ÃOMMODORE ÆREE ÍAGAZINE * ÉSSUE 17 ÍARCH 2008 WWW.COMMODOREFREE.COM ÆREE TO DOWNLOAD MAGAZINE ÄEDICATED TO ÃOMMODORE ÃOMPUTERS ÁVAILABLE AS ÔEXT, ÈTML, ÐÄÆ, ÓÅÑ AND ÃOMMODORE 64 Ä64 DISK IMAGE ÅDITOR ÓOME OF YOU READING THIS MAY WONDER WHY É DECIDED TO INCLUDE AN INTERVIEW WITH ?ÂREAD ÂOX ÃOMPUTER SYSTEMS? AS THEY ARE NOTHING TO DO WITH ÃOMMODORE ÒELATED ITEMS. ×ELL BECAUSE SOME QUESTIONS HAVE RAISED RECENTLY ABOUT ÇEOS AND WHO OWNS THE RIGHTS COPYRIGHT; É THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO INCLUDE THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY. ÔHE INTERVIEW DOES RAISE AND ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT ÇEOS AND MAYBE NOT IN THE WAY MANY PEOPLE WOULD THINK; ÁLSO THEY DO CREATE A GREAT PRODUCT GRANTED IT IS FOR THE Ðà SYSTEM, AND IF YOU WOULD RATHER NOT READ IT YOU CAN SKIP OUT THE INTERVIEW. É DON?T INTENT TO INCLUDE NONE ÃOMMODORE ITEMS BUT FELT THE NEED TO INCLUDE THIS INTERVIEW. ÁNOTHER COMPETITION THIS MONTH THE CHANCE TO WIN 1 OF 3 ÃÄ ROMS KINDLY DONATED BY ÐÒÅÓÓ ÐÌÁÙ ÏÎ ÔÁÐÅ COMMODORE TRIBUTE BAND. ÔHE COMPETITION WAS MISSED OUT OF ISSUE 16 MAINLY DUE TO TIME, AND THE LACK OF! É APOLOGISE FOR THIS. ÇOTO ÐÐÏÔ ÃÏÍÐÅÔÅ & GET YOUR ENTRIES IN. ÔHANKS ALSO FOR THE READERS WHO SENT IN COMMENTS THEY ARE ALL WELCOME AND SHOWS THAT AS WELL AS DOWNLOADING THE MAGAZINE PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY TAKING THE TIME TO READ THE ISSUES AS WELL. É THOUGHT THE ÃÍÄ ITEM WOULD HAVE GENERATED MORE READERS COMMENTS BUT É GUESS YOU ARE ALL SHY. ×E ALSO HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH AN ORCHESTRA THIS MONTH WHO PLAY Ã= ÓÉÄ TUNES, YOU CANT SAY THE MAGAZINE ISN'T DIVERSE ÔHANKS ÎIGEL ×EBSITE WWW.COMMODOREFREE.COM Å-MAIL ÃOMMODOREFREE@COMMODOREFREE.COM ÃONTENTS ÃONTENTS ÅDITORIAL / ÃONTENTS ÉNTERVIEWS ÁHMET ÚEKI ÅYMOU Ã64TCP ÍANO ÓCHERPBIER Ã=64 ORCHESTRA ÊASON ËELK ÃOSINE ÆRANK ÆISCHER ÂREADBOX SYSTEMS ÇEOS ÇAELYNE ÇASSON ÖÃÓ×ÅÂ.COM ÇENERAL NEWS ITEMS Ã64TCP ÒEADERS ÃOMMENTS ÇUIDES 1541 ÃABLE AMENDMENT ÕPGRADING ÇEOS ÉN THE BEGINNING ÐÁÒÔ 2 ÃOMPETITION ÐÒÅÓÓ ÐÌÁÙ ÏÎ ÔÁÐÅ ÐOSTER COMPETITION ×INNING ENTRY ÈÏ× ÃÁÎ É ÈÅÌÐ ÃÏÍÍÏÄÏÒÅ ÆÒÅÅ ÏK THE BEST WAY TO HELP WOULD BE TO WRITE SOMETHING ABOUT ÃOMMODORE? (YES FOR THE OBSERVANT É SPELLED THE COMPANY CORRECTLY THIS TIME) _GRIN SERIOUSLY THOUGH ARTICLES ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. ×ÈÁÔ ÁÒÔÉÃÌÅÓ ÄÏ ÙÏÕ ÎÅÅÄ ×ELL THEY VARY CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA BUT É AM LOOKING FOR ÔUTORIALS (BEGINNERS AND ÅXPERT) ÅXPERIENCES WITH ÃOMMODORE ×HY É LOVE ÃOMMODORE MACHINES ÉNTERVIEWS ? MAYBE YOU HAVE ACCESS TO A POWER USER ------------------------------------- ÃOMPETITION ÐÒÅÓÓ ÐÌÁÙ ÏÎ ÔÁÐÅ ÙOUR CHANCE TO WIN 1 OF 3 COPIES OF THE FABULOUS ÐÒÅÓÓ ÐÌÁÙ ÏÎ ÔÁÐÅ ÃÄ ÒÏÍ. ÐÒÅÓÓ ÐÌÁÙ ÏÎ ÔÁÐÅ IS A ÃOMMODORE 64 REVIVAL BAND PLAYING CLASSIC ÃOMMODORE ÍUSIC FILES OR ÓÉÄS ON REAL INSTRUMENTS, GUITARS, DRUMS, KEYBOARDS WITH AN ADDED BONUS OF VOCALS. ÔO WIN ONE OF THESE 3 ÃÄ ÒÏÍÓ AND HAVE THE DISK SENT DIRECTLY TO YOUR ADDRESS ÆREE OF ALL POSTAL CHARGES YOU JUST NEED TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION "É LOVE ÃOMMODORE COMPUTER MUSIC BECAUSE? ÁND YOUR ENTRY WILL BE PLACED WITH THE OTHERS FOR READING, THE BEST 3 STORIES WILL BE SELECTED TO RECEIVE ONE OF THE ÃÄ ÒÏÍÓ. ÃLOSING DATE FOR THE COMPETITION WILL BE 30TH ÁPRIL 2008 ÃOMMODORE ÆREE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ÐÒÅÓÓ ÐÌÁÙ ÏÎ ÔÁÐÅ FOR DONATING THE 3 ÃÄ ÒÏÍÓ FOR THE COMPETITION. ------------------------------------- 1541 CABLE ÁÍÅÎÄÍÅÎÔ ÈELLO ÎIGEL... ÆIRST OF ALL, THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUED HARD WORK AT MAKING ÃOMMODORE ÆREE, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR "PLUGS" OF MY ÂÂÓ AND THE Ã64/128 ÂÂÓ ÌIST THAT É MAINTAIN. :) É JUST GOT FINISHED READING THE LATEST ISSUE, AND É WANTED TO POINT OUT A FEW THINGS IN REFERENCE TO YOUR Ø1541 ARTICLE. ÆIRST, THE .LNX FILE EXTENSION IS FOR THE ÌYNX PROGRAM, WRITTEN BY ×ILL ÃORLEY. ÔHE FIRST VERSION WAS SIMPLY CALLED ÌYNX. ÔHE SECOND VERSION WAS ÌYNX ÉÉ. ÔHE THIRD VERSION WAS ÌYNX ÉÉÉ, AND SO ON... ÔHROUGH THE FINAL VERSION HE RELEASED, ÌYNX ØÖÉÉ. É HAPPEN TO HAVE A COLLECTION OF EVERY VERSION OF ÌYNX THAT ×ILL ÃORLEY EVER RELEASED, AND É ALSO WAS ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE THAT SENT ×ILL ÃORLEY A CONTRIBUTION FOR HIS WORK. ÔHE PROGRAM YOU TALK ABOUT IN YOUR ARTICLE, ÕLTIMATE ÌYNX, WAS A HACKED VERSION MADE BY ANOTHER AUTHOR THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO SUPPORT DIFFERENT DISK DRIVES (ÌYNX WAS WRITTEN SOLELY FOR THE 1541), SUCH AS THE 1581 AND ÓÆÄ-1001. É HAVEN'T HAD GOOD EXPERIENCES WITH ÕLTIMATE ÌYNX. ÉN MY OPINION, THE BEST VERSION EVER WRITTEN WAS ÌYNX ØÖÉÉ. ÎOT ONLY DID IT LINK AND UNLINK FILES WITH THE .LNX FILE EXTENSION, IT ALSO INCLUDED A VERY GOOD DIRECTORY EDITOR, SECTOR EDITOR, FILE COPIER, AND MORE. É HAVE ONE OF ×ILL ÃORLEY'S DISKS OF UTILITIES, WHICH HE CALLED Õ-1541. ÉT INCLUDES ÌYNXØÖÉÉ, AND HIS SHORT DESCRIPTION FOR THE PROGRAM SAYS, "ÙOU NAME IT, IT DOES IT!" ÁNYWAY... É JUST THOUGHT THAT IF YOU WERE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE .LNX FILES, YOU REALLY SHOULD GIVE CREDIT TO THE ORIGINAL PROGRAM AND THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR, AND NOT ONLY MENTION THE LATER "HACKED" VERSION. ÁS LONG AS YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT .LNX FILES, YOU MIGHT AS WELL ALSO TALK ABOUT OTHER FILE-LINKING PROGRAMS. ÔHERE WERE SEVERAL THAT WERE COMMONLY USED FOR FILE TRANSFERS TO AND FROM ÂÂÓ'S AND Ñ-ÌINKBACK IN THE LATE 80'S AND EARLY 90'S... ÌYNX, AS DISCUSSED, LINKED FILES WITHOUT COMPRESSION AND HAD THE .LNX FILE EXTENSION. ÁRC WAS ANOTHER POPULAR PROGRAM. ÁLTHOUGH NOT FAST AND NOT VERY USERFRIENDLY, THE GREAT THING ABOUT ÁRC WAS THAT IT ACTUALLY COMPRESSED FILES IN ADDITION TO LINKING THEM. ÁRC FILES HAVE A .ARC FILE EXTENSION. ÌIBRARY AND ÁRKIVE WERE TWO OTHER PROGRAMS WHICH, LIKE ÌYNX, ONLY LINKED FILES WITHOUT COMPRESSING THEM. ÌIBRARY FILES HAVE A .LBR FILE EXTENSION, AND ÁRKIVE FILES HAVE A .ARK FILE EXTENSION. ÁRC FILES OF AROUND 200 BLOCKS OR LESS CAN BE CONVERTED TO ÓELF-ÄISSOLVING ÁRC FILES, WITH THE FILE EXTENSION .SDA. ÌIKEWISE, ×ILL ÃORLEY WROTE A PROGRAM TO CONVERT .LNX FILES OF AROUND 200 BLOCKS OR LESS TO ÓELF-ÄISSOLVING ÌYNX FILES. ÔHE PROGRAM CONVERTS "FILENAME.LNX" TO "[FILENAME]". ÍOST PEOPLE, MYSELF INCLUDED, WOULD RENAME THE BRACKETED FILE TO "FILENAME.SDL". ÔHERE IS A GREAT PROGRAM THAT WAS RELEASED ON Ñ-ÌINK CALLED ÏMEGA-Ñ. ÔHE FINAL VERSION OF THAT WAS ÏMEGA-Ñ 2.1. ÔHIS PROGRAM HAD MANY USEFUL DISK UTILITIES IN IT. ÔHE BEST PART WAS THAT IT WOULD DISSOLVE .ARC, .ARK, .LBR, AND .LNX... ALL FROM ONE PROGRAM! ÉT WOULD ONLY DISSOLVE THEM, HOWEVER. ÔO CREATE THEM, YOU STILL NEEDED TO USE THE ORIGINAL PROGRAM. ÁNYWAY, É JUST WANTED TO ELABORATE A BIT ON WHAT É READ IN YOUR Ø1541 ARTICLE... :) ËEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! -ÁNDREW ÃÏÍÍÏÄÏÒÅ ÆÒÅÅ ÁNDREW ÇLAD YOU ARE STILL READING THE MAGAZINE É HAVE TO POINT OUT THAT CREDIT FOR THE IDIOTS GUIDE TO THE 1541 SHOULD GO ENTIRELY TO ÒIO ÂAAN ÔHE ARTICLE WAS KINDLY REPRINTED FROM HIS WEBSITE ÈERE IS HIS ×EBSITE ÕÒÌ HTTP://WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/CDSIXFOUR/ X1541.HTM ------------------------------------ ÒEADERS COMMENTS ÈI ÎIGEL, ÊUST A NOTE REGARDING YOUR ÃÍÄ COMMENTS. ÆIRSTLY, THERE ARE A FEW ENTHUSIASTS WHO ARE WORKING ON DEVICES THAT SHOULD SUPERCEDE ÃÍÄ DEVICES SUCH AS THE 1541 ÕLTIMATE HERE: HTTP://WWW.LEMON64.COM/FORUM/VIEWTOPIC. PHP?T=25622 ÉNDEED, THE ÌEMON64 FORUMS HAVE BECOME A HOTBED OF DISCUSSION ON THIS VERY TOPIC. ÆOR INSTANCE, GENERAL FEELINGS TOWARDS ÍAURICE CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.LEMON64.COM/FORUM/VIEWTOPIC. PHP?T=25371 AND ÆÄ2000 CLONING IS CURRENTLY BEING DISCUSSED OVER AT HTTP://WWW.LEMON64.COM/FORUM/VIEWTOPIC. PHP?T=26098 ÆOR MY OWN PART, É'D BE WILLING TO LOAN OUT MY SPARE ÓUPERÃÐÕ 128 + ÓUPERÒÁÍ CARD TO ANYONE WITH THE RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL SET TO REVERSE ENGINEER IT FOR THE PURPOSES OF CREATING A CLONE. ÏBVIOUSLY, É'LL NEED THE UNIT BACK ONCE FINISHED. É COULD, OF COURSE SELL THE SPARE, BUT THAT WAY NO ONE WILL BENEFIT. ÐEOPLE MAY CONTACT ME BY EMAIL AT RETROBYTESPR@MAIL.COM WHICH IS ALSO MY ÍÓÎ ÌIVE ÍESSENGER ADDRESS. ÐERHAPS THE FUTURE ISN'T SO BLEAK AFTER ALL? ÒEGARDS, ÓHAUN. ÃÏÍÍÏÄÏÒÅ ÆÒÅÅ ÈI ÓHAUN YES É KNOW THERE ARE SOME PROJECTS BEING LOOKED AT, É WAS HOPING TO GENERATE SOME EMAILS AND COMMENTS AND IT SEEMED TO WORK, MANY USERS HAVE CONTACTED ME TO TELL ME ABOUT PROJECTS, É STILL FEEL WE NEED TO POOL RESOURCES TOGETHER RATHER THAN PEOPLE GOING OFF DESIGNING HARDWARE WE NEED TO HAVE SOME SORT OF CENTRAL SYSTEM SO PEOPLE KNOW WHAT IS BEING WORKED ON AND DON'T GO AN REDESIGN THE SAME OR SIMILAR THING ÈI, ÉN ISSUE 16 YOU STATE AN UNTRUTH, "ÍAURICE OWNS THE RIGHTS TO ÇEOS." ×ELL, HE DOES ÎÏÔ. ÈE JUST TELLS PEOPLE THIS. É LIVE IN ÍICHIGAN AND SO DOES ÍAURICE. ÔHERE É FILED A ÃÏÐÙÒÉÇÈÔ LAWSUIT AGAINST ÍAURICE, AND HIS COMPANY (ÃLICK ÈERE ÓOFTWARE ÃO). ÈE LOST THAT SUIT BY WAY OF FAILING TO RESPOND. ÓO LET'S GET THIS RIGHT FOR ALL Ã64 READERS. ÂERKELEY ÓOFTWARE (THE PUBLISHERS OF ÇÅÏÓ AND COPYRIGHT HOLDER) ÎÅÖÅÒ GAVE UP THEIR COPYRIGHTS TO ÃÍÄ. ×HAT ÃÍÄ GOT FROM ÂERKELEY WAS A RIGHT TO ÄÉÓÔÒÉÂÕÔÅ. ÔHAT IS, A RIGHT TO MAKE COPIES AND SELL THEM. ÔHIS IS ÎÏÔ THE SAME AS A COPYRIGHT. ÙOUR LOCAL ÃOKE-A-ÃOLA BOTTLER HAS THE ÒÉÇÈÔ TO PRODUCE THE SOFTDRINK, BUT ÎÏ RIGHT TO SELL THE FORMULA TO OTHERS. ÍAURICE LIKES TO ÔÅÌÌ PEOPLE THE HE IS THE COPYRIGHT OWNER. ÂUT WHAT HE PURCHASED WAS THE RIGHT TO DISTRIBUTE THAT ÃÍÄ HAD. ÈOWEVER, THE ÏÒÉÇÉÎÁÌ ÃÏÐÙÒÉÇÈÔ NEVER CHANGED HANDS. ÈERE ARE MY PROOFS: 1) ÔHIS LINK IS THE SEARCH AT THE ÕÓ ÃOPYRIGHT OFFICE FOR "ÇÅÏÓ" HTTP://COCATALOG.LOC.GOV/CGIBIN/ ÐWEBRECON.CGI?ÓEARCH_ÁRG=GEOS&ÓEARCH _ÃODE=ÔÁÌÌ&ÐÉÄ=23966&ÓÅÑ=200802261 31716&ÃÎÔ=25&ÈÉÓÔ=1 ÙOU'LL NOT FIND ÃÍÄ OR ÃLICKÈERE- ÓOFTWARE LISTED ON ÁÎÙ COPYRIGHT. 2) ÈERE IS THE LINK FOR BUSINESSES REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF ÍICHIGAN: HTTP://WWW.DLEG.STATE.MI.US/BCS_CORP/ SR_CORP.ASP ÙOU WILL ÎÏÔ FIND ANY BUSINESS LISTING FOR "ÃLICK ÈERE ÓOFTWARE" OR "CMDRKEY." ÔRY IT YOUR SELF, HERE ARE THE LINKS: HTTP://WWW.DLEG.STATE.MI.US/BCS_CORP/RS _CORP.ASP?S_BUTTON=SNAME&V_SEARCH= CMDRKEY&HIDDENÆIELD=&SEARCH=ÓEARCH HTTP://WWW.DLEG.STATE.MI.US/BCS_CORP/ RS_CORP.ASP?S_BUTTON=SNAME&V_ SEARCH=ÃLICK+ÈERE+ÓOFTWARE& HIDDENÆIELD=&SEARCH=ÓEARCH 3) ÉÆ ÍAURICE HAS A COPYRIGHT, ALL HE NEEDS TO DO IS FILE IT WITH THE COPYRIGHT OFFICE AND PAY $45. ÙOU'D THINK THAT A GUY WOULD SPEND THAT MUCH TO SECURE HIS RIGHTS. ÂUT THAT WOULD MEAN THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PROVE TO THE COPYRIGHT OFFICE THAT THE COPYRIGHT WAS TRANSFERRED TO HIM. ÂUT É THINK HE HAS ÎÏ ÄÏÃÕÍÅÎÔÁÔÉÏÎ TO PROVE ANY SUCH TRANSFER. 4) ÏN ×IKIPEDIA É FOUND: "ÔHE ÁPPLE ÉÉ VERSION OF ÇÅÏÓ WAS RELEASED AS FREEWARE IN ÁUGUST 2003. ÔHE ÃOMMODORE 64/128 VERSIONS FOLLOWED IN ÆÅ 04." ÃOPYRIGHT LAW MAKES IT CLEAR, THAT ONCE A COPYRIGHT IS GIVEN TO ANOTHER PARTY, THAT THE NEW PARTY HAS THE SAME RIGHTS AS THE ORIGINATOR. ÔHAT IS, ONCE THE ÁPPLE VERSION WAS RELEASED INTO FREEWARE, SO TO WAS THE ÃOMMODORE VERSIONS BECAUSE THEY SHARE THE SAME CODEBASE, SCREENS AND EVEN LOGIC. 5) ÏN EÂAY, É WAS SELLING THE Ã128 ÇEOS BOOT ROM. ÍAURICE TRIED TO BLOCK THAT SALE, BY CLAIMING THAT HE WAS THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER. ÔHAT IS WHEN É DEMANDED THAT HE PRODUCE DOCUMENTATION OF HIS CLAIM. ÈE DID NOT PRODUCE ÁÎÙ ÓÕÃÈ ÄÏÃÕÍÅÎÔÁÔÉÏÎ. ÓO É FILLED A LAWSUIT AND FORMALLY REQUESTED HIS PROOF OF COPYRIGHT. ÈE DID NOT PRODUCE ANY SUCH DOCUMENTATION. ÍAURICE ABANDONED HIS CLAIM WITH EÂAY. 6) ÔHIS LINK SHOWS THAT ÂREADBOX OWNS THE COPYRIGHT TO ÇÅÏÓ ON ÁÌÌ HARDWARE PLATFORMS. HTTP://WWW.BREADBOX.COM/NEWSDETAIL.ASP? ID=40 ÂREADBOX ÐENS ÇÅÏÓ ÅXCLUSIVE ÌICENSE AND ÏWNERSHIP ÒIGHTS ÁGREEMENT WITH ÇEOWORKS, ÐORT ÒICHEY, ÆLA, 29 ÁÐÒ 03. ÕNDER THE TERMS OF AN AMENDED LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH ÇEOWORKS OF ÅMERYVILLE, ÃALIFORNIA, EFFECTIVE ÁPRIL 1, 2003, ÂREADBOX ÃOMPUTER ÃOMPANY, ÌÌà OF ÐORT ÒICHEY, ÆLORIDA, HAS OBTAINED THE WORLDWIDE EXCLUSIVE AND PERPETUAL RIGHTS TO THE PATENTED ÇÅÏÓ OPERATING SYSTEM FOR ALL HARDWARE PLATFORMS. ÁS PART OF THE AGREEMENT AND IN ADDITION TO UNDISCLOSED FINANCIAL AND OTHER TERMS, ÂREADBOX HAS AGREED TO TAKE ON CERTAIN OF ÇEOWORKS' TECHNICAL SUPPORT LIABILITIES TO THIRD PARTIES. ÉN ADDITION, UNDER THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT, ALL OWNERSHIP RIGHTS OF THE ÇEOS OPERATING SYSTEM WILL PASS TO ÂREADBOX AT AN UNDISCLOSED DATE. ÐRIOR TO THE OWNERSHIP TRANSFER, ÂREADBOX HAS THE RIGHT TO BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THIRD PARTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF ÇEOWORKS' INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN THE LICENSED TECHNOLOGY. "×E ARE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE REACHED AN AMICABLE AGREEMENT WITH ÇEOWORKS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUING ROLE AS THE KEEPER OF THE ÇÅÏÓ FLAME. ×ITH A LITTLE LUCK AND OUR CONTINUED PERSEVERANCE AND TALENTED ÂREADBOX TEAM, WE AIM TO PUT ÇÅÏÓ BACK ON THE MAP AS A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE. ÇÅÏÓ HAS A LONG STANDING HISTORY OF BEING ON THE CUTTING EDGE AND OF BEING THE SOFTWARE OF CHOICE FOR THE FIRST ÐÄÁ, THE ÃASIO ÚOOMER, AND LATER THE ÈEWLETT ÐACKARD ÏMNIÇO AND THE ÓHARP ÐÔ-9000 ÐÄÁ; THE ÃANON ÓTAR×RITER ÐRO 5000 PERSONAL PUBLISHING SYSTEM; ÂROTHER ÅNSEMBLE ×ORD ÐROCESSORS; THE FIRST ÐÄÎ, THE ÂROTHER ÇEOÂOOK; THE FIRST WIRELESS ÃOMMUNICATOR, THE ÎOKIA 9000; THE ÇLOBALÐÃ; THE AWARD WINNING Ðà DESKTOP SOFTWARE THAT STILL RUNS NICELY ON A 386 AND WAS SELECTED FOR ÉÂÍ'S ÅDUQUEST EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER PLATFORM; AND MUCH, MUCH MORE. ×E WILL REVIVE AND CONTINUE THIS LEGACY INTO THE FUTURE" STATED ÆRANK Ó. ÆISCHER, ÐRESIDENT & ÃÅÏ OF ÂREADBOX. ×HICH BEGS THE QUESTION, CAN ÍAURICE LEGALLY OFFER ÇÅÏÓ AS HIS WEBSITE AS FREEWARE? ÍY CONCLUSION IS THAT NEITHER HE, NOR HIS COMPANY, HAS EVER BEEN GRANTED ANY ÇÅÏÓ COPYRIGHT. ÈE ONLY HAS A DISTRIBUTION RIGHT. ÔHE DIFFERENCE IS SIGNIFICANT. Á RIGHT TO DISTRIBUTE MEANS THAT ÂERKELEY ÓOFTWARE CANNOT WIN A SUIT AGAINST ÍAURICE. ÂUT IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT ÍAURICE CAN FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST ANYONE ELSE THAT IS SELLING ÇÅÏÓ. ÏNLY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER CAN DO THAT - WHICH ÍAURICE IS NOT. ÔHIS WAS MY ARGUMENT IN MY CASE AGAINST ÍAURICE. ÍAURICE DID NOT EVEN FILE AN ANSWER. *** ÏNE NOTE, IT IS ÎÏÔ ILLEGAL TO RUN A BUSINESS IN ÍICHIGAN WITHOUT FILING WITH THE STATE. É AM NOT SAYING THAT ÍAURICE HAS DONE ANYTHING ILLEGAL. É JUST THINK THAT HE EITHER LIED OR HAS DELUDED HIMSELF INTO THINKING THAT A DISTRIBUTION RIGHT MEANS THAT HE HAS THE COPYRIGHT. ÅRIC ÃÏÍÍÏÄÏÒÅ ÆÒÅÅ ÈI ÅRIC, É THINK YOU ARE CORRECT WITH YOUR COMMENTS, AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE OF THE PROBLEM, É DID REPORT ABOUT THE ÂREADBOX COMPANY IN AN EARLIER ISSUE OF ÃOMMODORE ÆREE MAGAZINE UNDER THE TITLE ?