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Tag Archives: software
A few more DC2N4-LC devices ready to ship
There are now 6 DC2N4-LC devices available for shipping.
Posted in Retrocomputing, Technical
Tagged Commodore 64, DC2N, dumping, Firmware, games, preservation, retrocomputing, software, tapes
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A few DC2N4-LC devices ready to ship
Although 2 were already ordered, there are now 3 DC2N4-LC devices available for grabbing. I probably won’t be assembling further devices ahead of X’2018.
Posted in Retrocomputing, Technical
Tagged Commodore 64, DC2N, dumping, Firmware, games, preservation, retrocomputing, software, tapes
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Another TAPClean update
I’ve added support for “Lexpeed Fastsave System” in TAPClean, including for those tape images with multiple titles in them. “Lexpeed” takes its name from Lex Boere and is (C) 1985 by Radarsoft. It seems to be a more flexible version … Continue reading
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Tagged Commodore 64, preservation, retrocomputing, software, TAPClean, tapes
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More work on TAPClean
I’ve recently added support in TAPClean for a Microload variant often found on Blue Ribbon titles. The code is nicely optimized when compared to the original Microload one, so I have put it down in a document on my own … Continue reading
Posted in Retrocomputing, Technical
Tagged Commodore 64, preservation, retrocomputing, software, TAPClean, tapes
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IECHost update coming
This evening I finished exposing a feature that I was initially planning to leave until version 3.x of the IECHost GUI client: allow users to choose disk name and ID when formatting disks. The reason I had such initial plans … Continue reading
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Tagged Commodore 64, Disk drives, disks, Firmware, IEC, IECHost, preservation, retrocomputing, software
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IECHost updates
First of all, I’d like to thank those who supported this project so far and bought an IECHost DIY kit. These are now sold out and I’m left with a single kit for myself, as I tend to keep one … Continue reading
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Tagged Commodore 64, Disk drives, disks, IEC, IECHost, preservation, retrocomputing, software
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Another IECHost GUI client bug bites the dust
Over the weekend I stumbled over what I’d refer to as an incomplete implementation of the logic within the IECHost GUI client when sector retry attempts are exhausted for a track. The consequence of this bug is that in presence of … Continue reading
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Tagged Commodore 64, Disk drives, disks, Firmware, IEC, IECHost, preservation, retrocomputing, software
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