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- uNEWS From Protovision
-
- THE FINAL REPLAY V0.8 ROM IS OUT
-
- TFR 0.8 for the Retro Replay cartridge
- is out. V0.7 had a few bugfixes & a few
- new features. V0.8 includes a bug fix
- of one of those new features.
-
- Changelog V0.7:
- - Fixed: Fast format available again.
- - Fixed: Removed a possible crash in
- the DOS command.
- - Fixed: Monitor can now save RAM below
- $A000-$BFFF ROM.
- - Added: New BASIC command SETIP to
- change IP address.
- - Added: New DOS"D:(header),(id)"
- command to change disk header.
- - Added: INFO command now shows network
- addresses & number of rasterlines.
-
- Changelog V0.8:
- - Fixed: SETIP now also has effect on
- CodeNet & not only NetDrive.
-
- Get it from The Final Replay home page:
- http://www.oxyron.de/html/freplay.html
-
- In our hardware section you can find a
- neat little batch file to make sending
- files from PC to C64 with The Final
- Replay more easy.
-
- Related links:
- Forum-64: http://www.forum64.de/wbb2/
- thread.php?threadid=15662
- Protovision hardware section:
- http://www.protovision-online.de/
- hardw/hardwstart.htm#retro
-
- BOMB MANIA WITH SNES PADS
-
- Zhayl created a patch to make the game
- Bomb Mania work with SNES Pads.It can
- be downloaded from:
- http://dawork.synchronus.de/filez/
- bombmania-snespatch.zip
-
- Related links:
- Forum-64: http://www.forum64.de/wbb2/
- thread.php?threadid=15368
-
- ARTILLERY DUEL NETWORK 0.005 RELEASED
-
- Version 0.005 of Artillery Duel Network
- for RR-Net or ETH64 has been uploaded.
-
- Changelog:
- - Now uses client/server terminology
- - Awesome explosion graphics from
- WizardNJ
- - Fixed a race condition when
- exchanging health packets (Leif hopes)
-
- http://home.ica.net/{$de}leifb/
- commodore/duel
-
- Enjoy!
-
- Related links:
- Lemon 64 Forum:
- http://www.lemon64.com/forum/
- viewtopic.php?t=22167
- retrohackers.org Forum:
- http://retrohackers.org/forum/
- viewtopic.php?t=242
- Petscii Forums:
- http://jledger.proboards19.com/
- index.cgi?board=c64ngd&action=
- display&thread=1168405604
-
- Forum-64:
- http://www.forum64.de/wbb2/
- thread.php?threadid=14247
-
- SINGULAR BROWSER - WEB BROWSER FOR
- RR-NET AND TFE
-
- Soci/Singular put quite some work in
- his nice web browser: the SINGULAR
- BROWSER. In a matter of days, he
- released v0.2, v0.3 & now v0.4 of it.
- Singular browser supports RR-Net & TFE
- (The Final Ethernet). You may adjust
- your IP settings using the included
- tool IPconfig.
-
- Instructions for IPconfig:
- 1. Load IPconfig & type LIST.
- 2. Adjust your IP settings.
- 3. Type RUN to save the
- IPconfig-default file.
-
- Some hints:
- 1. Notice: An already existing
- IPconfig-default file must be deleted
- before running IPconfig.
- 2. If the programm displays "Press
- record & play on tape" after running
- it, replace "Peek(186)" in line 10 by
- the device number you are using, e.g.
- 8, & try again.Clicking links as well
- as entering further URLs is not yet
- supported in the current version of
- the browser.
-
- Get it from CSDb:
- http://noname.c64.org/csdb/
- release/?id=47920
-
- Related links:
- retrohackers.org Forum:
- http://retrohackers.org/forum/
- viewtopic.php?t=240
- Forum-64:
- http://www.forum64.de/wbb2/
- thread.php?threadid=15548
-
- VICE 1.21 WITH MMC64 EMULATION
-
- The latest version of VICE (v1.21) has
- been released earlier this month. Visit
- the VICE homepage at:
- http://www.viceteam.org for downloads.
- At http://www.viceteam.org/plain/NEWS
- you can find information on what's new
- in this release. An interesting new
- feature is MMC64 emulation. The dump of
- an MMC64 BIOS is required for that. You
- can find such a dump at retrohackers
- .org Forum. Notice you will also need
- the image of a MMC/SD card to emulate
- MMC64 in VICE. To create an image of
- your MMC/SD Card, you can use e.g.
- WinImage or dd.exe.
-
- Related links:
- retrohackers.org Forum:
- http://retrohackers.org/forum/
- viewtopic.php?p=1449
- WinImage: http://www.winimage.com
- dd.exe: http://www.chrysocome.net/dd
- Please keep in mind that MMC64
- emulation is in an early stage of
- development, so there are still bugs.
-
- NETMON V0.3 FOR RR-NET
-
- hannenz has released v0.3 of NetMon, a
- tool to control & monitor your C64
- remotely via RR-Net. It uses UDP over
- IP & new features in v0.3 includes
- custom IP-addresses. NetMon is
- perfectly suited for cross developing
- as it gives you full access to the
- entire C64 RAM, including REU, &
- devices on the serial bus. Clients for
- both Windows & Linux are available.