×HAT HAPPENED TO ÇEOS? AS A MATTER OF FACT É WAS QUITE TEMPTED TO PURCHASE A COPY TO RUN ON AN OLD LAPTOP AS IT LOOKED QUITE SLICK IT SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO SOMETHING CALLED ENSAMBLE ÇEOS IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR MOBILE DEVICES: HTTP://WWW.BREADBOX.COM/GEOS.ASP ÎIGEL, ÔHE SAD PART IS THAT ÉÆ ÍAURICE WOULD JUST REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, É AM SURE THAT OTHERS WOULD HELP HIM BUILD THE ÃÍÄ HARDWARE AND HE WOULD ÍÁËÅ MONEY. ÏNE PERSON THAT HAS THE STUFF TO DO ÐàWOULD MAKES THEM. ÁNOTHER PERSON WOULD DO THE NEXT PART AND SO ON. ÈERE IN ÍICHIGAN WE HAVE A ÈÕÇÅ NUMBER OF SKILLED AUTO WORKERS WHO KNOW HOW TO MANUFACTURE STUFF. ÁNYWAY, IT IS TOO BAD THAT PEOPLE ARE LOOSING THEIR MONEY. ÅRIC ÃÏÍÍÏÄÏÒÅ ÆÒÅÅ ÁÇÒÅÅ IT SEEMS ÍAURCE HAS BEEN OFFERED HELP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BUT EVERY- TIME TURNS THE HELPERS DOWN OR DOESN'T RESPOND ÃÏÍÍÏÄÏÒÅ ÆÒÅÅ É WAS TRYING TO FIND A GOOD GUIDE ON UPDATING ÇEOS, É NEVER FOUND THIS AND DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO CREATE IT, ÁLTHOUGH A READER DID SEND IN THIS INFORMATION SO É INCLUDED IT THE ÒEADERS SECTION AS INFORMATION (IF THAT MAKES SENSE. ÒEMEMBER THOUGH ÍAURICE STILL HAS LOTS OF OUTSTANDING, ORDERS AND ORDERING ITEMS MAY TAKE A LONG TIME? ------------------------------------- ÕPGRADING ÇOES ÔERRY/ÒAYMON ÔO UPDATE ÇEOS TO MY KNOWLEDGE IS TO USE ÍAURICE ÒANDALL'S PATCH THAT USES THE POWER OF THE ÓÃÐÕ, É THINK THIS WAS THE BEST UPGRADE "EVER" FOR ÇEOS 2.0, BUT THE DOWNSIDE OF THIS IS YOU HAVE TO "PATCH" THE ORIGINAL ÇEOS 2.0 BOOT DISK TO DO SO. ×HEELS 64 AND ×HEELS 128 ÍINIMUM RECOMMENDED HARDWARE: Ã=64 OR Ã=128 Ã= ÍONITOR Ã= 1351 OR ÃÍÄ ÓMART ÍOUSE ÇEOS OR Ã= ÒÅÕ 1541 OR 1571 DRIVE OR ÃÍÄ DRIVES. ×HEELS 64 AND ×HEELS 128 ÍAXIMUM RECOMMENDED HARDWARE: Ã= ÍONITOR Ã=1351 ÍOUSE OR ÃÍÄ ÓMART ÍOUSE ÃÍÄ ÓÃÐÕ PLUS 1MB OR MORE ÓUPER ÒAM. ÃÍÄ ÈÄ, ÒAMLINK, ÆÄ-2000. ÇEOS OR Ã= ÒÅÕ Ã= DRIVES OPTIONAL ÃÍÄ ÇEOCABLE ÉÉ FOR FASTER PRINTING. ÔO UPGRADE TO ×HEELS 64 OR ×HEELS 128 ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS THE FOLLOWING: ÏRDER EITHER ×HEELS 64 OR ×HEELS 128 FROM ÍAURICE ÒANDALL AND THEN WHEN YOU GET YOUR ×HEELS DISK, DO THE FOLLOWING: ÔYPE THIS FROM THE ÒÅÁÄÙ PROMPT: ÌÏÁÄ"ÓÔÁÒÔÅÒ",8 PRESS ÒÅÔÕÒÎ KEY ÉT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE É HAVE DONE THIS BUT ×HEELS NEEDS YOUR ORIGINAL ÇEOS2.0 DISK TO GET THE "SERIAL NUMBER", AFTER THIS IS DONE PUT BACK YOUR ORIGINAL ÇEOS 2.0 BOOT DISK. ÎOW YOU CAN BOOT ×HEELS AND YOU DONT NEED THE 2.0 BOOT DISK, ONLY FOR THE APPLICATIONS LIKE: ÇEOWRITE, ÇEOPAINT ETC, ALL THESE OLD APPLICATIONS WILL RUN IN ×HEELS WITH NO PROBLEM. ÔHE ONLY THING IS IF YOU HAVE "ONLY" A NEW ÇEOS BOOT AND NEW APPLICATIONS DISK YOU NEED TO INSTALL "ALL" NEW APPLICATIONS FIRST: "ONLY ON THE ORIGINAL APPLICATIONS DISK". ÔO DO THIS FOR EXAMPLE YOU CLICK ON THE ÇEOPAINT ÉCON THIS WILL RUN ÇEOPAINT FOR THE FIRST TIME AND INSTALL IT, DO THE SAME WITH ALL OTHER APPLICATIONS. ÁFTER THE APPLICATIONS ARE INSTALLED YOU CAN COPY THOSE APPLICATIONS TO YOUR INSTALLED ×HEELS (ÎÏÔ ÔÈÅ ÏÒÉÇÉÎÁÌ), THERE IS AN INSTALLER ON YOUR MASTER DISK THAT ALLOWS YOU TO MAKE OTHER MASTER DISKS, AND BOOTABLE PARTITIONS. ÔO CREATE ÂOOTABLE PARTITIONS LIKE ON THE ÃÍÄ ÈÄ OR ÒAMLINK, CREATE A FAIRLY LARGE ÎATIVE PARTITION, THEN WITH YOUR "ORIGINAL" ×HEELS MASTER DISK, RUN THE INSTALL APPLICATION. ×HEN THIS BEGINS YOU CAN EITHER SELECT TO CREATE A NEW ÍASTER BOOT DISK OR A BOOTABLE PARTITION, SELECT EITHER. ÁFTER THAT YOU CAN FREELY SELECT THE ÎATIVE PARTITION YOU JUST SELECTED AND ×HEELS IS NOW ON ITS WAY TO CREATING EITHER A NEW ÍASTER DISK OR BOOTABLE PARTITION. ÏN THE ÍASTER DISK EVERYTHING IS INSTALLED AND COPIED, BUT ON THE BOOTABLE PARTITION ONLY THE SYSTEM FILES ARE CREATED AND PRINTER DRIVERS ONLY. É WOULD ALWAYS MAKE A NEW ÍASTER DISK RIGHT AWAY AND THEN PUT AWAY THE ORIGINAL ×HEELS ÍASTER, USE ONLY THE CREATED ÍASTER DISK, THEN YOU CAN ADD ALL APPLICATIONS ETC ÉN WHEELS YOU CAN DOUBLE CLICK ON THE ÔOOLBOX, IN THIS YOU CAN SETUP ANY DRIVE CONFIGURATIONS, INCLUDING USING THE ÓÃÐÕ ÒAM AS A ÒAMDRIVE. ÉM NOT GOING TO DISCUSS SETTING UP THE ×HOLE ÒAMDRIVE (FOR ÓÃÐÕ), BUT ÏÎÌÙ USE AROUND 16396K OF ÒÁÍ ONLY, DONT USE ALL THE ÓÃÐÕ ÒÁÍ SINCE THIS IS YOUR SYSTEM ÒÁÍ THAT ×HEELS USES. ÉN ×HEELS THERE IS ALSO A WAY TO CHANGE THE ÂACKGROUND WALLPAPER, É THINK THIS IS DONE IN THE ÔOOLBOX, AND ADJUSTING THE ÍOUSE SPEED. ÁLL OTHER OPERATIONS ARE SELF EXPLANATORY AND EASY TO USE, EVEN FOR BEGINNERS. ÔHE BEST CHANGE TO ×HEELS IS YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE BORDER FILES, ×HEELS ÏÓ ITSELF OPERATES IN A TOTALLY DIFFERENT NATURE, WHICH IN MY OPINION IS A LOT BETTER AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THOSE PESKY BORDER FILES ANYMORE. ×HEELS ITSELF DOES INCLUDE MORE COLORS THAN ÇEOS 2.0 DID, BUT THIS É THINK DEPENDS ON HOW APPLICATIONS ARE PROGRAMMED, MORE FOR THE 16 BIT ÓÃÐÕ É BELIEVE. ÁNOTHER SUBJECT IS ÔHE ×AVE ÂROWSER STARTED BY ÍAURICE ÒANDALL HIMSELF IN YEAR 2000, ÍAURICE DECIDED TO DO THIS BECAUSE WE FINALLY HAD A FASTER PROCESSOR AND MORE MEMORY TO WORK WITH. ÔHE ×AVE 64 AND ÔHE ×AVE 128(80 COLUMN ONLY) REQUIREMENTS: Ã=64 OR Ã=128 COMPUTER ÃÍÄ ÓÃÐÕ, (ÒEQUIRED ×AVE BROWSER WONT RUN WITHOUT IT)4MB RAM OR MORE). ÃÍÄ ÈÄ, ÒAMLINK, ÆÄ-2000, 1581 1351 ÍOUSE ÓWIFTLINK, ÔURBO 232 ÍODEM INTERFACE & NEEDED ÍODEM CABLES. ÁNY EXTERNAL ÈAYES COMPATIBLE ÍODEMS ÂE SETUP WITH DIALUP ÉÓÐ ACCOUNT ÓO THIS PROJECT EVOLVED OVER TIME, STARTING LIFE OUT AS A SIMPLE TERMINAL PROGRAM, AND MOVING MORE TOWARDS A TEXT AND HTML AND HTML TAG BROWSER, THAT USES MORE OF TODAY'S ÔÃÐ ÉÐ ÉÓÐ "ÉNTERNET ÓERVICE ÐROVIDER". É REMEMBER IN 2000 ÍAURICE RECRUITED MANY IN THE ÃOMMODORE ÃOMMUNITY TO HELP WITH ÂETA TESTING ×AVE BROWSER, MYSELF É DON'T KNOW HOW ÍAURICE REMEMBERED EVERYBODY, BUT HE DID A GOOD JOB. ÍYSELF AT THE TIME WAS NO EXPERT BY ANY MEANS SO É DID A LOT OF LEARNING MYSELF, SO THIS PROJECT WAS A GOOD TEACHER FOR ME, SO É REALLY WANT TO THANK ÍAURICE FOR LETTING SO MANY OF US BETA TEST THIS WONDERFUL BROWSER. ×AVE FINALLY STARTED TO WORK WITH HTML, BUT TO GO TO YOUR OWN "TEXT BASED" OR "HTML" WEBSITES YOU HAD TO KNOW HOW TO BASICALLY CREATE AN HTML LINK, TO DO SO YOU HAD TO CREATE THIS IN ÇEOWRITE AND SAVE THAT LINK. ÁFTER THAT WAS CREATED THEN YOU COULD THEN (IN THE BROWSER) CLICK ON THAT HTML LINK AND GO TO THAT WEBSITE. ÒEMEMBER ×AVE 64 AND ×AVE 128 UP TO THIS POINT COULD ONLY RENDER OR (DISPLAY) ÐÅÔ ASCII, PLAIN TEXT, HTML, OR HTML TAGS, BUT "WILL NOT" DISPLAY ANY KIND OF GRAPHICS LIKE: .GIF, .JPG, .BMP, ETC ÙOU CAN DISPLAY MANY OF THESE GRAPHICS OFFLINE, BUT THERE IS CURRENTLY NO GRAPHICS ÅNGINE FOR ×AVE BROWSER. ÍAURICE EVENTUALLY ADDED ÔÃÐ ÉÐ DIALUP FOR ÍANUAL, & ÐÁÐ AUTHENTICATION (FOR THE DIALING PROCESS). ÁND EVEN DOWN- LOADING COULD BE DONE ÉM NOT SURE IF YOU CAN UPLOAD. ÔHERE WAS FINALLY A PUBLIC RELEASE: ÔHE ×AVE Ö1.0 WHICH HAS A FULL-BLOWN INSTALLER THAT WILL INSTALL ×HEELS. ÁFTER THAT UP TO THIS DATE WAS: ÔHE ×AVE ÂETA2.9 WHICH IS ANOTHER BETA VERSION TO TRY OUT, WHICH WAS UPDATED FROM THE ÐUBLIC RELEASE AND WILL DO MORE COOL THINGS. ÔHE ×AVE 64 IS PHYSICALLY FASTER BUT LIMITED TO 40 COLUMNS, SO THE TEXT AND HTML WILL "WORD-WRAP" AND LOOKS FUNNY ON THE SCREEN. ÔHE ×AVE 128 WORKS "ONLY" IN 80 COLUMN MODE, OPERATES A LITTLE SLOWER, BUT IS STILL FAST ENOUGH, BUT THE RESOLUTION AND DISPLAY IS REALLY GOOD. ÔHE 80 COLUMNS OF COURSE GIVES ENOUGH ROOM ON THE SCREEN TO DISPLAY ACCURATELY, AND NO WORD- WRAPPING LIKE THE 64 VERSION DOES. ÍAURICE LAST É KNEW "USED" TO BE WORKING ON AN UPGRADE TO ×HEELS CALLED ×HEELS ÓÃ. ÔHE Óà STANDS FOR "ÓUPER ÃÐÕ" AND SUPPORTS THE ÓUPER ÃÐÕ MORE THAN THE STANDARD ×HEELS ÏÓ DOES, AND IS SUPPOSED TO DO "PRIMTIVE" ÍULTI- ÔASKING AND MORE. ÂUT THAT WAS ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO BEFORE ÍAURICE BOUGHT THE ÃÍÄ LINE, WHICH IS A WHOLE OTHER SUBJECT. ÕPGRADING THEN FROM ÇEOS TO ×HEELS IS FAIRLY SIMPLE AND CAN USE THE OLDER APPLICATIONS ETC, JUST BETTER DISK DRIVERS ETC AND THE WHOLE ÏÓ HAS BEEN MADE MORE USER FRIENDLY WITH ÃÍÄ HARDWARE IN MIND, YOU DONT HAVE TO TINKER WITH THE MANY "ÃONFIGURE" PATCHES ×HEELS ALREADY HAS THE NEEDED "DEVICE DRIVERS" BUILT INTO THE ÏPERATING SYSTEM. ÍAURICE ALSO TO WRITE ÔHE ×AVE IN 1999 CREATED ÃONCEPT ÐLUS WHICH É COMMENTED ON EARLIER, MAINLY TO CREATE THE WHOLE ×AVE ÂROWSER SOFTWARE. ÍYSELF WE NEEDED THIS "MAJOR OVERHAUL" OF ÇEOS 2.0 AND ÍAURICE MADE THIS POSSIBLE WITH ×HEELS ÏÓ AND IT HAS BEEN MORE FUN TO ME SINCE É HAVE UPGRADED FROM ÇEOS 2.0. ×HICH IS HOW É STARTED LATE IN 1992 WHEN É FIRST DISCOVERED ÇEOS 64 2.0, MY HOW AMAZING THAT WAS BACK THEN FOR THE FIRST TIME É BOOTED ÇEOS, BUT FUN TO USE. ÇOOD THING É HAD THE ÇEOS 2.0 ÕSER ÍANUAL É WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST WITHOUT IT. ÎIGEL É DONT KNOW HOW GOOD OF AN ARTICLE THIS IS BUT IN MY OWN WORDS OF HOW TO SIMPLE UPGRADE ÇEOS 2.0 AND MAKING THE SIMPLY UPGRADE TO ×HEELS ÏÓ. É THINK IT WAS EARLY IN 1998 WHEN É ORDERED ×HEELS 64 AND THEN LATE IN 2004 OR SO É FINALLY DID GET ×HEELS 128, BOY WAS É IMPRESSED WITH THE 80 COLUMN SUPPORT FOR ×HEELS. ÔHERE IS THE ÅUROPEAN ÇEOS 2.0 UPGRADE CALLED ÍÐ3 64 OR ÍÐ3 128, THE ORIGINAL PROGRAMMER DOESNT SUPPORT THIS ANY LONGER, BUT ×ERNER ×EICHT AND ÃOLIN ÔHOMSON STILL SUPPORT ÍÐ3(ÅUROPEAN ÇEOS 2.0 UPGRADE). É HAVE TRIED OUT ÍÐ3, ITS A GOOD UPGRADE BUT É LIKE ×HEELS BETTER SINCE ÉM USED TO THE SIMPLE WAY IT WORKS, ÍÐ3 TAKES SOME TINKERING, WHICH É HAVE NOT HAD THE TIME TO FIGURE OUT, AND É MUCH PREFER ×HEELS ANYWAY, BUT ÍÐ3 IS A GOOD UPGRADE FOR THE ÅUROPEAN ÇEOS USERS. É THINK ÍARKUS ËANNET WAS THE PROGRAMMER FOR THIS, BUT HE MOVED ON THE USING ÌINUX. ÔHANKS, -ÔERRY/ÒAYMON ×HEELS ÃOPYRIGHT 1999-2005 BY ÃLICK ÈERE ÓOFTWARE ------------------------------------- ÎEWS ÍINIÇAME ÃOMPO 2008 ÔHE 2008 ÍINIÇAME COMPETITION HAS NOW STARTED. ÔHIS COMPETITION IS FOR ALL 8-BIT COMPUTERS, AND WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME *MORE* ÃOMMODORE ENTRIES ENTER THE COMPETITION. ÔHE ÍINIÇAME COMPO WILL BE DOING THE SAME AS LAST YEAR?S CATEGORIES, WHICH ARE 1Ë (1024 BYTES), 2Ë (2048 BYTES) AND 4Ë (4096 BYTES). ÆOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT ÔHE ÍINIÇAME COMPO WEB SITE: HTTP://MINIGAMECOMP.ORG.UK/INDEX.HTM ÖÉÎÔÁÇÅÃÏÍÐÕÔÅÒÓ.ÎÅÔ É HAVE UPLOADED A WHOLE SLEW OF NEW Ä64'S, MOSTLY ÂÂÓ/ÃOMMS/ÐHONE ÐHREAKING /ÃOPY/ÃRACK ÕTILITIES/ AND RELATED MISCELLANEOUS STUFF, BY REQUEST. É LIKELY HAVE MORE, STAY TUNED. ÓTART FROM ... HTTP://WWW.VINTAGECOMPUTER.NET/ COMMODORE/64/D64_LIBRARY/ ...AND SORT BY DATE. ÔHE MAJORITY OF THE NEW STUFF IS IN ../ÂÂÓ_ÃOMM AND ../UTILITIES DIRECTORIES. ÎOTE THAT TO DOWNLOAD YOU'LL BE ASKED TO AGREE THAT THE FILES WILL BE USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. ÔHIS IS TO PROTECT COPYRIGHTS AND TO Ã.Í.Á. ÓOME DISKS WERE NOT PERFECT TO START WITH AND THE Ä64'S REFLECT THE IMPERFECTIONS. LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE. ÏBVIOUSLY SOME OF THESE DISKS WERE PERSONAL COPIES OF MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS/ COMPILATIONS. ÁNY .Ä64 É POST WITH "MORE" AT THE END IS A COMPILATION DISK. ÕSUALLY WORTH CHECKING OUT. ÂILL VINTAGECOMPUTER.NET/MIDATLANTICRETRO. ORG/DEGNANCO.NET/SPACEVIPERS.COM/ETC ÓPACE ÉNVADERS ÌÅÄ ÄOORMAT HTTP://WWW.FIREBOX.COM/INDEX.HTML? DIR=FIREBOX&ACTION=PRODUCT&PID= 2066&SRC_T=WNP ÐRESSURE SENSITIVE DOORMAT THAT RUNS ON A COUPLE OF ÁÁ ÂATTERIES DISPLAYS ÁLIEN SPACE INVADERS VIA A PRESSURE SENSITIVE PAD ONTO AN ÌÅÄ SCREEN. ÓÅÕÃË - SIDEWAYS SCROLLING ÔO CELEBRATE THE LEAP YEAR, THE ÓÅÕÃË ÖAULT AND ÊON ×ELLS ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE: ÓÉÄÅ×ÁÙÓ ÓÅÕÃË! ÙES, THE EDITOR AND GAME CODE OF THE CLASSIC ÓENSIBLE ÓOFTWARE GAME CREATOR "ÔHE ÓHOOT'ÅM ÕP ÃONSTRUCTION ËIT" HAVE BEEN MODIFIED TO SCROLL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, WITH A RIGHT-TO-LEFT VERSION TO FOLLOW IN DUE COURSE. ÔO READ MORE, VISIT THE ÓÅÕÃË ÖAULT AT: HTTP://WWW.SEUCKVAULT.CO.UK ÓÏÁÓÃ= COLLECTION ÈI ÎIGEL, ÊUST A SHORT NEWS FOR YOUR EXCELLENT MAGAZINE. ÓÏÁÓÃ= COLLECTION IS NOW BACK ONLINE WITH A FAST CONNECTION AND OWN SERVER HOSTING 145449 ÍÐ3 FILES FOR THE ÃÓÇ8580Ò5, ÍÏÓ6581Ò2 AND Ò4 CHIPS. HTTP://WWW.6581-8580.COM/ ÉN OTHER NEWS.. WWW.PAULA8364.COM SAME THING FOR THE ÁMIGA CURRENTLY IN RECORDING! ÄIRÍASTER V2.0/ÓTYLE! ÄIRÍASTER IS A ×INDOWS-BASED ÇÕÉ TOOL USEFUL FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF COMMON (AND UNCOMMON) EMULATOR FORMATS (SUCH AS .D64, .D81, .TAP, ETC) AS WELL AS NATIVE ARCHIVAL FORMATS (SUCH AS .ARC, .SDA, .LNX, ETC). ÄIRÍASTER DIFFERENTIATES FROM AND SURPASSES COMPETING TOOLS WITH ITS FOCUS ON USABILITY - A PERFECT BLEND OF FAMILIAR APPEARANCE (E.G. NATURAL LOOKING DISK IMAGE CONTENTS USING THE ÃÂÍ CHARACTER SET) WITH MODERN ÇÕÉ FUNCTIONALITY (E.G. DRAG AND DROP, WORKING WITH MULTIPLE DISK IMAGES AT ONCE). ÁT V1, ÄIRÍASTER WAS ALREADY THE BEST ÇÕÉ-BASED DISK IMAGE TOOL ON ×INDOWS; V2 WAS IN DEVELOPMENT FOR 18 MONTHS AND UNDER INTERNAL USE FOR THE PAST YEAR, EXTENDING THE LEAD AND COVERING THE BASES: * DISK IMAGE SUPPORT: .D64, .D71, .D81, .D80, .D82, .D2M .DHD, .DNP, .DFI, .G64 (READ ONLY) * TAPE IMAGE SUPPORT: .T64 (READ ONLY) * FILE SUPPORT: .PRG/.P00, .SEQ/.S00, .USR/.U00, .REL/.R00 * ARCHIVE SUPPORT: .ARC, .SDA, .LNX, .ARK, .CVT, .SFX, .WR3, ZIP/4 (1!..., 2!..., ETC) * OPEN LITERALLY *HUNDREDS* OF DISK IMAGES AT SAME TIME * FULLY WORKING DRAG AND DROP: * COPY ONE OR MORE FILES FROM ONE IMAGE TO ANOTHER * COPY FILES BETWEEN DIFFERENT IMAGE FORMATS (E.G. D64 TO D81, DFI TO D71, ETC) * MOVE/REORDER FILES ON THE SAME DISK BY DRAGGING THEM * DRAG AND DROP FILES FROM DISK IMAGES TO THE ÏÓ FILE SYSTEM * DRAG AND DROP FILES FROM THE FILE SYSTEM ONTO DISK IMAGES * RECURSIVE FIND: SEARCH YOUR DISK IMAGE COLLECTION, FAST (125 IMAGES PER SECOND, 7.5K PER MINUTE) * INVOKE YOUR FAVORITE EMULATOR (UP TO EIGHT SLOTS) FROM WITHIN ÄIRÍASTER TO RUN A FILE * SAVE DISK IMAGES AS A .TXT, .CSV (WITH OPTIONAL ÍÄ5 HASH PER FILE), OR .BMP * BATCH PROCESSING: RECURSIVELY CREATE .TXT, .CSV, AND .BMP OR EXTRACT TO PRG/SEQ FILES * MULTI-LEVEL UNDO * DECOMPRESS ARCHIVES DIRECTLY OFF OPEN DISK IMAGES * ÂÁÍ VIEW WHICH FULLY SUPPORTS STANDARD ERROR SECTOR INFORMATION * TRACK/SECTOR EDITOR: EDIT IN HEX OR ÁÓÃÉÉ * SUB-DIRECTORY SUPPORT FOR RELEVANT FORMATS LIKE D81 AND D2M * MAINTAIN YOUR OWN FAVORITE 'SEPARATORS': DRAG AND DROP THEM ONTO YOUR DISK IMAGE * GREAT SUPPORT FOR ÇÅÏÓ FILES * MOST FUNCTIONS HAVE KEYBOARD EQUIVALENTS, INCLUDING FILE REORDERING AND FILENAME EDITING * WORKING JUST FINE UNDER ×ÉÎÅ FOR ÌINUX/ÆREEÂÓÄ/ÓOLARIS FREAKS ÁLL CODING BY ÔHE ×IZ/ÓTYLE, NEW GRAPHICS/ICON DESIGN BY SAEHN/ÓTYLE. HTTP://WWW.STYLE64.ORG/ ÈARDÓÉÄ 4Õ ×ELCOME ÍAC LOVERS! ÁS SOME OF YOU MAY ALREADY NOW, WE DIDN'T PLAN ÏÓ Ø RELATED DEVELOPMENTS... BUT THE RELEASE OF THE ÈARDÓÉÄ 4Õ MADE MANY ÍAC USERS TO NAG ME ABOUT THE LACK OF ÏÓ Ø SUPPORT. ×ELL, YOU WON! ;) ×HILE MY FRIEND PREPARES THE FIST STOCK OF ÈARDÓÉÄ 4ÕS TO BE READY FOR THE RELEASE DATE IN ÁPRIL, É'VE JUMPED INTO ÏÓ Ø DEVELOPMENT HTTP://OSX.HARDSID.COM/ ÈÖÓà UPDATE 48 RELEASED ÈIGH ÖOLTAGE ÓÉÄ ÃOLLECTION ÕPDATE 48 ÄATE: 09 ÍÁÒ 08 ÒESULTING ÖERSION: 48 ÐREVIOUS ÖERSION: 47 ÈELLO FELLOW LOVER OF ÓÉÄ MUSIC! ÎICE YOU FOUND SOME TIME TO READ THRU THIS SCRIPT, TO SEE WHAT HAS BEEN CHANGED IN THE ÈÖÓà AND FOR WHAT REASON. ÔHIS TIME WE HAVE MUSIC FROM: ÖANDALISM ÎEWS 49, ÓILESIA PARTY, ÔHE 82 ÄITTIES DEMO BY ÂLUEZ ÍUZ, UNRELEASED TUNES BY ÁDAM ÇILMORE, ÊOHN ÓTORMONT (ÎÅ×), Ã64.SK ÓÉÄCOMPO 7, ÁEGIS (AGED SWEET 13 YEARS OLD!) ÊEROEN ÔEL, ÌINUS, ÄWAYNE ÂAKEWELL, ÒICHARD ÂAYLISS, ÃONRAD (ÃÒÄ), ÆROYD, ÁDAM ÇILMORE, ÇOTO80 ÁFTER