home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
Commodore Free 18
/
Commodore_Free_Issue_18_2008_Commodore_Computer_Club.d64
/
t.news
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
2023-02-26
|
14KB
|
509 lines
u
NEWS
From: Andrew Wiskow
Sent: 08 April 2008 19:40
Subject: Anything Commodore Users
Group MossyCon4 video UPDATED (again!)
Okay... I've done some experimenting,
and I think I've found a compression
setting with more acceptable video
image quality, & the audio is still in
sync with the video. So now the
MossyCon4 video is easy on the eyes
AND the ears. ;)
Check it out at
http://cottonwood.servebbs.com/
acug0447/mc4
As a bonus, the thumbnail image that
Google Video chooses arbitrarily is a
freeze-frame of Lord Ronin, so it's
much more fitting, I think! ;)
-Andrew
Commodore 25 Years Party
From: Robert Bernardo
Date: Apr 4, 7:42 pm
Here is another video rip of the after
show of the Impact of the C64 with Bil
Herd, Adam Chowaniec & Dale Luck.
http://blip.tv/file/799758
AND
Here is a rip of a cool dvd that has
some of the preshow meet & greet at
the Computer History Museum. The Woz
and Jack Tramiel from a spy cam view.
This is the correct link for the
Impact of the C64 video:
http://blip.tv/file/792025
Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
Commodore Free
Quite an old interview but here is
Jeri Ellsworth on a television news
report talking about the C64 DTV
http://blip.tv/file/749800
CARTRIDGE CASES AVAILABLE
I have been contacted by this Ebay
seller, who informed me he has a
number of these catridge cases for
sale, I have purchased a couple of the
clear ones because we all like to see
the electronicy bits especially if
there are any of those nice flashy
lights, just a moment 2 men have a
rived in white jackets they have
injected me in the arm sleep sleep..
Commodore 64/128 Empty Plastic
Cartridge Case
Time to make your own C64/128
cartridges!
Cartridge cases are hard to find in
bulk, this is an auction for an empty
cartridge case, ready for you to put
your PCB & eprom. This case is known
as an Atarisoft case, it has two
plastic pins/pegs & will fit any
suitable PCB. This case is used, the
label has been removed & will have
some minor label residue.
To assemle your cartridge, insert your
tested PCB, use a plastic glue & glue
both shells & leave for 5 min, then
clamp the cartridge together & leave
for 12 hours (or as per the glues
instructions). To finish just over
label the case, you can use any front
3.5" floppy disk label (widely
available & low cost) it will fit
perfectly, one on the front & one on
the back. Finished!.
Ever wanted to make your own Commodore
games/utility cartridges? This is the
solution, burn your EPROM, install &
plug & go! That's it!
We have listed 5x 27c64 eproms & 5x
Selectable Blank Cartridge PCBs to
complete your cartridges.
If you have any questions just ask, we
will combine postage.
CLEAR2.49
Postage U.K.3.85
Discount for bulk
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/
The-Commodore-Store
The Commodore Store have a varied
range of Commodore items for sale on
eBay well worth looking at, hardware
and software most of the items are
listed as brand new & indeed the C 128
memory upgrade I ordered was just that
New never opened with full instructions
& a test disk! I always wonder where
people still find these disks &
hardware from.
- The-Commodore-Store wrote:
Also a friend lists these to purchase
he is based in America, he just lists
he doesnt have an eBay store, people
can contact him via eBay or -
ray.lejuez@gmail.com
NEWS
1541 Ultimate Project
Available now to pre-order
Introduction to the 1541 Ultimate
Project
What is it?
The '1541 Ultimate' is a storage
solution for your Commodore computer,
such as the C64, C128, Plus4, C16, etc. This piece of hardware implements a
'real' 1541 drive for C= computers, &
is capable of storing the floppy disks
on a modern SD-card, or MMC-card. It
contains a replica of all the necessary
hardware to be fully compatible with a
real drive.
The '1541 Ultimate' can be used as a
cartridge in the C64/C128, or as a
stand-alone unit for use with other
Commodore models with a serial bus. In
cartridge mode, the user can view the
SD-card content with just a simple
push on one of the buttons, & 'mount'
.d64 images into the floppy drive. In
stand-alone mode, the user can use the
buttons to navigate through the
directories, or send IEC commands to a
secondary device on the bus. This
secondary device also allows saving &
loading files to the FAT file system
directly, but is not as compatible as
the 1541 drive.
