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Tap Clean v0.24c | TAPClean is a Commodore tape preservation / restoration tool. It will check, repair, and remaster Commodore 64 and VIC 20 TAP or DC2N DMP files (tape images). Tap Clean can be used on a Windows, BSD, Mac OS X and Linux computers.

Commodore monitor information | Gona made a web page with technical information about the Commodore monitors. This page has information about: manufacturer, connectors, resolution, introduction year and application.

Commodore Free #37 | In this English pdf, txt, seq, html and d64 magazine the following articles: Editorial, News, BASIC programming challenge, Interview with Mathfigure (ICU64), Commodore Best 80's Computer, Cottonwood BBS, Denial Games Collection and My Commodore-Amiga Life by Lord Ronin from Q-Link.

D64 Editor v 0.030 | Forrest (Almightyc64) made improvements on his Windows based D64 editor. Fixed bug with Save button. Fixed bug in function used to write the directory. Fixed bug in D64 Creation routine. Improved the drag and drop. Fixed bug in SEQ Viewer. Expanded window size for separators list.

Commodore Free #36 | In this English pdf, txt, seq, html and d64 magazine the following articles: Editorial, News, Cloanto Update Amiga and C64 forever, Bubbler found for the C64, Commodore at work, Interview with programmer Mike Dailly, Commodore 16/plus 4 programming, Wild Bunch Review and Wild Bunch Cheats.

Commodore Free #35 | In this English pdf, txt, seq, html and d64 magazine the following articles: Editorial, 1541 Ultimate II, News, Commodore Scene VGA adaptor, Natami project and FAQ, Interview with Giedeon Zweijtzer, Interview with Neil Reive, Commodore Free FPS challenge, Evil computers by Lord Ronin and the GeoGlyph review.

Project One v0.6 | There is a new version available of Project One. Project One can be used to manipulate pictures for the Commodore 64. The program can be used on a Windows computer and can import pictures such as: GIF, JPG and others.

C64 Calender 2010 | Josepzin made a calender for 2010. The calender has a Commodore C64 theme. For example Ghost 'n Goblins, Antiriad, The Great Gianna Sisters, Boulderdash and Ghostbusters. You can download the pdf and print it out. There are English and Spanish versions available.

Brain Innovations | Jim Brain has introduced a new web-shop. Jim Brain is well known for his innovating products for Commodore Computers. At the moment the following products are available: The µIEC/SD, a replacement for the 1541 disk-drive that uses a modern memory card for storage. JiffyDOS, the original DOS replacement for serial disk-drives. The µIEC/SD daugther board. The 64NIC, a C64 module with Ethernet connection. The ROM-el, a replacement / adaptor for Commodore ROM chips.

VICE v2.2 | VICE is a emulator for the 8-bit Commodore computers. It can be used on many platforms: Unix, Linux, MS-DOS, Win32, OS/2, Acorn RISC OS, BeOS, QNX 6.x, Amiga, GP2X, Mac OS X, AROS64, QNX 4.x, HPUX, Atari Mint, Solaris Express and SkyOS. New features in version 2.2 are: Improved: C128 VDC, VIC-20 and PAL emulation. ReSID's resampler has been optimized. SFX Sound Sampler and SFX Sound Expander emulation. Added: EasyFlash, Digibooster SID, Mega-Cart, Final Expansion cartridge, paddle, lightpen/lightgun emulation, userport joystick adapters.

WinUAE v2.0.0 | A new version of the Amiga emulator is now available. In this release the following new features: Improvement an the A500 and unexpanded A1200/CD32 emulation. A2065 ethernet card emulation. Old game protection dongles emulated (Leaderboard, Robocop3, etc..) Full NTSC timing implemented. Single sided PC/Atari ST disk images supported. AVI and wave sound recording improved and much more.

xum1541 | Nate Lawson has released a beta version of his xum1541. The xum1541 is a device that makes it possible to connect a Commodore 1541 disk drive to a PC with the help of a USB connection. The xum1541 can be made with a Atmel AT90USBKEY developer's kit. Software is available for Windows and Mac OS X.

Commodore Free #34 | In this English pdf, txt, seq, html and d64 magazine the following articles: News section with DOT BASIC Update, ACID 64 Player Pro v3.02 released, Realms Of Quest for the VIC 20, Forth Dimension BBS, EasyFlash C64 Cartridge and more. Welcome to the Commodore. SHREDZ64. Welcome to Amigaworld! Update on the PDF Project. Interviews with Chris Snowden and David W. Murray.

Rick Dangerous and Switchblade | Game designer Simon Phipps made paper models of Rick Dangerous and Switchblade. You can download the pdf, print it out and glue the paper models together. Simon Phipps started with games in 1982 and designed games like: Skate Crazy, Rick Dangerous, Switchblade, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Bubba 'n' Stix, ShadowMan and five Harry Potter games.

OpenCBM - XU1541 update | A new version of OpenCBM is available for the XU1541. In this update problems with opening the LPT port are fixed. The program is now also Vista compatible. With the XU1514 you can connect a Commodore (serial) disk drive via USB to a PC.

