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- Commodore Free Issue 25 News part 3
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- Serial Cables
- Commodore serial drive/printer cables.
- Custom lengths available upon request.
- $10 (3 foot)
- $15 (6 foot)
- $20 (10 foot)
-
- Serial Extension Cable
- The serial extension cable is used to
- extend the length of Commodore serial
- cables. Custom lengths available upon
- request.
- $6 (3 foot)
- $12 (6 foot)
- $20 (10 foot)
- $25 (15 foot)
-
- Serial "Y" Adapter Cable
- The serial "Y" adapter cable is useful
- when a user uses up all the serial
- ports and needs to connect a new
- device. Just a splitter cable for the
- serial port. $20
-
- Star NX-10C Printer
- Comes with manual and interface. $35
-
- SuperCPU-compatible RAM
- Sticks of RAM tested on a SuperCPU
- with Wheels.
- 1MB: Free (One available)
- 2MB: $3.50
- 4MB: $5
- 8MB: $10
- 16MB: $20
-
- S-Video Cable
- S-Video cable for use on devices that
- support or reqire S-Video. $5
-
- Tandy Communicator Plus Cable
- Cable for connecting your Tandy's
- internal modem directly to the wall
- jack for internet access. $10
-
- Tandy Printer Cable
- Ribbon cable for the Tandy brand of
- printers. $10
-
- Universal Video Module
- The Universal Video Module allows the
- Commodore user to make use of the
- stock A/V cables that are flooding the
- market these days. It also has S-Video
- capabilities and an audio input for
- use by someone with the software
- know-how. $30
-
- User Port Commander
- The User Port Commander is a user port
- interface that is backward-compatible
- with the GeoCable. It has many extra
- features that make it a one of a kind
- device! $40
-
- Various Commodore Chips
- I have a number of CBM chips
- available, for sale or trade. See the
- product page for details.
- See product page
-
- WICO Joysticks
- A pair of WICO Joysticks. Both are in
- great working order with a fair amount
- of use. $15/pair
-
- SERVICES
- 1541 Device Switch Installation
- Have a set of device number switches
- installed in your 1541 floppy drive.
- $20 plus S&H
-
- 1541/1571/C64/C128 Diagnostics
- Have any problems with your Commodore
- drives and/or systems diagnosed. $0
- plus S&H
-
- 1541/1571/C64/C128 Repairs
- Have your Commodore drives/systems
- repaired.
- $20 plus cost of parts and S&H
-
- Commodore 128 Video RAM Upgrade
- Have your C128 upgraded with 64KB of
- video RAM usable with utilities such
- as Maverick. $30 plus S&H
-
- Commodore REU Upgrade
- Have your 1700/1764 RAM Expansion Unit
- upgraded to a full 512K of RAM, as in
- the 1750. $25 plus S&H
-
- ROM Chip Installation
- Have any compatible ROM chip you
- supply installed in the device of your
- choice. $20 plus S&H
-
- Orders are accepted via telephone,
- postal mail, and email. I accept US &
- international postal money orders as
- payment. Send all postal
- correspondence to:
-
- 8 Bit Designs
- Attn: Charles Gutman
- 9590 Acacia Ave. #3
- Fontana, CA. 92335
- United States of America
- I can be reached by telephone at (909)
- 350-9987, and by email at shifty_butch
- at hotmail dot com.
-
-
- HyperSID V1.1 is released:
- ---------------------------
- http://www.hypersynth.com/hypersid.html
-
- http://www.hypersynth.com/gallery/
- Hi/HyperSIDv1.1.png
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- HyperSID is a subtractive synthesizer
- with all the C64 SID chip hardware
- capabilities besides many new software
- based features, so you can take
- advantage of various controlling
- features of a VSTi and also real
- analogue sound with SID character.
- Real time integration between software
- and hardware makes HyperSID act like
- the other VST instruments in your host
- application.
-
- Note:
- HyperSID VSTi does not generate any
- sound itself without the HW Unit.
-
- v1.1 Additions & Fixes:
- - Added Pitch-bend wheel with
- adjustable range
- - New Oscillator Sync option
- - New Oscillator Phase Sync
- - Added logarithmic and linear curve
- mode for filter Cut off
- - Added Key and velocity tracking for
- Cut off
- - Added FPB control module
- - Added HW unit reset option
- - Fixed transpose and cent issue when
- resetting to default
- - Little GUI redesign
- - HyperSID now sends more descriptive
- messages to host when tweaking
- parameters
-
- Main Features:
- - 3 OSC per key (Monophonic)
- - 1 OSC per key (3 Voice polyphonic)
- - 4 Waveforms per OSC Tri , Saw
- ,Noise, Pulse (combinatorial)
- - OSC transpose range +36 to -36
- Semitone
- - OSC cent range -50 to +50 Cent
- - OSC ring modulation
- - 3 Amp Envelope ADSR
- - Multimode analog filter 12dB/Octave
- HP, LP, BP and (combinatorial)
- - 1 LFO Part with sync, retrig and
- invert capability
- - 1 Step LFO Part with sync, retrig
- and invert capability
- - 2 General purpose envelope generator
- with invert capability
- - Individual routing for each
- modulation source
- - 88 Parameter for controlling overall
- synthesizer (automation recordable)
- - Flexible preset manager with save
- and load function
- - Built in 64 categorized Factory
- preset.
- - Clean sound without any Self
- oscillating in most of the Presets
- - Automatic real time synchronization
- between software and hardware
- - Independent MIDI out path from host
- - Very low CPU usage
-
- HW Unit (Enhanced Series):
-
- HyperSID HW unit is a custom build
- synthesizer with internal processor
- and a real SID Chip! There is no
- emulation here, All the sounds are
- generated with a real SID chip.
