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by icbrkr
Mon Nov 07, 2016 11:45 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: GEOS for the C-64 & C-128
Replies: 16
Views: 17435

Re: GEOS for the C-64 & C-128

Adding to an old post. I've got a Wheels setup on my CMD HD, but I've yet to find an easy way to back it up. I've used BCOPY+, but it writes to a format that's 810K on a 1581 disk - not 800K. So creating a D81 doesn't work. If you have an FD-2000 or 4000, and a PC with a built in FDC, you can create...
by icbrkr
Fri Sep 18, 2015 1:14 am
Forum: Other 8 bit Madness
Topic: NTSC C16 software
Replies: 8
Views: 13741

Re: NTSC C16 software

No problem!

I would share the collection, but it's all on a big Commodore hard drive. To move it off of there would take me hours, if not days or more :) I don't have them in any other spot except for 1541s. The board supports 38,400 which means most games are downloaded in seconds.
by icbrkr
Sat Aug 15, 2015 6:36 pm
Forum: Chit Chat
Topic: What have you bought recently?
Replies: 71
Views: 44675

Re: What have you bought recently?

1551 from Italy for my C16.
MPS-803 (black) to also go with my C16
Micromys 4 mouse adapter for the C128 to use in Wheels.
by icbrkr
Thu Aug 13, 2015 10:16 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: GEOS for the C-64 & C-128
Replies: 16
Views: 17435

Re: GEOS for the C-64 & C-128

I'm in the process of making a bunch of disks for GEOS and testing them out. I picked up a Micromys mouse adapter which makes GEOS so much easier to use - not using the 1351 mouse is better :) Also, I archived my Wheels installation here https://www.dropbox.com/s/i7axxncuuq1yvta/wheels128.zip?dl=0 ....
by icbrkr
Wed Aug 05, 2015 2:08 am
Forum: Other 8 bit Madness
Topic: NTSC C16 software
Replies: 8
Views: 13741

Re: NTSC C16 software

It can be both.. I'm not an expert coder, but most of the time it's just setting a bit on the TED to allow it to use NTSC mode instead of PAL. Games that have more scan lines (because they are PAL) is a lot harder. The board is a graphics board.. or you can hit it via the webpage to check it out (pa...
by icbrkr
Wed Aug 05, 2015 2:02 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: REU for C-64 & C-128
Replies: 86
Views: 55472

Re: REU for C-64 & C-128

Back in the day you could buy a BBU - a battery back up unit for your 1750/clone that used D sized batteries (...) and a power supply to battery back up your RAM. I'd be pretty happy with that really... reloading things into RAM isn't a whole lot of fun.
by icbrkr
Sat Jul 25, 2015 7:24 pm
Forum: Other 8 bit Madness
Topic: NTSC C16 software
Replies: 8
Views: 13741

Re: NTSC C16 software

Many months later... ;)

Just an FYI, some time ago I started keeping a directory of NTSC compatible Plus/4 and 16 titles on the BBS. On top of that, I've converted some titles from PAL to NTSC.
by icbrkr
Sat Jul 25, 2015 7:20 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: I'm having a saving issue (video)
Replies: 9
Views: 5940

Re: I'm having a saving issue (video)

With scratch and replace, if you tell it which one of the 'dual' drives you're writing to, the issue is prevented: save "@0:filename",8,1 It's a carry over bug from when PETs were delivered with 2 drives with the same device # but were distinguishable with either the prefix 0 or 1. By spec...
by icbrkr
Sat Jul 25, 2015 7:16 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: REU for C-64 & C-128
Replies: 86
Views: 55472

Re: REU for C-64 & C-128

I'd like one, but the problem that's been ran into many times is the custom DMA chip that controls the Commodore REUs. It's pretty much unavailable. I already have a 1750, but what I'd really like more is an internally mounted 1750 (yeah, pipedream), or something in a smaller package. The 1750 is hu...
by icbrkr
Sat Jul 25, 2015 7:12 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Pal C64 in North America.
Replies: 12
Views: 13584

Re: Pal C64 in North America.

Every Vizio TV I've bought does PAL. I usually pick up the cheap, small ones and use them as monitor replacements for my PAL stuff (I have a PAL C16 and Plus/4 hooked to mine with no problems).