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Issue 20 May 2008
Free to download magazine
Dedicated to Commodore Computers
Available as Text, Html, PDF, SEQ and Commodore 64 D64 disk image
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Editor
I am not really the best person, you should try asking
someone else as my knowledge is more limited and I
wouldn’t call myself and expert on the subject.
Contents
Editorial and Contents
Contents
Page 2
I contact a great number of people about writing
articles and usually receive the standard response as
above, to be honest I can appreciate a lot of time
needs to go into writing articles and lets be honest I
am not the best person to edit and layout pages in a
magazine, If I were to list 10 people I wouldn’t put
myself near or even in the top 100 but if I didn’t do it
who would?
Readers Comments
Page 3
News
Information and news items
Page 4
Commodore Scene get together
Page 27
Tutorials
In the Beginning Part 5
Page 7
Many people find the magazine interesting and that’s
good to hear some think its lame and poor that is
also good to here, I suggest you create or contribute
to help the magazine obtain a higher status, If you
know something feel free to write an article sure
someone else will write in and say you are wrong but
you and the entire reader base will have learnt
something new and that’s is what the game of life is
all about, sharing and learning or am I reading the
wrong books
TND Creating music with DMC
Page 16
Extracting Text from Commodore
Page 11
applications using the
Winvice Emulator
Reviews
C64TCP Review
Page 18
WE ARE FAMILY – plus 4 dvd
Page 22
I tried asking people to design a logo but no one
would help so in the end I had to design the thing
myself I learnt that I cant draw, but actually I think the
end result is rather good, I would have liked a more
8-bit look complete with jagged edges and a better
colour palette but I don’t know how to do that so we
are left with what we have,
Interviews
Free interview with Paul
Page 14
Dany Wild DJ And remixer
Page 20
Nightlord Commodore 64 programmer Page 23
We also Had a Commodore scene meeting I think
the last one was over 2 years ago! Discussions were
about having a uk commodore club more news on
that next month as developments are happening in
that area but its still early days
Regards
Nigel
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Readers Comments
EMAIL : = David Sudarsky
SUBJECT Commdoore Free
Email: commodorefree
From: "Chris Syntichakis:
Thanks so much for Commodore Free! I'm not
sure why it took me so long to locate your site,
but I'll be reading all the back issues eventually.
So, you had some legal trouble with the first 3
issues? That brings up the curious question of how
you are able to use the trademarked 'Commodore'
name in the title of your magazine? Would be
interested to know.
Hello,
I just read the 19th issue of the CF and I like it.
I like VERY much that you asked Robert Bernado
about the c-one. I am one of the "victims" that got
one of them.In fact it should be called A-one (A=
Amstrad) as the Amstrad cpc coreis almost perfect
(plays games/ has sound emulator, even you can
load SYMBOS)
Back in the 80s, when I was a teen, I used to
program some for Uptime, a monthly Commodore
disk magazine. They used to pay me a few hundred
$$ for
each program they used. It was lots of fun, and
I miss those times. Thanks to people like you
that are keeping Commodore alive!
The issues of c-one were so much , they drove
crazy!!!! For example un-compatibility with a some
monitors. .I am glad that now they discover a "patch"
(wire on board) that solves the compatibility with
cartridge ports. For me, my relationship with the c-
one is a kind of "love-hate".
One another thing I would like to comment is your
question to Robert :"Do you think someone, like Jens
Schoenfeld, should offer to bail out CMD"I am
surprised you mention Jens, as Jens had a lot of
finance problems with the c-one (he even sold his
car), the "resurrection" process of the c-one is
slowwwww. Jens wrote me "the project (of c-1) is not
dead", (I want to believe this...)
Best,
David Sudarsky
Longmont, Colorado, USA
--
Are you Vegetarian? Pay us a visit at
COMMODORE FREE
Well I am using the Commodore name but am hoping
this doesn’t breach copyright or trade names as I
always advertise as Commodore free, Commodore
can mean other things like a rank in the navy so cant
really be copyrighted, all I relay want to do is create a
magazine, also no one has hassled me about using
commodore and I have written to many “commodore”
companies so far I am ok
Anyway, As I see you are in UK, how's the c=
community there? I m resident in UK (Birmingham)
since Sep'07 and so far I found no-one c= user there.
Regards
Chris (xc8/Bronx)
COMMODORE FREE
Chris Hello I am still waiting on the c-one I was
advised there may be a version 2 and to wait for that,
cant remember who said that though, so I am
watching the developments.
