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From: spacek@cactus.org (Mark S. Spacek)
Subject: Re: Mac <--> cbm
Organization: Capital Area Central Texas UNIX Society, Austin, Tx
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 03:43:51 GMT

In article <64084@cup.portal.com> JimC@cup.portal.com (Jim GEOS Collette) writes:
>Nope, it's a hardware limitation - the 1581 uses industry-standard single
>speed MFM drives (a la PC, Amiga, etc.) but the Mac uses variable speed GCR
>drives which can't be read by anything else.
>
>   Jim  :)
>
  Yup, its a hardware limitation, but can be done with a little added hardware.
The Spectre GCR Mac emulator cartridge reads and writes Mac disks just fine
using the standard 3 1/2 720k MFM drive that STs come with.  The new Amax for
the Amiga is supposed to be able to do the same thing.  I'm not sure if its
out yet.  I imagine it could also be done with a 1581.  It should be much
easier with the new CMD 1.6 meg drive though.  Mac Super drives are really 
just standard 1.44 meg drives with a slightly weird file structure and I would
guess that the CMD 1.6 meg drive is also.  Oh, in case you were wondering,
the Spectre doesn't vary the speed to the drive motor to read/write Mac disks.
Some early devices did it that way, but it doesn't.  I'm not sure exactly what
it does do, I'm really out of my depth here.  I think I read that it varies
the speed that the data stream to achive the results.  Don't ask me to explain
it because I can't, its just magic to me.  If you really want to know, you
could contact Dave Small or somebody at Gadgets by Small who make the Spectre
GCR.  Anyway, my 2 cents worth.  Mark....  (spacek@cactus.org)
From: jwaleke@tcedge.mi.org (Jim Waleke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Swiftlink Programming
Date: 12 Aug 92 16:08:53 GMT
Organization: EXCELSIOR! Tech Support BBS (313) 77-AMIGA
X-BBS-Software: EXCELSIOR! v0.95c


 
Does anyone have any info on how to program the Swiftlink-232 Cartridge? Or
could point me to where I can find such information? (Books, Magazines,
FTP, or FREQ?)
 
I am currently working on a BBS and I want to write it to work with Swiftlink
and a 14.4k v.32bis Modem.  It will run on the 128.
 
How different is it from normal User Port communications?  About all I know
is that is is mapped around $D700.
 
The instructions that came with my Swiftlink only tell how to use it properly
and with terminal programs.  Not the programming aspect.
 
I also would like to make the BBS handle RTS/CTS flow control rather than XON
XOFF...
 
Please Follow-Up in this News Group or E-mail me at:
 
                       jw156s504@instem.uucp
 
DO NOT MAIL THIS ADDRESS. IT IS NOT ALWAYS RELIABLE. PLEASE USE ABOVE ADDRESS.
                                ^^^
Thanks!
From: reifenra6638@iscsvax.uni.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: C64 Complete System For Sale
Date: 17 Aug 92 19:39:56 -0500
Organization: University of Northern Iowa

Complete C64 System for sale.

    C64 Keyboard (with dust cover)
    1541 Disk Drive
    1526 Printer
    Ribbons for Printer
    Taihaho 300 Baud Modem
    FastLoad Cartridge
    Game Cartridges
    Joysticks (2)
    Lots of software...
    All manuals for hardware
    Some manuals for software

System is in perfect working condition.  I used to be a C64 nut
but gave it up with the '80s!  I've had the system out for a couple
of weeks reliving the good old days and all works fine.

I also have a color Amdek monitor (good picture!) with the appropriate
adapters.  Let me know if interested.

All those interested, please make me a fair offer - I will consider
all.  Please e-mail me at reifenra6638@iscsvax.uni.edu

Thanks for your interest!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
From: nevs@cs.tu-berlin.de (Sven Goldt)
Subject: C64 IRC-Channel
Organization: Techn. University of Berlin, Germany
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 01:18:27 GMT


--
Hi folks,
i have written a bot for IRC , which seems to be quite stable.
You may join the channel #C-64 or not :-).
If you don't join it,you still are able to send messages to the
bot and it can send you the latest FAQ for comp.sys.cbm.
If you join it,you will perhaps meet other C=64-Users,but you should
meet autobot if it is not crashed.He is not very talkative,but
he has a few quotes for you !

