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From: Vanessa Ezekowitz

To: Commodore Free

Subject: SID Symphony II Cartridges now available



Announcement:



The "SID Symphony II" cartridge is now available, and can be found on the

Digital Audio Concepts website (http://digitalaudioconcepts.com/), along with

the internal stereo SID board and my prototyping cartridge board.



The SID Symphony II can be mapped into any 32-byte slot from $DE00 to $DFE0,

and should be work fine alongside most other hardware expansions. Works with

all stereo-aware software that can address a SID in the above range. It is

possible to add a jumper to the cartridge to pick up other page address

signals inside the computer (such as $D7xx in the C128).



Each board features an access LED, reset button, and a proper 12v DC-to-DC

converter for use with the good old 6581 SID chip. Each board comes preset for

$DE00, which can be changed by flipping one or more DIP switches. The audio-in

line is grounded by default to reduce background noise, which one can undo by

simply cutting a jumper pad.



The SID Symphony II is supplied without a SID chip, and is designed to fit

into standard Commodore-issue case shells and their clones.



$39.95 each, plus shipping



This is a limited edition run, so as the old trope goes, "Hurry, while

supplies last!" :-)



"There are some things in life worth obsessing over. Most things aren't, and

when you learn that, life improves."

http://digitalaudioconcepts.com/



Vanessa Ezekowitz



OTHER PRODUCTS ON THE WEBSITE INCLUDE

Prototyping Cartridge $7.95



If none of the other products on this page suit your needs, maybe you'd like

to build your own cartridges instead? For that purpose, we created this simple

prototyping board. Holes are on a 0.1" grid, with power rails down the left

side. This board also sports a 9/13/25 pin D-Sub connector footprint at the

back end, and is sized to fit standard Commodore cartridge shells and their

clones.





SID Symphony II Cartridge $39.95



If you'd rather not open your C64 or 128, and have an expansion port free, we

also offer an external cartridge option: The SID Symphony II. Designed to be

as simple to use as possible, this cartridge is built for a 6581 SID, and

works with any software that can access a SID chip anywhere in the $DE00 to

$DFE0 address range (the address can be changed by moving a few simple DIP

switches). Sized to fit standard Commodore 64/128 case shells (such as those

sold by Protovision or Vesalia Online).





DigiMAX Card Available for Pre-order! Price: $29.95



If the beautiful analogue sound of the SID chip isn't suitable, maybe it's

time to go digital instead? For this, we've created the DigiMAX. When plugged

into your User Port, it provides four 8-bit digital sound channels (in stereo)

through a separate output on the card. With appropriate cables and mixer (not

included), one can even use the SID and DigiMAX together.





8BSS Card Available for Pre-order! Price: $29.95



Maybe you would rather record sounds into your Commodore 64 or 128 and process

them in some way (or just play them back). In that case, the 8BSS is right up

your alley. It supplies two 8-bit analogue input channels, taken through a

stereo 1/8" "miniplug" on the card. This device is best used with a slightly

amplified source such as a CD player or radio.





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Bit Fox FOR THE COMMODORE Plus/4

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Roepipi has created a new game for the Commodore Plus/4. Although the game has

been written using the Commodore’s BASIC language it runs quite quickly. Can

you beat this colouring game? It will take about 10 minutes to play the game.

Roepipi has also released notes about the game and some of the variables used

see text below.



Scope Variable

===== ========

cycle A$: pressed key

draw B: block code (96: border, 250: path)

cycle C: coloured blocks count / count while drawing

end C$: entered name

cycle D: direction (0=undecided) / title loop counter (1-6, 7:game init,

8:high scores)

prg D(0-3): direction deltas for drawing paths (1,40,-1,-40)

game D$: down key

E: enough of new path (-random)

cycle F: frequency of new path appearing (+: wait, 0:trigger, -:draw)

cycle G: gamer poke

stage H: colour code of coloured block / music state at title (1-92) / high

score position at enter high scores

prg H(1-10): high scores

prg H$(1-10): high score names

cycle I,J,K: loop variables

stage L: length of path (1-250, resets at every stage) / sound length at

title

game L$: left key

cycle M: move of gamer (direction)

stage O: goal # of coloured blocks

cycle P: will poke at / P%() index while D=0

stage P%(1-250): poke address of block

game R$: right key

game S: stage (1-9) / sound pitch at title

stage T: time left

game U: ultimate score (sum of remaining times + coloured blocks + stage

bonuses)

game U$: up key

prg V: sound volume

cycle W: will of gamer (direction) / dummy for some tricks

prg Z: zone diff between colour map and char map (1024)

prg Z$: timer reset string ("000000")



0 program init --> title screen

10 game init

20 next stage init

100 randomize and draw paths

200 control gamer --> out of time OR stage win OR other commands OR randomize

and draw paths

250 out of time (game over) --> enter high scores OR next stage init

300 other commands --> next stage init OR control gamer

350 stage win --> next stage init OR game win

390 game win --> enter high scores

400 overall score display - RETURN

500 draw stage - RETURN

900 draw path (returns C=0) - RETURN

990 stage data lines (seed, start, count, direction, ..., count, direction, 0)

1000 title screen

1100 title loop --> game init OR high scores

1120 music loop - RETURN


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