Context
The '1541 Ultimate' is a personal
hobby project, that has grown into a
mature device that can be very useful
for current Commodore users. It
enables the user to copy real 5.25"
floppy disks onto an SD-card, & RUN
them from there, without the C64
knowing that it is not a real drive it
is talking to. Floppy disks are prone
to aging, & many floppies are on the
verge of getting unreadable. So in the
context of the greater "Preservation
Project" that is carried out by
Commodore enthousiasts, the '1541
Ultimate' can do a lot of useful work.
Although I am not a company, I would
like to make the '1541 Ultimate'
hardware available for Commodore
enthusiasts, especially because this
piece of hardware is very powerful &
can potentially do a lot more than
'just' implementing a replacement for
the 1541 drive. I hope that people can
understand that although this board
has been made with a lot of care &
enthusiasm, it is still a hobby
project & not an official retail
product.
Features
- Full emulation of a real Commodore
1541 diskdrive.
- Secondary 'IEC-drive' for direct
access to FAT filesystem.
- FAT/FAT32 support, with
sub-directories & long filenames
- C64 cartridge emulation; Final
Cartridge III, Action Replay,
Commodore 1750/1764 REU
- Flexible freezer menu to select,
mount, create D64 images, browse disk
images
- Configuration screen, with resident
settings
- 'Stand-alone mode' - powered through
Mini-USB connector, controlled through
buttons & IEC.
Specifications
- Board size: 68 x 96 mm
- 250k-gate FPGA
- Full size 6-pin DIN connector (IEC)
- 512 kB SRAM
- 2 MB Flash ROM
- 32 MB SDRAM (the Plus version only)
- Full size MMC / SD card compatible
(Mini/Micro SD possible with adapter)
- Stereo audio output
- 6-pin expansion pin-header for
connection to tape port (for C2N
emulation), or other future features.
Payment details
Currently, I am working on the online
webshop. Until it is finished, you can
sign up on the pre-order list for the
1541 Ultimate or 1541 Ultimate Plus.
Basic or Plus?
There are currently two variants of
the 1541 Ultimate, the basic (99) &
the plus (119) version. The major
difference is the amount of available
memory on the card. The basic has just
enough for 1541 emulation & the
necessary software to run; the plus
version, however, has 32MB of RAM,
which can be used as REU (16 MB max)
and in the future for a lot more
interesting functions. If pure 1541
emulation is what you need, the basic
version will suffice. But if you are a
power-user & you are excited to see
more & more features added to your
Ultimate card, I would strongly
recommend purchasing the plus version.
Shipping
The Ultimate card will be shipped to
you as a personal postage package. If
you are living outside of the
Netherlands, your country may apply
additional taxes upon receiving your
package. Most likely, though, the
value of the package is below the
taxable limit, so you wont be having
any problems. The following shipping
rates apply:
Within the Netherlands: 3 in small box
Within the European Union: 6 as a
postal package (priority)
Outside the European Union: 10 as a
postal package (priority)
For more information & details where
to send funds visit the 1541 ultimate
website
http://www.1541ultimate.net/content/
COMMODORE FREE
You can bet your life I have the
Ultimate version on order & await its
delivery. Expect a full review when the
item arrives
SYNTAX ERA
Pure Geek-cheek! Take famous 80s
tracks such as 19, Two Tribes, Too Shy,
Billy Jean, Broken Wings & I Feel Love,
painstakingly recreate the sound, &
inject that into classic C64 music such
as BMX Kidz, Comic Bakery, Sanxion,
Arkanoid & Ghouls and Ghosts.
Remixes come from amazing talent:
Romeo Knight, LMan, Makke, Tom Detert,
Tron, Moog, Binster, Ziphoid, Boz,
Sonic Wanderer, Tonka, Skitz, Trace,
Slaygon, iFadeo & even (gasp) a guest
appearances here & there from Chris
Abbott.
You'll wonder how we could get away
with such a cheeky tribute to the 80s:
well, no samples from the original
tracks were used, & the musical
content has been replaced by the C64
tune covered.
The CD also features some really great
songs in their own right, which result
from a perfect match between C64
melodies & hooks, the sound of SID, &
classic 80s instrumentation, such as
Ace II, Jethro Walrus, Aspar Grand
Prix, & Dominator.
The CD was the baby of Markus "LMan"
Klein, who acted as Co-ordinator,
remixer, artist & layout, & even
made his own tea, ably assisted by Tom
Detert who did much of the mastering.