Greets,Sven

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From: mcbride@cs.arizona.edu (Chris M. McBride)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Music, stereo, NTSC, PAL
Date: 14 Aug 92 04:51:15 GMT
Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson


  First it is possible to make your 64 stereo by adding a second sound
chip. You can either buy a cartridge, or make your own. I have plans
for them floating around at home. But it would probably be easier to
buy one. And I can't for the life of me remeber who sells them.
 
Fast music? The music sounds fast, but otherwise it sounds ok? Sounds
to me like you have a PAL player, on a NTSC machine. (yes there are
more raster lines on PAL than on NTSC) The problem is PAL runs at
50hz.The screen is updated 50 times a second. If the music is called
each time the screen is updated, it will take 50 calls to move the
music up one second. In NTSC the screen is updated 60 times. Therefore
the music is faster. Not only is the speed a problem(but not a
terrible one) The note frequencies are also different. And although
most  European music players get 'fixed' for the timing problems. I
have only seen one where the frequency was also fixed.
 
BUT This really shouldn't be a problem with SID, unless your only
playing tunes composed in europe....
 
Chris


Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
From: cmanry@luke.wsu.edu (Charles (skip) W. Manry Jr.)
Subject: For Sale:  1541 drive, printer, and plotter
Originator: cmanry@luke.eecs.wsu.edu
Organization: Washington State University!
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 17:28:17 GMT



FOR SALE...........   CHEAP....!

1541 Disk drive.  $25 psh (large box with padding + ups shipping)

     Needs alingment.  Original box, manual, and cables.  Plus
     book by Abacus Software, "The 1541 Repair and Maintenance Handbook"
     This will allow you to do the alignment job yourself.  I just never 
     found the time to do this.  

Printer.  A Commodore MPS-801 printer $10+shipping.  Have not tested yet. 
        I have never used this one becuase I used Printer#1.  It was bought 
        used when I got a 128.  It has manual and might have cables.  If 
        interested.  Contact me and I'll test it out for you.

Also who ever buys the printer from me will get a Commodore plotter free, 
well you do pay the UPS shipping cost.  I can not remember the number 
but it plots using ink pens on 2-3" rolls of paper.  I might be willing to
sale the plotter separate.

Why the sale?  I recieved a used 24-pin printer from my father who does not
use it.  However I purchased a printer interface.  That requires cash!  
So sale off the 1541 drive and the printers I no longer need!

Prices too high you say!?!  Make me an offer!

If interested please contact me.

Charles W. Manry  cmanry@nextasy2.eecs.wsu.edu
                  (509) 332 - 1246 eve before 9pm PST
                  (509) 335 - 2348 days.

ps.  Some people have contacted me about this before.  If you are still 
interested please email me again.  I have not been able to get e-mail to you
so include your phone-numbers where I can reach you.
From: mcbride@cs.arizona.edu (Chris M. McBride)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Music, stereo, NTSC, PAL
Summary: music frequency
Date: 15 Aug 92 19:28:23 GMT
Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson

Appendix E of the oh so feared Programmers Reference Guide
Has a list of musical notes and there coresponding oscillator freq.
For eaxmple it lists C0:268, C#0:284, D0:301, etc. There are 11 notes
that have a high byte of 1. In PAL there are only 10 notes with a high
byte of 1!  Not only is their timing diffferent, the frequency table
they use is also different. It is different to compensate for the
differences in timing. And like I said in a previous post, most people
who fix the timing, don't forget to change the frequency table.
 
Chris


Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
From: cdminter@icaen.uiowa.edu (Corey D Minter)
Subject: Mac <--> cbm
Summary: why haven't we seen a Mac <-> cbm converter?
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 02:24:42 GMT
Organization: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Keywords: mac disk drive convert

I know that the there is a program converting from ms-dos 
to cbm (i uploaded it to a site a while ago) but is there
any reason that the 1581 couldn't convert from Mac to cbm
or is there some kind of limitation of the 1581?
=========================================================
cdminter@icaen.uiowa.edu
corey minter
EarthsWake (or Chaos0) on Qlink
From: "commodore chairman" <commodore.chairman@canrem.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: what to do with broken
Date: 12 Aug 92 20:41:33 EST
Reply-To: "commodore chairman" <commodore.chairman@canrem.com>
Distribution: comp
Organization: Canada Remote Systems

subj: what to do with broken c64

You could use it as a door stop.