THIS UPDATE, THE COLLECTION SHOULD CONTAIN 35,030 ÓÉÄ FILES! ÔHIS UPDATE FEATURES (ALL APPROXIMATES) 918 NEW ÓÉÄS 42 FIXED/BETTER RIPS 0 FIXES OF ÐLAYÓÉÄ/ÓIDPLAY1 SPECIFIC ÓÉÄS 12 REPEATS/BAD RIPS ELIMINATED 370 ÓÉÄ CREDIT FIXES 101 ÓÉÄ MODEL/CLOCK INFOS 11 TUNES FROM /ÄÅÍÏÓ/ÕÎËÎÏ×Î/ IDENTIFIED :-) 37 TUNES MOVED OUT OF /ÄÅÍÏÓ/ TO THEIR COMPOSERS? DIRECTORIES 15 TUNES MOVED OUT OF /ÇÁÍÅÓ/ TO THEIR COMPOSERS? DIRECTORIES WWW.HVSC.C64.ORG ÔHE ÃOMMODORE 64 ÂOOK 1982-199X" HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BY ÈIIVE ÂOOKS & IS NOW AVAILABLE TO ORDER. ÆULL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTP://C64GOLDENYEARS.COM ÔHE BOOK COVERS OVER 200 CLASSIC GAMES FOR THE BEST-SELLING HOME COMPUTER OF THE 1980'S, WITH TRIVIA ABOUT THE GAMES, PROGRAMMERS & COMPANIES. ÅACH REVIEW IS ILLUSTRATED WITH FULL COLOUR SCREENSHOTS AND IMAGES OF THE PACKAGING. ÓPLIT INTO SECTIONS FOR EACH YEAR FROM 1982 TO 1992, WITH AN ADDITIONAL CHAPTER BRINGING THE STORY RIGHT UP TO THE PRESENT DAY, IT TELLS THE STORY OF A MACHINE THAT FOUND A PLACE IN PEOPLE'S HOMES AND HEARTS, AND PAVED THE WAY FOR A COMPUTER IN EVERY HOME... ÔHE BOOK ALSO COMES WITH A FOREWORD FROM GAMING LEGEND ÊEFF ÍINTER, DESCRIBING HIS LOVE FOR THE Ã64. ÅACH CHAPTER IS INTRODUCED WITH A SHORT HISTORY OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO Ã= AND THE GAMES INDUSTRY IN THAT YEAR. ÔHE INDEX MAKES FINDING A FAVOURITE GAME EASY. ÔHIS IS THE SECOND BOOK IN THE ÇÏÌÄÅÎ ÙÅÁÒÓ SERIES. ÔHE FIRST BOOK, ÔHE ÚØ ÓPECTRUM ÂOOK 1982-199X WAS WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY ÁNDREW ÒOLLINGS AND PUBLISHED IN ÄECEMBER 2006 THROUGH ÈIIVE ÂOOKS ÌÌÃ. ÔHAT TITLE HAS NOW SOLD OUT. ÁUTHOR ÁNDREW ÆISHER HAS WRITTEN FOR ÕË MAGAZINES INCLUDING Ã= ÆORCE, Ã= ÆORMAT, ÍICRO ÍART,GAMES ÔÍ ÒETRO AND ÒETRO ÇAMER. ÅDITOR AND DESIGNER ÁNDREW ÒOLLINGS OF ÈIIVE ÂOOKS ÌÌà HAS CREATED A FRESH NEW DESIGN BASED ON THE ÓPECTRUM ÂOOK, ALLOWING THE TWO BOOKS TO COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER. ÏRDERS CAN BE PLACED BY CREDIT CARD OR ÐAYÐAL THROUGH THE OFFICIAL SITE ÏÎÌÙ AT HTTP://C64GOLDENYEARS.COM ÃOMMODORE 64/128 ÂULLETIN ÂOARD ÔHE 29 ÆEBRUARY 2008 EDITION OF THE ÃOMMODORE 64/128 ÂULLETIN ÂOARD ÌIST IS NOW READY FOR VIEWING. ÙOU CAN ACCESS THE LIST AT: HTTP://COTTONWOOD.SERVEBBS.COM/ CBM-BBS-LIST.TXT ÔHE CURRENT STATE OF THE Ã= ÂÂÓ ÓCENE IS AS FOLLOWS: 18 ÂÂÓ'S VERIFIED UP & RUNNING TODAY. 3 ADDITIONS AND 0 DELETIONS. -ÁNDREW ÂLOCKÐARTY 2008 IS COMING TO ÃLEVELAND, ÏHIO ON ÁPRIL 4-6. Á GIANT DEMO PARTY AND SHOW HERE IN ÎORTH ÁMERICA. ÔAKEN FROM THE WEBPAGE, THE ORGANIZERS SAY, "2008'S LOOKING TO DWARF 2007, AS WE CONTINUE OUR ÆIVE ÙEARS OF ÂLOCKPARTY ÐLEDGE TO BRING YOU MORE OF THE TOP- FLIGHT DEMOPARTY ACTION YOU'VE COME TO EXPECT FROM US." HTTP://WWW.DEMOPARTY.US ÁT ÂLOCKÐARTY, ATTENDEES WILL LISTEN TO GUEST SPEAKERS, HAVE THE CHANCE TO ATTEND "CAMPS" (EXTENDED SESSIONS FOR LEARNING DEMO-CODING), AND PARTICIPATE AND/OR OBSERVE THE COMPETITIONS. É'VE BEEN TOLD THAT ÃOMMODORE DEMO ACTION WILL BE THERE, TOO. ÇUEST SPEAKERS INCLUDE SUCH NOTABLES AS ÊASON ÓCOTT OF THE ÂÂÓ ÄOCUMENTARY MOVIE (HIS ÂÐ TOPIC -- ÎOW AND ÔHEN, ÈERE AND ÔHERE: ÅDITING) AND ÊERI ÅLLSWORTH OF ÃOMMODOREÏNE AND Ã64 ÄÔÖ FAME (HER ÂÐ TOPIC -- ÃÐÕ ÎOT ÒEQUIRED: ÍAKING ÄEMOS WITH ÆÐÇÁS). ÆOR THE COMPLETE SPEAKER LIST AND SCHEDULE, GO TO HTTP://WWW.NOTACON.ORG/BLOCKPARTY.HTML ÂLOCKÐARTY 2008 WILL BE HELD AT THE ÈOLIDAY ÉNN ÓELECT ÃITY ÃENTRE ÌAKESIDE, 1111 ÌAKESIDE ÁVE., IN DOWNTOWN ÃLEVELAND. (ÔHE HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS SEEM TO BE BOOKED SOLID ALREADY FOR ÂLOCKÐARTY GUESTS, BUT SOME ROOMS MAY STILL BE AVAILABLE BY A DIRECT PHONE CALL TO THE HOTEL.ÔHE HOTEL CONTACT DETAILS ARE AT THE ÎOTACON WEBSITE.) ÖARIOUS REGISTRATION PACKAGES ARE AVAILABLE FROM $50 TO $599. ÅARLY REGISTRATION CLOSES ON ÍARCH 23 AT 9 P.M. ÅASTERN ÄAYLIGHT ÔIME. ÁNY REMAINING TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR FOR $100 EACH. ÔRULY, ÒOBERT ÂERNARDO ------------------------------------ ÉN THE ÂEGINNING ÂY ÌORD ÒONIN FROM Ñ-ÌINK ÌAST TIME É LEFT OFF AT THE FORMS OF OR MAYBE SAY IT AS WAYS OF RUNNING SOFTWARE ON THE Ã=. ÂUT É DIDN'T GO INTO THE LAST ONE, THE DISKS. ÂECAUSE É BABBLE TOO MUCH <Ç>. ÄISKS ARE A MAGNETIC FORM OF INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL. ÔHEY ARE ALSO A CIRCULAR DISK OF CLEAR PLASTIC THAT HAVE RUST GLUED ON IT. ÒUST IS THAT IRON OXIDE STUFF ON ALL MAGNETIC TAPES AND DISKS THAT ARE LISTED AS IRON OXIDE. ÔHAT BROWNISH STRIPE ON THE BLACK ROLLER IN YOUR TAPE MACHINE. ÓINCE IT RUBS OFF ONTO THAT ROLLER. Á DISK FOR THE Ã= IS A SPECIAL THING. ÌOOK É KNOW THAT THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE USED OTHER COMPUTERS DON?T UNDERSTAND WHAT É MEAN. ÔHIS IS WHERE WE START ALTERING YOUR PERCEPTIONS AND PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS ON TERMS AND WORDS. É'LL JUST DO THAT GRADUALLY FOR YOU. ÄISK IS CALLED A FLOPPY, SOME CALL IT A FLIPPY. ÔHE SIZE THAT WE USE IS 5 1/4". ÎOW IF YOU ARE REAL LUCKY, YOU HAVE A DISK DRIVE THAT WON'T HOLD THE 5 1/4" DISK. ÉT IS TOO SMALL. ÙOU MAY STILL HAVE THE GREY LABEL ON THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THE FRONT PIECE. ÓAYING IT IS A "COMMODORE 1581". ÔHIS IS THE 64/128 3 1/2" DISK DRIVE. ÕSING A ÄOUBLE ÓIDED ÄOUBLE ÄENSITY DISK. ÉF YOU ARE BLESSED BY THE GODS, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE A 3 1/2" DISK DRIVE THAT READS "ÃÍÄ ÆÄ-2000". ÔHIS WAS AND IS MADE BY ANOTHER COMPANY THAN ÃOMMODORE. ÕSES THE ABOVE ÄÓ/ÄÄ DISKS. ÂUT ALSO THE ÈIGH ÄENSITY DISKS, THAT MOST NON ÃOMMODORE USERS HAVE BEEN USING. ÔHE ONE THAT THEY CALL A 1.44MEG. ÉF YOU ARE SUPER BLESSED AND LUCKY. ÙOU HAVE THE "ÆÄ-4000". ÔHIS RUNS THE ÅNHANCED DISK, AND É WANT ONE <ÖÂÇ>. ÍOST COMMON OF THE DISK DRIVES OR THE Ã= IN 5 1/4" IS THE 1541. ÔHIS ONE IS THE BASIC STANDARD. ÔHERE WHERE A LOT OF THESE LONG AND NOT THAT PRETTY MONSTERS PRESENTED. É HAVE OVER 60 OF THEM. ÁT THIS POINT É MUST ADD THAT THERE ARE TWO TYPES. ÏË ANY DIE HARD Ã= USER AT THIS POINT WILL QUESTION ME. ÔHERE WHERE SEVERAL REVISIONS OF THE DISK DRIVE. ÂUT FOR WE BEGINNERS. ÔHE TWO TYPES ARE ONLY NOTE WORTHY IN THE DISK LATCH. ÏNE TYPE IS A TURN LIKE A CLOSET HANDLE DOOR STYLE. ÒOTATING IT CLOCKWISE TO LOCK IN THE DISK. ÁLSO THIS IS THE EASY ONE TO FIX WHEN THE LATCH DOESN'T WORK. ÏTHER TYPE IS A PRESS STRAIGHT DOWN ON THE LEVER. ÈAS A STRONG SPRING WHICH CAN FAKE YOU OUT AT TIMES THAT IT HAS LOCKED DOWN. ÁNOTHER DISK DRIVE THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE WILL BE LABELLED AS A 1571. ÔHIS HAS THAT HANDLE LATCH. ÔHE DIFFERENCES ARE WIDE, BUT FOR NOW THE ONLY THING TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT THE 1571 CAME LATER AND IS A TWO HEADED DRIVE. ÍEANING THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO TURN THE DISK OVER AS YOU DO WITH THE 1541. ÁT THIS POINT TAKE A LOOK AT ANY DISKS THAT YOU HAVE. ÉF YOU ARE LUCKY AND ARE USING A 1541 DRIVE. ÁLL OF YOUR DISKS WILL HAVE A SQUARE CUT OUT OF BOTH SIDES. ÔHIS ALLOWS THE DISK TO BE TURNED OVER AND USED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. ÏË THAT IS ENOUGH ON THAT FOR NOW. ÌAST MAJOR POINT TO MAKE IS THAT THE DISK SPINS AT 300RPM IN THE DRIVE. ÌOADS AND SAVES A LOT FASTER THAN CASSETTE TAPE. ÃONNECTING YOUR DISK DRIVE TO THE COMPUTER. ×ELL IT ISN'T GOING TO WORK IF YOU DON'T. ÁND SOME OF YOU ARE WONDERING ABOUT THE DRIVE THAT YOU HAVE THAT É DIDN'T MENTION. ×ELL FIRST LETS CONNECT THE SMEGGER. ÒEMEMBER TO HAVE THE Ã= ÏÆÆ. ÎOW WE ARE GOING TO BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE THE CONNECTING CORD. ÌOGICAL IF YOU HAVE A DISK DRIVE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE GOTTEN THE CABLE AS WELL. ÓOME É PICKED UP HAD THE CABLE STILL PLUGGED INTO THE DRIVE. ÍOST OF THE TIME THIS IS A BLACK CABLE. ÙOU MAY HAVE A WHITISH TAN ONE AS WELL. ÔHE CABLE CAN BE FROM 2 FEET, AND É HAVE SEEN SOME SMALLER. ÁLL THE WAY UP TO AT LEAST 20 FEET. ÔHAT IS THE LARGEST ONE THAT É HAVE, THE SMALLEST IS 3 INCHES. ÙOU MAY HAVE THE SMALLER ONE, WHICH WAS MADE TO CONNECT ONE DRIVE TO ANOTHER IN A STACK. ÔHAT WEIRDLY LONG ONE CAME FROM A SCHOOL DISTRICT. É SUSPECT THEY WERE USED IN SOME FORM OF NETWORKING. ÓAYING ALL OF THAT EXTRA STUFF. ÔHE CABLE ITSELF HAS THE SAME LOOKING BARREL STYLE ENDS. ÄOESN'T MATTER WHAT END YOU USE ON THE DRIVE OF THE Ã=. ÎOW IF YOU ARE USING A MONITOR. ÔHERE IS ONLY ONE HOLE LEFT TO FILL THAT IS ROUND. ÉF NOT, WELL THERE IS ONLY ONE OF THE TWO ROUND HOLES BACK THERE THAT IT WILL FIT IN FOR YOU. ÌOOKING AT THE BACK OF YOUR DRIVE, AH WE WILL USE THE 1541 FOR THE EXAMPLE. ÔHERE ARE TWO ROUND HOLES. ÄOESN'T MATTER WHICH ONE YOU PUT THE CORD INTO. ÔHEY BOTH WORK. ÔHE ONE THAT YOU DON'T USE CAN BE CONNECTED TO ANOTHER DRIVE WITH ANOTHER CORD. ÂUT LETS WAIT ON THAT TILL MORE EXPLANATIONS. ÓLIGHT BREAK HERE FOR THOSE THAT ARE USING THE 1571 AND OTHER DRIVES. ÙOU MAY SEE A SMALL STRIP OF LITTLE SWITCHES. ÃALLED DIP SWITCHES. ÁT THIS TIME DON'T MESS WITH THE SETTINGS. ×E CAN HOPE THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THEM SET CORRECTLY. ÁLL THEY WILL DO IS CHANGE THE DEVICE NUMBER OF THE DRIVE. ÔHAT WILL MAKE SENSE IN A LITTLE BIT. ×HILE ON THIS LITTLE BREAK. ÙES THERE ARE OTHER AND NON ÃOMMODORE DISK DRIVES THAT WERE MADE FOR THE Ã=. ONES THAT É HAVE WORKED WITH AND OWN ARE THE ÅNHANCER 2000 AND THE ÍÓÄ DUAL DRIVE. ÓEEN OTHERS, AND ONE OF THEM NEEDED AN OPERATING DISK FOR THE Ã= TO FUNCTION. ÔHOUGH THAT ONE NEVER WORKED FOR ME. ÉN ANY CASE, THE CONNECTIONS ARE THE SAME. ÎOW THEN É SHOULD ADD THAT THERE WAS A MANUAL THAT CAME IN THE BOX WITH THE DISK DRIVE. ÔHIS MANUAL EXPLAINED THE HOW TO LOAD, AND HOW TO SAVE FILES. ÓHOWS A DIAGRAM OF TRACK AND SECTORS. ÇIVES STUFF ON THE DIFFERENT FILE TYPES. ÁND GENERALLY IS WAY TO MUCH FOR THE BEGINNER TO DIGEST AT THIS TIME. ÔHAT NEEDS SOME EXPLANATION BEFORE THE MAJOR PART OF TURNING ON THE COMPUTER. ÙOU SEE É STARTED WITH ABSOLUTELY NO KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTERS. ÓHORT CLASS WITH KEY PUNCHING CARDS IN COLLEGE. ÆOLLOWED BY SELLING THE 4Ë ÔÒÓ UNITS AT ÒADIO ÓHACK AND SWAPPING OUT THE 4Ë CHIP FOR THE 8Ë CHIP. ÔHAT WAS IT TILL 1993CE. ×OULD YOU BELIEVE ME IF É TOLD YOU É DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT THERE WERE DIFFERENT OPERATING SYSTEMS? ÙEAH É DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE ÁPPLE DISKS WOULDN'T WORK ON A ÃOMMODORE OR ANY OTHER PLATFORM. ÔHAT WAS THE BEGINNERS LEVEL THAT É STARTED WITH, AND YEAH É WAS SCARED OF IT. ÓO WHEN É LOOKED IN THE DISK DRIVE MANUAL AND SEE THINGS THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY ALIEN TO ME. ×ELL É BALKED A BIT, ÏË A LOT. ÓAYING ALL OF THAT TO PAVE THE WAY. ÈERE IS THE PROBLEM FOR ME. ÎOT A SMEGGING CLUE AS TO WHAT ANY OF THE STUFF MEANS. ÈEY ISN'T THAT WHY É AM WRITING THIS SERIES? <Ç> ÂUT NOW FOR YOU WHO HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE ON ANOTHER PLATFORM. ÁCTUALLY YOU HAVE A HARDER TIME THAN ME. ÙOU ARE GOING TO BE LEARNING A NEW SET OF MEASUREMENTS AND FILE TYPES. ÍEANING TOSS OUT WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW AND START FRESH. É'M NOT GOING INTO THAT AT THIS POINT. ÏNLY SETTING YOU UP FOR IT, AND HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN FILE TYPES. ÐÒÇ ÓÅÑ, ÕÓÒ, ÒÅÌ, AND A RARE ONE ÄÅÌ. ×E WILL DEAL WITH THESE OVER TIME. ÊUST DIDN'T WANT TO SPRING IT ON YOU ALL AT ONCE. ÏË THEN, TAKING IT THAT YOU HAVE THE Ã= CONNECTED TO YOUR "VIDEO DISPLAY UNIT". ÙEAH THE Ô.Ö. OR THE MONITOR. ÙOU HAVE THE DISK DRIVE CONNECTED. ÒIGHT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A DARK GREY OR BLACK OR A TANNISH CORD. ÔHIS ONE IS PRETTY OBVIOUS THAT ONE END GOES INTO THE WALL SOCKET AND THE OTHER END THAT LOOKS LIKE A THREE PRONG WALL SOCKET. ÇOES INTO THE DISK DRIVE, AH THAT IS A GENERAL STATEMENT. ÉF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY DRIVE LIGHTS COME ON. ÇENERALLY THESE ARE RED AND GREEN ÌÅÄS. ÁFTER YOU HAVE IT PLUGGED INTO THE WALL. ÆLIP THE SWITCH ON THE BACK OF THE DRIVE. ÙUPPERS THAT IS THE POWER SWITCH. ÔHEY LIKE TO HIDE THEM IN ALMOST IN ACCESSABLE PLACES. ÍORE GRIPES ABOUT THAT LATER. ÙOU SHOULD HEAR A SPIN UP NOISE. ÍAY GRUNT OR GRIND A BIT. ÒEMEMBER IT HAS BEEN SILENT FOR A WHILE. É CAN TELL YOU THAT THE Ã= LOVES TO BE USED AND THEY GET RATHER BITCHY WHEN THEY HAVEN'T BEEN USED FOR A WHILE. ÌIKE MY OLD Ö× MICROBUS. ÏË THE LIGHTS SHOULD HAVE COME ON AND THEN ONE OF THEM OFF. ÈARD TO BE PRECISE AT THIS TIME AS ON SOME OF THE DRIVES THE RED LIGHT IS THE ON LIGHT AND THE GREEN LIGHT IS THE ACTIVITY LIGHT. ÁH THAT MEANS IT FLASHES AT WEIRD PATTERNS WHEN THE DISK DRIVE IS DOING SOMETHING. ÂUT THESE LIGHTS CAN BE REVERSED ON DIFFERENT DRIVES. ÁND YEAH SOME GUYS REPLACED THE ÌÅÄÓ ON THEIR DRIVES FOR PERSONAL REASONS THAT ESCAPE ME. ÒIGHT, DRIVE ÏÎ, ÍONITOR/ÔÖ ÏÎ, NOW YOU GET TO FINALLY TURN ON YOUR Ã=. ×AIT A MOMENT, É KNOW YOU ARE CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO FINALLY FIRE IT UP AFTER MY BABBLES. ÂUT THIS IS IMPORTANT. ÔHE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THESE FIRST TWO INSTALMENTS. ÃOMMODORE ÏÎ ÌÁÓÔ ÃOMMODORE ÏÆÆ ÆÉÒÓÔ ÌAST THING YOU TURN ON IN THE STACK OF THINGS. ÎO MATTER THE AMOUNT OF DRIVES, OR PRINTERS OR ... THE ÃOMPUTER IS THE LAST THING YOU TURN ON. ×HEN YOU SHUT OFF YOUR SESSION ON THE Ã=. ÍAKE IT THE FIRST THING YOU TURN OFF. ÎEVER PLUG ANYTHING INTO THE PORTS OF THE Ã= WHILE IT IS ON. ÙOU HAVE A GREAT POSSIBILITY OF FRY-ING OUT THE COMPUTER. ÏË É HAVE DONE IT WRONG AND NOT DAMAGED ANYTHING. ÂUT THEN É CONSIDER MYSELF VERY LUCKY. ×ELL É THINK É JUST RECENTLY FRIED A RARE CART THAT ALLOWS ME TO CONNECT TO A FAST MODEM. ÊUST TO ILLUSTRATE MY POINT. ÆLIP THAT SWITCH ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE COMPUTER AND LETS HOPE THAT IT STILL WORKS. ÂESIDES IF IT DOESN'T THEN YOU ARE LUCKY AND CAN FORGET READING ANYMORE OF THIS DRENN. <Ç> ÙOU SHOULD SEE AT ONCE A SMALL ÌÅÄ ON THE TOP REAR OF THE Ã=64 GLOW RED. ÔHAT IS IF IT WASN'T REPLACED BY SOMEONE AND IT DIDN'T GET PUSHED INTO THE CASE. ÂY ÔHE ×AY <ÂÔ×> THIS MODEL IS CALLED A BREADBOX BY FANS. ÉF YOURS HAPPENS TO BE A TANNISH COLOUR. ×ELL AFTER YEARS OF SUN AND SMOKE AND DUST. ÔHE ORIGINAL COLOUR IS LOST. ÉT IS ALSO FLAT AND HAS A GREY STICKER INSET THAT SAYS IT IS A COMMODORE64C PERSONAL COMPUTER. ÙOU HAVE THE NEWER STYLE. ÓTILL THE SAME COMPUTER, PRETTY MUCH. ÔHERE ARE SOME CHANGES THAT HAVE A LITTLE NEGATIVE EFFECT. ÔHEY CHANGED THE ÓÉÄ CHIP. ÁH, THAT IS THE ÓOUND ÉNTERFACE ÄEVICE, É THINK IT IS CALLED. ×HAT GIVES THE SOUND TO THE Ã=. ÔHIS CHANGE THOUGH WILL MAKE SOME OF THE OLDER ÓÉÄ STUFF, WELL NOT PLAY CORRECTLY. ÏUTSIDE OF THAT, IT IS THE SAME FOR OUR WORK. ÉF ALL GOES WELL. ÔHEN YOU WILL HAVE A DARK BLUE SCREEN. ÁH THAT IS 40 COLUMNS WIDE, AND 25 LINES TALL. ÔHERE WILL BE A LIGHT BLUE BORDER AROUND IT. ÉN LIGHT BLUE IT WILL SAY AT THE TOP, "****ÃÏÍÍÏÄÏÒÅ 64 ÂÁÓÉà Ö2****" ÕNDER THAT WILL READ, "64K ÒÁÍ ÓÙÓÔÅÍ 38911 ÂÁÓÉà ÂÙÔÅÓ ÆÒÅÅ" AND BELOW THAT THE WORD "ÒÅÁÄÙ" AND THIS FLASHING SOLID BOX. ÆIRST THING MOST PEOPLE WORRY AOUT IS WHAT CAN THIS BUGGER DO WITH JUST 38K FREE. ÔRUST ME ON THIS ONE, YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW RIGHT NOW. É'LL TALK ABOUT ALL THE THINGS IT CAN DO LATER ON. ÊUST ACCEPT THAT IT IS MORE POWERFUL THAT YOU REALISE. ÆOR REASONS THAT WILL SLOWLY BECOME APPARENT ÉF YOU SEE SOMETHING OTHER THAN WHAT IS ABOVE ON THE SCREEN. ÔHERE