-
- Related links:
- NetMon home page:
- http://freenet-homepage.de/hannenz/
- netmon.html
- Lemon64 Forum:
- http://www.lemon64.com/forum/
- viewtopic.php?t=22669
- Forum-64: http://www.forum64.de/wbb2/
- thread.php?threadid=12982
- retrohackers.org Forum:
- http://retrohackers.org/forum/
- viewtopic.php?t=179
-
- YOGIBEAR INTERVIEWED BY LOTEK64
-
- Lotek64 invited Yogibear/Protovision,
- composer of the Advanced Space Battle
- soundtrack, for a chat. Download issue
- 20 of the magazine from the Lotek64
- home page at http://www.lotek64.com &
- enjoy the detailed interview.
-
- Related links:
- Forum-64: http://www.forum64.de/wbb2/
- thread.php?threadid=15107
-
- STEREOINSID NEWS
-
- StereoINsid V2 by Thunder.Bird is an
- internal board to plug into the SID
- socket to obtain stereo music & sounds
- with extra software. It also gives old
- games & demos a slight stereo effect
- .Required: a 2nd SID (available as
- StereoINsid V2s pack) & a little
- soldering knowledge. Compatible with
- all C64/C64-II/SX64/C64G... & C128D(CR)
- but not with the C64DTV.
-
- Features:
- - can be assembled with two different
- SIDs, which also offers better stereo
- ability
- - jumpers for filters & voltages for
- SID 6581/8580
- - filters out the VIC noise & is able
- to do digi with new SID
- - optional stereo input (connect your
- radio/CD/cassette RCA level) for
- filtering use
- - stereo headphones jack for using
- direct headphones or HiFi
- - 2nd SID at $D420, $D500, $DE00, $DF00
- or other adress around $Dxxx
- - small layout for direct connection to
- where the original SID was
- - easy to install with micro clips (no
- soldering required, though it is
- recommended)
- - sounds like stereo with standard
- games/demos/SIDs
- Extra: 2-sided 5.25" floppy disc full
- with stereo & 2nd SID software
-
- StereoINsid V2(s) is about to go into
- production in late spring. For more
- info & pre-order, write to contact@
- protovision-online.de.
-
- T64 PLUGIN FOR MMC64 - SMALL UPDATE
- DrCreep released a new version of his
- T64 Plugin for MMC64, v0.07.The code
- was rewritten from scratch. The new
- version features autostart & increased
- compatibility. Only really huge files
- will cause problems, as well as files
- located below $0801.Get T64 plugin from
- CSDb: http://noname.c64.org/csdb/
- release/?id=41993
-
- PROTOVISION SPONSORED SOME PRIZES FOR
- THE OXYRON PARTY
- The 15 Years Oxyron Party took place
- from 23 to 25 FEB 07 in Flensburg,
- Germany. To support the party & its
- competitions, Protovision sponsored
- some nice games:
-
- Tanks 3000 + 4 Player Interface
- Newcomer
- Ice Guys
-
- Party website:
- http://www.bequem-von-zuhause.de
- Thanks for the nice party, mates!
-
- CBMIMAGER V0.2.4 RELEASED
-
- A new version of CBMImager, a D64 & DFI
- image editor for Windows, has been
- released by Uncle Tom & Doc Bacardi of
- The Dreams.
-
- CBMImager V0.2.4 changelog:
- - added overwrite prompt to extract
- file operations
- - added check for illegal characters in
- filenames in extract file function
- - added context-menu entries to change
- the properties of a file (file-type,
- scratch-protection, closed-flag)
- - added capability to import & export
- P00-files (Pxx, Uxx, Sxx, Rxx)
- - Added ability to check for modified
- images, so a user can be asked to save
- the current image if they open/create a
- new image or exits program.
- - fixed a bug in the filesearcher where
- no checks were made if an image loads
- correctly
- - fixed an issue where the user was
- left alone if an image can't be loaded
- successfully (now, an error-message is
- presented
-
- Project page:
- http://developer.berlios.de/project/
- showfiles.php?group_id=7602&release_
- id=12219
- Download:
- http://prdownload.berlios.de/rrtools/
- CBMImager0.2.4.zip
-
- DISKIMAGERY64 0.7 MAC, LINUX & WINDOWS
- DiskImagery64 by lallafa is a portable
- (Qt 4.2.x-based), open-source D64 disk
- image editor for Mac, Linux & Windows.
- It offers a nice GUI with drag-and-drop
- support between disk images & the local
- file system. Runs programs or mounts
- images directly in your favorite
- emulator. RR-Net support is available &
- allows to transfer programs & disk
- images directly to your real C64.
-
- Main Feature in 0.7: Added full
- WarpCopy support. Warp/slow read/write
- disk images directly from/to real
- disks. Send DOS Commands, format or
- verify disks.
-
- Grab it here:
- http://www.lallafa.de/blog
-
- Related links:
- Lemon64: http://www.lemon64.com/forum/
- viewtopic.php?t=22432
- Forum-64: http://www.forum64.de/wbb2/
- thread.php?threadid=14844
-
- HARDWARE SECTION UPDATED
- Our hardware section got updated with
- various software & hints concerning
- hardware distributed by us: 4 Player
- Interface, Retro Replay, MMC64 &
- RR-Net. Updates to come, stay tuned!
-
- Please use the given forum links to
- leave feedback to those bringing us
- these nice productions. Thank you!
-
- Visit Protovision online
- http://www.protovision-online.de
-