Actually, I suggest you keep it.  You can use the keys and the chips for
your new 64 if anything happens to it.  If you decide to throw it out,
take out all the socketed chips, and take all the keys and springs..

Alex Burger - Commodore Chairman of CRS (416-798-4713)
--
Canada Remote Systems  - Toronto, Ontario/Detroit, MI
World's Largest PCBOARD System - 416-629-7000/629-7044
From: edwardp@ra.cs.umb.edu (Edward P. Piecewicz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Connecting a PC printer to a Commodore 64C.
Date: 14 Aug 92 20:34:25 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Massachusetts at Boston, Dept of Math and CS

Is there a specific interface that must be used in order to make a 
PC-compatible printer (IBM) work with a Commodore 64C computer?

Thank you.

  Ed


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
From: lu@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Zhengfang Lu)
Subject: Re: Connecting a PC printer to a Commodore 64C.
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 23:56:52 GMT

In <1992Aug17.124327.8914@bsu-ucs.uucp> 00srdrake@bsu-ucs.uucp writes:


>	Yes, you must get a "printer interface" module in order
>	for a parallel PC-combatible work with a serial CBM bus.

>	I suggest that if you're going to use the printer quite
>	offen, you purchase the XETEC Super Graphix Gold.  You can
>	usually get them for $79 or so.

>	XETEC also has the Super Graphix Jr and Sr.

>	Of course there are others like the G-Wiz, which I don't
>	think I could ever get caught dead using.
Well I use the CARD?+G from Supra Corporation, and it works beautifully, has a 
whole bunch of features and works with a multitude of printers.  I've used it 
on my 64 with an Epson compatible (Mannesman Tally MT-160) and currently with
an OKIDATA 182 ML Turbo.  I bought the interface from Computer Direct in 
Illinois a few years ago for $29.99 US.  I do not know what the current price
is but I imagine it couldn't have gone up all that much.
 
Lu.
From: rknop@cco.caltech.edu (Robert Andrew Knop)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: REU's for a flat C-128
Date: 14 Aug 92 21:16:45 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

dattier@ddsw1.mcs.com (David W. Tamkin) writes:

>When REU's first came around about three or four years ago, I wasn't
>interested and paid no attention to the information.  Now I'm thinking
>about getting one for my C-128.

Your best bet would probably be to go with a CMD RAMDrive or RAMLink.  Those
devices will be compatable with almost any software you use.  (One notable
exception is DesTerm.)  They act as a superfast disk drive, even to the point
that they have separate power supplies, and can maintain their contents when
the computer is turned off.  They are capable of emulating 1541's, 1571's, and
1581's, so if software expects specifically one of those drives, the RL or RD
can handle it.  As to the SwiftLink question, a RAMLink has a pass-thru port
on it in which you can plug any cartraidges, and the SwiftLink will work in
here.

The 1750 or clone will not be used by as much software as the RL or RD, but it
does have some of its own advantages.  One, you may be able to find one used
for not too much money.  Some programs make very effective use of the REU for
internal buffers, e.g. Dialogue128, Big Blue Reader, ZED128; in these cases, a
RAMDrive or RAMLink won't serve the same purpose as an REU, although with all
three programs, to the best of my knowledge, you can still use a RD or a RL as
a superfast disk drive.  I believe that a 17xx is compatible with a SwiftLink,
but since it sucks up the cartraidge port, you would have to get one of those
cartraidge port expander thingies.

Myself, I hope one day before too long to be able to get a RAMLink; however, I
will keep my 1750, and continue to use the 1750 as a 1750 proper (rather than
use it is part of my RAMLink memory), so I can use it with programs that make
effective use of the 1750.

For you, getting your first RAM expander, probably you are better off with a
RAMLink or a RAMDrive.  Which you get would depend on what you want; the
RAMLink is the higher end device; you can expand it to 16 Meg at any time
using industry standard SIMM memory modules; if you think you might ever get a
CMD HD, your access to the HD will be much faster if you have a RAMLink (due
to a port for the HD on the RAMLink).  RAMDrive is a smaller, lower cost
closed package, which you can get in 0.5, 1, or 2 Meg; however, CMD is now
also advertising larger RAMDrives that they claim are expandible.  I don't
know much about that.

