• Commodore Free Magazine, Issue 77 - Part 4

    From Stephen Walsh@39:901/280 to All on Sun Mar 2 13:15:28 2014
    epa.com/step/vic20/doom.d64

    You can follow its development on the denial forum here

    gator3293.hostgator.com/~sleeping/ipw-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=4889



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    POOYAN(20) RELEASED FOR THE VIC
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    Programmer Beamrider (Adrian F) has released a version of Pooyan for the
    Vic 20 the Requirements are : VIC-20 + 16K + Joystick

    The denial forum and discussion about the software is here also with a link
    to download the software

    gator3293.hostgator.com/~sleeping/ipw-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?f=10&t =6780

    Direct link to the software download

    docs.google.com/file/d/0BypVxYomFCZfTHRCTVpNTnhyTVE/edit?pli=1



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    VIC TUNNEL RELEASED
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    Denial message thread

    gator3293.hostgator.com/~sleeping/ipw-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=
    6749

    TUNNEL game in Basic for VIC=20 available as a free download with cartridge expansion 8K RAM.

    Link to web site:
    gamecast.altervista.org/

    Direct Link to the game : downloadgamecast.altervista.org/root/index.php

    You have to be a registered user to be able to download the game, however
    in you look at the Denial thread you will see that someone has attached the file for easy download.

    In the game you run around collecting bags, you have to work your way round
    the maze and out of the exit that is a swag-shaped bag with a T on it,
    later levels need the key collecting



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    FAST BOY AND BOLDER DAN RELEASED
    FOR THE UNEXPANDED VIC 20
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    FASTBOY

    Author: Misfit
    Release Date: August 26th 2013
    Requirements: Unexpanded VIC-20
    + Disk Drive + Joystick
    Tested: VICE 2.2 and real
    VIC-20 (PAL)

    The game was created in 48 hours!

    Download: D64 from here

    www.riimukivi.net/data/fastboy/vic20_fastboy_ld27.zip

    Description: Ludum Dare 48h game competition entry

    www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=10677

    Discuss: here

    gator3293.hostgator.com/~sleeping/ipw-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?f=10&t =6755

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    BOLDER DAN

    Author: Misfit
    Released: 30.11.2013
    Requirements: Unexpanded VIC-20
    + Joystick.
    Tested: VICE 2.4 and real
    VIC (PAL)

    Description: a simple Boulder Dash clone for vic.

    Download : the game now as a D64 or T64 image

    D64: riimukivi.net/data/vic20_bolder_dan.zip
    T64: riimukivi.net/data/vic20_bolder_dan_t64.zip

    Discuss: here

    gator3293.hostgator.com/~sleeping/ipw-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?f=10&t =6763&p=73458#p73458



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    PLUS/4 NEWS
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    THE NST'S MONITOR EXTENSION
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    The NST's Monitor Extension; is an extension of the internal Plus / 4
    software. Features: More features to TEDMON. Use of "illegal codes." Scrolling the screen in two directions. Editing disk drive memory.
    Editing disk block. Clear memory and much more. On the web page of the
    NST's Monitor Extension you can read more about this system

    bsz.amigaspirit.hu/bmx/index_en.html



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    PET NEWS
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    EDITORS ROM
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    Steve Gray is working on project to build various Editor ROMs for the
    Commodore PET/CBM computer The Editor ROM is responsible for all video initialization, screen output, keyboard input, screen editor, and IRQ
    handling. Putting all these features into one ROM, Commodore was able to customize the machines for various markets, not all models had all options! Later CBM machines had additional editing features and even a simple
    power-on menu for "Executives"

    www.6502.org/users/sjgray/projects/editrom/index.html



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    AMIGA NEWS
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    GOOGLE EMULATES AMIGA COMPUTER IN
    CHROME BROWSER
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    News from CNET

    Google's Portable Native Client technology gives a new Web-based lease on
    life for an old operating system and the games it could run. The Amiga 500 lives again -- in Google's browser. Google developer Christian Stefansen
    on Thursday resurrected a version of the venerable computer system from the 1980s in the form of a Web app that runs in Chrome. 40-year-olds who want
    to relive their childhoods or younger people who want to see just how hard their elders had it can visit the Amiga 500 emulator for Chrome online,
    boot the machine, and play some games.

    Read more here

    news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57615373-93/google-emulates-1980s-era-amiga-comp uter-in-chrome/



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    TURBOFLYER 530
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    Elbox Computers is has announced a new product for Amiga computers:
    TurboFlyer 530.

    TurboFlyer 530 is a new 68030-based accelerator with integrated FastATA
    CF/SATA controller for Amiga 500/500+ and A2000 computers. TurboFlyer 530
    is an internal expansion and plugs into the 68000 processor socket.

    FEATURES:

    * 68030 processor (with MMU) clocked
    at 40MHz

    * 16MB of fast 32-bit DRAM memory on
    board

    * Integrated FastATA CF/SATA
    controller:

    * Fast transfer rate of up to
    16.6MB/s

    * Supports PIO-0, PIO-4 and PIO-5
    modes

    * Two buffered and terminated EIDE
    ports for four devices

    * AllegroCDFS filesystem included

    * LBA 48 support in the on-board
    BootROM (support of drives over
    128GB)

    * Automatically configured
    EIDE/CF/SATA/ATAPI devices

    * Can boot from FAT16 and FAT32
    formatted devices

    * Includes custom expansion port for
    local hardware add-ons

    * MapROM function (uses 1MB from 16MB
    of the on-board DRAM)

    * Compatible with trapdoor Slow
    memory expansions (up to 1.8 MB)

    * Compatible with Chip memory
    expansions

    * Compatible with WHDLoad software

    PRICING AND AVAILABILITY:

    TurboFlyer 530 will be on sale in February 2014 at the suggested retail
    price of 240 EUR (VAT excl.).

    elbox.com/news_13_12_06.html



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    PUTTY SQUAD TO BE RELEASED ON AMIGA
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    www.facebook.com/System3Games

    System 3 Facebook,

    Dear Amiga fans of Putty Squad

    Further to our previous statement about Putty Squad for the Amiga, we're pleased to bring you an update on where we are with the project.

    We have provided the source code and mastering files to members of the
    Amiga community who are hard at work on them.

    The objective is to produce an ADF file which will be available to download from our website this side of Christmas to allow the game to be played on
    the Amiga 1200 or on Amiga emulators. We intend to allow the game to be written to a floppy disk so that people who still have a traditional old
    Amiga with floppy disk will also be able to enjoy the game.

    We are doing everything that we can to make this happen but, as you can appreciate, it is not entirely in our control how quickly this is achieved; However, please be assured that our objective is to give the game back to
    the Amiga community, for free, as soon as possible.

    Sincerely
    John Twiddy
    System 3



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    WINUAE UPDATED 2.7.0
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    NEW FEATURES:

    * Cirrus Logic SVGA chip based
    hardware graphics board emulation.

    * Use graphics board in emulated
    Amix, Linux, NetBSD and others.

    * Use native CyberGraphX, Picasso96
    and EGS RTG software in emulation.

    * Emulates following boards: Picasso
    II, Picasso II+, Picasso IV (flash
    rom image required), Piccolo,
    Piccolo SD64 and EGS-28/24
    Spectrum.

    * Text mode is also emulated
    (Linux/NetBSD etc.. text console
    support)

    * Based on QEMU Cirrus

    --- MBSE BBS v1.0.01 (GNU/Linux-i386)
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair ---:- bbs.vk3heg.net -:--- (39:901/280)