MAY BE PROBLEMS OF A BLESSING. ÆIRST OFF IF YOU DON'T SEE ANYTHING. ÃHECK THE CONNECTIONS OF YOUR OUTPUT TO THE MONITOR/ÔÖ. ÍAKING CERTAIN THEY ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACES. ÔHIS MAY TAKE A LITTLE TINKERING. ÁLSO WHEN YOU THINK IT IS RIGHT. ×ELL IT IS TIME THEN TO PLAY WITH THE CONTROLS. ÓETTING THE TINT AND COLOUR AND ALL OF THAT SORT OF THING. É HAVE FOUND SOME MONITORS THAT WHERE WAY OUT OF COLOUR SETTINGS. ÎOW THEN, IF YOU HAVE NOTHING BUT A BLACK SCREEN. ÍAYBE SEEING A FEW COLOURED LINES OR FLASHES ROLLING BY ÔIME TO DISCUSS ANOTHER SITUATION. ÙOU MAY HAVE A 40/80 COLUMN MONITOR. ÒIGHT THERE IS AN 80 COLUMN FEATURE TO THE ÃOMMODORE. ÍAINLY THIS WAS USED ON THE 128 MODELS. ÔHERE ARE ALSO 80 COLUMN THINGS FOR THE 64. ÂUT LETS NOT JUMP INTO THAT AT THIS TIME. ÔAKE A LOOK ON THE FRONT, IF YOU ARE LUCKY. ÔHE BACK IF YOU ARE NOT. ÔHERE WILL BE EITHER A PUSH BUTTON OR A SLIDER SWITCH. ÉN SOME WAY THEY WILL BE LABLED WITH STRANGE ABBREBIATIONS. ÙOU WANT IT TO BE IN THE ÃÇÁ OR ÃOMPOSITE POSITION. ÍORE ON THIS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE 128 BY ITSELF. ÁNOTHER THING THAT MIGHT TOSS YOU A CURVE IN WHAT É WROTE ABOVE FOR THE SCREEN. ÔHE SCREEN IS WHITE AND THE WORDS ARE IN BLACK. ÏR SOME OTHER FORM OF COLOUR, AND THE WORDS MAY NOT SAY EXACTLY THE SAME THING AS É WROTE. ÄON'T WORRY TOO MUCH. ÓOME HACKERS BURNED THEIR OWN MAIN CHIPS. ÁDDING THEIR COLOUR SCHEME AND MAYBE THEIR OWN NAMES. É HAVE SEEN IT, BUT CAN'T TELL YOU HOW IT WAS DONE WITH THE CHIP BURNER. ÏË THERE IS ANOTHER MAJOR THING THAT YOU MAY SEE AND IF YOU DO, THEN YOU ARE VERY BLESSED. ÙOU WILL ALSO HAVE BEEN WONDERING WHY É DIDN'T MENTION THAT LITTLE TOGGLE SWITCH ON YOUR Ã=64. ×ELL IF YOU SEE THE WORDS "ÊÉÆÆÙ ÄÏÓ" ON THAT STARTING SCREEN. ÙOU HAVE THE SPECIAL REPLACEMENT CHIP INSTALLED. É'D RATHER SAVE THAT TILL LATER ON, IN THE PARTS ABOUT ALL THE ADDITIVE THINGS FOR THE Ã=. ÔHE COMMANDS FOR THINGS THAT É WILL SHORTLY PRESENT, WORK WITH THE JIFFY DOS CHIP. Á GREAT CHIP, É KNOW, AS ALMOST ALL OF MY ÃOMMODORE ITEMS HAVE IT INSTALLED. ÁNYWAY, FOR YOU THAT LITTLE TOGGLE SWITCH WILL TURN THE CHIP ON AND OFF. ÆOR NOW DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, WE WILL OVER THAT LATER. ×ILL TELL YOU THAT IT IS GOING TO SHORTEN YOUR LOADING TIME ONE HELL OF A LOT. ÓAYING THAT THE SYSTEM COMES ON, AND THAT YOU HAVE A DISK DRIVE, AND THAT YOU HAVE SOME DISKS. ×HICH IS THE GENERAL WAY THAT PEOPLE HAVE GAINED THESE 2ND HAND COLLECTIONS. É KNOW THAT YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT THIS MACHINE DOES BEFORE É GO OVER THE USERS MANUAL. ÏË É DID THE SAME THING. ÓO PICK A DISK, ANY DISK AT ALL. ÓLIP IT IN THE DRIVE, LABLE SIDE UP. ÍAKE CERTAIN THAT IT IS IN SECURELY. ÌOCK IT IN PLACE AND .... ÓAVE FOR POSSIBLY THE DRIVE MAKING A LITTLE BIT OF NOISE NOTHING HAPPENS. ÔIME TO START LEARNING THE SYSTEM. ÓO YOU HAVE TO TELL THE DRIVE TO DO SOMETHING. ÙEAH É SAID THE DRIVE, AND NOT THE DISK. ÙOU SEE UNLIKE THE OTHER SYSTEMS. ×E USE A SMART DRIVE. ÔHAT MEANS TO SAY THAT THERE IS A MICRO PROCESSOR IN THE DRIVE. ×E TALK TO IT, AND NOT THE ÏÓ ON THE DISK. ÏË THERE REALLY ISN'T AN ÏÓ <ÏPERATING ÓYSTEM> ON THE DISK AS YOU MAY UNDERSTAND IT. ÏN THAT NOTE, WE USE ÇÃÒ FORMATTING, THE OTHER SYSTEM THAT WE CALL THE "HERETIC" USES ÍÆÍ. ÎOPE NOT A CLUE AS TO WHAT THAT MEANS, AND IT IS UNIMPORTANT FOR US AT THIS MOMENT. ÓUFFICE TO SAY IN OUR FORMAT, WELL THAT 1.44MEGGER DISK É MENTIONED, IT IS 1.6MEGS FOR US. ÔYPE THE FOLLOWING ON YOUR KEYBOARD. ÉT SHOULD BE DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN. ÌÏÁÄ"$",8 AFTER THAT, PRESS THE ÒÅÔÕÒÎ KEY. ÓCREEN SHOULD SAY A FEW THINGS. ÔHE LIGHT SHOULD FLASH RAPIDLY ON THE DRIVE. ×HEN THAT IS ALL DONE, IN A FEW SECONDS. ÔHE CURSOR, THAT IS THAT SOLID BOX, WILL BE FLASHING AND IT IS TIME TO TYPE IN THE FOLLOWING. ÌÉÓÔ AND THEN PRESS ÒÅÔÕÒÎ. ÁLL WORKS WELL, AND YOU HAVE A BUNCH OF STUFF THAT SCROLLS UP THE SCREEN. ÓTUFF THAT LOOKS ODD AND WEIRD TO YOU. ÌOOKED THAT WAY TO ME AND É HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. ÂELOW É AM PLACING AN EXAMPLE. ÔHAT WE WELL LIGHTLY DISCUSS. ÁFTER THAT, É WILL COVER WHAT MAY HAVE GONE, OR LOOKED LIKE IT WENT WRONG. 0"ÔÈÅ ÖÉÌÌÁÇÅ ÂÂÓ "Öà 2Á 90 "ÌÏÓÔ ÃÁÔ 71" ÓÅÑ 100"ÌÏÓÔ ÃÁÔ 72" ÓÅÑ 40 "ÅÄÓÔÁÒ ÉÉ" ÐÒÇ 434 ÂÌÏÃËÓ ÆÒÅÅ ×ELL IT WILL LOOK A BIT LIKE THAT. ÃOULD BE SHORTER AND COULD BE LONGER. ÂESIDES, É AM NOT SURE HOW YOU ARE READING THIS, SO THE FORMAT MAY NOT BE EXACT. ÓTARTING AT THE TOP. ÔHAT 0 MEANS THAT IT WAS WRITTEN OR READ ON DEVICE 0. ÔHIS IS HANG OVER FROM THE DAYS OF MULTIPLE DRIVES ON ONE DEVICE NUMBER. ÄON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. "ÔÈÅ ÖÉÌÌÁÇÅ ÂÂÓ" IS THE NAME OF THE DISK. ÔHAT IS WHAT É CALLED IT WHEN É FORMATTED IT. ÁT THIS POINT É SHOULD MENTION THAT IN NORMAL OPERATION IT WILL READ IN UPPER CASE. É HAVE MORE TO SAY ON THE CASE PART WHEN WE GO TO THE MANUAL INFORMATION. ÔHAT "ÖÃ" IS THE ÉÄ CODE THAT É CREATE FOR THE DISK DURING FORMATTING. ÔHE DRIVE/COMPUTER USES THIS FOR THE MAP OF THE DISK. ÌETS LEAVE IT AT THAT POINT FOR NOW. "2Á" MEANS IT WAS DONE ON A 1541, OR SIMILAR DISK DRIVE. ÔHAT MAY BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT FOR YOU. ÂUT NOW WE COME TO THE REALLY BIG DIFFERENCE. ÏN THE NEXT LINE WE HAVE FOR THE FIRST ONE "90", THAT IS THE NUMBER OF BLOCKS THAT THE FILE TAKES. ÔHEN THERE IS THE NAME THAT É GAVE THE FILE. ÁH BUT THAT IS FOLLOWED BY THE "ÓÅÑ". ÓHORT FOR ÓEQUENTIAL. ÁVOIDING THE TECH GEAR HEAD STUFF. ÔHINK OF IT AS A TEXT FILE. ÉN THE ILLUSTRATION, THAT IS WHAT IT IS EXACTLY. ÂUT THESE ÓÅÑ FILES ARE MORE THAN THAT, AND NOT REALLY NEEDED TO EXPLAIN MORE AT THIS STAGE. ÏË LETS MOVE TO "ÅÄÓÔÁÒ ÉÉ". ÔHAT IS THE NAME OF THE "ÐÒÇ" THAT É USE FOR MOST OF MY EDITORIAL WRITING. ÉN FACT IT IS WHAT É AM USING TO WRITE THIS SERIES. ÂUT IT IS LISTED AS THE ÐÒÇ, OR ÐROGRAMME FILE TYPE. ÁT THE BOTTOM IT TELLS US HOW MANY BLOCKS ARE FREE ON THE DISK. É DIDN'T KNOW OF ANY FORM OF MEASUREMENT. ÓO É JUST ACCEPTED THIS AT FACE VALUE AS THE WAY IT IS DONE. ÙOU MAY BE COMING FROM ANOTHER FROM ANOTHER STYLE OF MEASUREMENTS. ×ELL THE Ã= MAINLY USES BLOCKS. ÂUT SOME USERS ALSO MEASURE IN ËÂ. ÐERSONALLY É DON'T. ÈOWEVER YOU MAY NEED A CONVERSION. ÓO IN ROUGH TERMS, 4 BLOCKS = 1ËÂ. ÒIGHT THAT SEEMS TOO SMALL TO DO ANYTHING. ×ELL LETS TALK ABOUT THAT TEXT FILE OF 90 BLOCKS. ×HEN PRINTED OUT IT WILL BE AROUND 8-10 PAGES OF TEXT. ÓEE WE CAN DO MORE IN LESS. ÔHAT IS ONE OF THE PARTS OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE IN THE Ã= COMMUNITY. ÌIKE É SAID EARLY, NEED TO RELEARN ABOUT COMPUTERS. ÂUT THAT IS WHY YOU ARE READING THIS RAMBLING SERIES. <ÂÇ> ÓO NOW THEN, WHAT IF YOU DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING LIKE THE ABOVE ON THE SCREEN? ×ELL THERE ARE A FEW REASONS FOR THAT, AND YOU WILL RUN ACROSS THEM OVER TIME. ÆIRST THING IS THAT THERE WAS A RATTLE, A GRUNT AND THEN NOTHING ON THE SCREEN. ÍOST OF THE TIME THIS MEANS THAT THE DISK ISN'T FORMATTED. ÉF YOU HAVE JIFFY DOS ON YOUR Ã=. ÐRESS THE KEY AND THEN RETURN. ÙOU WILL SEE SOMETHING LIKE 74,DRIVE NOT READY,00,00. ÆOR THOSE THAT DON'T HAVE JIFFY DOS. ×E AREN'T GOING TO DO THE LONG TYPE IN THING TO SEE THE ERROR. ÁT THIS TIME, É'LL QUICKLY ADD. ÕNDER THE ABOVE CONDITIONS YOU HAVE AN UNFORMATTED DISK. ÒIGHT, IT JUST CAME OUT OF AN OFFICIAL COMPANY BOX, AND THE BOX SAYS THAT IT IS IBM FORMATTED. ÔHAT IS TRUE, IT IS IBM FORMATTED, IT ISN'T ÃÂÍ FORMATTED. ÒEMEMBER WE USE A DIFFERENT FORMATTING SYSTEM. ÁND NO NOT AT THIS TIME AM É GOING TO TELL YOU HOW TO FORMAT THE DISK. ÎOT TILL É HAVE COVERED SOME OTHER THINGS. ÁS YOU CAN DESTROY A WORKING DISK OF DATA, AT THIS STAGE. É KNOW, DID IT SEVERAL TIMES MYSELF WHEN É STARTED. ÈERE IS A SOMETHING THAT É MUST TOSS IN AT THIS STAGE. ÙOUR DISK SHOULD READ, AH THAT IS FOR THE BLANK ONES, THAT IT IS A "DOUBLE SIDED, DOUBLE DENSITY" DISK. ÔHAT MIGHT BE WRITTEN AS "ÄÓ/ÄÄ", OR EVEN "ÄÄ/ÄÓ". ÄO NOT TRY ÈIGH ÄENSITY DISKS, "ÈÄ". ÄO NOT USE ÓINGLE ÄENSITY DISKS, "ÓÄ". ÈÄ WILL MAKE YOUR SYSTEM GRUNT AND RATTLE. ÂUT WON'T DO A THING FOR YOU. ÓÄ ONES, WILL DO THE SAME RATTLE STUFF, BUT ALSO SCREW YOUR HEAD UP ON THE DRIVE. ÔAKES A LOT TO PUT IT BACK IN PLACE. ÓO SPEAKETH THE VOICE OF PAINFUL EXPERIENCE. ÌOOK AT THE DRIVE AND IF THAT GENERALLY GREEN LIGHT, IS FLASHING AT A REGULAR RATE. ÔHERE IS A PROBLEM. É'LL DEAL WITH SOME OF THIS IN A WHILE. ÂUT HERE WE ARE GOING TO DEAL WITH NOTHING SHOWN IN A DIRECTORY, OR SOME WEIRD STUFF ON THE DIRECTORY. ÂEFORE GOING INTO ANYMORE DISK THINGS É KNOW THAT YOU AREN'T READY TO DO THIS YET. ÙET YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS POINT. ÁN EXPERIENCED PROGRAMMER CAN BUGGER UP THE DIRECTORY. ÙES HE CAN DO IT INTENTIONALLY. ÙOU MAY SEE A DISK WITH A NAME, AND AN ÉÄ CODE, AND IT TELLS YOU THAT THE DISK HAS 664 BLOCKS FREE. ÉF THIS SEEMS TO BE A FACTORY DISK, É MEAN ONE THAT HAS A FANCY LABLE ON IT FROM A COMPANY. ÙOUR DISK IS SUSPECT. ÎO NOT THAT IT IS BAD. ÔHAT THEY HAVE HIDDEN THE DIRECTORY. ÔHE PROGRAMMES ON THE DISK MAY STILL WORK FINE. ÙOU JUST CAN'T SEE THEM IN THIS WAY. ÒEALLY YOU CAN'T TELL TILL YOU TRY TO LOAD A PROGRAMME. ÈANG IN THERE WE WILL GET TO THAT PART. ÉF ALL YOU SEE IS A 0, AND NOT ALL THE TIME DOES THAT SHOW. ÐLUS WHAT AT FIRST GLANCE LOOKS LIKE A CASTLE TOWER, OR THE ROOK IN A CHESS SET. ÙOU HAVE A CORRUPTED DISK 99.99% OF THE TIME. ÁCTUALLY THAT ROOK LOOKING THING IS THE QUOTE MARK IN REVERSE VIDEO. ÔHIS HAPPENS FOR SEVERAL REASONS. ÍAINLY A BAD TO INCOMPLETE FORMAT OF THE DISK. ÌIKE WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU YANK THE DISK OUT BEFORE IT IS FINISHED FORMATTING. ÙEAH É'VE DONE THAT AS WELL. ÁNOTHER FREAKY COMMON ONE IS THE SIZE OF THE FILE BEING LIKE 1328 OR SOME OTHER FANTASTICALLY HIGH NUMBER. ÓINCE THE 1541 DISK IS ONLY 664 BLOCKS. ÔHAT CAN'T BE RIGHT AND IT ISN'T. É HAVE SEEN THAT MOSTLY IN DECOMPRESSING SOME FILES. ×HICH DIDN'T DECOMPRESS RIGHT ÏË É WAS JUST REMINDED THAT THERE MAY BE SOME READERS THAT HAVE DOWNLOADED FILES FOR THE Ã=64 FROM ×EBSITES. ÙOU MAY WANT TO PUT THEM ON DISK AND START PLAYING WITH THEM. ÓORRY GUYS, YA JUST GOTTA WAIT. ×HAT YOU HAVE IS PROBABLY A .Ä64 EXTENSION ON THE FILE NAME. ÔHAT IS MADE FOR USE WITH THE EMULATORS. ÌENGTH OF THE FILE FOR ONE SIDE OF A 1541 DISK IS 689 BLOCKS. ÁIN'T GONNA FIT, AND EVEN IF YOU PUT IT ON A 1571 DISK. ÆILE WON'T RUN IN THE .Ä64 FORMAT. ÂÕÔ! ×E HAVE TOOLS TO MAKE IT WORK FOR YOU. ÁNOTHER THING TO TALK ABOUT IN THE SERIES. ÌOVE TO TELL YOU THAT WAS A PLOY TO EXPAND ON THE FACT THAT THERE IS A MESS OF THINGS ON THE ÉNET FOR THE Ã=. ÐUSHING THE GREATNESS OF THE Ã=. ÂUT MY DEAR LITTLE ÖIXEN, REMINDED ME ABOUT THE ÄÌ PROBLEMS WE HAVE DEALT WITH IN THE USERS GROUP. ÏË ONE LAST THING THAT YOU MAY SEE ON A DISK IN THE DIRECTORY. ×ON'T SEE IT VERY OFTEN. É PRESENT IT JUST TO SHOW SOME OF WHAT PEOPLE HAVE DONE WITH THE Ã=. ÔHE DIRECTORY CAN SHOW UP IN COLOURED TEXT. ÄON'T KNOW HOW THAT IS DONE. ÏNE USERS GROUP WAS TALKING ABOUT IT AND DID IT ON THEIR DISKS. ÏË THAT WAS THE PENULTIMATE LAST THING. É JUST FLASHED ON ONE THAT IS A FREAK OUT FOR THE BEGINNER AND AN IRRITANT TO OTHERS. ÙOU GO FOR A LISTING OF THE DIRECTORY. ÙOU DON'T GET ONE, AS THE COMPUTER SUDDENLY STARTS TO LOAD THE PROGRAMME. ÃAN'T EXACTLY REMEMBER HOW THAT IS DONE. ÔHOUGH É DID IT A FEW YEARS AGO. ÂASICALLY SPEAKING IT IS IN THE ÉÄ CODE AND SOME SIMPLE TRICKS, SO THAT WHEN THE DIRECTORY IS READ. ÔHE ÌÏÁÄ COMMAND IS EXECUTED FOR THE FIRST PROGRAMME ON THE DISK. ×ELL SINCE É DON'T KNOW WHAT DISK YOU USED. ÇUESS IT IS TIME TO DO A LITTLE MORE ON FILE TYPES. ÐÒÇ AND ÓÅÑ WE TOUCHED UPON. ÎOW FOR ÕÓÒ, THIS STANDS FOR ÕÓEÒ FILE. ÓIMPLE AND NOT FULLY ACCURATE, IT IS A FILE TYPE THAT IS USER DEFINED. ÄON'T WORRY ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW. ÙOU WILL SEE A LOT OF THESE IN USING THE PRG ÇEOS. ÔHE NEXT ONE TO TALK ABOUT IS ÒÅÌ. ÓTANDING FOR A ÒÅÌATIVE FILE. ÁNOTHER ONE NOT TO WORRY ABOUT JUST YET. ÎOT VERY COMMON. ÍOST OF THE TIME THIS FILE IS USED TO CREATE A FORM OF LIST. ÌETS LEAVE IT AT THAT FOR NOW. ÌAST ONE TO MENTION IS THE ÄÅÌ FILE. ÁS YOU MAY SURMISE THIS IS FOR ÄÅÌETED. ÅXACTLY WHAT THIS IS, É DON'T KNOW. ÓEEN IT IN A FEW PLACES. ÍAY BE A SPECIAL THING FOR ANOTHER LEVEL OF ÂASIC FOR THE Ã=. É HAVE ONLY MADE THEM WITH ONE PROGRAMME. ×HICH WAS A 1581 DIRECTORY MANIPULATOR. ÄOESN'T SEEM TO DO ANYTHING THAT É CAN FIND OUT. ÓO WE WON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. ÔHAT TAKEN CARE OF, THERE IS ONE OTHER THING TO ADD TO THE DIRECTORY LISTING. ÓYMBOLS ON THE DIRECTORY. ÌIKE IN THE BELOW. 93 "ÂÅÇÉÎÎÉÎÇ 1" ÓÅÑ< 0 "ËÉÔÔÙ ÂÏØ" ÓÅÑ* ÔHAT < SYMBOL MEANS THAT THE FILE IS LOCKED. ÙOU CAN'T SCRATCH IT. ÎEED A TOOL, OR THE PROGRAMMING LINES TO TYPE IN TO UNLOCK THE FILE. ÍANY ÇEOS FILES WILL HAVE THAT < ON THE LINE. ÏË THEN WE HAVE THE * SYMBOL. ÙOU CAN SEE THAT THE SIZE OF THE FILE IS 0. ÔHIS IS CALLED A SPLAT FILE. ÉT ISN'T REALLY THERE, MOST OF THE TIME. ÓPECIFICALLY IT MEANS THAT THE FILE WAS OPENED FOR THE COPY BUT IT WASN'T CLOSED. ÔHERE ARE WAYS TO CLOSE IT, BUT FOR ME É JUST DELETE THE FILE AND TRY AGAIN. ÏË É KNOW THAT YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT IS ON THE DISK. ÂEFORE WE GO INTO THE MANUAL OF THE Ã=64. ÓO É WILL TELL YOU HOW TO LOAD A FILE, AND WHAT YOU MAY FIND. ÎOW THEN THE TRADITIONAL WAY TO LOAD A PROGRAMME. ÒIGHT A ÐÒÇ, THAT IS THE ONLY THING THAT YOU CAN LOAD . ÓO BELOW IS WHAT YOU TYPE ON THE SCREEN. ÌÏÁÄ"0:*",8,1 PRESS ÒÅÔÕÒÎ ÏË THIS IS THE ONE THAT É USE THE MOST. ÁCTUALLY IT IS TO LOAD A ÍÌ PRG. ÂUT IT WORKS FOR A ÂÁÓÉà ONE AS WELL, MOST OF THE TIME. ÈAVE TO EXPLAIN THAT MORE IN THE NEXT SESSION. ÏUT OF SPACE AGAIN. -------------------------------------- ÃOMMODORE ÐOSTER ÃOMPETITION ?