Toni Westbrook
Dear nigel Parker,
At the time I originally had the interview with Robert I
didn’t know that Jens was in trouble, in fact your
mentioning it to me in the email was the first I knew
about it, I am sure there is someone with enough
funds to take over the CMD product line, although
with new products coming out it may not be worth the
efforts as the devices would need to be redesigned
First off, thanks for supporting the Shredz64 project
and PSX64! It's simply awesome there are so many
supporters out there of the Commodore and other
vintage machines. The initial PSX64 PCB board has
arrived - it has been tested and works great. While
there are a few fixes to make, none are major, and a
batch order of boards will soon be ordered. This
means the PSX64 will be ready to ship soon! For
more information, please check out the latest
Shredz64 blog entry:
As for C-one users I don’t know of any other UK user,
its good that you are uk based maybe we should
have a meet-up sometime to talk about commodore
Thanks again!
Toni Westbrook
COMMODORE FREE
Tony the thanks is really to you without people
developing new hardware and software the
Commodore scene would I suspect dry out, how
many people just want to use the same old hardware
and software forever!
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News
The Loadstar Collection
Don't Miss It! The Loadstar Collection offers every
issue of LOADSTAR in a Windows Ready format,
complete with Windows menu and the LOADSTAR
Library database. Buy 'em by the year (or dozen)
from
Puzzle Page by Barbara Schulak Another dazzling
array of cross-words and other words to solve.
U t i l i t y W a r e
SPREdit by Dave Moorman DB+ makes this mouse-
driven Sprite Editor a cinch to use.
Walking by Dave Moorman A short demo of
animated sprites using DB+.
DB+ ML Protocol by Dave Moorman Corrections in
information given last issue.
Understanding Computers by Dave Moorman A look
and rant about Visual
Basic Express. Commodore Trick from the Web
There are more wonders in the C-64 than we can
imagine.
Colorwash by Richard J. Derocher A nifty special
effect for your program screens.
The Grapher 64 by Brian Crosthwaite Plotting a
course where no one has gone before.
Just go to the LOADSTAR area, and take a look at
LOADSTAR Years Collection. We're Going to
CommVEx! Sheri and I have booked a condo in Las
Vegas for July 26-27 for the amazing CommVEx
convention. Looking to see you there!
New Book in the Works. Somewhere in the
hinterlands of Ohio, Alan Reed is busy editing a full-
blown Programmers Reference manual for DotBASIC
Plus. We have 91 commands to add to BASIC 2.0 -
the latest being a Text Reader with Printer output.
The entire package, with Manual, 1581 disks, and
CD-ROM will be unveiled at CommVEx.
L O A D S T A R E x t r a s
Star Video Poker by John Serafino A mouse-driven
Vegas game with all the compulsion but none of the
money.
Da Mutt and His Boy by Dave Moorman A unique
graphic Pick-Ur-Path story that will have you
searching for your greatest love.
Tornado Special. While going through all our stuff
(and I mean all!) I found a nifty 1581 disk called "The
Tower for Thinkers." Here are the games and puzzles
that really stir that gray matter and drive you to
muttering. A bunch of fun for your C-64 - for just $10
(including shipping). Send your check to
D1541 project
Although its early days I am hoping the D1541 is as
good as the DC2N Datasette replacement using SD
cards:
My next coming hardware project is D1541 which I
would also refer to as "True 1541". Surprisingly
enough there's no 1541 replacement that actually
satisfies my requirements, so that I am going to fill
this gap by myself. It's going to be all but a quick
project, even if I know I will get there. My aim is to go
beyond D64 and G64 formats to support all of the
copy protected disks in
LOADSTAR
PO Box 44
Holly, CO 81047
DotBASIC Plus -- the ultimate hobbyist programming
language!
Only from LOADSTAR!
LOADSTAR Issue 249 is out
L O A D S T A R # 249
Contents
Diary to date
Hi to all. Welcome to the official diary page for the
D1541 project I'm actually working at.
Here you find the latest development news about this
project.
L O A D S T A R F I L E S
Diskovery .
Is it a fetish? No, it is the power of a new software
development environment.
The Gamer Edge by Robin Harbron Get an inside
glimpse of coding in the real world.
Older diary pages
Older entries were moved to different pages, grouped
by month:
Year 2008:
F U N W A R E
Pirates of the Dark Waters. by Richard J. Derocher
Come, mateys, and find your way off a desert isle.
Four Doku. by Dave Moorman It's Sudoku for those
with short attention spans. Quick. Easy Addictive!
Madmanby Alan Gardner Fresh from the LOADSTAR
Library, this is vertical break-out with more problems.
Connect 4 by DJB Shibley A classic board game with
an evil computer opponent.
18 Apr 2008
Starting again
Evening: I started to put together the ideas for the
D1541. I am working at the schematics for I already
captured the requirements for the 1st stage.
M U S I C W A R E
More Corky's Classics by Henry "Corky" Cochran A
gaggle of greats for your entertainment.