-Rob Knop
rknop@tybalt.caltech.edu
From: jwaleke@tcedge.mi.org (Jim Waleke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: .arc files-- how to de-arc?
Date: 13 Aug 92 14:55:10 GMT
Organization: EXCELSIOR! Tech Support BBS (313) 77-AMIGA
X-BBS-Software: EXCELSIOR! v0.95c

In an article, ckunz@pdnfido.fidonet.org (Charles Kunz) writes:

>On several BBSs, I've been noticing .arc files in the C64 sections of
>the upload / download areas, if I download one of those .arc files, then
>how do I de-arc it on my 64?

By using Omega-Q2 or ARC 250.4.  They are compressed files and need to be 
unpacked or uncrunched, ect...

Jim
From: digdon@ug.cs.dal.ca (Mike Digdon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: RS-232 fixes
Date: 16 Aug 92 02:50:48 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Math, Stats & CS, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

I am looking for the source code for the rs-232 routine fixes that were in
the transactor (or any other that might be around) that are in the PAL
assembler format.. any info would be greatly appreciated..

-- 
	     Mike Digdon - Vice Prez DSCSS - Dalhousie University
		     digdon@ug.cs.dal.ca  -- Halifax, NS
	 	 - Real programmers never work nine to five -
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
From: depke@cs.tu-berlin.de (Florian Depke)
Subject: stereoplayer10.3 sidplayer
Keywords: sid,stereo,stereoplayer
Reply-To: depke@vax.hmi.dbp.de
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 16:19:33 GMT

Scott K.Stephen writes in the readme-file at
milton.u.washington.edu:/public/download/c64/sids: 
> mainly, you need to add another sound-chip to the C64. These can be done
> in two ways, by directly adding the chip to the C64 mother directly (for more
> information about this get "stereplayer10p3.sda" and read the docs inside)
> or you can buy a special cartrige that simple plugs in the expansion port
> (for information about this cartrige, post your inquiries to the
> comp.sys.cbm newsgroup)

I downloaded the "stereoplayer10p3.sda", dearched it but there is _no_
doc inside. So, if anyone has information on how to make my c64
stereo, please email.

Thanks
-- 
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			       ./  __	depke@cs.tu-berlin.de
"Kommen Sie nicht?" -	       0`--'0`	dnu@dcon1.hmi.de
  "              ....  Nein."
From: par@nwu.edu (Pete Rodriguez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Request for the plans for adding another SID
Date: 19 Aug 92 17:54:52 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.cbm
Organization: Northwestern University

Hello.  If anyone has plans on how to add another SID to my Commodore 64, I
would greatly appreciate it if you would send it to me.  

Thanks.

____________________________________
Pete Rodriguez
Undergraduate Admissions
Northwestern University
E-mail:par@nwu.edu
       pete@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
From: jerry@marin.uucp (Jerry C. Hudgins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Comal stuff
Distribution: world
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16e (7/4/92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith
Date: 13 Aug 92 01:27:37 EDT
Organization: Private Use

In article <13341@pogo.wv.tek.com> rickc@pogo.wv.tek.com (Rick Clements) writes:
> 
> In article <etxansk.713626862@garbod20> etxansk@garbod20.ericsson.se (Anders Skelander) writes:
> 
> > I'm sure there are some die-hard C64/128 users in Scandinavia still owning
> >the cartridge or a disk version.
> 
> The disk version is an earlier version than the cartrage.  There wasn't any
> sound for one thing.  But, it was freeware.  I have a copy of it.  I have used
> it now and again for prototyping algorithms.
> 
> Comal is (or was) supported in the USA (and probably other countries).  I could
> find their address if anyone want's it.  I don't know about how current it is.
> It talks about the cartrage version being out SOON.
> -- 
> Rick Clements (RickC@pogo.WV.TEK.COM)

Yes, there was a group called the Comal User's Group USA.  I obtained a V2.0
cartridge from them, and I thought it was great.  This was many years ago.
The cartridge (and excellent manual) went away with my C64.  I wonder if a
C128 native version was ever done?