×ÉÎÎÅÒ? ÃOMMODORE ÔIME CAPSULE ÈERE WE GO THEN THE WINNER OF THE ÃOMMODORE POSTER COMPETITION: É POSED THE QUESTION "×HAT WOULD YOU PUT INTO A TIME CAPSULE?" ÔHE WINNER RECEIVES ONE OF THESE POSTERS AND SHOULD HAVE THE POSTER BY THE TIME HE READS THIS ISSUE OF THE MAGAZINE, THANKS FOR EVERYONE THAT TOOK THE TIME TO SEND ENTRIES; É ENJOYED READING SOME OF THE WEIRD IDEAS LIKE AN ÅMBALMED VERSION OF ÍAURICE OR VARIOUS PEOPLE CRYOGENETICALLY FROZEN IN TIME TO REVIVE BY THE HISTORIANS. ÉN THE END É TOOK A MORE REALISTIC VIEW OF WHAT HISTORIANS WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN A TIME CAPSULE. ÆOR ANYONE THAT STILL WANTS TO PURCHASE A POSTER HERE ARE THE DETAILS ÈISTORY OF ÃOMMODORE ÃOMPUTERS ÐOSTER ÐOSTER ÄIMENSIONS 24" X 36" É HAVE FOR SALE "ÔHE ÈISTORY OF ÃOMMODORE ÃOMPUTERS" POSTER WHICH IS THE CULMINATION OF THREE YEARS OF WORK AND RESEARCH. ÔHE Ã= SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN PROFESSIONALLY PHOTOGRAPHED SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS POSTER AND THE PHOTOS APPEAR NOWHERE ELSE. ÔHIS POSTER IS IDEAL FOR ANY VINTAGE COMPUTER FAN, Ã= ÃOMPUTER COLLECTOR, CLASSIC OR VINTAGE MEMORABILIA DISPLAY. ÔHIS IS A LIMITED EDITION POSTER AND WILL NOT BE RE-PRINTED! ÐOSTER INCLUDES HI-RESOLUTION IMAGES OF RARE AND HARD-TO-FIND SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE ËÉÍ 1, ÐÅÔ 2001, ÐÅÔ 4016, ÐÅÔ 8032, ÖÉÃ-20, Ã-64, Ã-64Ã, ÓØ-64, Ã-128, Ã-128Ä, Â-128, ÃÂÍ 256-80, Ð-500, ÐLUS/4, Ã-16, Ã-116, ÖÃ-20, ÁMIGA 500, & SELECTED DISK DRIVES. $19.99 ÕÓÁ ÓHIP $3.00 $19.99 ÃANADA ÓHIP $5.99 $19.99 ÉNTERNATIONAL ÓHIP $7.99 HTTP://WWW.VINTAGECOMPUTER.NET/POSTER_ DETAIL.CFM ÏF COURSE THE WATER MARK DOESN'T APPEAR ON THE FINAL POSTER -= ÔHE ×ÉÎÎÅÒ =- ÆROM A USER KNOWN AS "ÊÁÍ" ÍAYBE THE BEST THING TO LEAVE FOR ÈISTORIANS TO FIND IN A TIME CAPSULE IS A FULL DETAILED EXPLANATION ABOUT MYSELF & MY Ã= MACHINES. ÄETAILS ABOUT WHY É PURCHASED THEM & WHAT Ã= MENT TO ME AS A PERSON. ÆOR EXAMPLE WHY DID ONE PERSON GO THE Ã= ROUTE AND ANOTHER THE ÓPECTRUM OR OTHER 8 BIT SYSTEM ROUTE. ÃOMMODORE ENCOUNTER É FIRST ENCOUNTERED ÃOMMODORE LIKE AS MANY OTHER USERS É KNOW VISITING A FRIEND'S HOUSE, THEY HAD A ÖÉà 20 WITH VARIOUS GAMES, & DELIGHTED IN SHOWING OFF WITH THE SYSTEM. MY FRIEND AND É PLAYED ON THE ÖIC 20 MANY TIMES ENJOYING THE GAMES THAT CAME WITH THE MACHINE AND ALSO SOME GAMES THAT WERE PURCHASED SEPARATELY. É EVEN REMEMBER PLAYING GAMES ON CARTRIDGES SO YOU DIDN?T HAVE TO LOAD TAPES, AT THE TIME MY FRIEND DIDN'T HAVE A DISK DRIVE. ×E TYPED IN LISTINGS FROM MAGAZINES AND TYPED IN EVERY DEMO AND PROGRAM IN THE MANUALS THAT ACCOMPANIED THE MACHINE. ÔHE MACHINE WAS SUPERB THE SOUND WAS GREAT AND THE COLOURS VIVID. ÍY PARENTS LIKED THE MACHINE BECAUSE IT RESEMBLED A REAL TYPEWRITER; É SUPPOSE IT WAS SOMETHING THEY COULD RELATE TO AS A FUNCTIONAL DEVICE. ÔHEY LIKED THE REAL KEYBOARD RATHER THAN THE ÓPECTRUM ÚØ 81 WITH RUBBER KEYS THEY THOUGH THIS MORE A TOY BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAVE A REAL KEYBOARD, THIS REALLY WAS A HIGH TECH SYSTEM AND EXCITING TIMES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, NOTHING LIKE THIS HAD EVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE. ÍANY PEOPLE CALLED THIS THE ÇOLDEN ERA. É KNEW AFTER A MONTH OF PLAYING WITH THE ÖÉà 20 THAT É WANTED TO OWN ONE OF THESE MACHINES MYSELF & SURE ENOUGH WITH THE MOST HINTS ONE PERSON CAN MAKE AND LETTERS TO ÓANTA, AT ÃHRISTMAS É RECEIVED A ÖÉà 20 & DATASETTE OF MY OWN. ÌATER É PURCHASED A Ã= PRINTER THIS WAS UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE SYSTEM WOULD BE USED FOR SCHOOLWORK HOW MANY PARENTS FELL FOR THIS? ÔHE MACHINE WAS A FAVOURITE OF MINE FOR 3 LONG GLORIOUS YEARS, AND REGULARLY USED THE MACHINE AFTER SCHOOL; É USED THE MACHINE FOR GAMES AND OCCASIONALLY SCHOOLWORK WELL, OK MAINLY FOR GAMES THEN; AND PRETENDING TO DO SCHOOLWORK. É FOUGHT WITH PROGRAMMING ÂÁÓÉà ON THE MACHINE & THIS FULED MY DESIRE TO LEARN MORE AND BECOME MORE INVOLVED WITH COMPUTING AND PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES. É JOINED A LOCAL CLUB FOR 8 BIT MACHINES, WHERE WE DISCUSSED THE MERITS OF VARIOUS SYSTEMS & USERS WOULD BRING IN THE LATEST SOFTWARE TO DEMO AND ×Ï× OTHER CLUB MEMBERS. ÔHEN THE Ã64 BECAME AVAILABLE & É KNEW THIS WAS THE ROUTE FOR ME TO TAKE, É SAVED UP ENOUGH MONEY TO PURCHASE A Ã64 & 1541 DISK DRIVE. ÔHIS MACHINE BECAME MY MAIN MACHINE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AGAIN USED MAINLY FOR MUSIC, PROGRAMMING AND GAMES. É PURCHASED ÇEOS OPERATING SYSTEM AND WITH THE AID OF A ÃOMMODORE DOT MATRIX PRINTER PRODUCED A MAGAZINE ON THE MACHINE FOR OUR LOCAL CLUB MEMBERS TO READ, ABOUT VARIOUS MACHINES OF THE TIME. ÅVEN THOUGH É WROTE ABOUT OTHER MACHINES ÃOMMODORE ALWAYS SEEMED THE BEST MACHINES TO ME. ÍY Ã64 WAS REPLACED WITH AN ÁMIGA 500 AND LATER AN ÁMIGA 1200, THESE REMAINED MY FAVOURITE MACHINES UNTIL THEY WERE EVENTUALLY PARTLY REPLACED WITH THE Ðà FOR MY MAIN WORK MACHINE, DUE MAINLY TO MY LINE OF WORK NOT THROUGH CHOICE ON MY PART. Ã= ÁMIGA 500 AND UPWARD MACHINES INTRODUCED ME TO THE WORLD OF TRUE MULTITASKING OPERATING SYSTEM, AND AN IMPROVED ÇRAPHIC SYSTEM SOMETHING THE Ðà IS STILL LACKING. Ã= BECAME LIKE A CULT TO ME, É WOULD NOT HAVE ANY BAD WORDS SAID AGAINST THE ÃOMPANY AND ITS STAFF. É WOULD ALWAYS TRY TO WIN IN THE SCHOOLYARD WHERE MY SYSTEM IS BETTER THAN YOU BRANDIED ABOUT. É LOOK BACK FONDLY TO MY SCHOOL AND YOUNGER YEARS AS THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE NOT BECAUSE É LIKED SCHOOL BUT BECAUSE É COULD COME HOME & SPEND TIME ON MY COMPUTER. É REMEMBER THE ËRAFTWERK SONG, "É ÐÒÏÇÒÁÍ ÍÙ ÈÏÍÅ ÃÏÍÐÕÔÅÒ" THE WORDS STILL WASH OVER MY HEAD "BRING MYSELF INTO THE FUTURE" É CANT REMEMBER A DAY WITHOUT WHEN É USED MY Ã= SYSTEMS. EXCEPT FOR HOLIDAYS WHEN É COULDN'T TAKE THE SYSTEM WITH ME É LEFT SCHOOL TO WORK IN A COMPUTER SHOP SELLING Ã= MACHINES AS WELL AS OTHER SYSTEMS MAINLY GAMES CONSOLE. É BECAME A GOOD SALESMAN & A VOICE FOR Ã= MACHINES, BECAUSE OF MY BIAS AND BECAUSE WE KNOW Ã= CAN DO ANYTHING. É TRAINED ON OTHER SYSTEMS, ÌINUX AND ÐÃS BUT É USED ÃOMMODORE WHEREVER É COULD. ÏN TRAINING COURSES É BUMPED INTO OTHER Ã= USERS AND WE BECAME GOOD FRIENDS. ÉT SURPRISED ME HOW MANY Ã= USERS EXIST. Ã= GAINED ME MORE FRIENDS VIA ÂULLETIN BOARDS AND LATTER ÅMAIL, MANY OF THESE FRIENDS É STILL HAVEN'T MET IN PERSON JUST VIA EMAIL AND SNAIL MAIL. É AM STILL IN CONTACT WITH MANY Ã= USERS FROM THE PAST, SOME OF WHOM HAVE MOVED ONTO OTHER HARDWARE SYSTEMS BUT OTHERS STICK FIRMLY WITH THE ÁMIGA, ÓOME OF THESE FRIENDS BECAME VERY CLOSE AND É COMMUNICATE WITH THEM ON A DAILY BASIS, OTHERS ARE LESS CLOSE AND ARE CONTACTED MAYBE EACH MONTH, ÁLTHOUGH THE ÃOMPUTER CLUBS É GO TO NOW ARE ALL Ðà RELATED IF ANYTHING ÃOMMODORE COMES UP LIKE THE ÉÄÅ 64 INTERFACE OR THE ÒETRO REPLAY CART É WILL TAKE MY Ã= TO SHOW THE USERS THAT Ã= IS STILL ALIVE. É STILL READ UP ABOUT ÏÓ4 FOR THE Ã= ÁMIGA AND MAY IF THE ÏÓ BECOMES MORE POPULAR, PURCHASE A NEWER SYSTEM TO RUN THE ÏÓ ON. ÌATER É GAINED EMPLOYMENT AS AN ÉÔ MANAGER AND É OWE THIS ALL TO Ã= FOR SPARKING MY INTEREST IN ÃOMPUTERS AND COMPUTING, WITHOUT Ã= É DON'T THINK É WOULD HAVE BECOME AS INVOLVED IN COMPUTING AS É HAVE DONE. ÌOOKING BACK É STILL OWN ALL MY Ã= MACHINES AND NEVER SOLD ANY MAGAZINE OR HARDWARE ITEM É PURCHASED, É COULDN'T POSSIBLY THROW ANYTHING OUT, É EVEN HAVE MY FIRST JOYSTICK (ITS BROKEN BEYOND REPAIR) BUT HOW CAN É POSSIBLY THROW SOMETHING AWAY THAT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME? É STILL HAVE THE ORIGIONAL GAMES AND ÐÄ SOFTWARE AND APPLICATIONS WITH MANUALS AND DISK COVERS, AND EVEN PACKAGING WHERE APPLICABLE, YES EVEN THE ÐOLLY SUPPORT BOXES FROM MY Ã= MACHINES. É STILL FOLLOW Ã= GROUPS & READ VERSIONS NEWS POSTINGS ABOUT Ã=. ÔHE MACHINE PLAYED A BIG PART IN MY LIFE AND WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED WITH FOND MEMORIES FROM MYSELF. É MAY NOT BE 100% DIEHARD USER THAT UTILISES NOTHING ELSE BUT ÃOMMODORE IS MY MAIN SYSTEM, ÆUNNY É REMEMBER THE C64 MORE THAN ANOTHER SYSTEM THE ÁMIGA IS STILL MY ÄÔÐ AND WRITING COMPUTER OF CHOICE BUT IF É NEED TO RELAX AND PLAY A GAME THEN ITS ALWAYS THE ÃOMMODORE 64 THAT COMES OUT OF THE CUPBOARD, (É REALLY MUST GET A PERMANENT SETUP FOR THE MACHINE) ÔHERE HAS NEVER BEEN A COMPANY BEFORE COMMODORE THAT PLAYED SO BIT A PART IN THE COMPUTING WORLD AND É DON?T THINK THERE EVER WILL BE ÃOMPUTING FOR THE ÍASSES NOT JUST THE CLASSES. ÃOMMODORE LIVES ON FOREVER ÒEGARDS ÊAM ------------------------------------- Ã64ÔÐà HTTP://WWW.SAYMANTEK.COM/C64TPC_EN.HTML (ÅNGLISH) HTTP://WWW.SAYMANTEK.COM/C64TPC.HTML (ÔURISH) Ã64ÔÐà CONNECTS A Ã64 TO Ðà VIA THEIR SERIAL PORTS IN ORDER THAT Ã64 CAN USE ÐÃ'S STORAGE DEVICES. (ÈARD DISK, ÃÄ/ÄÖÄ, ÆLASH ÍEMORY, ÍÍÃ, ETC.) Ã64ÔÐà ÐROJECT'S AIM IS ELIMINATING 1541 ÄISK ÄRIVE. ×HEN YOU USED Ã64ÔÐà YOU CAN LOAD PROGRAMS DIRECTLY FROM ÐÃ. ÁLSO YOU CAN SAVE PROGRAMS DIRECTLY TO ÐÃ. Ã64ÔÐà CONSISTS OF THE TWO COMPONENTS: AN ELECTONIC DEVICE AND A Ðà SOFTWARE. ÔHE ELECTRONIC DEVICE SOLVES LOW LEVEL PROCESS FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN Ã64 AND ÐÃ. ÔHUS, USER DOES NOT NEED TO STRUGGLE WITH COMPLEX SETTINGS OR PROCESSES. Ã64ÔÐÃ'S SOFTWARE IS A PROGRAM WITH GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR SIMPLY USAGE. É WILL BE ABLE TO RELEASE THE BINARY FOR ÇÎÕ/ÌINUX AND ÍACÏÓ Ø BECAUSE ITS SOURCE CODE IS PLATFORM INDEPENDENT. Ã64ÔÐà SUPPORTS DISK IMAGES (.D64 FILES). ÉT CAN BOTH READ AND WRITE THESE FILES. ÕSER DOES NOT NEED TO EXTRACT PROGRAM FROM THESE FILES FOR USE. É AM PLANNING SUPPORT T.64 FILES IN THE NEXT RELEASE. Ã64ÔÐÃ'S ADVANTAGES FROM ANOTHER STORAGE ALTERNATIVE FOR ÃOMMODORE 64: ÉT DOES NOT NEED TO PATCHING. ÉT DOES NOT NEED TO EXTRACT FILE FROM D64. ÉT SUPPORTS .D64 FILE FORMAT. ÉT NEEDN'T A DETICATED ÐÃ. ÉT NEEDN'T OLD ÍÓ-ÄÏÓ OPERATING SYSTEM. ÉT HAS BEEN DEVELOPING FOR ÇÎÕ/ÌINUX, ÍACÏÓ Ø AND ×INDOWS SO THAT IT CAN USE MODERN STORAGE DEVICES. (ÆLASH ÄISK, ÍÍÃ, ETC.) ÕSER DOES NOT NEED TO STRUGGLE ANY COMPLEX SETTINGS OR PROCESSES ÔHE ÐROJECT ÓTATUS: ÔÏ ÄÏ (ÈARDWARE) ÄESIGN IS DONE AND IT IS TESTING. ÔÏ ÄÏ (ÓOFTWARE) - ÆULL 1541 ÄISK ÄRIVE EMULATION. - .T64 FILE SUPPORT. ÆREQUENTLY ÁSKED ÑUESTIONS 1.ÃAN IT RUN MULTI-PART GAMES? ÙES, IT CAN. ÔHERE IS NO MATTER FOR Ã64ÔÐÃ. ÉT IS SERVES FILES TO ÃOMMODORE BY REQUEST. 2. ÃAN IT RUN MULTI-DISK GAMES? ÙES, IT CAN. ÄISKETTE CHANGING IS VERY SIMPLE IN Ã64ÔÐÃ. ÙOU CAN SELECT NEXT DISKETTE IMAGE AT RUNTIME. Ã64ÔÐà SUPPORTS FOUR VIRTUAL DRIVERS. ÉF GAME IS SUPPORT, YOU CAN ASSOCIATE EVERY DISKETTE IMAGES TO DIFFERENT VIRTUAL DRIVER AND YOU CAN PLAY WITHOUT DISK CHANGING. 3. ÓOME GAMES IS PROGRAMMING 1541 ÄISK ÄRIVE'S MICROPROCESSOR. ÃAN Ã64ÔÐà RUN THESE GAMES? ÎO, IT CANNOT YET. ÔHIS IS IN THE TO-DO LIST. ÃURRENT RELEASE (VER.1.0.0) CAN NOT THIS MUCH EMULATE 1541 ÄISK ÄRIVE. 4. ÃAN IT SUPPORT FASTLOADERS? ÎO, IT CAN NOT YET. ÔHIS IS IN THE TO-DO LIST. ÂUT Ã64ÔÐà IS ALREADY FASTER THAN REAL 1541 ÄISK ÄRIVE. (37%) 5. ÃAN IT RUN WITH 1541 ÄISK ÄRIVE AT THE SAME TIME? ÙES, IT CAN. ÏF COURSE, YOU MUST BE CAREFUL FOR DEVICE NUMBER CONFLICT. ------------------------------------ ÉNTERVIEW WITH ÁHMET ÚEKI ÅÙÍÕÒ ÄESIGNER OF Ã64ÔÐà (ÃONNECT Ã64 TO ÐÃ) HTTP://WWW.SAYMANTEK.COM/C64TPC_EN.HTML Ñ. ÐLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO OUR READERS Á. ÍY NAME IS ÁHMET ÚEKI ÅÙÍÕÒ. É'M LIVING IN ÉZMIR ÔURKEY. É'M 32 YEARS OLD. Ñ. ÃAN YOU TELL OUR READERS A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF? Á. É AM A COMPUTER TECHNICIAN. É AM INTEREST IN BOTH SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE, AND É AM TRYING SET-UP MY OWN WORK. Ñ. ÄO YOU STILL USE Ã= ÃOMPUTERS? Á. ÙES, É DO. É HAVE A Ã64 SINCE MY CHILDHOOD AND É ALSO PURCHASED AN ÁMIGA 500+ BUT HAVE ONLY OWNED IT FOR A SHORT TIME. Ñ. ÐLEASE ÔELL OUR READERS ABOUT Ã64ÔÐà WHAT DOES IT DO? Á. Ã64ÔÐà CONNECTS ÃOMMODORE 64 TO Ðà VIA THEIR SERIAL PORTS IN ORDER THAT Ã64 CAN USE ÐÃ'S STORAGE DEVICES. Ã64ÔÐà ÐROJECT'S AIM IS ELIMINATING 1541 ÄISK ÄRIVE. ×HEN YOU USED Ã64ÔÐà YOU CAN ÌÏÁÄ PROGRAMS DIRECTLY FROM ÐÃ. ÁLSO YOU CAN ÓÁÖÅ PROGRAMS DIRECTLY TO ÐÃ. Ñ. ÓO YOU ARE UTILISING THE Ðà AS A ÌARGE HARD DISK FOR THE ÃOMMODORE? Á. ÙES. ÔHIS PROJECT VERY DIFFERENT FROM OTHER STORAGE ALTERNATIVES FOR ÃOMMODORE 64. ÔHIS PROJECT'S AIM IS ELIMINATING 1541 ÄISK ÄRIVE. Ã64S WILL BE ABLE TO STAY WITH US FOR A LONG TIME. ÂECAUSE, IT CONTAINS ONLY THE ELECTRONIC PARTS. ÂUT, THERE ARE MECHANIC PARTS IN 1541 ÄISK ÄRIVES. ÉF WE WANT TO USE Ã64 IN FUTURE, WE MUST PROVIDE A MODERN STORAGE ALTERNATIVE TO ITS. Ã64ÔÐà IS MY SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM. ÉT CONNECTS Ã64 TO ÐÃ, SO THAT IT CAN SUPPORT ALL MODERN STORAGE DEVICES. ×HEN Ã64ÔÐà FINISHED IT WILL BE LOW COST AND MOST EFFECTIVE STORAGE ALTERNATIVE FOR Ã64. Ñ. ÓOME USERS GET CONFUSED WITH THIS TYPE OF SOFTWARE, ONCE INSTALLED HOW EASY IS THE SOFTWARE TO USE, HOW MUCH CONFIGURATION IS NEEDED? Á. ÔHE SOFTWARE USAGE IS VERY SIMPLE. ÉT HAVE A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR INTUITIVE USAGE. ÔHE ELECTRONIC DEVICE SOLVES ALL PROCESS FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN Ã64 AND ÐÃ. ÔHUS, USER DOES NOT NEED TO STRUGGLE WITH COMPLEX SETTINGS OR PROCESSES. Ã64ÔÐà FOR ×INDOWS IS READY AND DOWNLOADABLE FROM PROJECT SITE. Ñ. ÄOES THIS SOFTWARE ONLY WORK ON THE Ã64 OR ARE OTHER Ã= SYSTEMS SUPPORTED? Á. ÍY PURPOSE WAS Ã64. Ã64ÔÐà MAY WORK WITH Ã16, Ã128 AND ÖÉÃ. ÂECAUSE, Ã64ÔÐà IS AN ÉÅà DEVICE. ÂUT É DIDN'T TEST WITH THEM YET. Ñ. ÔHE SOFTWARE RUNS ONLY ON ×INDOWS OR ARE OTHER OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORTED, WHAT VERSION OF ×INDOWS DOES THE SOFTWARE RUN ON? Á. ÍY TARGET ÏPERATING ÓYSTEMS ARE ÇÎÕ/ÌINUX, ÍACÏÓ Ø AND ×INDOWS ØÐ (NEWER). ÂUT É RELEASED ONLY ×INDOWS BINARY YET. Ñ. ÔHE SOFTWARE PERMITS THE USAGE OF Ä64 IMAGES WITHOUT EXTRACTION, SO THE Ã64 JUST SEES THE FILES, HOW IS THIS ACHIEVED? Á. ÓOFTWARE SUPPORTS Ä64 FILE FORMAT. ÙOU CAN SELECT A TARGET VIA SOFTWARE. ÔARGET CAN BE A Ä64 FILE OR ÐÃ'S FILE SYSTEM. ×HEN YOUR TARGET WAS A Ä64 FILE, SOFTWARE MOUNTS TO ITS AND YOUR COMMANDS (ÌÏÁÄ, ÓÃÒÁÔÃÈ, ETC.) APPLIES INSIDE MOUNTED Ä64 FILE. ×HEN YOUR TARGET WAS ÐÃ'S FILE SYSTEM, YOUR COMMANDS APPLIES INSIDE SELECTED FOLDER IN ÐÃ. Ñ. ÃAN THE HARDWARE BE PURCHASED OR WOULD THE USER HAVE TO DESIGN THEIR OWN HARDWARE ADD-ON? Á. É WILL BEGIN SELLING WHEN TESTS FINISHED. Ñ. ×HAT CAN THE DEVICE SUPPORT CAN GAMES AS WELL AS SAY ÇEOS BE RUN VIA THE DEVICE? Á. Ã64ÔÐà CAN RUN MULTI-PART & MULTI- DISK GAMES ALREADY. ÉT WILL BE ABLE TO RUN MORE COMPLEX GAMES, PROGRAMS AFTER FULL 1541 ÄISK ÄRIVE EMULATION. Ñ. É NOTICE IN THE ÆÁÑ SECTION THAT FAST LOADERS ARE NOT SUPPORTED ALTHOUGH THE SOFTWARE CAN READ DISKS FASTER THAN A STANDARD 1541, WILL THIS SUPPORT BE ADDED AT A LATER TIME? Á. ÆAST LOADERS WILL BE ABLE TO SUPPORT AFTER 1541 ÄISK ÄRIVE EMULATION. Ñ. ×HAT OTHER DEVELOPMENTS HAVE YOU PLANNED FOR THE SOFTWARE É NOTICE ON THE WEBSITE FULL 1541 SUPPORT IS LISTED HOW EASY WOULD THIS BE TO IMPLEMENT? Á. É HAVE BEEN STUDYING IMPORT 1541 ÄISK ÄRIVE EMULATION FROM AN OPEN SOURCE Ã64 EMULATOR. Ñ. HAVE YOU SEEN ÎICK ÃOPLAND'S ÈÄÄ64 WOULD YOU SAY THE SOFTWARE COMPARES WITH THIS, CAN THE TWO COEXIST FOR EXAMPLE IF OUR USER HAS ÈÄÄ64 WOULD HE GAIN ANY ADVANTAGE FROM RUNNING Ã64ÔÐà Á. É AM SORRY BUT É HAVE A SMALL AMOUNT OF INFO ABOUT ÈÄÄ64. Ñ. ÄO YOU HAVE A SCHEMATIC FOR THE CABLE NEEDED TO CONNECT THE Ã64 & Ðà TOGETHER CAN'T JUST A Ø1541 CABLE OR SIMILAR BE USED? Á. ÎO. Ã64ÔÐà CAN CONNECT TO Ðà VIA STANDARD (ÒÓ232) SERIAL CABLE. ÉÅà CABLE IS ALREADY INTEGRATED Ã64ÔÐÃ. ÙOU NEEDN'T ANY SPECIAL CABLE. ----------------------------------- ÉNTERVIEW WITH ÍANO ÓCHERPBIER ÔHE PRODUCER OF THE Ã64 ORCHESTRA Ñ. ÐLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELVES TO OUR READERS? É AM ÍANO ÓCHERPBIER THE PRODUCER OF THE Ã64 ORCHESTRA. ÔHE COMPANY WHERE É WORK FOR: ÐRODUCTIEHUIS ÏÎ IS ÎÏÎ- PROFIT ORGANISATION. ×E ARE MAKING CROSSOVER POP PRODUCTIONS. ÌIKE BREAKDANCE ÏÎ CLASSIC (A BREAKDANCE SHOW ON CLASSICAL MUSIC) OR ÎÏ BLUES (WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ÎÏBLUESNL) Ñ. ÃAN YOU INTRODUCE THE MAIN NAMES OF EVERYONE INVOLVED WITH THE PROJECT ? ÊULIAN VAN ÁALDEREN IS THE VJ OF THE Ã64 ORCHESTRA, BUT HE ALSO CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF THE Ã64 ORCHESTRA. ÈE IS A GOOD FRIEND OF ÊEROEN ÔEL AND THEY WERE AT ÊEROENS HOME. ÊEROEN WAS PLAYING ÃYBERNOID 2 AT THE PIANO. ÊULIAN ASKED ÊEROEN IF IT'S WAS POSSIBLE THAT A ORCHESTRA WAS PLAYING ÊEROEN ÔEL'S ÓÉÄ MUSIC. ÁND OF COURSE IT WAS POSSIBLE, BUT THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO ORGANISE... - ÊEROEN ÔEL COMPOSER OF SOME OF THE SONGS THE Ã64 ORCHESTRA PLAYING - ÒOB ÈUBBARD COMPOSER OF SOME OF THE SONGS THE Ã64 ORCHESTRA PLAYING AND ARRANGER OF ALL Ã64 ORCHESTRA SONGS - ÂAS ×IEGERS THE CONDUCTOR - ÒICCIOTTI ÅNSEMBLE, 12 OF THIS ENSEMBLE ARE PLAYING IN THE Ã64 ORCHESTRA - ÐRODUCTIEHUIS ÏÎ THE ORGANISER, PRODUCER, BOOKER OF THE Ã64 ORCHESTRA - ÒOUNDER ÅUROPE THE RECORD LABEL OF THE Ã64 ORCHESTRA Ñ. ÆROM THE ORIGINAL THOUGHT HOW DID THE PROJECT BECOME A REALITY? ÊULIAN HAS CONTACTED PRODUCTIEHUIS ÏÎ. ÐRODUCTIEHUIS ÏÎ WAS EXCITED ABOUT THE IDEA. ×E'VE CONTACTED A COUPLE OF ÄUTCH ORCHESTRA'S. ÓOME OF THEM DID NOT LIKE THE IDEA. ÔHE ÒICCIOTTI ÅNSEMBLE WAS EXCITED AND SO THE Ã64 ORCHESTRA WAS BORN. ÔHE FIRST TIME WE TALKED WITH ÊEROEN ÔEL AND ÊULIAN ABOUT THE Ã64 ORCHESTRA WAS ÍÁÙ 2005. ÔHE FIRST REHEARSAL OF THE Ã64 ORCHESTRA WAS ÍÁÙ 2006 WATCH THIS AT ÙOUÔUBE: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH? V=ÈZÅ1Å6ZÉ ÅÆÑ ÊEROEN ÔEL HAD ASKED ÒOB ÈUBBARD TO ARRANGE THE MUSIC OF ÊEROEN FOR THE Ã64 ORCHESTRA. ÒOB ÈUBBARD WANTED TO DO THIS, BUT ONLY WHEN THE Ã64 ORCHESTRA ALSO PLAY SOME MUSIC OF THE MASTER HIMSELF. ×E WE'RE EXCITED TO HEAR THIS! Ñ. ÃAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THE Ã64 ORCHESTRA IS? ÔHE Ã64 ORCHESTRA EXIST OUT OF 12 MUSICIANS OF THE ÒICCIOTTI ÅNSEMBLE FROM ÁMSTERDAM. ÔHEY ARE PLAYING THE OLD Ã64 GAME MUSIC OF ÊEROEN ÔEL & ÒOB ÈUBBARD. ÊULIAN VAN ÁALDEREN AKA THE Ã-MEN HAS MADE VISUALS OF THE OLD COMPUTER GAMES Ñ. ÓO YOU PERFORM Ã64 GAME MUSIC ON REAL INSTRUMENTS? ×HAT INSTRUMENTS ARE USED? ×E'VE CHOSEN FOR A SMALL ORCHESTRA BECAUSE WE WANT TO PLAY A LOT AND AT SMALL STAGES AS WELL. ÔHAT'S WHY WE'VE CHOSEN FOR 12 MUSICIANS ÆLUTE, ÏBOE, ÃLARINET, ÔRUMPET, ÈORN 1, ÈORN 2, ÔROMBONE, ÖIOLIN 1, ÖIOLIN 2, ÁLTO ÖIOLIN, ÃELLO, ÃONTRABASS Ñ. ÈOW WAS THE ORIGINAL ÃOMMODORE ÓÉÄ TUNE CONVERTED TO SHEET MUSIC FOR THE MUSICIANS? ÒOB ÈUBBARD DID THIS. ÈE'S A ARRANGER AS WELL Ñ. ×ILL THE SHEET MUSIC BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD? ×E THINK ABOUT IT! ×E LET YOU KNOW WHEN WE KNOW MORE! Ñ. ÈOW LONG DO YOU DEDICATE TO REHEARSALS? 