SoundGarden by Rorschach A collection of
compelling Euro tunes.
17 May 2008
Schematics
Morning: The 1541-II schematics I have (of which I
also got an A3 printing!) are quite accurate and they
match the 1541-II I have here for testing purposes. It
is clear to me where to hack the hardware and how
to start dumping original protected disks. There's
quite some work I need to do actually and it also
B r a i n W a r e
Logic Jam by Fender Tucker A group of classic logic
problems to keep you from thinking about your real
problems.
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involves creating some PC software for dump
inspection.
NEWS
25. May 2008, 18:20 UhrShredz64Toni
First off, I want to apologize for not updating this blog
for a few weeks, I've started a new job and things
have been hectic getting up to speed on things. But
life is starting to calm down, and more importantly,
I've received the first PSX64 PCB, soldered on the
chips, uploaded the firmware, and it works!
AmitopiaTV
We have a PDF mag, webcasts, Disk magazines
now Video magazines
AmitopiaTV #05 10th Of May 2008 is out
I just wanted you to know that #05 of the show is now
out! It contains lot's of fixes. So enjoy and download
:)
There are a few changes to make to the board,
mainly due to the pinout of available parts (I have a
large stock of voltage regulators that are a different
pinout than how the board is configured). I'm also
going to use rectangular headers with stress relief
connectors for the PSX and DB9 cables so they can
take more tugging (as opposed to soldering them
directly to the board). However, these changes aren't
major and don't require another single-board run. The
next run will be a batch of 10-30 boards, which will
then be available for purchase! I suspect it will be
about 4 weeks or so.
Amitopia 10th Of May 2008:
- Amiga News Headlines
- PowerDev 2008 report + MorphOS 2 on EFIKA
- Blender PowerDev Xtra
- Relic Amiga Demo by Nerve Axis
- Only Amiga Song
Download issue 5 and other issues from here
http://amitopiatv.blogspot.com/ There is a streamed
version and an AVI download version of the
magazine
From:
DigitalTalk
To:
Commodorefree
Lets start for News:
The german Diskmag DIGITAL TALK is back! in
2007 we release only 2 issues, now we have 2008
and we are back to release the DigitalTalk all 2
Month for the Scene..
get al look under
Cynthcart 1.2.4 Now Available
Subject: Cynthcart 1.2.4 Now Available
From: Albert Yarusso
Date: Fri, May 16, 2008 7:46 pm
To: sales(at)atariage.com
--------------------------------------
[snip]
I am writing to let you know that Paul Slocum
has released a new version of the Cynthcart
software, 1.2.4. This new version of the
Cynthcart sports the following improvements
over the previous version (1.1):
or from our Homepage
(free download).
* Fixed pitch for PAL consoles
* Autodetection for PAL/NTSC
* Full-screen video mode
* Auto-paddle-on for filter paddle
* Added support for second paddle (pitch,
LFO depth, pulse width)
* Rearranged keyboard layout per user requests
* Added help screen (press RETURN)
* Added help for SID edit mode
* Added dummy SID register to edit 3
oscillators at once
* Fixed accidental patch changes due to C64
keyboard hardware
* Fixed odd notes in top octave
* Filter tweak for SID Symphony
we are looking for good DT-Logos (8Chars/4
Colours) Musics (from $1000-$2000)good DT-Cover
painter and looking for official DT-spreader on
Mailswap or per Email
Contact: digitaltalk(Champ, Co-Editor) or
dejuhraChief-Editor) for more Info
Amiga Forever 2008
. After more than two years of work, Amiga Forever
2008 is being officially released today. This new
version is the most significant upgrade ever in the
Amiga Forever series. It sets new references in
usability, while more than tripling the featured content
and providing easy access to a universe of free
downloads.
[If you are a] previous owner of a Cynthcart,
you can choose to either purchase a new
Cynthcart or upgrade your existing Cynthcart.
To learn how you can upgrade your Cynthcart,
please follow this link:
The new player for Windows is nothing short of
revolutionary, while feeling as familiar and easy to
use as a media player. Beyond its beautiful skin, it
uses heuristic logic to autoconfigure downloaded
games (including double clicks on disk images), and
supports features such as saved states, disk write
undo and dual monitor setups.
e=product_info&products_id=880 >
You can learn more about the Cynthcart and
purchase one here:
On the cross-platform front, the KX Light standalone
boot environment features a new kernel and hard
disk installation (with online updates). The Gallery
section (Plus Edition CD) includes the full and
original 1979 Tripos (Amiga OS precursor)
presentation, and new "top secret" Amiga-Atari
documents, while tons of new games and
e=product_info&products_id=322 >
Shredz64
Shredz64 - PSX64 PCB checks out!
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