Commodore

XM1541 Cable
Hi, I'm going to build an XM1541 cable, just waiting for the components from Maplin. Can anyone here tell me what wire you have used to make this cable? Will a CAT 5 ethernet cable do the job? The site says 4-core shielded, or 5-core unshielded. Cheers, Pete. ... 8 Aug 2006 14:14

Wireless internet!
Hi, I have an internet connection with charter, all set up with an Ambit data modem (u10co18) -an external one- Can anyone advise me on how to get wireless internet (cheapest way please :D ) My laptop has a wireless port too.. thanks , nj ... 1 Aug 2006 14:09

C128 questions
Hi, What are the most common devices found on the user port of the 128? I'm trying to compile a list of devices, and hopefully find their schematics, so I can figure out which is the best way to use 4 output bits transparently. I'm going to be connecting 4 bits to the unused inputs of the scan converter chip, s... 27 Jul 2006 22:16

1581 Drive Kits on eBay
For those who would rather buy these from the comfort and safety of eBay, I've listed them there as well. Includes a couple of pictures of the kits. http://forum.cmdrkey.com/viewtopic.php?p=1471 (Sorry, can't link to eBay directly.) eBay item# 300011342939 ... 24 Aug 2006 14:47

What use Commodore For!!!
I use my trusty old flat C128 exclusively on the internet for one thing. The PC laptops includeing latest Lenovo P4 I use to listen to good music and play "solitaire". On the other side of the room I use another complete C128 system with an interface box for Digital communications via radio for ARMY MARS. ... 23 Jul 2006 10:57

RS232 buffer size
I know you can change the location of the RS232 buffers on the 128, but can you change the size of it? ... 29 Jul 2006 23:38

Reading a directory
I was looking at some code to read a disk directory, and it occured to me that the simplest and fastest method would be to use the built in DIRECTORY command. Im not sure where my logic is falling apart, but here's my code: 10 DOPEN#1"TESTDIR,S", u8, w : CMD 1 : DIRECTORY : DCLOSE#1 20 DOPEN#1,"TESTDIR,S", u8 ... 20 Jul 2006 22:28

Clock Port 101?
"Clock ports." The Retro Replay cartridge has one. The MMC64 has one. The upcoming IDE64 v4 will have one. They allow you to connect the RR-Net, SilverSurfer, and so on the the C64. But what do the clock ports do exactly? All I've found through Google is that Amigas also have one, and these add-ons were ori... 27 Jun 2006 13:27

Heart of Africa map
Hi all, I just posted a scan I made of the map to Heart Of Africa in alt.binaries.emulators.cbm Grab it if you are interested. I didn't find it anywhere on the net and I found my old map (forgot I bought a new copy of the game in a close out special years ago). And it makes playing figuring out the directions f... 10 Jun 2006 22:17

6502 illegal opcodes questions
All hail to the right honourable lords and ladies of 6502 hackery! ;-) Adam Vardy's article "Extra Instructions Of The 65XX Series CPU" covers this topic very well down to the ugliest details, but is unclear in two points: SKB *** SKB stands for skip next byte. Opcodes: 80, 82, C2, E2, 04, 14, 34, ... 15 Jun 2006 00:14