6 REHEARSAL BEFORE THE FIRST SHOW. ÎOW WE REHEARSE AT THE SAME DAY OF THE SHOW. Ñ. ÆROM OBTAINING A SHEET MUSIC COPY HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO REHEARSE TO A POINT WHERE THE MUSIC IS PRESENTABLE TO THE PUBLIC? Á COUPLE OF MONTHS Ñ. ÁRE ALL THE ORCHESTRA PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS? ÔHEY ARE SEMI-PROFESSIONAL. Ñ. ÈOW DO YOU DECIDE WHICH ÓÉÄS TO PLAY IN PUBLIC? ÒOB ÈUBBARD AND ÊEROEN ÔEL HAVE CHOSEN THE TUNES. ÔHEY KNOW THE BEST WHICH TUNES SOUND ALSO GOOD WHEN THEY ARE PLAYED BY AN ORCHESTRA Ñ. ×HERE HAVE YOU PLAYED THE MUSIC? ÁT THIS MOMENT ONLY IN THE ÎETHERLANDS. ÁT POPFESTIVALS, IN VENUE'S AND ART- FESTIVALS. ÓOME OTHER COUNTRIES(ÓWEDEN, ÄENMARK, ÐORTUGAL,ÇERMANY) ARE INTERESTED. ÓO CALL ME WHEN YOU WANT TO BOOK US. Ñ. ×ILL THERE BE A ÃÄ OF RECORDINGS? ÔHERE IS ALREADY A ÃÄ! ÒÕÎ 10 CHECK IT OUT AT: HTTP://WWW.ONINTERNET.NL/PROJECT .ASP?PROJECTÉD=40 Ñ. ÃAN OUR READER SEE A PERFORMANCE OF THE ORCHESTRA ON THE INTERNET? ÙES GO TO ÙOUÔUBE AND SEARCH FOR Ã64 ORCHESTRA. ÏUR OWN MOVIE IS: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH? V=POAGC6C7QÑ&FEATURE=RELATED Ñ. ÈAVE YOU HAD MANY GOOD COMMENTS ABOUT THE PROJECT? ÙES, FOR SURE! ÌOOK AT: WWW.MYSPACE.COM/C64ORCHESTRA Ñ. É AM GUESSING SOMEONE WILL HAVE EMAILED AND SAID THE ÓÉÄ VERSIONS WERE BETTER CAN YOU COMMENT? ÙES OF COURSE SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIKE WHAT WE DID. ÂUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THE COMPOSERS OF THE ORIGINAL TUNES WHERE TOTALLY INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT AND THEY LIKE IT! ÁND THERE ARE A LOT OF FANS. ×HEN YOU DON'T LIKE IT. ÎO PROBLEM LISTEN TO THE OLD TUNES! ×E LIKE IT TOO! Ñ. ×HAT PLANS ARE THE NOW FOR THE ORCHESTRA, WHERE WILL YOU BE PLAYING? É HOPE WE ARE PLAYING THIS YEAR 10 SHOWS IN ÅUROPE! É'M BUSY TO BOOK SOME SHOWS AT THE SUMMER FESTIVALS ËEEP AN EYE AT OUR ÍYÓPACE SITE. Ñ. ×ILL YOU ATTEMPT OTHER GAME MUSIC LETS SAY ÁMIGA ÍOD FILES OR MUSIC FROM OTHER HARDWARE? ÎO WE ARE ONLY PLAYING Ã64 MUSIC! Ñ. ÄO YOU INTEND TO PLAY MUSIC FROM ÎEW SYSTEMS LIKE THE ØBOX OR ÐLAYSTATION? ÎÏ WE ARE THE Ã64 ORCHESTRA ;-) ÔHANKS FOR THE ÉNTERVIEW ÒICCIOTTI ÅNSEMBLE "ÔHE ÒICCIOTTI IS ÈOLLAND'S MOST FUN ORCHESTRA" WAS A RECENT COMMENT IN A NATIONAL ÄUTCH MORNING PAPER. ÔHE ÒICCIOTTI IS FUN BECAUSE THE YOUNG MUSICIANS ENJOY THEIR STAND-UP PERFORMANCES. ÓOMETIMES, ORCHESTRA MEMBERS EVEN DANCE TO THEIR OWN MUSIC! ÔHE ÒICCIOTTI IS FUN BECAUSE IT PLAYS NOT ONLY CLASSICAL, BUT JAZZ AND POP MUSIC, AS WELL. ÔHE ÒICCIOTTI IS FUN BECAUSE IT'S THE WORLD'S ONLY ORCHESTRA THAT WILL PLAY ABSOLUTELY ANYWHERE AND NOT JUST FOR SEASONED CONCERT GOERS. ÉT WILL PERFORM FOR TWENTY-SEVEN PRISONERS IN à ÂLOCK, OR FOR FIFTEEN-HUNDRED TEENAGERS AT A FESTIVAL. ÅVEN SO, BEING "FUN" IS NOT ENOUGH FOR THE ÒICCIOTTI. ÔHE ÒICCIOTTI AIMS TO BRING HIGH-QUALITY MUSIC TO PEOPLE WHO, FOR WHATEVER REASON, HAVE LITTLE OR NO CONTACT WITH LIVE SYMPHONIC MUSIC. ÔHE ORCHESTRA SEEKS OUT PEOPLE WHERE THEY WORK OR LIVE. ÉT MEANS YOU COULD RUN INTO A ÒICCIOTTI PERFORMANCE AT SCHOOL, INSIDE A PRISON, INSIDE A HOSPITAL OR NURSING HOME AND, DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, IN ANY STREET OR SQUARE. ÎO MATTER HOW CRAZY THE PLACE, THE ÒICCIOTTI WILL PLAY THERE. ÁNY ÒICCIOTTI PERFORMANCE IS A THRILL. ×HAT WILL HAPPEN? ÎOTHING IS PREDICTABLE. ÂEFORE EACH STAND-UP APPEARANCE, THE ENSEMBLE WILL HAVE MADE A CHOICE FROM A LENGTHY LIST OF HIGHLY VARIED REPERTOIRE, PICKED FROM FOUR CENTURIES OF MUSIC. ÍOZART NOW, ÍICHAEL ÊACKSON NEXT, NO PROBLEM. ÆIVE MINUTES AFTER SOCKING IT TO YOU IN "ÒOCK ÁROUND THE ÃLOCK", THE SOLOIST HAS COMBED THE GREASE OUT OF HIS HAIR TO MOVE INTO THE DELICATE SENSIBILITIES OF A ÇUSTAV ÍAHLER ÌIED. ÃONTRASTS IN ANY ÒICCIOTTI PERFORMANCE COME HARD & FAST. ÔHE AUDIENCE IS NEVER ALLOWED TO FALL ASLEEP. ÍOMENTS AFTER BEING LULLED BY A DREAMY ÇABRIEL ÆAUR PIECE, THE LISTENER IS APT TO BE SHOCKED INTO AWARENESS WHEN A MEMBER OF THE ORCHESTRA LOUDLY ANNOUNCES: "ÎOW FOR A FIRST PERFORMANCE: THIS PIECE IS SPECIALLY WRITTEN FOR THE ÒICCIOTTI!" ÔHE ÒICCIOTTI ENSEMBLE'S OFFBEAT NATURE IS REVEALED BY ITS CURIOUS HABIT OF MUSICALLY RAIDING UNSUSPECTING LOCATIONS: WHEN A PLACE LOOKS SUITABLE, ORCHESTRA MEMBERS WILL DISMOUNT, FORM AND TUNE UP IN MINUTES & START PLAYING TO A STARTLED AUDIENCE. ÍISSED YOUR TRAIN? ÂY WAY OF CONSOLATION, HERE SUDDENLY IS A THIRTY- NINE-PIECE ORCHESTRA PLAYING ON THE PLATFORM! ÊUST ARRIVED AT THE ÃITY ÈALL TO REGISTER YOUR NEWLY-BORN? ÔHE ÒEGISTRY OFFICIAL MAY HAVE TROUBLE HEARING WHAT YOU SAY OVER THE FULL SOUND OF THE ORCHESTRA BOWING AND BLOWING AWAY IN THE LOBBY. ÔHROUGHOUT ITS THIRTY-ONE YEARS OF EXISTENCE, THE ÒICCIOTTI HAS NEVER QUITE BEHAVED LIKE REGULAR ORCHESTRAS. ÔHE ÒICCIOTTI BELIEVES, HOWEVER, THAT FUN ISN'T ENOUGH. ÔHIS ORCHESTRA IS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE. ÔHROUGH ITS UNCONVENTIONAL NATURE, THE PLAYERS, ADVANCED AMATEURS AND MUSIC-COLLEGE STUDENTS, DEVELOP A DIFFERENT WAY OF APPROACHING BOTH MUSIC AND AUDIENCES. ÇIVEN THE GOAL OF REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE WHO SELDOM SET FOOT INSIDE A CONCERT HALL, THAT DIFFERENT APPROACH IS ESSENTIAL. ÁUDIENCES, FOR THEIR PART, ARE GIVEN A REAL CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE WHAT AN ORCHESTRA IS ALL ABOUT. ×HERE THEY MIGHT EXPECT BOW TIES, TAILS AND BOREDOM, HERE THEY MEET A GROUP OF YOUTHFUL ENTHUSIASTS WHO TRANSFORM ORCHESTRAL PLAYING INTO A GENUINE LIVE HAPPENING. ÉT'S FOR THIS REASON THAT THE ÒICCIOTTI WILL INSIST ON INCLUDING REGULAR CONCERTS FOR CHILDREN IN ITS SCHEDULE. ÔHE ÒICCIOTTI'S EDUCATIONAL VALUES WORK BOTH WAYS: FOR ORCHESTRA AND AUDIENCE. ÅDUCATIONAL OR NOT, THE ÒICCIOTTI REMAINS ABOVE ALL ELSE ÈOLLAND'S MOST FUN ORCHESTRA. ÈERE IS A GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHOSE JOY IN PLAYING IS TOTALLY INFECTIOUS! WWW.RICCIOTTI.NL ------------------------------------ ÉNTERVIEW WITH ÐROGRAMMER ÊASON ËELK ÃOMMODORE ÆREE TALKS TO 6502 ENTHUSIAST, WWW.OLDSCHOOL-GAMING.COM HEAD HONCHO AND RETRO WRITER ÊASON "ÔHE ÍAGIC ÒOUNDABOUT" ËELK ABOUT HIS PASSION FOR CODING AND THE LIKES. ÃOMMODORE ÆREE: ×HAT FIRST INTERESTED YOU IN CODING? ÁND, CAN YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST GAME THAT YOU CREATED? ÔHE ÍAGIC ÒOUNDABOUT: ÔHE FIRST TIME É EVER SAW A HOME COMPUTER WAS AT MY FRIEND'S HOUSE, HE AND HIS BROTHER HAD SAVED UP AND GOT THEMSELVES A ÖÉà 20 AND BEFORE THAT POINT É HAD NO IDEA SUCH A THING EVEN EXISTED! É REMEMBER IT QUITE CLEARLY (WHICH IS ODD CONSIDERING MY USUALLY FLAKY MEMORY) BECAUSE WE'D JUST GONE TO SEE ÓUPERMAN 3 AT THE CINEMA AND, ON RETURNING TO THEIR HOUSE, MY FRIEND PROCEEDED TO TRY WRITING A GAME IN ÂÁÓÉà ON THE ÖÉà BASED ON A SEQUENCE FROM THE FILM. É WATCHED HIM AND HOW THIS MACHINE WAS PRETTY MUCH ALLOWING HIM TO CREATE FROM NOTHING MORE THAN HIS IMAGINATION AND KNEW É WANTED TO BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT MYSELF... BEFORE THAT POINT É LIKED ÌEGO, SO É WENT FROM ONE KIND OF CONSTRUCTION TO ANOTHER REALLY. ÔHE FIRST GAME É CREATED (AND É'M USING THE TERM IN A HIDEOUSLY LOOSE WAY HERE) WAS A TEXT ADVENTURE FOR THE UNEXPANDED ÖÉà 20; IT WAS WRITTEN IN ÂÁÓÉà ON A DISPLAY MACHINE THAT WAS IN THE PHOTOGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT OF OUR LOCAL BRANCH OF ÂOOTS AND ALTHOUGH É CAN'T REMEMBER ANY REAL DETAILS, É'M PRETTY SURE THAT IT WAS TERRIBLE IN EVERY POSSIBLE SENSE OF THE WORD. É MIGHT STILL HAVE IT SQUIRRELLED AWAY ON A TAPE SOMEWHERE, BUT EVEN IF IT TURNS UP É'LL BLOODY WELL DENY IT! ÃÆ: ÈOW MANY GAMES AND DEMOS HAVE YOU RELEASED? ÁND WHICH ARE YOU MOST PROUD? ÔÍÒ: ÏH HECK... AS A PROGRAMMER AND OVER ALL PLATFORMS, ABOUT 25 TO 30 GAMES AND PROBABLY CREDITED ON FIVE OR 10 MORE FOR GRAPHICS, SOUND OR SUPPORT CODE. ÁS FAR AS DEMOS GO, ABOUT 60 OR 70 AND É HAVE GRAPHICS CREDITS ON HALF THAT NUMBER AGAIN É EXPECT. ÉT'S BEEN A 25 YEAR PERIOD, É'VE FORGOTTEN THE EXACT NUMBERS! ÁS FAR AS PRIDE GOES, ON THE GAME FRONT É'D HAVE TO SAY THAT ÒEAXION (Ã64 AND THEN ALL SORTS OF PLATFORMS) IS THE ONE I'M MOST PLEASED WITH BECAUSE IT'S BEEN ON SO MANY FORMATS NOW AND ALWAYS SEEMS TO GET A POSITIVE REACTION (S'CUSE THE PUN) APART FROM THAT CEASE AND DESIST EMAIL. ÃYBERWING (Ã64) IS PROBABLY A CLOSE 2ND SINCE IT'S THE MOST COMPLEX SHOOT'EM UP É'VE DONE TO DATE & NOW É'VE FORGOTTEN THE PAIN & SUFFERING INVOLVED É CAN ENJOY IT MYSELF, ALTHOUGH É'M FIRST TO ADMIT IT'S SOMEWHAT MESSY INTERNALLY (AS IN THE INTERNAL CODING - ÅD). ÆOR THE DEMOS, THE TWO É'D HAVE TO SAY STAND OUT FOR ME PERSONALLY WOULD BE ÆOR ÔEH ×IN (Ã64, RELEASED AT Ø'2006) BECAUSE IT CAME TOGETHER VERY WELL OVER A SHORT PERIOD AND ÐRESETS (Ã64, RELEASED AT ÖISION '03) BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE THE ONE THAT EVERYBODY ELSE LIKES - É'M NOT SURE WHY, BUT IT WAS FUN TO WRITE ALL THE WAY THROUGH RATHER THAN BECOMING SLIGHTLY PAINFUL AROUND WHEN IT WAS BEING LINKED, SO PERHAPS THAT COMES ACROSS? ÃÆ: ×HAT INFLUENCES YOUR DEVELOPMENTS? ÄO YOU DRINK LOTS OF COFFEE & STAY UP LATE INTO THE NIGHT HAMMERING OUT CODE? ÏR DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE THEORY FIRST BEFORE STARTING THE PROJECT? ÔÍÒ: É USED TO DRINK GALLONS OF COFFEE BUT É'VE STOPPED RECENTLY AND NOW ÉT'S TEA MORE THAN ANYTHING, BUT MY APPROACH IS A HYBRID IN THAT É'LL GET A ROUGH IDEA OF THEORY WHILST OUT & ABOUT (É TEND TO WALK AND USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT QUITE A BIT, WE DON'T OWN A CAR & HAVEN'T DRIVEN SINCE THE 1980S) AND THEN PUT SOME CODE TOGETHER TO SEE IF IT DOES WHAT É WAS EXPECTING IT TO. ÉT LEADS TO SOME INTERESTING MOMENTS AROUND TOWN; É GET A LOT OF VERY ODD LOOKS BECAUSE É TRUNDLE AROUND MUTTERING TO MYSELF IN ÈÅØ. ÃÆ: ÄO YOU HAVE AN INTEREST OUTSIDE OF ÃOMMODORE? ÔÍÒ: ÏH YES, É LIKE ALL 8 & 16 BIT MACHINES REALLY & PLAY 2Ä SHOOT'EM UPS ON JUST ABOUT EVERY PLATFORM É CAN FIND THE THINGS. É'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH SOFTWARE FOR A LOT OF THEM AND PLAN TO KEEP EXPANDING THAT RANGE AS LONG AS É HAVE TIME TO DO SO. ÏF COURSE, IF YOU MEANT OTHER INTERESTS IN LIFE OUTSIDE COMPUTING THEN É LIKE SCIENCE FICTION AND COMEDY MOVIES, SOME TELEVISION, A FEW BOOKS HERE AND THERE, ALL MANNER OF MUSIC É DON'T KNOW É SHOULD GO INTO FURTHER DETAIL IN A FAMILY PUBLICATION! =-) (ÇOOD CHOICE - ÅD) ÃÆ: ÈAVE YOU EVER SEEN SOMETHING ON AN 8-BIT MACHINE AND THOUGHT "WOW"? ÔÍÒ: ÁBSOLUTELY, THE FIRST TIME É SAW GAMES LIKE ÔURRICAN, ÉO OR ÁRMALYTE ON THE Ã64 OR Ò-ÔYPE ON THE ÓPECTRUM, THE FIRST TIMES WATCHING THOUSANDS OF DEMOS OVER ASSORTED PLATFORMS; SOME OF THE PROGRAMMING IS ABSOLUTELY ASTOUNDING AND, ALTHOUGH É HAVE WHAT É'D LIKE TO THINK IS A REASONABLE UNDERSTANDING OF DEMO CODE, THERE ARE STILL A FEW THINGS THAT É DON'T KNOW THE THEORY BEHIND. ÃÆ: ÉN YOUR OPINION, WHAT CONCESSIONS HAVE TO BE MADE TO DEVELOP 8-BIT GAMES? ÔÍÒ: É FEEL THAT GAMES TEND TO BE SHAPED AROUND THE PLATFORM REALLY, A PROGRAMMER SHOULD HAVE A REASONABLE IDEA OF THE WORKINGS OF THE MACHINE THEY'RE AIMING AT (WHICH COMES WITH TIME AND PRACTICE) AND START WITH A ROUGH GAME PLAN, THEN REFINE IT DEPENDING ON WHICH PARTS THE MACHINE SEEMS TO LIKE OR DISLIKE AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHICH BITS PLAY WELL AFTER PARING DOWN. ÍY OWN GAME PLANS USUALLY GO ALONG THE LINES OF "WANT TO DO A VERTICAL SCROLLING SHOOT 'EM UP - UGG" AND THEN IT'S A CASE OF GETTING THE HARDEST ELEMENT OF SUCH A PROJECT, IN THAT PARTICULAR CASE THE BACKGROUND SCROLLING, UP AND RUNNING BEFORE BUILDING ON AND EVOLVING THINGS FROM THAT POINT. ÏNE OF THE BIGGEST MISTAKES É'VE NOTICED PEOPLE MAKING IS SAYING "WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT TO HAVE ÇAME Á ON ÍACHINE Â" WITHOUT ACTUALLY THINKING THROUGH WHAT THAT WOULD ENTAIL OR IF IT'S EVEN POSSIBLE TO CONVERT THE GAME WITHOUT MAKING CONCESSIONS THAT WILL BREAK WHAT MADE ÇAME Á GOOD TO BEGIN WITH. ÃÆ: ×HO (OR WHOM) DO YOU ADMIRE FROM THE PAST AND PRESENT IN TERMS OF EFFICIENT CODING AND VISUALISING GAME-PLAY? ÔÍÒ: É'D HAVE TO POINT TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TO BE HONEST... BUT TO PICK A FEW NAMES FROM THE PAST, ÄAN ÐHILLIPS (ÁRMALYTE, Ã64), ÊOFFA ÓMIFF (ÃOBRA AND OTHERS, ÓPECTRUM), ÊEFF ÍINTER (LOTS OF TITLES, VARIOUS PLATFORMS), ÍANFRED ÔRENZ (ÔURRICAN SERIES AND ÅNFORCER, Ã64), ÐATRICK ÓTRASSEN (Ç×ÎÎ, ÂOUNDER AND VARIOUS OTHERS, Ã16) OR THE ÓTAMPERS (ÊETPAC AND THE OTHER ÕLTIMATE TITLES, ÓPECTRUM). ÆROM THE CURRENT CROP IT WOULD HAVE TO INCLUDE ÊONATHAN ÃAULDWELL (VARIOUS, ÓPECTRUM), ÌASSE ÏORNI (ÍETAL ×ARRIOR SERIES AND ÂÏÆÈ, Ã64), ÔHOMAS ÊENTSCH (ÔHRUST, ÁTARI 2600) AND PERHAPS ÐIOTR ×ISNIEWSKI (ÃROWNLAND, ÁTARI 8-BIT) BUT THAT LIST GOES ON TO COVER AT LEAST A THIRD OF THE PEOPLE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING FOR THESE PLATFORMS TO BE HONEST. ÃÆ: ×HAT ARE YOU WORKING ON RIGHT NOW? ×E HEAR RUMOURS OF A GAME FOR THE Ã= ÐÅÔ. ÔÍÒ: ÙUP, IN FACT DURING THE TIME É WAS MULLING OVER MY ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS É RELEASED MY FIRST ÐÅÔ GAME CALLED ÂLOK ÃOPY; IT'S A RELATIVELY SIMPLE PUZZLER THAT RUNS ON ANY 40 COLUMN ÐÅÔ WITH 8Ë OF MEMORY OR MORE - JUST POP OVER TO WWW.COSINE.ORG.UK & THERE'S A NOTE ABOUT IT IN THE NEWS THAT'LL IN TURN LEAD TO THE DOWNLOAD & SO FAR IT SEEMS TO BE WELL-RECEIVED BY THE PEOPLE É'VE ASKED TO DO THE FINAL BETA TESTS. É'M NOT SURE WHERE É'M GOING AFTER THAT, THERE ARE A FEW IDEAS ON THE "TO DO" LIST AND A LOAD OF HALF- COMPLETED PROJECTS IN MY WORK DIRECT- ORIES BUT É PREFER TO PLAY MY CARDS CLOSE TO MY CHEST UNTIL É KNOW É'M GETTING SOMEWHERE WITH A SPECIFIC BIT OF CODE. É DID CONSIDER DOING A ÐONG CLONE FOR THE 80 COLUMN ÐÅÔ SINCE ÇENE ÈUNT IN ÁSHES ÔO ÁSHES INSISTED THE ONE ON HIS DESK HAS IT! ÃÆ: ÈOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN ÃRONOSOFT? ÄID YOU NOT THINK OF APPROACHING ÐROTOVISION