2 bits at a time, pin 3 for a RDY line from the sending
machine, and pin 4 for an ACK line from the receiving machine.  Basically,
the RDY line would change level when the sending computer had the
appropriate bits on pins 1 and 2, and the ACK line would change every time
the receiving computer got it.  Or something like that.  Or do like Craig
Bruce and junk all that kind of ACKing for speed.  Whatever.


Network setup

I had two basic ideas for network setups, a Ring style (not too great) and
a Server style (cool, but requires lots of hardware).

RingNet

Each computer would be hooked from their joyport 2 to the next computer's
joyport 1.  One machine is designated "Master".  This machine would send
"I'm number 1, you're a Slave, take the next number and pass it along"
until the Master received something like "I'm number 8, you're a Slave,
take the next number and pass it along".  Of course, the Master knows it's
not a Slave.  Then it sends out something like "There's 8 computers in the
ring.  We're open for business."

Then, each computer can pass messages to each computer by number, and if
you get a message that isn't your number, you pass it along.  The master
computer double-checks that the ring is working, and resets it if
necessary.

How can the computer keep working?  Well, Craig Bruce has that 3-key
rollover routine that also checks to see if the joystick ports are being
used: if so, just trigger a routine to handle the message, pass it along
if necessary, then clear the ports and continue.  That's why I designated
an RDY line: if that's up, the previous computer has a message to send.

As long as the messages aren't sent very often, the system shouldn't slow
down too much, and you may even be able to do other things in the
meantime.  Or you could go to where I got the idea from, the Atari ST
program MIDIMaze, and write a fun game like that.  Of course, you have to
use the mouse to control it, but something could be arranged.

Another game idea: Bard's Tale style MUD, full mouse control.


Server Setup

With a server, my design has a box hooked between the server and the other
systems in the network.  This box has its own processor (it might be a 64
only running this program) that has lines running to each system.  Data
pins 1 and 2 are hooked up to all systems and the box.  Each system gets
its own RDY and ACK line (from somewhere!)  The server and the box have a
standard 1/2/RDY/ACK that the box echos to the appropriate system.  Each
system has a number; the server is 0.

Basically, when a system has a request for the server, it raises its ACK
line; when the box and server are ready to process, the box raises the RDY
line for that system, and then they transfer messages.  If the system is
sending a message to another system (like talk or ping in unix) the box
handles sending that along.  Otherwise, the box calls up the server, and
sends messages to there to be handled.

The messages would be queued, to avoid deadlocks--whenever a system is
sending a message, the box would check to see if that system had any
messages it needs to receive, and send them.


That's basically all I have right now...feel free to comment on this, send
me messages, design better systems, etc.
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From: [e-mail] (Michael Miller)
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Subject: Alternate Reality, The City
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My AR: TC disk has gotten messed up--after every fight it says "Disk
Error" and I get 2 silver pieces.  Anyone out there have the capability to
copy this thing?  I'd really like to get a couple good copies of both AR
games.  I can provide proof of original ownership for each game, if you
want it.

Mike Miller

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From: "Timothy R. Lewis" <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Programmers wanted!
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How many people have recieved their Super CPU? from CMD? I heard they
were shipping.....
Let me share some thoughts about this and how programmers fit into the
picture......
I understand that with new hardware, new software is sure to
follow....here is something that I perceive to be a problem. First, how
many people write software for Commodore anymore? I know of one....He
belongs to my club! The name? Maurice Randall....I know of Nick Rossi
(The creator of Novaterm) and a mixture of others. Here is something that
has me concerned.....When the SuperCPU is out and in people's hands, is
new software going to be created? The reason that I ask, is because I see
more and more people abandoning the C= market and not enough people
helping out to fill the void! Where are the programmers? I really hope
that the new SuperCPU will be a hit among GEOS users, but I would
sincerely love to have a revision done on GEOS. Don't you think it is
about time that GEOS gets a major overhaul?
If the new SuperCPU is going to work, then I would suggest that GEOS gets
a new lease on life...and a new life! I am no a programmer and I don't
know enoug to do such a major project...but it seems to me that GEOS does
need some help! I can think of some things that would help out, but the
question is...who is going to take a look at GEOS and do the revisions
necessary to compliment the S-CPU?

Well, that is my two cents worth....any and all comments are welcome!
(Both good and bad!)

Have a good one and.....Happy Computing!

Tim

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I typed and ran the program.
I was in C=64 mode of the 128D
The result was that it printed

1 - 254

to the screen.

Can you give me more specific
instructions in respect to what
you meant about applying the U1
command?

