Monthly Archives: August 2018

Software updates!

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Luigi Di Fraia

Within the Software page of my main website I’ve just made a few updated packages available. These include: C2NEmu GUI client, including Raspbian binaries IECHost GUI client, including Raspbian binaries iechost-utils, including Raspbian binaries Stay tuned for more!

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IECHost track #1 alignment code

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Luigi Di Fraia

I’ve been looking into the custom (fast) track alignment drive code a bit this afternoon and I found out what might be a possible weakness there. Again, I would greatly benefit from testing locally with disks allegedly affected by the … Continue reading →

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IECHost beta firmware

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Luigi Di Fraia

As mentioned a few days back, I’m happy to provide beta versions of the IECHost GUI client to try and address a problem that seems to be related to the drive code not always seeking track #1 properly. Here’s a … Continue reading →

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DC2N4-LC sold out!

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Luigi Di Fraia

Thank you all for your interest in DC2N4-LC. I am glad to confirm that the latest batch I produced has now sold out. Currently I haven’t got plans to produce a new batch, based on demand, but I can’t exclude … Continue reading →

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Yet another DC2N5-LC firmware update!

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Luigi Di Fraia

Today I made a couple of changes to the DC2N5-LC firmware that I had been thinking of for a while. These are: The monitoring mode now persists even when the datassette is stopped: users can now iteratively adjust the read … Continue reading →

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DC2N5-LC interest

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Luigi Di Fraia

As the DC2N5-LC interest has been present for a while, I would be keen to understand whether anybody else is interested in a DC2N5-LC DIY kit (with the added bonus of having access to a 3D-printable case for it), other … Continue reading →

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IECHost beta firmware

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Luigi Di Fraia

I haven’t managed to get my hands on disks that exhibit the behavior as per issue 743566, however I can provide a beta version of the firmware to try and force a further seek to track #1. If interested, just … Continue reading →

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TAPClean updated

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Luigi Di Fraia

TAPClean v0.38-pre-2 now supports “Turbotape 526”, a.k.a. “Load ‘n’ Run”. This loader was used in a number of tapes distributed with the “Com 64” magazine, published in Italy by “Elettronica2000”, submitted by Walter. The loader itself is a slower clone … Continue reading →

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New DC2N5-LC firmware update

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Luigi Di Fraia

A while back John W. suggested it would be handy to have an option in DC2N5-LC’s firmware to re-init a micro SD card after it’s been pulled out to copy files to a PC and put back in afterwards. Although … Continue reading →

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Updates

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Luigi Di Fraia

My EasyFlash version of “Last Ninja 2” was just published to CSDb here. This release partially delivers what I had planned a while back. Furthermore, the EasyFlash loading system I wrote to put together such release was published on GitHub here. … Continue reading →

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