Chuck Peddle Interview | You can watch Chuck Peddle being interviewed by Bil Herd and Jeri Ellsworth. He talks about starting his career in electronics.

geoGlyph | geoGlyph is a GEOS Desk Accessory. It is a game of pattern matching. The aim is to form color matches at least 3 long either horizontally or vertically by swapping any two adjacent Glyphs. The matched Glyphs are removed, and gravity takes effect, dropping Glyphs into the spaces left open by the removed match. The game is made by Sean Huxter and can be downloaded from his web page.

cc65 - v2.13.0 | cc65 is a complete cross development package for 65(C)02 systems, including a powerful macro assembler, a C compiler, linker, librarian and several other tools.
cc65 has C and runtime library support for many of the old 6502 machines, including: Commodore VIC20, C16, C116, Plus/4, C64, C128, CBM 500/600/700, GEOS C64/128, Apple 2, Atari 8 bit, Lynx, Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Supervision console, Oric Atmos.

XU1541 | The XU1541 USB Adapter is now available. This adapter is the modern version of the parallel port X1541 cable but now with USB capabilities. Allowing modern PC's and laptops to use the Commodore range of disk drives such as the 1541 etc.

Commodore Free #33 | In this English pdf, txt, seq, html and d64 magazine the following articles: News, Interviews: Marshall Alexander, Johan Van Den Brande and Arcade Retro Gaming, Foldskool Hero Model, Commodore Ringtones, Geos and Role Play Games, C16 and Plus/4 Pages, CCCUK Meeting Report and Back to the Past.

Commodore SX-64 controls a car wash | This car wash is controlled with a Commodore SX-64. The Commodore SX-64 is connected to the car wash with an home build interface. It uses the user-port to control 6 relays and it uses joystick port 1 to receive 5 inputs. The program is written in BASIC.
The horizontal brush has an height detection an can follow the contours of the car.

Tulip is bankrupt | Netfield previously known as Tulip went bankrupt on September 3rd 2009. Netfield / Tulip was the holder of the name Commodore. Tulip bought the remains of Commodore from Escom in 1997 and was involved in the C64-DTV project.

Commodore Free #32 | In this English pdf, txt, seq, html and d64 magazine the following articles: News, Games That Weren't updated, Spot the Commodore, NETsurf, Amiga Forever 2009, Modding the colors in JiffyDOS, Wiz Console emulator, Knight 'n' Grail available, Commodore 16 High score challenge, Paul Dunric Panks Passed away, Interview with Vanessa Ezekowitz, C64 Forever and Postscript Output From Geos.

IntroBase v1.4 | K.C. has updated his IntroBase64. In this update: 200 new intros. IntroBase64 now uses GEMUS.DAT. Changes and additions in the documentation. The IntroBase64 can be downloaded as a rar-archive which includes all necessary files.

Starring the Computer | Starring the Computer is a web site dedicated to the use of computers in film and television. Each appearance is catalogued and rated on its importance, realism and visibility. A few example of computer brands are: Acorn, Amstrad, Apple, Atari, Commodore, IMSAI, Kaypro, Oric, Sinclair Research, Tandy and many more.

Commodore Free #31 | In this English pdf, txt, seq, html and d64 magazine the following articles: News, Readers Comments, C64 Forever, Commodore are back (again), Interview Martin Piper (Bezerk Redux), Review MANKY, Interview Peter Courts (manky Creator), Interview Rob Snyder, History of Meeting Users through the Mail, Interview Pasi Ojala (Vic Demo coder), Alternative Programming Languages: C Part 2 and Confessions Of a BBS Operator.

Commodore Free #30 | In this English pdf, txt, seq, html and d64 magazine the following articles: News, RGCD Cartridge reviews, The Kidal Legacy, DOS65, Interview with DOS65 creator, Introduction to CPM, CPM Operating system, Worlds greatest menu, CCC UK Forum post cbm 128 and a Introduction to C programming.

Spot the Commodore | You are watching tv, and you spot a Commodore computer. In this article you can see these pictures. You can also read some background information about the tv-series, movie, music-video, arcade-game etc.
At the moment the number of found Commodore items is 50.

64Copy v4.42 | 64COPY is an all-purpose DOS and C64 emulator file manager. It specializes in converting and manipulating emulator files between various formats. 64COPY does file conversions between D64, D71, D81, D80, D82, DNP, D2M, T64, G64, PC64 (Pxx, Sxx, Uxx, Rxx), LNX, DOS binaries, ARC, SDA, X64, LBR, ARK, SPY and CPK files. It also has a very powerful 6502 Disassembler, TEXT, HEX and D64 HEX editors, FILE viewer, BASIC unlister, D64/D71/D81/D80/D82 directory customizer. Check disks and T64, ZipCode, G64, F64 and CRT files for errors.

Cover Browser | The web page www.coverbrowser.com has covers of almost anything. There is a section of C64 games cover with almost 2000 covers. The Amiga magazine section has more than 500 entries. But also many other magazine covers are available.

JiffyDOS | Jim Brain is working with Mark Fellows to finalize a licensing agreement for JiffyDOS. Next to the hardware ROM Jim Brain will also offer a software version for the 1541 Ultimate, C64DTV and the emulators. Jim is working on a flash ROM adaptor with JiffyDOS that can replace the EPROMs in the computer and disk drive.

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