I am using the 1571 drive in the
C=128D. I can also try it on the
external 1571 AND on the 1541s of
the C=64. Whatever you need.
I just assumed you wanted it tested
on the C=64. Maybe you meant the
C128. Anyway, let us know and we'll
keep testing.









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In article <01bb80f5$8d5632c0$[e-mail]>,
[e-mail] says...

>Yeah, especially with people like you making a profit from their hard
work                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

What is all this. Im not selling anything here. I dont know what the hell
you are thinking.

>and not paying them a dime.  How you folks can get away with selling a
>product that contains several existing and still legally binding
>copyrights, is beyond me.  I would think selling this overseas would be
a
>federal offense, but then again, I'm no lawyer.  Isn't the spa, some

There you go again talking about you folks. and since you are talking
about federal offenses, I guess you forgot the one about falsely accusing
someone of a felony.


You guys are always bitchin about people stealing your life away. Always
acting like Commmodore went under because of people copying games. You
seem to hope C= will re-emerge as a powerful platform and that people
will buy up your useless shareware by the millions. Then you act like
when some guy gives his friend a copy of PacMan that he has just screwed
over Namco and needs to run out and find the former Namco programmers and
give them a few bucks. Get real.

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From: Jason <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Wanted: 1001 sprites in border demo
Date: Sat, 3 Aug 96 14:05:39 GMT
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Toine de Greef ([e-mail]) wrote:
: I remember seeing a pal demo in the old days (by 1001 Crew? I hope I
: give the right credits.) It featured a picture of Sting using the whole
: screen including the borders using sprites. Can someone mail this demo
: to me uuencoded?

The Sting one was just made with the 1001's ESCOS tool.  I have the Tut
the Great demo they did to show the system off if thats any good.

Jason  =-)
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From: Jason <[e-mail]>
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Pontus Berg ([e-mail]) wrote:
Stephen Lloyd:
:
: Who can help you to run legoland under c64s? I can!  First I'll have to
: ask you some questions.

Pontus:
: Hang on here - Is this the Legoland I coded with Harlekin or is there another
: one?

No, it was Legoland III.  Did you do code on that one?

Jason  =-)
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From: Jason <[e-mail]>
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Matthew Spinks:
: Can someone tell me what the standard version of DOS in an old-style
: 1541 disk drive is?

Mine both say they are V2.6.

Jason  =-)
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From: Jason <[e-mail]>
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Michael W. Hall:
: Are you seroius?!?!?!? Who is being deprived here. No programmer is
: collecting money on any C= software.

And how much do you want to put on *that?*  I counted *seven* entries for
my own works on this CD of which one is released via Commodore Zone
magazine (and therefore copyright), one is released via Commodore Format
magazine (again, copyright and reverted to me after it was used) and one
was touted around for sale and some git spread it.

: Anything being sold is probably used anyway. If anyone out there is still
: looking for their earnings from original copies of River Raid, they are
: going to be poor for a long time.

Sorry, but a lot of the software there is still commercially available,
for example, Freds Back 3, Lions of the Universe, Heavenbound, Sword of
Honour and my own stuff.  My stuff I don't care about (I gave up trying
to sell it and pretty much give the things away these days) but they
*are* still copyrighted to me.

Of course, if someone sent me a *freebie* of the CD I might be willing to
shut up about my bits...  =-)

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I have a video digitiser with software and documentation. It is the same
one cmd is selling for $175. Looking to trade it for a ramlink cart, or
a 3.5, or a HD for the 128.
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From: Radioactive Warrior <[e-mail]>
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Timothy R. Lewis wrote:
>
> Ok folks, this is a question about Novaterm.......
>
> I have been having the worst trouble lately with Novaterm and I am not
> sure why.  I have a 128 and I have tried to get the 2 1571 disk drives
> into 71 mode. I can't! I was given the command to go into the Disk
> Commands and follow the menu. I did that. I went into the disk commands
> and I followed the instructions. When the command came up for DOS> I was
> told to type this: o0>m1  (Or something to that nature) Well, when I do
> this, the error light on th drive comes on and flashes!
> What I am trying to do is to get my 1571 drive into 71 mode. I have done
> everything I can think of to do this and it isn't working.....:(
> Could someone shed some light on this? I am getting frustrated!
> To confess, I have not used Novaterm vety long and am not familiar with
> it that well. Any help is appreciated!
> -Tim

Tim,
I just tried it and it worked fine on my system (NOVATERM 9.5)...  The only
thing is to make sure you are sending these exact letters:  u0>m1
(That is, U, as in umpire...) Not "or something to that nature"- anything
else will cause the drive to error out...  Also, if you reset the drive
or issue a soft reset "UJ" command, your drive will revert back to 1541 mode.
If this still dosen't work, your hardware may be defective.