CD is in now shipping! 9.99 + postage
http://www.c64audio.com/
productInfo.php?cat=R64SE
BACK IN TIME LIVE STOCKHOLM 2008
September 13, Kolingsborg, Stockholm,
Sweden
It's all about the Commodore 64 & its
music - Live on stage: Jeroen Tel, Reyn
Ouwehand, 6581, Disco Danceaway
It's time for another installment of
Back in Time Live, & yet again, it's
all about celebrating the C 64 & its
music. The event will take place in
Stockholm, Sweden, & this year it's
hosted by Andreas Wallstrm from C64.COM
& John Carehag from Ziphoid
Entertainment. The guys have been
around the demo scene since 1987, they
have their own radio shows on SLAY
Radio, they run C64 sites, Andreas
played in SID'80s together with Ben
Daglish among other things. It's safe
to say they breathe C 64 air every day.
Oh, yeah... The event.
On stage, you will find headliner
Jeroen Tel (Myth, Hawkeye, Turbo
Outrun) doing his DJ act that
definately will get the dance floor
moving! His set includes his classic
SIDs, one great Rob Hubbard track,
plus unreleased SID tracks.
A band that makes its debute this
evening is the rock act 6581. The band
consists of music extraordinaire Reyn
Ouwehand (The Last Ninja 3, Flimbo's
Quest, Deadlock), Eike Steffen, aka
Romeo Knight in Amiga & C64 remix
circles, plus Andreas Wallstrm.
Reyn will also do his one-man-band set
where he starts building up a song on
the keyboard, then moves over to the
bass, then the guitar, the drums, &
finally returns to the keyboard for an
improv solo. Take a look at this
movie:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8UBY8Yj9c0
for what to expect.
Disco Danceaway, who's remix of
Bangkok Knights got rave reviews,
makes a beloved return to the Back in
Time Live stage. The wig! The glasses!
This is the coolest thing since
powdered milk.
The DJ of the evening is Jucke of
Genesis Project & The experiMENTAL
SID Show fame.
Line up is provisional & may be
subject to change.
Two shops will be available at the
event: The creator of Back in Time
Live, Chris Abbott, will bring CD's
and DVD's full of C64 goodies. More
information here: www.c64audio.com.
Individual Computers will bring their
newly produced C64 products, like the
MMC Replay & the RR-Net. More
information here: www.jschoenfeld.com.
We will also see the release of The
8Bit Philosophy from Shining Movie
Vision. This is a documentary about
the C64, the C64 remix scene & the
people in it. See & hear the likes
of Chris Hlsbeck, Reyn Ouwehand, &
Press Play on Tape. More information
here: www.shining-movie-vision.de.
Will there be any C64 celebrities like
Martin Galway & Jeff Minter there?
Who knows. But there's a rumour that
Darth Vader & a few stormtroopers
will show up to arrest naughty ZX
Spectrum owners. As of now, this
should really be considered a rumour
though.
Download the radio show aired on SLAY
Radio where the event was announced.
Join the Back in Time Live Stockholm
2008 Facebook-group. Discuss the event
at the Remix 64 forum.
More information coming up, but for
now:
Mark you calendar for Back in Time
Live Stockholm 2008 on September 13!
http://www.backintimelive.com/
Cevi-Aktuell
In this German PDF magazine the
following articles: News, Frauen und
Computer, Streetrod, DoReCon 2008,
Alpha Mod, Interview with Jrg
Winterstein & more. You can download
the magazine from the web page.
http://www.cevi-aktuell.de.vu/
SCACOM: New issue & New homepage
We launched our new website
www.scacom-online.de.vu There you can
reach the new websites
www.english-scacom.de.vu &
www.scacom-aktuell.de.vu too.The new
English-SCACOM issue 2 is available.
Goto www.english-scacom.de.vu.You can
download the PDF or read it online!
Also the new German SCACOM-Aktuell is
available!
Look at our hompeage & the first
virtual Commodore Museum of the world!
Please Give feedback & support!
Gabriel Noel, the c64 filmmaker
All: Gabriel Noel, the c64 filmmaker,
here.
After over 300 hours of work spanning
nine months, my latest video is done,
and utilizes not only Martin Galway's
title track from 'Mikie', but incorp-
orates the music & audio effects from
the Stickybear Educational Software
series, which made its debut on the
C64. Given the nature of what it
complements (i.e. a demonstration of
the 1983 equivalent of 'Guitar Hero'),
I imagine it will generate a tremendous
amount of interest. Anyway, here is the
link:
http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=w-cF-MN7tQ4
Enjoy,Gabriel Noelitstheit
productionsgn
Eric Schwartz Amiga Tribute
Eric Schwartz made a tribute to the
Amiga. It's an animation with the song
Still Alive it tells the history about
Amiga. You can
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9mg6wrYCT9Q