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- Commodore Free Magazine
- http://www.commodorefree.com/
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- Issue 63
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- Free to download magazine
- dedicated to Commodore computers
- Available as PDF, ePUB, MOBI, HTML,
- TXT, SEQ and D64 disk image
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- CONTENTS
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- * Editorial
- * NEWS
- - aMiGa=PoWeR 49 is available
- - Spike C64 Dislike
- - Ocean Software Ltd.
- - CHIP c64 special
- - Icaros Desktop 1.4.3 Released
- - 8 bit search page
- - Obligement magazine update
- - HVSC#57 is out!
- - 64JPX is now available again
- - A-EON Technology & ACube Systems
- - CDTV CDA-2 Prototype Remote
- - Hollywood Designer 4.0 out now!
- - Introducing EasyCLI
- - 2012 Commodore Vegas Expo v8
- - Jeri Ellsworth C64 Base Thing
- - basic 65 Synth For Windows
- - UltimatePPC!
- - RedPower 2 Released
- - XSIDPLAY2 is 2.1.2
- - Jack 3.1.3 released
- - Final P1565 Prototype ready
- - Parallelogram C-one demo
- - UK readers say goodbye to Ceefax
- - Nu, pagadi !
- - Debian Linux for AmigaOne X1000
- * Rediscovering CP/M - Part 4
- * Review: Tower Of Evil
- * Review: Ikari Warriors
- * Review: Mr Puniverse
- * Review: Moon Buggy
- * Review: Saboteur! (Plus/4)
- * Review: Saboteur! (C16)
- * Review: Spike C64 Dislike
- * [Mini] Game Reviews Corner pt. 1
- * Interview With FlimSoft
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- EDITOR
- Nigel Parker
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- SPELL CHECKING
- Peter Badrick
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- TEXT, HTML & EBOOK CONVERSION
- Paul Davis
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- D64 DISK IMAGE
- Al Jackson
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- PDF DESIGN
- Nigel Parker
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- WEBSITE
- www.commodorefree.com
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- EMAIL ADDRESS
- commodorefree@commodorefree.com
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- SUBMISSIONS
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- Articles are always wanted for
- the magazine. Contact us for
- details. We can't pay you for
- your efforts but you are safe in
- the knowledge that you have
- passed on details that will
- interest other Commodore
- enthusiasts.
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- NOTICES
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- All materials in this magazine
- are the property of Commodore
- Free unless otherwise stated. All
- copyrights, trademarks, trade
- names, internet domain names or
- other similar rights are
- acknowledged. No part of this
- magazine may be reproduced
- without permission.
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- The appearance of an advert in
- the magazine does not necessarily
- mean that the goods/services
- advertised are associated with or
- endorsed by Commodore Free
- Magazine.
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- COPYRIGHT
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- Copyright (c) 2012
- Commodore Free Magazine
- All Rights Reserved.
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- EDITORIAL
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- After a short break for the holiday
- period we are back again with
- another issue of Commodore Free. The
- thing that surprised me was the
- number of people who emailed to ask:
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- 1. What about a blog
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- 2. Will you continue with the things
- you were watching on TV
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- 3. Are you on Facebook
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- 4. How much is an advert
-
- Ok then first question,
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- I don't relay have the time to
- create and maintain a blog; so it
- would be to quiet, and also what
- would I blog about how far behind I
- was in the issue creation, because I
- was updating the blog?
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- Question 2
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- Hmmm didn't think anyone was
- interested in this sort of thing; it
- was just a one off!
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- Although I may do another "what I
- have been watching" editorial issue,
- is that what you "really" want? See
- the watching text lower down, do you
- really want to read about these
- items?
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- Question 3
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- NO ! and no plans to be!
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- Not that I am against such things!
- But time is one problem, and it
- scares me about all that information
- floating around and how it will be
- used. I know I am not the only
- Commodore user to think this; and
- not the only person in the world to
- be "not on Facebook". However I
- don't have any plans to join this
- phenomena soon.