FIRST? ÔÍÒ: ÓIMON APPROACHED ME, É'D NEVER EVEN CONSIDERED SELLING MY CODE BEFORE THAT POINT, AT LEAST NOT FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS OR SO. ÔO BE HONEST, ALTHOUGH É UNDERSTAND WHERE ÐROTOVISION ARE COMING FROM, MY PERSONAL APPROACH THESE DAYS IS TO GIVE THE GAME AWAY FOR FREE AND, IF PEOPLE WANT TO PAY A LITTLE BIT TO GET NICE PACKAGING AND SO FORTH, THEY HAVE THE OPTION TO DO THAT AFTER DECIDING THEY LIKE THE THING. É'M NOT SURE THAT WOULD FIT INTO ÐROTOVISION'S WAY OF DOING THINGS AND, IT HAS TO BE SAID, THEY'RE MUCH MORE INTO PROMOTING THE HARDWARE EXPANSIONS LIKE FOUR PLAYER ADAPTERS THAN É AM. ÍY TARGET AUDIENCE TENDS TO BE THE SOLO PLAYER SINCE THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT É AM MYSELF. ÃÆ: ×HAT DO YOU MAKE OF PEOPLE WHO UPGRADE THEIR Ã64 MACHINES BEYOND 1ÍHZ & 64Ë? ÔÍÒ: ÏN A GENERAL FRONT É'D HAVE TO SAY "EACH TO THEIR OWN" BECAUSE É'M HARDLY IN A POSITION TO COMMENT ABOUT PEOPLE DOING UNUSUAL THINGS WITH OLD COMPUTERS... BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY INTEREST ME AS A PROGRAMMER. É KNOW NOW BECAUSE É WAS... PERSUADED SHALL WE SAY TO BORROW A ÓUPERÃÐÕ FROM ÁLLAN ÂAIRSTOW A WHILE BACK AND, AFTER AN INITIAL BOUT OF FINDING A CROSS ASSEMBLER THAT É ACTUALLY LIKED WHICH HAD 65816 SUPPORT, É SPENT QUITE A WHILE TRYING TO THINK OF SOMETHING TO ACTUALLY DO WITH ALL THAT ÃÐÕ GRUNT AND MEMORY. ÔHAT'S WHERE THINGS SORT OF STALLED REALLY, THE PROBLEM WAS THAT JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING SEEMED TO EITHER BE POSSIBLE ON A STOCK MACHINE OR AT MOST REQUIRE A ÒÁÍ EXPANSION THAT CAN BE EMULATED. ÔO BE HONEST, GAMES DEVELOPED FOR THE ÓUPERÃÐÕ OR INDEED ANYTHING ELSE THAT CAN'T BE EMULATED WITH A REASONABLE ACCURACY ARE GOING TO RECEIVE HIGHLY LIMITED EXPOSURE THESE DAYS; IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY OWNERS SAY THAT ÍETAL ÄUST IS FANTASTIC, VERY FEW PEOPLE ARE EQUIPPED TO PLAY THE THING IN THE FIRST PLACE WHILST EVEN LESS WILL OWN IT AND THAT'S A HUGE SHAME IF SO FEW GAMERS CAN ENJOY THE RESULTS OF ALL THAT WORK - GRANTED, RELEASING A GAME FOR ONLY SOME MODELS OF ÐÅÔ PUTS ME FAIRLY AND SQUARELY INTO A NICHE MARKET TOO, BUT IT CAN BE EMULATED SO THOSE WITHOUT THE HARDWARE CAN AT LEAST PLAY THE THING. ÃÆ: ×HAT ADVICE CAN YOU GIVE TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO START CODING ON 8-BIT MACHINES? ÔÍÒ: ÍY USUAL ADVICE IS TO START SLOW AND NOT THROW YOURSELF INTO A HUGE PROJECT TO BEGIN WITH, TO FIND A DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT THAT YOU FIND COMFORTABLE AND TO AIM TOWARDS THINGS THAT ARE VISUALLY ORIENTED; PEOPLE SEEM TO PREFER TO LEARN THESE SORTS OF THINGS WHEN THEY CAN SEE RESULTS ON THE SCREEN EVEN THOUGH A LOT OF THE MORE GENERIC PROGRAMMING GUIDES SEEM TO FOREGO THAT SIDE OF THINGS AND CONCENTRATE ON THE INTERNAL WORKINGS. ÉT'S PRETTY HARD TO GET ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT ADDING FOUR TO THE CONTENTS OF A REGISTER, BUT IF THAT ADDITION MAKES A SPRITE GO TO THE RIGHT IT'S A DIFFERENT MATTER. ÁNOTHER THING TO DO IS FIND A "GURU" FOR WHEN YOU GET STUCK. ÔHAT DOESN'T MEAN TO GO NAGGING THE HELL OUT OF SOME POOR SOD EVERY FIVE MINUTES, THINK OF THEM AS YOUR "PHONE A FRIEND" AND SAVE THEM FOR AROUND THE 125,000 MARK. =-) ÃÆ: ÔELL US YOUR FIVE FAVOURITE GAMES, PLEASE. ÔÍÒ: ÉO (ÆIREBIRD, Ã64) WILL ALWAYS BE AT THE TOP OF MY LIST, AFTER THAT IT VARIES A LITTLE FROM WEEK TO WEEK BUT RIGHT NOW IT'LL PROBABLY BE ÔURRICAN 2 (ÒAINBOW ÁRTS, Ã64), ÁRMALYTE (ÔHALAMUS, Ã64), ÏUTRUN 2 (ÓEGA, ØBOX) AND ÉKARUGA (ÔREASURE, ÇAMECUBE). ÁSK ME NEXT WEEK AND THAT LIST WILL PROBABLY HAVE CHANGED A BIT. ÃÆ: ÁND YOUR FIVE FAVOURITE DEMOS... ÔÍÒ: THAT'S A MUCH HARDER QUESTION... AT THE MOMENT IT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING LIKE ÄESERT ÄREAM (ÒESOURCE & ÃHORUS, Ã64), ÄEUS ÅX ÍACHINA (ÃREST, Ã64), ÒOYAL ÁRTE (ÂOOZE ÄESIGN, Ã64), ÏNEDER (ÏXYRON, Ã64) AND 8 ÓHADES ÏF ÂLACK (VARIOUS ARTISTS, Ã16) BUT JUST BEING ABLE TO LIST FIVE REALLY ISN'T ENOUGH TO COVER ALL THE AWESOME DEMOS OUT THERE. ÃÆ: ÁNY FINAL WORDS OF WISDOM THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH OUR READERS? ÔÍÒ: ÎEVER EAT YELLOW SNOW? ------------------------------------ ÉNTERVIEW WITH ÆRANK ÆISCHER ÏF ÂREADBOX ÃOMPUTER ÓYSTEMS ÂREADBOX ÐENS ÇÅÏÓ ÅXCLUSIVE ÌICENSE AND ÏWNERSHIP ÒIGHTS ÁGREEMENT WITH ÇEOWORKS ÐORT ÒICHEY, ÆLORIDA, ÁPRIL 29, 2003 ÕNDER THE TERMS OF AN AMENDED LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH ÇEOWORKS OF ÅMERYVILLE, ÃALIFORNIA, EFFECTIVE ÁPRIL 1, 2003, ÂREADBOX ÃOMPUTER ÃOMPANY, ÌÌà OF ÐORT ÒICHEY, ÆLORIDA, HAS OBTAINED THE WORLDWIDE EXCLUSIVE AND PERPETUAL RIGHTS TO THE PATENTED ÇÅÏÓ OPERATING SYSTEM FOR ALL HARDWARE PLATFORMS. ÁS PART OF THE AGREEMENT AND IN ADDITION TO UNDISCLOSED FINANCIAL AND OTHER TERMS, ÂREADBOX HAS AGREED TO TAKE ON CERTAIN OF ÇEOWORKS' TECHNICAL SUPPORT LIABILITIES TO THIRD PARTIES. ÉN ADDITION, UNDER THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT, ALL OWNERSHIP RIGHTS OF THE ÇEOS OPERATING SYSTEM WILL PASS TO ÂREADBOX AT AN UNDISCLOSED DATE. ÐRIOR TO THE OWNERSHIP TRANSFER, ÂREADBOX HAS THE RIGHT TO BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THIRD PARTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF ÇEOWORKS' INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN THE LICENSED TECHNOLOGY. ÅVERYONE WHO IS A Ã64 OWNER LOVES ÇÅÏÓ RIGHT? ÏNE OF THE MAJOR FEATS OF SOFT- WARE ENGINEERING GETTING A GRAPHIC OPERATING SYSTEM ONTO THE Ã64 WITH THE MINIMUM OF HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS. ÇEOS WILL RUN WITH JUST ONE FLOPPY DISK. ÂUT WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE PEOPLE BEHIND ÇEOS AND IS THE PRODUCT STILL SOLD, ÁLSO SOME SPECULATION HAS ARISEN ABOUT WHAT RIGHTS ÍAURICE ÒANDEL HAS TO THE ÇOES OPERATING SYSTEM. ÃÏÍÍÏÄÒÅ ÆÒÅÅ ÐLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSEF TO OUR READERS ÂÒÅÁÄÂÏØ ÃÏÍÐÕÔÅÒ ÓÙÓÔÅÍÓ ÍY NAME IS ÆRANK ÆISCHER AND É'M THE ÐRESIDENT & ÃÅÏ OF ÂREADBOX ÃOMPUTER ÃOMPANY, ÌÌÃ. ÂREADBOX CONTINUES TO CARRY THE ÇEOS TORCH AS ALL OTHER ÇEOS RELATED COMPANIES HAVE DISAPPEARED OVER THE YEARS. ÙOU CAN FIND US AT WWW.BREADBOX.COM ON THE INTERNET. ÊOHN ÈOWARD, OUR ÖÐ & ÃÔÏ & É ARE RESPONDING TO ÎIGEL'S QUESTIONS BELOW. ÃÆ. ÄO YOU OWN THE RIGHTS TO ÃÍÄ VERSION OF ÇEOS? ÂÃÓ. ÔO BE HONEST, É'D HAVE TO CHECK WITH OUR ATTORNEYS, BUT É BELIEVE WE DO, AS WELL AS THE ÁPPLE VERSION. ÆRANK ÆISCHER. ÃAN YOU EXPLAIN THE ÄIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ÃÍÄ 8 BIT VERSION OF GEOS AND ÇEOWORKS THE VERSION YOU ACQUIRED ARE THEY THE SAME PRODUCT? ÂÃÓ ÔHE Ã= AND Ðà VERSIONS OF ÇEOS ARE THE SAME ONLY IN THAT THEY WERE DESIGNED WITH THE SAME PHILOSOPHY IN MIND. ÔHEY BOTH SPORT AN INCREDIBLY EASY TO LEARN GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE AND WERE VERY MUCH AHEAD OF THEIR TIMES WHEN THEY WERE INTRODUCED. ÔHEY WERE BOTH DESIGNED IN AN ERA WHEN PROGRAMMING EFFICIENCIES IN MEMORY USAGE & SPEED OPTIMIZATIONS PAID BIG DIVIDENDS IN USABILITY. ÃÆ. ÓO ARE YOU IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH ÍAURICE ÒANDALL FROM ÃLICK-HERE- SOFTWARE? ÂÃÓ. ÎO, NOT AT ALL. ÃÆ. ÃAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT THE ÃOMPANY AND HOW YOU CAME TO ACQUIRE THE RIGHTS TO ÇEOS. ÂÃÓ. ÂREADBOX WAS FOUNDED IN 1992 BY ÆRANK Ó. ÆISCHER AS A SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP. ÓINCE THEN THE COMPANY HAS GONE THROUGH SEVERAL CHANGES. ÉN 1997 ÂREADBOX BECAME A PRIVATELY HELD ÆLORIDA Ã-CORPORATION WITH SEVERAL SHAREHOLDERS, AND THE NEW NAME OF THE CORPORATION BECAME ÂREADBOX ÃOMPUTER ÃOMPANY. ÉN ÊUNE OF 2000, THE ÃOMPANY SOLD MOST OF ITS ASSETS (SOFTWARE) TO ÍYÔURN.COM, ÉNC., A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY (ÎÁÓÄÑ-ÍÙÔÎ). ÍYÔURN.COM HAS SINCE FILED ÃHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2001 AND WAS LIQUIDATED. ÂREADBOX FILED A LAWSUIT FOR DEFAULT ON THE CONTRACT. ÔHE LAWSUIT HAS BEEN SETTLED & OWNERSHIP OF THE COPYRIGHTED ÂREADBOX SOFTWARE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO ÂREADBOX IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONTRACT OF SALE. ×HILE BOOTSTRAPPING THE COMPANY TO ITS PRESENT DAY STATE, ÂREADBOX HAD BECOME THE LEADING 3RD PARTY DEVELOPER OF THE ÇÅÏÓ SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE/SOFTWARE PRODUCTS WORLDWIDE. Á SMALL PORTION OF THE ÃOMPANY'S REVENUE STREAM CONTINUES TO COME FROM THE RETAIL SALES OF THE ÇÅÏÓ DESKTOP, ÐÄÁ & ÎOKIA ÃOMMUNICATOR PRODUCTS FROM THE ÂREADBOX WEB SITE. ÂREADBOX ALSO RECEIVED REVENUE FROM LICENSING ITS PRODUCTS TO OTHER COMPANIES UTILIZING THE ÇÅÏÓ ÏÓ. ÂROTHER ÉNTERNATIONAL & ÎEW ÄEAL, ÉNC. WERE THE ÃOMPANY'S MAJOR LICENSEES. ÂROTHER NO LONGER DISTRIBUTES ÇÅÏÓ- BASED PRODUCTS & ÎEW ÄEAL, ÉNC. IS OUT OF BUSINESS. ÂREADBOX HAS SINCE PURCHASED ALL RIGHTS, TITLE AND INTEREST IN THE ÇÅÏÓ ÏÓ FROM ÇEOWORKS. ÇEOWORKS HAS ALSO GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. ÔHE MAJORITY OF ÂREADBOX PAST REVENUE STREAMS HAVE COME FROM CONTRACT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. ÓEVERAL OF THE ÃOMPANY'S LARGER CUSTOMERS INCLUDE ÎOKIA, ØEROX, ÂROTHER, ÇEOWORKS, ÍYÔURN.COM AND TO A LESSER EXTENT, ÎEW ÄEAL, ÉNC. ÂREADBOX WAS THE OFFICIAL ÇÅÏÓ ÓÄË TRAINING COMPANY FOR ÇEOWORKS AND ÎOKIA WORLDWIDE AND WAS AWARDED THE COVETED "ÎOKIA ÂEST ÄEVELOPER ÁWARD" IN 1999. ÕNDER CONTRACT, ÂREADBOX DEVELOPED THE ÎOKIA ×ÁÐ BROWSER FOR THE ÎOKIA 9110 SERIES OF ÃOMMUNICATORS RUNNING THE ÇÅÏÓ ÏÓ. ÂREADBOX ALSO DEVELOPED THE ÍOBILE ÄOC CLIENT FOR ØEROX FOR USE ON THE ÎOKIA 9110 ÃOMMUNICATORS. ÂREADBOX CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE ÇÅÏÓ ÏÓ ON ALL PLATFORMS AS WELL AS THE ÎOKIA LINE OF ÃOMMUNICATORS & OTHER PHONES UTILIZING THE ÓYMBIAN ÏÓ ÐLEASE VISIT THE ÃOMPANY'S WEB SITE AT WWW.BREADBOX.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ÂREADBOX & OUR CURRENT PRODUCTS & SERVICES. ÃÆ. ÓHOULD WE CALL THE VERSION OF ÇEOS YOU ACQUIRED SOMETHING ELSE ÇEOS 16BIT WHAT DO YOU CALL THE PRODUCT NOW? ÂÃÓ. ÔHE VERSION WE CONCENTRATE ON IS COMMONLY CALLED Ðà ÇEOS, WHICH IS 16 BIT. ÁS WE STRIVE TO IMPROVE & UPDATE THE ÏÓ, INTERNALLY WE CALL THE REVISED ÏÓ PROJECT WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD ÇEOS 32 (FOR 32 BIT). ÃÆ. ÄO ANY OF YOUR STAFF REMEMBER THE Ã64 VERSION OF ÇEOS? ÂÃÓ. ÓEVERAL OF OUR PROGRAMMERS BEGAN ÇEOS DEVELOPMENT ON THE Ã= & OUR ÖÐ & ÃÔÏ STARTED HIS ÇEOS PROGRAMMING CAREER CODING FOR THE Ã= VERSION ÇEOS. ÈE WAS PUBLISHED TWICE IN THE OLD Ã= MAGAZINE "ÃOMPUTE'S! ÇAZETTE". ÈE SOLD HIS Ã64 AT A YARD SALE AFTER HE MADE THE SWITCH TO Ðà ÇEOS IN 1995. ÃÆ. ×AS THE Ðà VERSION OF ÇEOS BASED IN ANYWAY ON THE ÃOMMODORE ÖERSION, & DO YOU KNOW IF IT WAS FIRST PRODUCED BY THE SAME COMPANY? ÂÃÓ. Ã64 ÇEOS WAS DEVELOPED BY ÂERKELEY ÓOFTWORKS. ÔHEY TRANSITIONED Ã64 ÇEOS TO Ðà ÇEOS & CHANGED THEIR NAME TO ÇEO×ORKS, & LATER ÇEOWORKS. ÃÆ. ÉS THERE STILL MUCH DEMAND FOR ÇEOS AS A PRODUCT? ÂÃÓ. ÎO, BUT WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO CHANGE THAT. ÃÆ. ON ×HAT DEVICES CAN OUR USER FIND ÇEOS RUNNING? ÂÃÓ. ÐÃS, ÂROTHER ÇEOÂOOKS, ÇLOBALÐÃS, ÎOKIA 9000 & 9110 SERIES ÓMART ÐHONES, ÈÐ 100 & 120 ÏMNIÇOS, ÃASIO ÚOOMERS & OTHERS. ÃÆ. WHAT DOES ÇEOS COMPRISE OF AS A SYSTEM, WHAT SOFTWARE IS INCLUDED? ÂÃÓ. ×ELL, WE CURRENTLY OFFER OUR LATEST Ðà DESKTOP SUITE CALLED ÂREADBOX ÅNSEMBLE. ÐLEASE VISIT OUR ×EBSITE AT WWW.BREADBOX.COM FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT'S INCLUDED. ÃÆ. ×OULD THERE BE ANY PLANS TO ÓUPPORT THE Ã64 WITH ÇEOS & INCORPORATE SOME OF THE NEWER HARDWARE THAT HAS EMERGED FOR THE Ã64? ÂÃÓ. ÎO. ÃÆ. ÁSSUMING A SPONSOR COULD BE FOUND WHAT WOULD BE A ROUGH COST TO TRANSFER THE NEWER VERSION OF ÇEOS YOU PRODUCE TO THE Ã64? ÂÃÓ. É DON'T THINK IT COULD BE DONE AT ANY PRICE. ÃÆ. ×HAT ARE THE HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE Ðà VERSION OF ÇEOS? ÂÃÓ. 386 Ðà WITH ÓÖÇÁ VIDEO, 128Í ÒÁÍ AND A 40Í HARD DRIVE & A ÄÏÓ (ÍÓ-ÄÏÓ, ÃALDERA ÄÏÓ, ÄATAÌITE ÄÏÓ, ÆREEÄÏÓ). ÔHE ÅNSEMBLE SUITE OF APPLICATIONS USES ABOUT 16Í OF HARDDRIVE SPACE ÃÆ. ÄO ANY OF YOUR STAFF STILL USE Ã= MACHINES & ARE STILL FOLLOWING THE Ã= ÓCENE? ÂÃÓ. ÎOT THAT WE'RE AWARE OF. ÃÆ. ×OULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANY OTHER COMMENTS? É THINK USERS WOULD BE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED AT HOW FAR THE LATEST Ðà VERSION OF ÇEOS HAS GROWN. ÁLTHOUGH WE'RE CERTAINLY IN A LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT POSITION OF DOMINANCE IN THE GENERAL CONSUMER MARKETPLACE, WE BELIEVE THERE ARE NICHE MARKETS AVAILABLE TO ÇEOS. ×E'RE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO RAISE FUNDING TO DEVELOP A ONE-TO-ONE COMPUTING DEVICE FOR THE EDUCATIONAL MARKET WORLDWIDE UTILIZING ÇEOS & OUR EDUCATIONAL & PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS. ÉF YOU KNOW OF ANY POTENTIAL INVESTORS THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED, PLEASE SEND THEM OUR WAY! ÃÏÍÍÏÄÏÒÅ ÆÒÅÅ ÍAURICE IS SELLING ÇÅÏÓ IS THIS ÏË? ÍAURICE CONTACTED ME SEVERAL YEARS AGO & WE DISCUSSED HIS SITUATION. ÈE'S (LEGALLY) OK SELLING ÇEOS FOR THE Ã=. ÔHANKS, ÆRANK ------------------------------------ ÉNTERVIEW WITH ÇAELYNE ÇASSON VCSWEB.COM ÃÏÍÍÏÄÒÅ ÆÒÅÅ ÐLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO OUR ÒEADERS ÇÁÅÌÙÎÅ ÇÁÓÓÏÎ Ç'DAY! ÍY NAME IS ÇAELYNE ÇASSON. ÓOME OF YOU MIGHT REMEMBER ME FROM ÑLINK, ÇÅNIE OR ÄELPHI É STARTED TAKING AN ACTIVE PART IN THE ÃOMMODORE COMMUNITY IN THE EARLY 80'S WHEN É FIRST WROTE FOR MY LOCAL USER GROUP, ÓÁÃÕÇ (ÓAGINAW ÁREA ÃOMMODORE ÕSER'S ÇROUP), AND THEN WENT ON TO WRITE A Ã= COLUMN IN ÂÂÓ ÍAGAZINE WHICH LEAD TO WRITING FOR ÃOMMODORE ×ORLD MAGAZINE. É ALSO EDITED ÃÅÅ64 ÁLIVE! DISK MAGAZINE AND HAD VARIOUS STINTS ON ÇÅNIE AND ÄELPHI IN THE CHAT ROOMS. É WAS ALSO A VERY ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE ÆIDONET ÃOMMODORE ECHOS BACK IN THE DAY, WHICH IS HOW É MET MY HUSBAND. ÃÆ. ×HERE IN THE WORLD DO YOU LIVE AND ARE THERE MANY ÃOMMODORE USERS? ÇÇ. É LIVE IN ÓOUTH ÁUSTRALIA, BUT LIVED MOST OF MY LIFE IN ÍICHIGAN IN THE ÕÓÁ UNTIL É CAME HERE WHEN É WAS ABOUT 36 YRS OLD. ÔHERE ARE ONLY A HANDFUL OF ACTUAL ÃOMMODORE USERS HERE, BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF FOLKS WE RUN INTO WHO STILL HAVE THEIR EQUIPMENT OR TELL US HOW IT WAS THEIR FIRST COMPUTER, ALWAYS WITH LOVE AND ENTHUSIASM. ÏNCE A ÃOMMODORE USER, ALWAYS A ÃOMMODORE USER IT SEEMS, IF ONLY IN HEART AND SPIRIT! ÃÆ. ÈOW DID YOU BECOME INVOLVED IN ÃOMPUTERS AND ÃOMMODORE? ÇÇ. ×HEN É WAS IN COLLEGE, É LEARNED ÂÁÓÉà ON A ÐÄÐ-11 MAINFRAME COMPUTER - BACK IN THE DAY WHEN THE 'TERMINAL' WASN'T EVEN A SCREEN - IT WAS A LINE TERMINAL, WHICH WAS BASICALLY A ROLL OF PRINTER PAPER, AND ANYTHING YOU TYPED WENT TO THE PAPER. ÉT WAS VERY ARCHAIC AND HARD TO USE. ÉF YOU BACK- SPACED, IT WOULD OVERSTRIKE WHAT WAS TYPED IN PRIOR, MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO READ. ÃOMMANDS WERE TYPED AND SENT ONE LINE AT A TIME. ÍY FIRST ÃOMMODORE EXPERIENCE WAS WITH A ÐÅÔ IN THE COMPUTER LABS AT COLLEGE. ÔHEY WERE SHINY AND NEW, AND USED A CASSETTE RECORDER TO ÌÏÁÄ AND ÓÁÖÅ PROGRAMS. ÍY CLASS SPENT THE DAY RUNNING VIRTUAL ÌEMONADE STANDS. ÍY NEXT EXPERIENCE WAS WHEN FRIENDS OF MINE HAD A ÖÉÃ-20. É WASN'T TOO INTO THE GAMES, BUT THEY HAD A WORD PROCESSING CARTRIDGE WHICH É USED TO WRITE A DIARY, AND ACTUALLY BOUGHT MY OWN CASSETTE TO KEEP IT ON SO É COULD JUST BRING IT WITH ME WHENEVER É VISITED. Á FEW YEARS LATER, MY BROTHER