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The odd eBay alert come though now and then, if your looking for a SuperCPU i would join, the mailing list is as active as users make it.
http://supercpu.cbm8bit.com/mailinglist.txt it's all there :) and hosted here http://lists.cbm8bit.com/listinfo/super-cpu

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By the way, we have a DropBox folder which we use for sharing SuperCPU stuff. If anyone wants to join that folder then please PM me (Bert puts the nightly builds of WinC64 there along with a change log and stuff).

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Heart wrote:Whenever I have tried to make software, updated for the SuperCPU, available for others, the usual reaction is either a complete lack of interest, or more likely, as on the REMOVED forum specifically, antagonism. Well, because of the antagonism or indifference, I think it discourages anyone from trying. It's a shame that the SuperCPU doesn't have it's own forum, where like-minded persons can share their interest. It would be too bad to see the SuperCPU disappear off the radar.
A few of us here couldn't agree more with your statement that we should have a forum to talk about the SuperCPU. One of the ways we do this is through IRC channel #SuperCPU. Speaking for myself, it's fair to say I'm past being bothered by the antagonism, although for the life of me -- other than fear -- I can't imagine someone feeling content or satisfied with 8-bit computing at 1 MHz, when full 16-bit power at 20 MHz is available. Granted, a physical unit is next to impossible to acquire, so (in my case at least) we resort to using the VICE emulation, which is super-solid and much like actually being there -- except for the bonus of being able to automatically access all of the resources of the host PC. The PC-based emulator makes writing software fast and easy, and all types of cool hardware add-ons are available. I write lots of software for the SuperCPU, but no longer possess the actual unit. As for me, that's fine -- the emulator is fun enough.

Last January I updated Starflight to run on the SuperCPU. Starflight is considered a gem of a game, but on the C64, it runs like a sloth. I think this is mainly due to Electronic Arts using the Forth language (at least on the C64 version) instead of machine language. I loaded the game into SuperRAM to get rid of 1541 disk access, and then redirected the main Forth execution loop to rapidly switch back and forth between 1 MHz and 20 MHz to get something like 3 or 4 MHz out of the game. It plays great!/
Well, those are the kinds of skills that should be shared! If you want, we'll ask the admin to set up a sub-forum specifically for the SuperCPU, and we'll get your permissions changed to become an uploader. Then you will have a place to share your game mods and discuss your interests with like-minded individuals. Maybe somewhere along the way I can wedge my experiences with modding the VICE SuperCPU emulation (including the ROM).

Just say the word.

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I'd like to see more software for the SCPU but I understand that it doesn't happen very often. I own an early unit which can't be expanded with more RAM so even I can't run all software made for it. I'm also putting a lot of effort into getting my stuff to run at 60 Hz on a stock machine so my added support for SCPU is hardly visible at all. You would have to target the SCPU specifically and that cuts the user base drastically.
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To add your work to http://supercpu.cbm8bit.com/ or add to the faq http://supercpu.cbm8bit.com/faq.htm email your question and answer. Maybe host a personal web page on the site for your SuperCPU project?

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Burt N thanks for Translating to English GO64! Magazine 6,7,8 and 9 Docs. :) http://supercpu.cbm8bit.com/scpu/index.html
For those that are still interested in Programming for the SuperCPU i hope you find this useful. :)

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bjonte wrote:I'd like to see more software for the SCPU but I understand that it doesn't happen very often. I own an early unit which can't be expanded with more RAM so even I can't run all software made for it. I'm also putting a lot of effort into getting my stuff to run at 60 Hz on a stock machine so my added support for SCPU is hardly visible at all. You would have to target the SCPU specifically and that cuts the user base drastically.
I would love to have a super CPU, but they are a bit hard to find these day. There have been threads on other forums about emulating the scpu on other hardware, since the 65C816 chip is readily available.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WDC_65816/65802
That seemed to run in a circle, when they realized that this was the very same chip used in the super cpu.
So, where do we go from here? Can someone get the rights, and make the scpu again? Can some one make a clone?
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