-
- Question 4
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- See the Changes text
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- GET ON WITH IT
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- Right with all the questions
- answered let's get back to the issue
- and what's in it this month!
-
- Well it's the usual news and
- information from around the world,
- and do feel free to send me items of
- news if you think I will miss them;
- or you want more publicity for
- something you are running/creating.
- Quite a few games reviews for
- Commodore 64 machines and the 264
- range (c16 plus4 etc) are in this
- issue and the last (for a while)
- Cp/m instalment, Did you enjoy
- reading this section and do you want
- more on Cp/m? Finally we have an
- interview with a new software house!
- (new software house for Commodore
- the 64 this must be exciting news)
- Well yes it is
-
- I would like to thank all the people
- who send me news items and text for
- the magazine, and keep them coming
- please.
-
- CHANGES
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- You will see some changes this
- issue; both in the magazine "design"
- (I use the term loosely) and in the
- way adverts are being handled. After
- some great thought and the fact I
- have to pay for webhosting, and also
- adverts make money for others but do
- nothing for the magazine. I have
- decided that I had to take the
- action of charging for an advert!
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- Now don't get all uppity and dance
- around; only the adverts are being
- charged for. Commodore Free is; and
- always will be; a free magazine, so
- how much is an advert then.
-
- Well again I thought about this long
- and hard and realise people are
- making things for love and not money
- so I have hopeful kept the costs as
- low as I think I can do.
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- * 1 page advert for 12 issues 12
- * 1/2 page advert for 12 issues 6
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- Therefore If you want an advert for
- just 1 month then it's 1 for a full
- page.
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- This keeps things simple for me to
- work out
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- As you are aware I am no artist; and
- so it would be better for yourselves
- to send in a design to me as a JPG
- or PDF or even a disk image! Heck
- why not!
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- So all adverts you see remaining in
- the magazine are now paid for.
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- WATCHING
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- Ok I said I wouldn't do this but..
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- For the curious persons out there
- who keep asking what I have been
- watching on TV, well currently I
- have been engrossed in Wheeler
- Dealer. The two presenters 1 a car
- sales man and the other a motor
- mechanic. The sales man tries to buy
- what he calls a "classic car" as
- cheap as possible for the mechanic
- to repair spruce up and then sell on
- for a profit. What{SHIFT-*}s interesting is
- how the car technology has changed
- over the years, any new car is
- filled with computer systems and a
- nightmare to work on; but these
- older so called "classic cars" are
- just an engine some wirers a
- steering wheel and some seats. Some
- of the designs look amazing and the
- work that goes to restore them is
- very detailed. Its amazing to think
- how old some of these cars are and
- they way the body work has held out
- to the rigours of time is
- unbelievable. (they don't make em
- like that anymore)
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- SO THAT'S IT THEN
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- * A new look
- * Advertising policy
- * And for the curious what I have
- watched on TV.
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- ITS ALL TAPED
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- Oh nearly forgot the next issue sees
- what should be the start of a free
- to download cover tape or disk
- image, Richard Baylis will be
- compiling these in a similar fashion
- to the Commodore scene tapes of old.
- If I told you what the first tape
- image will be you would be too
- excited and continually email me for
- a copy (I am currently playing it
- now) Just for the record it's a
- great game with lovely graphics. You
- lot upset yet!
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- WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME WHEN I'M 64
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- I do still need text for a Commodore
- 64 special issue (the next issue) I
- have had very little in response to
- this plea. I also am planning a 264
- special issue (c16 and plus4 etc)
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- If you feel up to the task of
- writing something about these
- machines feel free to drop me an
- email, the text could be about,
- personal experiences with Commodore
- or even just the joy of un-boxing
- the machine on Christmas day (or
- birthday present) You could write
- something about emulation or
- commodore history or about the club
- you are or were in. You could write
- a tutorial about programming sound
- graphics or games or even about the
- commodore hardware
-
- Thanks and signing out for another
- issue
-
- Nigel Parker
- Editor
- www.commodorefree.com
- www.commodorecomputerclub.co.uk
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