- HyperSID VSTi functions as a software
- MIDI controller for this hardware
- sound engine.
-
- New features:
-
- -Support for all SID chip revisions
- (8580-6582-6581).
- -Balanced audio output.
- -Front panel backlight brightness can
- be controlled by user-assignable MIDI
- events (MIDI-driven Visualization)
- -Half-rack-space form factor fits in
- Universal Rack Tray.
- -Compatible with discontinued series
- of HW unit.
-
- HW unit is also available in standard
- 19" rack mount version.
-
-
- Gideon announces Ultimate SuperCPU
- ----------------------------------
- As club members will already know,
- Gideon, creator of the 1541 Ultimate +
- (http://www.1541ultimate.net/content/
- index.php)
-
- has announced: "There are indeed plans
- to create a SCPU image for the 1541U
- Hardware. That means: no hardware
- change, but a completely different
- behaviour of the cartridge.
-
- The FPGA content would be different of
- course, offering you SCPU
- functionality. So *NO* built-in 1541,
- but just SCPU. [Of course the idea is
- that two 1541U's should work in a
- cart-expander, one as SCPU, one as
- 1541U.]"
-
- I'm not sure how a cartridge extender
- board would work, but then at least
- he's giving it a go, and it means that
- we don't need to hope for a SCPU to
- come along at less than $1000USD!!!
-
- Also, from the club's point of view,
- as follows:
-
- "I've been speaking to Gideon about
- implementing a SuperCPU-compatible
- device; how he does this is up to him,
- and he is choosing to implement in
- within the U1541+, which is fairly
- sensible from his point of view. The
- suggestion was made back in the
- summer, and Gideon said that he wanted
- to wait until the Autumn, but would
- like to work with us as we had
- experienced SCPU users in our ranks.
-
- Anyway, the Commodore Computer Club
- (UK) is working with Gideon and
- providing him with a SuperCPU
- initially, and will further provide
- him with a C128 + MMU so that he may
- observe how the MMU works, and how it
- allows the SCPU 128 to access the
- 128's modes. The first thing though is
- to get his implementation working in
- 64 mode. After he is satisfied, and we
- have something that basically does the
- same job, he can then look at further
- improvements to the hardware.
-
- He seemed reluctant at the idea of our
- offer of funding, as our club is not
- for profit. So, on that basis, we will
- simply pre-order these devices for our
- club shop. Some of these will be
- offered to programmers on the
- agreement that they actually create
- something useful, be it a game or
- application.
-
- Furthermore, we will be seeking
- agreement with the Ultimate New Comer
- team and Protovision to bundle
- authorised copies of UNC, Metal Dust
- and Virtual Assembler 16 with this
- device, which will make a nice bundle.
- UNC is being developed to take
- advantage of the SuperCPU by putting
- all of the game data into RAM, meaning
- no more disk swapping - It should also
- be just a little bit faster.
-
- As this device will be available
- through our shop, member prices will
- be 10% less than non-member prices, in
- accordance with our club rules.
-
- Yes, we are aware that a SCPU
- implementation will not suit everyone
- out there.
-
- Yes, we are aware that many people are
- happy with the 1541U+ in its current
- state, and will not want to upgrade
- that.
-
- Yes, we know that many programmers
- prefer 6502 over 65816.
-
- And finally, we know that most C64
- fans/users don't want a SuperCPU.
-
- But we are still backing this device
- because we know that many people would
- like to get hold of a SuperCPU without
- taking a chance on an auction.
-
- More details will soon be available at
- www.superCPU.co.uk. For now, that
- domain points to the CCC (UK)
- homepage."
-
- A few updates to add: I have agreed in
- principle that if this device is sold
- through the club shop, we can bundle
- UNC, Metal Dust and Virtual Ass 16
- with the device. I hope also to speak
- to Stephen Judd to include his apps in
- any such bundle. Indeed, it might be
- handy to have Jammon built into the
- USCPU+ firmware especially if Gideon
- finds a way of implementing an Action
- Replay style 'freeze' function which
- would allow access to the ML Monitor
- for debugging purposes. Let's not get
- ahead of ourselves though - first
- thing is to get it working & compatible
-
- Regards,
- Shaun.
- www.commodorecomputerclub.co.uk
-
-
- Mark Fellows takes back CMD?
- ----------------------------
- I found this over at the excellent 128
- alive forum
- http://landover.no-ip.com/forums/
- index.php?topic=2358.0
-
- From: Terry Raymond
- Date: Sun, August 24, 2008 8:07 pm
-
- [snip]
-
- Hey good news on the home front, I
- can't say too much but I have been in
- contact with Mark Fellows and there is
- a person that is interested in taking
- over the CMD C= distribution, Mark is
- aware of Maurice's bad Behaviour and
- is doing something about this.
-
- COMMODORE FREE: Well its all fingers
- crossed at the moment, I may receive
- my SCPU or a refund but I don't want
- to hold by breath because I will quite
- probably die from lack of oxygen.
-
-
- Commodore LCD prototype Firmware
- update
- ------
-
- Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:44:37 -0700
- From: Mike Naberezny
- Hi All,
- I don't think the list allows
- attachments so I've posted the
- firmware from Bil Herd's Commodore LCD
- prototype here for you to download:
- http://mikenaberezny.com/2008/10/04/
- commodore-lcd-firmware/
-
- I just received these images and wanted
- to share them with you. Even without
- disassembling, the contents are very
- interesting. You can see the built-in
- applications and BASIC 3.6 (U103).
- BASIC 3.6 looks like it has the same
- Easter egg text as 3.5. Many thanks to
- Bil Herd for making these available!
-
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