One drawback to NOVATERM when using two drives, there is no easy way to
change the DISK COMMAND/DIRECTORY commands from one device to another.
Hopefully, Nick will fix this in NT9.6.?.  The only way I have found to
do it is to set UPLOAD device to your first drive and DOWNLOAD device to
your second drive (or vice-versa) then, in term mode, activate UPLOAD then
abort and all commands will be sent to your first drive. Likewise- select
DOWNLOAD then abort and all commands are sent to your second drive and so
on...  hope it helps-
RadWar
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Gary Sutton wrote:
>
> Hihi!  I was just wondering how many of you out there use a VIC-20?
> Until just a couple weeks ago, I didn't think much of them.  But now that
> I have one and have found all sorts of cartridges for 25 cents each for
> her, she's turning into an impressive little beast.  Heck, I even have
> two disk drives for her, a 1541 and a 1541-2.
> Anyone know of an editor-assembler cartridge for Vicki? (my name for her,
> Mindi is the name of the 128 sitting on the desk next to her).  I would
> really like to program for her and provide support to other VIC users
> eventually.
>
> One last thing...  Anyone else out there personalize their systems by
> naming them?  If so, what do you call your 8-bit beast?
Uhhh..Mine is "Commie".  Original Huh?(Don't worry, I'm a capitalist)

> <Just a bit of late night rambling.>
I'd say so!!!
--
Colin Guillas
http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ag090
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/1603
So what does the Maytag man do in his spare time?
>Plays with his C=64 of course :-)   (THX Jack)
Was Sally really Harry?
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
It all boils down to:  WHO THE HELL CARES?  (Well...maybe Sally's boy friend...)
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Gary Sutton wrote:
>
> Hihi!  I was just wondering how many of you out there use a VIC-20?
> Until just a couple weeks ago, I didn't think much of them.  But now that
> I have one and have found all sorts of cartridges for 25 cents each for
> her, she's turning into an impressive little beast.  Heck, I even have
> two disk drives for her, a 1541 and a 1541-2.
> Anyone know of an editor-assembler cartridge for Vicki? (my name for her,
> Mindi is the name of the 128 sitting on the desk next to her).  I would
> really like to program for her and provide support to other VIC users
> eventually.
>
> One last thing...  Anyone else out there personalize their systems by
> naming them?  If so, what do you call your 8-bit beast?
Uhhh..Mine is "Commie".  Original Huh?(Don't worry, I'm a capitalist)

> <Just a bit of late night rambling.>
I'd say so!!!
--
Colin Guillas
http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ag090
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/1603
So what does the Maytag man do in his spare time?
>Plays with his C=64 of course :-)   (THX Jack)
Was Sally really Harry?
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
It all boils down to:  WHO THE HELL CARES?  (Well...maybe Sally's boy friend...)

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From: [e-mail] (Phd Software Systems)
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Subject: Re: Programmers wanted!
Date: 3 Aug 1996 16:45:04 GMT
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Howdy;

 Ti> I understand that with new hardware, new software is sure to
 Ti> follow....here is something that I perceive to be a problem. First,
 Ti> how  many people write software for Commodore anymore?

Some off-the-cuff that come to mind:

Rod Gasson - QRR Quick Offline Read and Reply, Dave Schmoll - EZ
Loader, CMD Hard Drive Menu System.  Craig Bruce - Zed Editor 128,
Ace Operating System, Jim Brain - New Buddy 816 Assembler.  Myself -
Spray Paint, Karma Assembler, RES 80128, Fontigus 128, Maurice
Randall - Mr.  Geos everything.  Nick Rossi - Nova Term.  And
Loadstar sure seems to be able to buy programs (so somebody is
writing them).

 Ti> something that  has me concerned.....When the SuperCPU is out and in
 Ti> people's hands, is  new software going to be created?

I'm sure there will be - but it is a catch 22, why spend the time
developing something only to have it pirated by so many?

 Ti> The reason that I
 Ti> ask, is because I see more and more people abandoning the C= market
 Ti> and not enough people helping out to fill the void! Where are the
 Ti> programmers?

Oh, they are out there.  I know of several good programs setting on
programmers disks because they don't want to give it away.  I don't
think it is so much a lack of programmers, but a lack of a decent
software company to market much of what has already been produced.
If were a software reseller, and dropped into this group and saw
guys selling entire pirated CD collections of software, would you
want to get into this market?  Why do you think they all left in the
first place?

