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Commodore Free Issue 25 News part 3
Serial Cables
Commodore serial drive/printer cables.
Custom lengths available upon request.
$10 (3 foot)
$15 (6 foot)
$20 (10 foot)
Serial Extension Cable
The serial extension cable is used to
extend the length of Commodore serial
cables. Custom lengths available upon
request.
$6 (3 foot)
$12 (6 foot)
$20 (10 foot)
$25 (15 foot)
Serial "Y" Adapter Cable
The serial "Y" adapter cable is useful
when a user uses up all the serial
ports and needs to connect a new
device. Just a splitter cable for the
serial port. $20
Star NX-10C Printer
Comes with manual and interface. $35
SuperCPU-compatible RAM
Sticks of RAM tested on a SuperCPU
with Wheels.
1MB: Free (One available)
2MB: $3.50
4MB: $5
8MB: $10
16MB: $20
S-Video Cable
S-Video cable for use on devices that
support or reqire S-Video. $5
Tandy Communicator Plus Cable
Cable for connecting your Tandy's
internal modem directly to the wall
jack for internet access. $10
Tandy Printer Cable
Ribbon cable for the Tandy brand of
printers. $10
Universal Video Module
The Universal Video Module allows the
Commodore user to make use of the
stock A/V cables that are flooding the
market these days. It also has S-Video
capabilities and an audio input for
use by someone with the software
know-how. $30
User Port Commander
The User Port Commander is a user port
interface that is backward-compatible
with the GeoCable. It has many extra
features that make it a one of a kind
device! $40
Various Commodore Chips
I have a number of CBM chips
available, for sale or trade. See the
product page for details.
See product page
WICO Joysticks
A pair of WICO Joysticks. Both are in
great working order with a fair amount
of use. $15/pair
SERVICES
1541 Device Switch Installation
Have a set of device number switches
installed in your 1541 floppy drive.
$20 plus S&H
1541/1571/C64/C128 Diagnostics
Have any problems with your Commodore
drives and/or systems diagnosed. $0
plus S&H
1541/1571/C64/C128 Repairs
Have your Commodore drives/systems
repaired.
$20 plus cost of parts and S&H
Commodore 128 Video RAM Upgrade
Have your C128 upgraded with 64KB of
video RAM usable with utilities such
as Maverick. $30 plus S&H
Commodore REU Upgrade
Have your 1700/1764 RAM Expansion Unit
upgraded to a full 512K of RAM, as in
the 1750. $25 plus S&H
ROM Chip Installation
Have any compatible ROM chip you
supply installed in the device of your
choice. $20 plus S&H
Orders are accepted via telephone,
postal mail, and email. I accept US &
international postal money orders as
payment. Send all postal
correspondence to:
8 Bit Designs
Attn: Charles Gutman
9590 Acacia Ave. #3
Fontana, CA. 92335
United States of America
I can be reached by telephone at (909)
350-9987, and by email at shifty_butch
at hotmail dot com.
HyperSID V1.1 is released:
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http://www.hypersynth.com/hypersid.html
http://www.hypersynth.com/gallery/
Hi/HyperSIDv1.1.png
HyperSID is a subtractive synthesizer
with all the C64 SID chip hardware
capabilities besides many new software
based features, so you can take
advantage of various controlling
features of a VSTi and also real
analogue sound with SID character.
Real time integration between software
and hardware makes HyperSID act like
the other VST instruments in your host
application.
Note:
HyperSID VSTi does not generate any
sound itself without the HW Unit.
v1.1 Additions & Fixes:
- Added Pitch-bend wheel with
adjustable range
- New Oscillator Sync option
- New Oscillator Phase Sync
- Added logarithmic and linear curve
mode for filter Cut off
- Added Key and velocity tracking for
Cut off
- Added FPB control module
- Added HW unit reset option
- Fixed transpose and cent issue when
resetting to default
- Little GUI redesign
- HyperSID now sends more descriptive
messages to host when tweaking
parameters
Main Features:
- 3 OSC per key (Monophonic)
- 1 OSC per key (3 Voice polyphonic)
- 4 Waveforms per OSC Tri , Saw
,Noise, Pulse (combinatorial)
- OSC transpose range +36 to -36
Semitone
- OSC cent range -50 to +50 Cent
- OSC ring modulation
- 3 Amp Envelope ADSR
- Multimode analog filter 12dB/Octave
HP, LP, BP and (combinatorial)
- 1 LFO Part with sync, retrig and
invert capability
- 1 Step LFO Part with sync, retrig
and invert capability
- 2 General purpose envelope generator
with invert capability
- Individual routing for each
modulation source
- 88 Parameter for controlling overall
synthesizer (automation recordable)
- Flexible preset manager with save
and load function
- Built in 64 categorized Factory
preset.
- Clean sound without any Self
oscillating in most of the Presets
- Automatic real time synchronization
between software and hardware
- Independent MIDI out path from host
- Very low CPU usage
HW Unit (Enhanced Series):
HyperSID HW unit is a custom build
synthesizer with internal processor
and a real SID Chip! There is no
emulation here, All the sounds are
generated with a real SID chip.
