Commodore Free Magazine, Issue 81 - Part 8
From
Stephen Walsh@39:901/280 to
All on Sat Jul 5 17:34:54 2014
time, so I will look at two versions, and how to set these up with your
system. This disk image is quite old, but I prefer this, as it still looks like an operating system. Grab it here csdb.dk/release/?id=14635
The direct link is here csdb.dk/getin ternalfile.php/43087/Contiki-c64-1.2- devel1.d64.zip
Its Contiki, Version 1.2 Dev1
Download the file. Now you need to transfer the disk image to a real disk,
so use your favourite method to do this, then run the program with
LOAD "*",8,1
After a second or two the screen will load
I am only interested in the web browser, but once this is working the rest
of the applications should be self explanatory.
So we need to:
Press f1
A menu appears. Use the cursor keys to scroll down and from the list
select Configuration.
The Config Editor will then load
We aren't bothered about the top 2 options but we need to ensure Contiki
loads the correct Network driver for our system, for the RR net you need to type
rrnet.drv
Under the option Net Driver
Now we start to enter our network settings usually I would use
192.168.1.64
For our Commodore, in Contiki, and any network (remember each device must
have a unique number assigned to it) this makes the assumption there are
less than 64 devices currently connected on your network. I think this is
a fairly safe assumption for a home network.
For the netmask we would enter
255.255.255.0
Just as our ipconfig listing told us, the gateway or router address is
192.168.1.254
In our case the DNS server is our router
192.168.1.254
Now we are done, so we can save and close!
This version also has an easy configuration tool, and just like your PC can
set up all this information for you with just a click, it's called DHCP or Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
To run it you would press F1 on the main menu then select Run program and
type
dhcp.dsc
But you still need to configure the network card to use the right driver
first! Otherwise the DHCP tool will fail!
You can now start the browser with f1 to display the menu.
Select run program and type
www.dsc
The other thing to note is that there are other drivers on the disk for
other network cards, so for things like THE Final Ethernet, you would load
it in the config program with tfe.drv. Listing the disk directory will
show what DRV or drivers there are - if you are using something else.
This is Contiki V2.5.
Download the program from here
Contiki.cbm8bit.com/
Now this is simplicity itself
Using the information we gained from IPCONFIG command we can fill out the information on the website...
IP address: 192 168 1 64
Subnet mask: 255 255 255 0
Default gateway: 192 168 1 254
DNS server: 192 168 1 254
Or whatever your IPCONFIG command showed as your network settings!
Select C64 from the list make sure you select the correct Network card for
your needs and complete image of disk 1
This configures the disk with our network settings and then downloads the
disk!
However, you will see that a listing of the disk only shows a very small
number of programs compared to the other version of Contiki OS.
* dhcp.prg
* webserver.prg
* webbrowser.prg
* wwget.prg
* irc.prg
You can run the DHCP.PRG to let this configure the network settings from
your router (should you need to) if nothing is working.
Now all that's left is to copy this to a real disk and load and run
WEBBROWSER.PRG
LOAD "webbrowser",8,1
Then run it
The website
Contiki.cbm8bit.com/
Also lets you download a second disk with the breadbox twitter client on
it, but you have already gone through the basics so you should be able to
use this without a problem. I do not tweet so I can't demo this for you.
Enjoy!
I hope this has helped some of the Commodore Free readers who have been
stuck with configuring Contiki.
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VIC GAME REVIEWS
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Good grief! This seem to be a regular section in Commodore Free: new
games released for the VIC! Anyway, I am sure it will make some of the
readers happy! I have put the games all under one section but they all
receive a review, so this month we have 3 new games. Someone said to me
that this year is the year of the Commodore VIC, because of the quality
(and not to mention) the quantity of the releases. I can't argue with
that. I would also say that 2014 is the year of the VIC. We start with a superb title called Bertie the Ball.
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REVIEW: BERTIE THE BALL
For the VIC 20
By Commodore Free
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Name: Bertie The Ball
Author: Misfit
Requirements: 16k VIC-20 + Joystick
Tested: VICE 2.4 and PAL VIC
Download:
www.riimukivi.net/data/bertie.prg
Video:
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