 Ti> I really hope that the new SuperCPU will be a hit among
 Ti> GEOS users, but I would sincerely love to have a revision done on
 Ti> GEOS. Don't you think it is about time that GEOS gets a major
 Ti> overhaul?

Why - it would make zero money and cost thousands (if not tens of
thousands) of hours to upgrade.  Notice that CMD does mostly
hardware with forays into software only when necessity to support
their hardware?  With piracy to sad, there is no use in developing a
new Geos - it would be a waste of time and effort for zero reward.

 Ti> If the new SuperCPU is going to work, then I would suggest
 Ti> that GEOS gets a new lease on life...and a new life! I am no a
 Ti> programmer and I don't know enough to do such a major project...but it
 Ti> seems to me that GEOS does  need some help! I can think of some things
 Ti> that would help out, but the  question is...who is going to take a look
 Ti> at GEOS and do the revisions  necessary to compliment the S-CPU?

Speed alone is the one thing Geos has always needed.  Running under
the Scpu, may be the first time in over a Decade that Geos actually
works like it was suppose to in the first place.


... [e-mail]

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From: [e-mail] (Monty Python)
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Gurce Isikyildiz ([e-mail]) wrote:
> Hello :)

> Hmm, maybe this has been asked before I dunno but I looked around a fair
> bit and haven't learnt much. Okies, I wanted to find out how they
> digitise sound on the c64 'cos i was rilly impressed the first few times
> I heard my c64 talk to me, in Impossible Mission, Barbie, etc:) "Anuder
> veeseetoor, staay a vile, staay fooreever" and so on:)


You can check my homepage and FTP site, listed in the sig below.
My webpage is dedicated to digitized sounds on the 64/128.
You can get info there, as well as players/recorders and samples
for both the 64 and 128 modes.

If you don't se what you want from the webpage, just click on the
"Go to FTP" or use ftp.vgernet.net /pub/mpython


--

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Timothy R. Lewis wrote:
>
> How many people have recieved their Super CPU? from CMD? I heard they
> were shipping.....
> Let me share some thoughts about this and how programmers fit into the
> picture......
> I understand that with new hardware, new software is sure to
> follow....here is something that I perceive to be a problem. First, how
> many people write software for Commodore anymore? I know of one....He
> belongs to my club! The name? Maurice Randall....I know of Nick Rossi
> (The creator of Novaterm) and a mixture of others. Here is something that
> has me concerned.....When the SuperCPU is out and in people's hands, is
> new software going to be created? The reason that I ask, is because I see
> more and more people abandoning the C= market and not enough people
> helping out to fill the void! Where are the programmers? I really hope
> that the new SuperCPU will be a hit among GEOS users, but I would
> sincerely love to have a revision done on GEOS. Don't you think it is
> about time that GEOS gets a major overhaul?
> If the new SuperCPU is going to work, then I would suggest that GEOS gets
> a new lease on life...and a new life! I am no a programmer and I don't
> know enoug to do such a major project...but it seems to me that GEOS does
> need some help! I can think of some things that would help out, but the
> question is...who is going to take a look at GEOS and do the revisions
> necessary to compliment the S-CPU?
>
> Well, that is my two cents worth....any and all comments are welcome!
> (Both good and bad!)
>
> Have a good one and.....Happy Computing!
>
> Tim

  From what I hear, GEOS _does_ get a new lease on life with the
SuperCPU.
GEOS's major fault was that it was SLOW.  Doesn't sound so slow anymore.
  There are still quite a few programmers out there.  But I don't know
how
many plan on developing FOR the SuperCPU.  It's not like the PC market
where the programmers push the envelope to force you to upgrade to the
next
level of INTEL technology.  This is the first true proccessor upgrade
for
a 64.  Who knows how the community will actually respond.
  When I save up enough spare cash to pick on up, I will certainly want
to
play with the idea of ?native? SuperCPU programs; but I doubt we will
see
very many over-hauls of major products for what may or may not (hope
not!)
turn out to be a 'niche' market.  Think about how many programs you find
in ?native? 128 mode.  How about 80 columns? VDC?  Not a whole lot.  Not
meaning to be negative; I certainly hope it will take off. (At least
long
enough for me to buy mine! =] )
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On 1 Aug 1996, Michael W. Hall wrote:

> Does anyone know how to make a 1541 device #9???

It's in the drive manual as well as in the FAQ's. Locate the half-moon
jumpers on you drive cct board, and cut the trace on one to change the
drive number.

 Phil Porth (aka Phone Man)