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From: digdon@ug.cs.dal.ca (Mike Digdon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: RS-232 Routines
Date: 18 Aug 92 16:06:25 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Math, Stats & CS, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada


I'll try this again, since I got no response the first time...

I am looking for the RS-232 updated routines that properly allow the 64 to
do 2400 baud.. And, if possible, I would like to have them in PAL assembler
format (but if that is not possible, no big deal)..
-- 
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		     digdon@ug.cs.dal.ca  -- Halifax, NS
	 	 - Real programmers never work nine to five -
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
From: nevs@cs.tu-berlin.de (Sven Goldt)
Subject: Re: stereoplayer10.3
Organization: Techn. University of Berlin, Germany
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 14:23:13 GMT

depke@cs.tu-berlin.de (Florian Depke) writes:
> Another question about the stereoplayer:
> Why are all the musicfiles played too fast? I compared it with other
> sidplayers and with the original music (where available) and remarked
> that the speed is very high. Has anyone a solution?
> 

Well,Florian,
Perhaps it's because the stereoplayer is for NTSC-machines and you
have a PAL-machine ?
Normally it should be the other way: The PAL should be slower,but
it depends on how the author did the timing.
How many rasterlines does a NTSC-C64 have and how many rasters
has a PAL-C64 ? I don't know but it could (should) differ.
Greets, Sven

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
From: rknop@cco.caltech.edu (Robert Andrew Knop)
Subject: Re: .arc files-- how to de-arc?
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 15:07:38 GMT

ckunz@pdnfido.fidonet.org (Charles Kunz) writes:

>On several BBSs, I've been noticing .arc files in the C64 sections of
>the upload / download areas, if I download one of those .arc files, then
>how do I de-arc it on my 64?

On the C128, there is a package called CS-DOS that includes arc128, which is a
program that will both create and dissolve .arc archives.  I don't remember
offhand the name of the program on the 64, but I believe it is just called
"arc", and I think you can find it in one of the c64 directories (probably in
/public/download/c64/...) on milton.u.washington.edu.

-Rob Knop
rknop@tybalt.caltech.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
From: shad04@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Dan Fandrich)
Subject: Re: serial bus
Summary: Compute! July 1983 pp. 178-184
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 21:16:43 GMT

In article <1992Aug6.101701.5868@etek.chalmers.se> mcl@etek.chalmers.se (Mathias Luthi) writes:
>  I am looking for a good description (better than the one found in the
>  programmer's guide) of the serial bus protocol. Does anyone have such
>  a thing ?

The July 1983 issue of Compute! magazine has an article on the serial bus by
Jim Butterfield.  It gives pretty much the same information as the
programmer's guide, but gives it in a step-by-step fashion and fills in some
of the gaps.  Unfortunately, it too is missing the specific codes for talk, 
listen, open, close, etc. and how to actually use those codes to read a file 
(or print a character, or what have you).

>>> Dan
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
From: hal@HQ.Ileaf.COM (Hal Wadleigh)
Subject: Re: User Port Hardware Question
Reply-To: hal@HQ.Ileaf.COM (Hal Wadleigh)
Organization: Interleaf, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 92 14:18:17 GMT

Unfortunately, I have no responses to report.  Doesn't ANYBODY know the specs
for switching photocells under TTL?
From: mcbride@cs.arizona.edu (Chris M. McBride)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: PAL vs NTSC
Summary: I need color
Date: 20 Aug 92 05:29:16 GMT
Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson


    Christmas in August! I just received a nice little package from
London, today, my PAL 64. I quickly hooked it up and ran one of my 
PAL demos, to see what the RAVE was about. (I selected Dutch Breeze)
The Demo was incredible, no flicker, it worked perfectly! EXCEPT
EXCEPT it had no color! It was hooked up to my Amiga 1084 monitor, so
I tried flipping every switch on the machine. Still no color. So then
I tried connecting it to my 1702. And it still worked, but again no
color. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get my PAL 64 to display
color on my NTSC equipment?
 
And for everyones Info. I removed my PAL 64 out off a box(with Arnold
ala T2 on the box!) unplugged my NTSC 64, and plugged in the PAL, and
it worked perfectly!(well except the color) I am using a normal power
supply, normal montior, and normal disk drive!!!
 
Chris
      	
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