Tag Archives: retrocomputing

Miscellaneous software updates

Posted on June 10, 2023 by Luigi Di Fraia

Readers might have noticed that lately I have been releasing updates for my command-line client applications and utilities. This is due to the fact that such applications and utilities have been coded over the course of many years and I’ve … Continue reading →

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DC2N4-LC command-line client 2.4.0 released

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Luigi Di Fraia

Version 2.4.0 of the DC2N4-LC command-line client is now available within my Software page. Binaries are available for Windows, macOS (Intel), Linux x86_64 and armv7l. This is a minor release that improves the initial device synchronization.

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Commodore 64 Cartridge Dumper command-line client 2.1.3 released

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Luigi Di Fraia

Version 2.1.3 of the Commodore 64 Cartridge Dumper command-line client is now available within my Software page. Binaries are available for Windows, macOS (Intel), Linux x86_64 and armv7l. This is the first publicly available release of the client. Bear in … Continue reading →

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ALBERT preview version 1.0.47 shared

Posted on April 8, 2023 by Luigi Di Fraia

Version 1.0.47 of ALBERT is now available within my Software page. This is an Easter preview version shared with those interested in creating Commodore 64 images that extend into the left and right borders of the visible screen. You might want … Continue reading →

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Working towards an Easter preview for ALBERT

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Luigi Di Fraia

Despite being quite busy with work, I am slowly getting through the TODO list for the preview of ALBERT that I plan to release on Easter. The Windows and macOS build pipelines are complete, but I am looking at bundling … Continue reading →

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Preview video of my extended C64 picture editor

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Luigi Di Fraia

Right after publishing the C64 Pic Extender last Christmas, I started working on a proper editor, collaborating with Joachim, who worked at the UI design, UX and did quite some testing. Joachim also came up with the name of the … Continue reading →

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Back on the development of TAPClean

Posted on October 22, 2022 by Luigi Di Fraia

It was the 25th of April 2021 when I last made changes to the TAPClean code repo on Sourceforge. Those changes added support for a Polish Anirog clone that was brought to my attention by Pawel. Today I am glad … Continue reading →

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C64 Raster Effect Editor version 1.4.1 released

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Luigi Di Fraia

Version 1.4.1 of C64 Raster Effect Editor is now available within my Software page. This is a minor release for a few enhancements and a couple more sample projects.

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Integrator 2012: Incremental rendering finished

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Luigi Di Fraia

I wrote part of this feature back in March 2013, as suggested by Kai Spitzley, and only finished it today. I am glad I finally got closure 🙂 This is something that was raised again by Robert Ramsay in his … Continue reading →

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C64 Raster Effect Editor version 1.4.0 released

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Luigi Di Fraia

Version 1.4.0 of the C64 Raster Effect Editor is now available within my Software page. This version:

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