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Commodore Free Magazine
http://www.commodorefree.com/
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Issue 40, May 2010
Free to download magazine
dedicated to Commodore computers
Available as PDF, HTML, TXT, SEQ
and D64 disk image
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WILLIS PATTEN PASSED AWAY
Tuesday 20th April at 1:00 pm
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CONTENTS
* Editorial
* Readers Comments
* NEWS
- Commodore 128 Website
- X-Pander 3 Coming Soon!
- Protovision Update
- Last Oregon Commodore Dealer Sale
- VIC20 Final Expansion Cartridge
- geoLink Version 1.00 Released
- Willis Patten Passed Away
- Kantronics Hamtext cart
- AmigaOne X1000 A-EON website
* BASIC Programming Challenge
- C64/VIC20/C16/+4 Version
- Adapted C16 Version
* Interview With Mind.in.a.Box
* PRG Starter
* PRG Starter Tricks And Tips
* Interview With Anders Persson
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EDITORIAL
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This month we see 2 people taking up
the Commodore BASIC programming
challenge; one user decided to
recode a dedicated Commodore 16
version, and the other create a
Generic code that detects the
machine it's running on. Although
detecting the machine is a good idea
of course the speed of the game then
changes so a Vic with a smaller
screen seem to run faster than the
Commodore 64, I suppose some sort of
timer could be inserted into the
code when calculating the machine to
slow down the game.
Also in this issue
a new use for Commodore machines
mixing new music with old sound,
although many groups have attempted
something similar, this issue we
have an interview with rock band
"MIND IN A BOX"
eBay
You may have noticed something
similar to our Readers comment where
the editor from Retroaction magazine
has notice a large number of EBay
sellers selling CDs or DVDs with
scans of Commodore and other retro
magazines. The problem is these
retailers haven't put in the effort
to actually scan them, instead
downloading them from torrent sites
and just copying CDs or DVDs. In
effect earning money from nothing.
While the Question of actually
scanning a magazine and putting it
on a site is questionable, the art
of then selling these scans someone
else has made seems even more
questionable.
Archiving of material is useful; and
of course web space needs to be paid
for so the scanner will often offer
these disks for sale. The cost then
covers hosting and the electricity
that has gone into scanning the
magazines in the first place. But
just copying a DVD and selling it on
EBay is putting at risk the
archiving process. Should someone
owning the copyright of such
magazines want them removing from
the archive site then we have
potentially lost some history. I
like browsing magazines that were
out back in the 80{SHIFT-*}s and looking now
at other hardware; something I had
no interest in while in my youth. I
truly hope that this pleasure isn't
taken away, by some idiots making a
"fast buck".
Interestingly I was contacted early
in Commodore Free's history by an
individual who said that the
magazine I worked on for FREE was
being sold! Of course it makes you
think about packing it all in, I am
not really into working for free and
working for free to pay someone else
is even worse.
Willis Patten Dies
Just as I write this editorial I
learnt about the death of Willis
Patten who I knew only via Email as
a virtual friend. I interviewed
Willis in a past issue of Commodore
Free. I also see that Maurice has
proposed to sell Willis's SCPU that
was sent back for repair and send
the money to the family. Maybe they,
just as Willis did, want the SCPU
back! I know Willis sent out many
emails asking for the device to be
returned.
Anyway enough about the SCPU as it
will remind me of my unit that I am
still waiting for, and bring up the
whole mess of what Maurice is doing
with people's machines and money.
Maybe its time to refund people's
money and return there hardware with
a note saying unable to fulfil the
contract your money / hardware has
been returned thank you for
supporting ?. Etc.
At this moment in time I would
consider this the best for both
parties as Maurice clearly doesn't
have the time to devote to restoring
/ repairing items a or manufacturing
new items. Releasing the funds will
permit paying customers to look at
other options; people with broken
hardware could use other sources for
repair. I would welcome either my
hardware or my money being returned
to me.
Regards
Nigel
www.commodorefree.com
www.commodorecomputerclub.co.uk
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