Commodore

Help needed w/ calculations
I need to be able to calculate the logarithm to base 2 of a number, but I am limited to a high school education. I am working on some complex file compression techniques. I also want powers, roots, exponents and logs for another time. ... 5 Jul 2010 08:51

Protovision Update June 2010
There is a new update at Protovision. This time the headlines are: - Pieces II News - EVA-1 - One more Newcomer related artwork by Leon Please find the detailed news at our homepage: http://www.protovision-online.com ... 30 Jun 2010 18:41

C64 on the Kuiper Airborne Observatory..still in use?
Hi Guys I was reading a book about the solar system and came across a picture of the Kuiper Airborne Observatory, and saw a C64!?!, and after doing some google search it came upt with this: http://articles.latimes.com/1995-05-14/news/mn-353_1_kuiper-airborne-observatory The picture in my book is this: htt... 30 Jun 2010 16:28

64c resurrection?
I have 3 64cs (one is marked 252311 rev A, another 252311 rev 4, the third I haven't taken the keyboard off to read the rev markings but looks to be approximately the same layout as the other 2) All three are showing the same symptoms, namely when the power on the led lights up, but the screen stays black. Howeve... 2 Jul 2010 17:57

POLL: Freeze bounty amount once assigned?
I have added a poll to the home page. http://commodorebounty.com/ Please vote on whether to freeze the bounty when assigned or not. ... 28 Jun 2010 21:39

PRG Starter for the VICE emulator (and YAPE)
In case you haven't seen it: http://user.tninet.se/~jad615g/prgstarter/ It analyses emulator files and starts the right emulator (c64, vic-20, c128, plus/4 etc.) with the right settings. Supported files: prg, p00, p01, p02, p03, d64, d41, d71, d81, t64, tap, crt, seq, s00, s01, s02, s03... It can also display... 2 Jul 2010 10:10

SID Documentary
I've been thinking for a few months about creating a documentary about the SID and how the music scene evolved around it. I haven't decided whether it should just be audio, like a podcast, or a you-tube video. I guess it boils down to how much content I can find and how much work it would be to make video vs. audi... 28 Jun 2010 15:02

Commodore Free Issue 41 ready to download (fwd)
--------------- Original Message -------------- Subject: COMMODORE FREE ISSUE 41 From: nigel parker Date: Mon, June 28, 2010 2:11 am ----------------------------------------------- ************************************* Commodore Free Magazine http://www.commodorefree.com/ ********************... 28 Jun 2010 21:39

C64 errors - RAM?
OK - looks like my breadbox-style C64 has died. I power it up, and nine times out of ten I get gibberish characters on the screem. Few things load, either tape or disk. It won't read from the MMC64 I've been using for ages either, and that also has gibberish characters on the menu. Sound likely to be a RAM err... 29 Jun 2010 06:21

What Commodore 64 game did you master?
I hope this is not off topic here. Back in the "good days" when I was a late teen/early twen in the mid 80s a friend and me spent endless hours playing some catching games. Games we knew they had an end, and wouldn't repeat endlessly (like Pacman, which would crash in the arcade version at some point due to a cou... 5 Jul 2010 12:11