GAVE ME HIS ÖÉÃ-20, AND WE HAD QUITE A BIT OF FUN WITH IT, BUT WHEN WE WENT TO OUR FIRST ÃOMMODORE USER GROUP HALF THE GROUP TRIED TO TELL US TO GET AN ÁMIGA AND THE OTHER HALF CONVINCED US TO TRY THE Ã64. ×E DECIDED ON THE 64 BECAUSE WE COULD AFFORD IT, AND IT BECAME A FAMILY ÃHRISTMAS GIFT AT A TIME WHEN OTHER FAMILIES WERE BUYING ÎINTENDOS FOR THEIR KIDS. É FELT THE ÃOMMODORE WAS BETTER VALUE AS NOT ALL OF US ARE GAME PLAYERS (É'M CERTAINLY NOT), AND É KNEW É'D FIND PLENTY OF THINGS TO DO WITH A COMPUTER VERSUS A GAME MACHINE. ÃÆ. ÔELL OUR READER ABOUT YOUR ×EB- SERVICES. ÁRE YOU A HOSTING SERVICES USER CAN UTILISE? ÇÇ. ×E OFFER A VARIETY OF SERVICES INCLUDING DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION, FREE ÄÎÓ SERVICES, ×EB HOSTING, & ×EB DESIGN. ÔHE DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION & ÄÎÓ SERVICES ARE 'SELF-SERVICE', IN THAT ANYONE CAN MAKE USE OF THESE WITHOUT ANY HELP FROM US. ÈOWEVER, WE ARE AVAILABLE IF ANYONE NEEDS A HELPING HAND. ×E ALSO TAKE PRIDE IN HELPING PEOPLE UNFAMILIAR TO HAVING A ×EBSITE MAKE THE BEST USE OF IT AND THEIR ASSOCIATED ÅMAIL ADDRESSES. ÃÆ. ÃAN PEOPLE OBTAIN ÔELNET & DIAL-UP CONNECTIONS VIA YOURSELVES? ÇÇ. ×E DON'T OFFER DIAL-UP SERVICES AT ALL THESE DAYS, AND OUR TELNET CONNECTIONS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE IN THE ÃOMMODORE COMMUNITY. ÔO DISTINGUISH IT FROM A GENERAL TELNET ACCOUNT ONE MIGHT GET WITH SOME OTHER BUSINESSES, WE REFER TO OUR SERVICE AS A 'ÈOMESTEAD ÐÌÕÓ ÍEMBERSHIP'. ÈOMESTEAD IS OUR ÃOMMODORE MAILING LIST, AND É SEE THE ÐÌÕÓ MEMBERSHIP AS A WAY OF HAVING A FEW EXTRA FEATURES THAT AREN'T AVAILABLE TO MOST PEOPLE WITH OTHER (NON-ÃOMMODORE) ÉNTERNET CONNECTIONS. ÍEMBERSHIP DOESN'T REQUIRE THAT YOU USE YOUR ÃOMMODORE WHEN LOGGING IN, BY THE WAY. ÉT'S JUST WE ONLY OFFER MEMBERSHIPS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE PART OF THE ÃOMMODORE COMMUNITY (PAST & PRESENT). ÓOME OF THE 'EXTRAS' WE HAVE ON HAND ARE UTILITIES FOR CONVERTING IMAGES AND OTHER FILE FORMATS TO ÃOMMODORE FRIENDLY FORMATS. ÃÆ. ÃAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY A USER WOULD NEED A ÈOMESTEAD ÐÌÕÓ ÍEMBERSHIP? ÇÇ. ÓOME OF OUR MEMBERS LIKE HAVING AN ÅMAIL ADDRESS ASSOCIATED WITH ÖIDEOÃAM ÓERVICES/ÖÃÓ×ÅÂ. ÏTHERS USE IT TO CONVERT GRAPHICS TO VARIOUS FORMATS, ONE MEMBER HAS A ×EBSITE WITH DETAILS ON USING THE ×AVE. ÁNOTHER MEMBER USES HIS ACCOUNT FOR TESTING HIS SOFTWARE THAT LETS YOU USE THE ÃOMMODORE TO BROWSE THE ÉNTERNET. ÈIS SOFTWARE REQUIRES A FEW ÕNIX PROGRAMS LIKE ÐÅÒÌ ON THE SERVER SIDE (THAT'S US) AND WE HAVE IT AVAILABLE AND WHEN HE'S UPDATED HIS SOFTWARE IT'S AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS WHO LOGIN USING HIS PROGRAM. (ÃAMERON ËAISER'S ÈYPERLINK SOFTWARE). ×E ALSO HAVE MEMBERS WHO USE THEIR ÅMAIL ACCOUNTS BY LOGGING IN TO OUR ×EB MAIL AS IT'S EASIER FOR THEM TO HAVE A CONSISTENT ÅMAIL ADDRESS EVEN IF THEY CHANGE ÉÓÐ'S FREQUENTLY. ÃÆ. ÃAN YOU EXPLAIN SOME OF THE ×EB- SITES & SERVICES YOU PROVIDE É KNOW OF THESE MAIN ONES, ARE THERE OTHERS? ÇÇ. HTTP://CBM.VIDEOCAM.NET.AU ÔHIS IS THE ÃOMMODORE ÈOMESTEAD ×EBSITE. ÔHE MAIN PAGE ALWAYS HAS ANY CURRENT NEWS ITEMS ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE ÃOMMODORE COMMUNITY WHILE OTHER PAGES ON THE SITE INCLUDE THE ÎOVATERM MANUAL, A FEW ARTICLES É'VE WRITTEN SUCH AS HOW TO USE ÉÃÑ (AN ONLINE CHAT SYSTEM) FROM A TEXT BASED SYSTEM, A FAVOURITE ÂÂÓ LIST, AN INTERACTIVE AREA WHERE PEOPLE CAN ADD THEIR FAVOURITE VARIOUS TYPES OF SOFTWARE. HTTP://VCSWEB.COM/ ÖÃÓ×ÅÂ.COM IS OUR ×EB ÓERVICES SITE WHERE WE OFFER ×EB HOSTING, DESIGN, ÄOMAIN ÎAME ÒEGISTRATION AND ÄÎÓ SERVICES. HTTP://SHOP.VCSWEB.COM/INDEX.PHP?MAIN _PAGE=PRODUCT_INFO&CÐATH=24_26 &PRODUCTS_ID=159 ÁCTUALLY A BETTER ÕÒÌ FOR THAT IS HTTP://CBM.VIDEOCAM.NET.AU/ CENTRALMARKET/ IT'S MUCH EASIER TO TYPE AND REMEMBER! ÔHIS IS OUR ONLINE SHOPPING AREA. ×E SELL A VARIETY OF OTHER ITEMS, AND ALL ÃOMMODORE RELATED ITEMS ARE IN THE ÃENTRAL ÍARKET AREA. ÃÆ. ÃAN YOU TELL OUR READER ABOUT THE ÃOMMODORE ÍARKET, FOR EXAMPLE WHAT PRODUCTS ARE SOLD? ÇÇ. ×E SELL NEW PRODUCTS FOR THE ÃOMMODORE. ÉTEMS INCLUDE MY ÔÉÆÃÕ BOOK IN DOWNLOADABLE ÐÄÆ FORMAT, MORE ÌOADSTAR ITEMS THAN YOU CAN SHAKE A STICK AT, AS WELL AS MEMBERSHIPS FOR USER GROUPS, OUR ÈOMESTEAD ÐLUS ÍEMBERSHIPS, COMPILATION ÃÄS, AND EVEN Ô-SHIRTS. ÔHE MARKET ACCEPTS CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS AS WELL AS ÐAYÐAL AND BANK DEPOSIT. ÔHERE ARE A FEW DIFFERENT SELLERS THAT MAKE USE OF THE ÍARKET, AND WE HANDLE THE ORDERS AND PAYMENTS AND THEN SEND THE ORDERS ON TO THE SELLER. ×HEN THEY INFORM US THE ITEM(S) HAVE BEEN SENT, WE PAY THEM VIA ÐAYÐAL, LESS A 10% COMMISSION FEE. ÃÆ. ÄO YOU EMPLOY STAFF AND IS THIS YOUR MAIN SOURCE OF INCOME? ÇÇ. ×E'RE A VERY SMALL 'ÍOM & ÐOP' ORGANISATION. É'M ON DISABILITY AND ÒOD IS CURRENTLY WORKING TOWARDS GETTING CERTIFIED AS A NETWORK SECURITY ADMIN. ×E DON'T REALLY EARN MUCH OF AN INCOME, BUT OUR SERVICES HELP TO PAY FOR OUR SERVERS AND OUR OWN ÉNTERNET CONNECTION. ÃÆ. ÙOU WROTE A BOOK ENTITLED "ÔHE ÉNTERNET FOR ÃOMMODORE Ã64/128 ÕSERS" THE BOOK WENT OUT OF PRINT BUT HAS BEEN RECENTLY RE-ISSUED AS A ÐÄÆ PLEASE CAN YOU TELL OUR READER ABOUT THE BOOK? ÇÇ. ÉT WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST PROJECTS É'VE EVER WORKED ON, BUT THE RESULTS WERE (AND CONTINUE TO BE) VERY WORTH- WHILE. ÔHE BOOK TAKES THE READER THROUGH ALL THE STAGES OF GETTING ONLINE (BACK WHEN THE ONLY CHOICES WERE USING A ÄIAL-UP SYSTEM), WHAT TO DO ONLINE, COMMANDS, A BIT ON ETIQUETTE FOR ÅMAIL, NEWSGROUPS AND ÉÒà (ÉNTERNET ÒELAY ÃHAT), AND HOW TO CONFIGURE VARIOUS THINGS TO WORK BEST FOR YOU. ÉT EXPLAINS HOW TO SURF THE WEB USING ÌYNX, READING ÅMAIL WITH ÐINE, AS WELL AS DISCUSSES A FEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT AREN'T AVAILABLE ANY LONGER, SUCH AS ÇOPHER & ×EB-BY-ÅMAIL. Á GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT WENT INTO WRITING IT, PROOFING IT, & FINALLY PUBLISHING IT. ×E TOOK IT OUT OF PRINT AS IT SIMPLY WASN'T SELLING AFTER THE 3RD YEAR IT'D BEEN AVAILABLE. ÁBOUT A YEAR AGO, WE FOUND THE DISKS WHICH HELD THE MASTER COPY & WERE ABLE TO CONVERT IT TO ÐÄÆ FORMAT. ×E HAVE 2 DIFFERENT TYPES THAT WE OFFER. ÏNE IS AN INDEXED, SEARCHABLE ÐÄÆ FILE, AND THE OTHER IS AN EXACT, PAGE-FOR-PAGE COPY OF THE ORIGINAL 3RD EDITION BOOK. ÃÆ. ÈAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT OTHER VERSIONS OF THE BOOK MORE ÃOMMODORE FRIENDLY LIKE A DISK VERSION OR A PLAIN TEXT FILE? ÇÇ. ÔHERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WE'VE CONSID- ERED CONCENTRATING ON CONVERTING THE BOOK TO SUIT ÌINUX USERS, BECAUSE MOST OF THE BOOK RELATES TO USING ÕNIX DIAL- UP SYSTEMS AND THE COMMANDS IN THE BOOK ARE THE SAME AS ÌINUX FOLKS WOULD USE WHEN TYPING ON THE COMMAND LINE. ×HEN WE SWITCHED OUR SERVERS FROM USING ×INDOWS IN 1997 TO ÌINUX, THE ÔÉÆÃÕ BOOK WAS ON OUR DESKS AND USED VERY FREQUENTLY TO LOOK UP HOW TO DO THINGS. ÉT WAS A VERY USEFUL TOOL TO HAVE. ÔHE REAL STOPPING POINT TO DOING THIS IS THAT É SIMPLY NO LONGER HAVE THE STAMINA TO CREATE ANOTHER MANUAL & MAKE IT AS COMPLETE OF A REFERENCE AS ÔÉÆÃÕ HAS BEEN. ÔHE BENEFIT OF HAVING IT IN ÐÄÆ FORMAT IS THAT IT CAN NOT BE ALTERED, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVEN'T OFFERED IT IN ANY OTHER TYPE FORMAT. ÃÆ. ÈOW CAN OUR READER OBTAIN THE BOOK & WHAT IS THE COST, IS THE BOOK JUST PURELY AVAILABLE AS A ÐÄÆ & A DOWNLOAD? ÔHE BOOK IS $10 ÁUSTRALIAN, WHICH IS JUST UNDER $10 ÕÓ. ÉT'S ONLY AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM OUR ÃOMMODORE ÃENTRAL ÍARKET AT: HTTP://CBM.VIDEOCAM.NET.AU/ CENTRALMARKET/ ÏNCE PAYMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED, A ×EB LINK IS GIVEN SO YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE FILE TO YOUR COMPUTER. ÃÆ. ÄOES THE BOOK STILL PROVE TO BE RELEVANT TO Ã64/128 USERS TODAY; IS THE BOOK USEFUL FOR OTHER COMPUTER USERS? ÇÇ. ÔHERE'S A LOT THAT IS STILL RELEVANT TODAY, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ADDED ÌINUX TO THEIR LIST OF COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS THEY USE. ÆOR THE Ã= USER, ALL THE INFORMATION IS STILL CORRECT, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT USING THE ×AVE OR SOME OF THE OTHER ÐÐÐ RELATED WAYS OF GETTING ONLINE. ÃÆ. ×ERE YOU A Ñ-LINK USER, MAYBE SOME READERS HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT THIS CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT Ñ-LINK WAS? ÇÇ. É WAS ON Ñ-LINK AS ÇAELYNEÍ. Ñ-ÌINK WAS A MAJOR ÏNLINE ÓERVICE FOR THE Ã= THAT WAS AROUND BEFORE THE ÉNTERNET & ÂULLETIN ÂOARD ÓYSTEMS (ÂÂÓ'S) TOOK OFF. ÌOOKING BACK, FOR WHAT IT DID AT THE TIME, IT WAS VERY SLICK. ÕNFORTUNATELY THE SYSTEM WAS LATER DIVIDED BETWEEN Ñ-ÌINK FOR Ã= USERS, & WHAT WAS TO BECOME ÁMERICA ÏNLINE (ÁÏÌ) ÕNFORTUNATELY THE Ñ-ÌINK SIDE WAS MORE OR LESS ABANDONED BY THE PEOPLE THAT WERE RUNNING BOTH SYSTEMS & IT CLOSED DOWN ON ÈALLOWEEN NIGHT, 1994. ÉF READERS WANT A SMALL GLIMPSE OF WHAT BEING ON Ñ-ÌINK WAS LIKE, ÊIM ÂRAIN HAS SET UP AN AMAZING COMMUNITY ×EBSITE THAT CERTAINLY HAS MANY QUALITIES THAT THE ONLINE SERVICE OFFERED. ÔHE LINK TO ÊIM'S Ñ-ÌINK SITE IS: HTTP://WWW.QUANTUMLINK.TK/ ÃÆ. ÁS YOU HAD A COLUMN IN ÂÂÓ ÍAGAZINE, SOME READERS MAY NEVER HAVE HEARD OF THE ACRONYM 'ÂÂÓ'. ÃAN YOU BRIEFLY EXPLAIN THE SETUP & SYSTEM WHAT SOFTWARE/HARDWARE WERE USED? ÂÂÓ STANDS FOR ÂULLETIN ÂOARD ÓYSTEM, & WERE A NEAT WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER COMPUTER USERS OVER LONG OR SHORT DISTANCES, BY MEANS OF THE PHONE LINE. ÔHE PERSON CALLING THE ÂÂÓ WOULD USE A MODEM CONNECTED TO THEIR COMPUTER & SOFTWARE TO DIAL OUT USING THE MODEM AND CONNECT TO THE ÂULLETIN ÂOARD. ÆROM THERE, IT WAS LIKE USING SOMEONE ELSE'S COMPUTER WHILE STILL TYPING ON YOUR OWN. ÏNE COULD PLAY GAMES, CHAT WITH OTHERS ONLINE, OR PARTICIPATE IN MESSAGE AREAS. ÔHE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A ÂÂÓ & THE ÉNTERNET IS THAT THE ÂÂÓ WAS JUST ONE OTHER COMPUTER (GENERALLY) WHILE THE ÉNTERNET ALLOWS YOU TO DO VARIOUS THINGS ON ANY NUMBER OF OTHER CONNECTED COMPUTERS. ÉN THOSE DAYS, THERE WAS A NETWORK KNOWN AS ÆIDONET, WHICH HAD MANY DIFFERENT TOPICS OF CONVERSATION GROUPED INTO WHAT WE'D KNOW AS 'FORUMS' (OR MAILING LISTS) TODAY. ÔHESE WERE NAMED 'ÅCHOES' BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE MESSAGES WERE TRANSPORTED AROUND THE GLOBE. ÂACK THEN, ONE COMPUTER WOULD RING A 'HUB' COMPUTER AND UPLOAD ALL NEW MESSAGES IT RECEIVED DURING THE LAST DAY OR SO. ÔHE HUB WOULD THEN MAKE THESE MESSAGES AVAILABLE TO OTHER COMPUTERS THAT WOULD RING OTHER SYSTEMS AND ON IT WOULD GO. ÉN1994, IT WOULD TAKE UP TO 2 WEEKS FOR A PRIVATE MESSAGE TO REACH ÁUSTRALIA FROM MY HOME IN THE ÕÓÁ AT THE TIME. ÎOT EXACTLY QUICK, BUT IT WAS A FUN NETWORK TO PARTICIPATE IN. ÔO RUN A ÂÂÓ, ONE NEEDED ÂÂÓ ÓOFTWARE THAT WOULD ACCEPT INCOMING CALLS VIA THE MODEM (ALSO REQUIRED) & GENERALLY MAKE THE WHOLE SYSTEM EASY TO USE AND ADMIN BY OFFERING MENUS & VARIOUS FEATURES. ÃÆ. ÄID YOU HOST A ÂÂÓ AT ONE TIME, CAN YOU TELL OUR READER ABOUT THIS ÇÇ. ÎO, É NEVER ACTUALLY HAD A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ÂÂÓ, BUT É DID RUN ÏMNI128 FOR AWHILE SO É COULD EXCHANGE MESSAGES WITH OTHER SYSTEMS THAT WERE USING THAT ÂÂÓ SOFTWARE. ÙOU MAY BE THINKING OF MY HUSBAND ÒOD, WHO RAN A ÂÂÓ NAMED "ÔHISLEDOME". ÔHIS WAS LONG BEFORE WE MET. ÉNTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, WE STILL RUN INTO PEOPLE THAT WERE MEMBERS OF HIS BULLETIN BOARD & REMEMBER IT FONDLY. "ÔHIS LED ME" BY THE WAY IS AN EXAMPLE OF MY OTHER HALF'S SENSE OF HUMOUR. ÈE PRONOUNCED IT AS 'ÔHIS'LL DO ME'. ÔHE SOFTWARE THAT ÒOD USED WAS ÅÂÂÓ 64 BY ÅD ÐARRY, & IT WAS RUN USING ONE OF HIS ÃÍÄ HARD DRIVES. ÃÆ. Ñ. ÄO YOU STILL USE ÂÂÓ SYSTEMS, & WHY? ÇÇ. É HAVEN'T IN A LONG TIME, BASICALLY DUE TO LACK OF FREE TIME, BUT THERE ARE A FEW SYSTEMS É REALLY WOULDN'T MIND CONNECTING TO & CHECKING OUT. ÔHESE DAYS YOU CAN USE THE ÉNTERNET & TELNET TO ÂÂÓ'S RATHER THAN DIALING OUT WITH A MODEM. ÃÆ. ÄO YOU THINK THE YOUNGER GENERATION HAS MISSED OUT OUT NOT BEING ABLE TO USE ÂÂÓ SYSTEMS? ÇÇ. ÍAYBE, MAYBE NOT. ÍY KIDS FOR INSTANCE ALL USE VARIOUS CHAT PROGRAMS LIKE ÉÃÑ OR ÁÏÌ'S ÁÉÍ TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER AND FRIENDS. ÔHEY ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE ON ×EBSITES THAT SUIT THEIR PARTICULAR INTERESTS, MUCH LIKE É WOULD HAVE ON A ÂÂÓ. ÔHE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT NO ONE IS WAITING FOR THE OTHER PERSON TO GET OFF THE PHONE LINE SO ANOTHER HOUSEHOLD MEMBER COULD USE IT TO LOG IN TO THEIR FAVOURITE BULLETIN BOARD. ÃÆ. ÄO YOU STILL OWN Ã= MACHINES & DO YOU STILL USER THEM, CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT FOR? ÇÇ. ÙES, WE STILL HAVE SEVERAL Ã= MACHINES, BUT NONE ARE IN USE AT THE MOMENT. ÏUR LAST SYSTEM WAS USED AS A MEANS OF MONITORING OUR ×EB SERVERS. ÃÆ. É FIND IT STRANGE SOME Ã= USER WILL GO OUT OF THERE WAY TO HELP ON ANY SMALL PROBLEM OTHERS JUST DON'T WANT TO KNOW YOU UNLESS YOU CAN PROGRAM IN ASSEMBLER & DON'T NEED TO WRITE ANYTHING DOWN, HAVE YOU HAD 1ST HAND EXPERIENCE OF THIS? ÇÇ. ÎO, PROBABLY BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD AVOID ME HAVE NEVER MADE THEIR PRESENCE (OR LACK OF) KNOWN TO ME. ÍOST PEOPLE É MEET HAVE BEEN PRETTY INTERESTING & NOT RUDE AT ALL. ÃÆ. ×HAT MAKES Ã= MACHINES UNIQUE & WHY ARE PEOPLE STILL USING THEM TODAY? ÇÇ. ÔHERE ARE SO MANY REASONS THE Ã= MACHINES ARE UNIQUE. ÅASE OF USE, GREAT SOFTWARE, TONS OF THINGS TO DO WITH THEM, AND THEN THERE'S THE COOLNESS FACTOR THESE DAYS IN PUSHING THE ENVELOPE THAT MUCH FURTHER TO SAY 'É DID THIS WITH MY ÃOMMODORE'. ÃÆ. É BELIEVE YOU HAD A CANCER SCARE DO YOU NOW HAVE THE ALL CLEAR? ÇÇ. ÉT'S BEEN 7 YEARS AND É'M STILL HERE, SO THAT'S THE BEST 'ALL CLEAR' OF ALL. ÎO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE FUTURE MAY BRING, BUT MEANWHILE É'M TRYING TO HAVE MORE LIVING IN MY LIFE THAN FEELING DOWN OR WORRYING. ÍY BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT É'VE HAD WAY MORE THAN MY FAIR SHARE OF PROBLEMS THAT HAVE COME ABOUT BECAUSE OF THE TREATMENTS É RECEIVED FOR BREAST CANCER, & TO THIS DAY É STILL HAVE SEVERAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF EITHER HAVING HAD CHEMO, RADIOTHERAPY OR RECONSTRUCTION. ÆOR OVER A YEAR NOW, É'VE HAD A NURSE THAT COMES TO MY HOME TWICE A WEEK FOR ONE OF THE VARIOUS 'ISSUES', AND HAVE RECENTLY GONE ON DISABILITY. ÉT'S BEEN A VERY LONG TOUGH ROAD THAT É'M STILL ON, BUT É DO SEE A DAY WHEN THE ROAD WILL GET EASIER. É'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET FIT & HEALTHY AND HAVE JUST HAD SOME TESTS THAT LET ME COMPARE MY FITNESS FROM 5YRS AGO WITH HOW É AM NOW, AND THERE HAVE BEEN VERY POSITIVE IMPROVEMENTS, SO AT LEAST É KNOW É'M ON THE RIGHT PATH. ÃÆ. ÃAN PEOPLE SEND DONATIONS TO ÖIDEOCAM ÓERVICES/ÖÃÓ×Å TO SUPPORT ITS RUNNING? ÇÇ. ÔHEY SURE CAN. ÖISIT THE Ã= ÈOMESTEAD ×EBSITE AT: HTTP://CBM.VIDEOCAM.NET.AUAND THERE'S A LINK AT THE TOP LEFT SIDE OF THE PAGE FOR DONATIONS VIA ÐAYÐAL. ÁNY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED & PUT TOWARDS SUPPORTING THE Ã= COMMUNITY. ÃÆ. ÉS THERE ANY QUESTION YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ASKED & DO YOU HAVE ANY FINAL QUESTIONS? ÇÇ. ÎO, É THINK THAT ABOUT COVERS IT. É HOPE THIS GETS TO YOU IN TIME SO YOU CAN ASK ME ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS IF YOU NEED TO. ÁLL THE ÂEST, ÇAELYNE -------------------------------------- THE END