HyperSID VSTi functions as a software
MIDI controller for this hardware
sound engine.
New features:
-Support for all SID chip revisions
(8580-6582-6581).
-Balanced audio output.
-Front panel backlight brightness can
be controlled by user-assignable MIDI
events (MIDI-driven Visualization)
-Half-rack-space form factor fits in
Universal Rack Tray.
-Compatible with discontinued series
of HW unit.
HW unit is also available in standard
19" rack mount version.
Gideon announces Ultimate SuperCPU
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As club members will already know,
Gideon, creator of the 1541 Ultimate +
(http://www.1541ultimate.net/content/
index.php)
has announced: "There are indeed plans
to create a SCPU image for the 1541U
Hardware. That means: no hardware
change, but a completely different
behaviour of the cartridge.
The FPGA content would be different of
course, offering you SCPU
functionality. So *NO* built-in 1541,
but just SCPU. [Of course the idea is
that two 1541U's should work in a
cart-expander, one as SCPU, one as
1541U.]"
I'm not sure how a cartridge extender
board would work, but then at least
he's giving it a go, and it means that
we don't need to hope for a SCPU to
come along at less than $1000USD!!!
Also, from the club's point of view,
as follows:
"I've been speaking to Gideon about
implementing a SuperCPU-compatible
device; how he does this is up to him,
and he is choosing to implement in
within the U1541+, which is fairly
sensible from his point of view. The
suggestion was made back in the
summer, and Gideon said that he wanted
to wait until the Autumn, but would
like to work with us as we had
experienced SCPU users in our ranks.
Anyway, the Commodore Computer Club
(UK) is working with Gideon and
providing him with a SuperCPU
initially, and will further provide
him with a C128 + MMU so that he may
observe how the MMU works, and how it
allows the SCPU 128 to access the
128's modes. The first thing though is
to get his implementation working in
64 mode. After he is satisfied, and we
have something that basically does the
same job, he can then look at further
improvements to the hardware.
He seemed reluctant at the idea of our
offer of funding, as our club is not
for profit. So, on that basis, we will
simply pre-order these devices for our
club shop. Some of these will be
offered to programmers on the
agreement that they actually create
something useful, be it a game or
application.
Furthermore, we will be seeking
agreement with the Ultimate New Comer
team and Protovision to bundle
authorised copies of UNC, Metal Dust
and Virtual Assembler 16 with this
device, which will make a nice bundle.
UNC is being developed to take
advantage of the SuperCPU by putting
all of the game data into RAM, meaning
no more disk swapping - It should also
be just a little bit faster.
As this device will be available
through our shop, member prices will
be 10% less than non-member prices, in
accordance with our club rules.
Yes, we are aware that a SCPU
implementation will not suit everyone
out there.
Yes, we are aware that many people are
happy with the 1541U+ in its current
state, and will not want to upgrade
that.
Yes, we know that many programmers
prefer 6502 over 65816.
And finally, we know that most C64
fans/users don't want a SuperCPU.
But we are still backing this device
because we know that many people would
like to get hold of a SuperCPU without
taking a chance on an auction.
More details will soon be available at
www.superCPU.co.uk. For now, that
domain points to the CCC (UK)
homepage."
A few updates to add: I have agreed in
principle that if this device is sold
through the club shop, we can bundle
UNC, Metal Dust and Virtual Ass 16
with the device. I hope also to speak
to Stephen Judd to include his apps in
any such bundle. Indeed, it might be
handy to have Jammon built into the
USCPU+ firmware especially if Gideon
finds a way of implementing an Action
Replay style 'freeze' function which
would allow access to the ML Monitor
for debugging purposes. Let's not get
ahead of ourselves though - first
thing is to get it working & compatible
Regards,
Shaun.
www.commodorecomputerclub.co.uk
Mark Fellows takes back CMD?
----------------------------
I found this over at the excellent 128
alive forum
http://landover.no-ip.com/forums/
index.php?topic=2358.0
From: Terry Raymond
Date: Sun, August 24, 2008 8:07 pm
[snip]
Hey good news on the home front, I
can't say too much but I have been in
contact with Mark Fellows and there is
a person that is interested in taking
over the CMD C= distribution, Mark is
aware of Maurice's bad Behaviour and
is doing something about this.
COMMODORE FREE: Well its all fingers
crossed at the moment, I may receive
my SCPU or a refund but I don't want
to hold by breath because I will quite
probably die from lack of oxygen.
Commodore LCD prototype Firmware
update
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Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:44:37 -0700
From: Mike Naberezny
Hi All,
I don't think the list allows
attachments so I've posted the
firmware from Bil Herd's Commodore LCD
prototype here for you to download:
http://mikenaberezny.com/2008/10/04/
commodore-lcd-firmware/
I just received these images and wanted
to share them with you. Even without
disassembling, the contents are very
interesting. You can see the built-in
applications and BASIC 3.6 (U103).
BASIC 3.6 looks like it has the same
Easter egg text as 3.5. Many thanks to
Bil Herd for making these available!
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