#! rnews 1452 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.cais.net!h= unter.premier.net!news-res.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!news.mathworks.com!zombie= .ncsc.mil!newsgate.duke.edu!godot.cc.duq.edu!newsfeed.pitt.edu!newsflash.= concordia.ca!news.nstn.ca!coranto.ucs.mun.ca!InfoNET.st-johns.nf.ca!abe00= 84 From: abe0084@InfoNET.st-johns.nf.ca (Adam Vardy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: Joysticks for C-64 and Amiga 500. Date: 15 Jul 1996 03:00:04 GMT Organization: St. John's InfoNET Lines: 22 Message-ID: <4scc7k$9s7@coranto.ucs.mun.ca> References: <31E41950.54F3@ix.netcom.com> <31E66E92.54D4@aol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: infonet.st-johns.nf.ca X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Jim (jayeyeem@aol.com) wrote: : Ted Birdsell wrote: : >=20 : > I recently unboxed my C64 and Amiga and found my trusty joystick no : > longer worked. Where on earth do I find replacements? Do : > joysticks/pads from any current consoles or computers work with my CB= M : > equipment? Help! : >=20 : > tedbird@ix.netcom.com : Sega Genesis controllers use the same 9 pin connecter as the=20 : C64/atari 2600. : I don't know if the pin configuration is compatible. Sure it is. I would not use a crappy stick joystick myself. They lose=20 performance easily, or break. The Sega controller is a sturdy contraption, and you get better diagonal=20 response. Name me, anyone, a joystick or controller that has as good=20 control in all 8 directions, and I'll go out an buy it. - Adam #! rnews 839 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!sgigate.sgi.com!spool.mu.edu!munn= ari.OZ.AU!mel.dit.csiro.au!actcsiro!news.nsw.CSIRO.AU!metro!metro!seagoon= .newcastle.edu.au!alinga!not-for-mail From: c9608670@alinga.newcastle.edu.au (Piotrowicz L C) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: C64 Network Date: 15 Jul 1996 02:36:45 GMT Organization: The University of Newcastle Lines: 11 Message-ID: <4scart$dr4@seagoon.newcastle.edu.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: alinga.newcastle.edu.au X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] Can anybody help me, I am looking for the boot disk for my network=20 card, it takes 8 servers. The card slots into the cart. port on the 64. It was made by=20 Richvale telecomunications" or RTC in the mid to early 80s. if you can=20 help i would greatly apreciate it. Thanks Luke E-mail=20 C9608670@cc.newcastle.edu.au #! rnews 1646 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!en= nfs.eas.asu.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!news-res.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!news.= mathworks.com!zombie.ncsc.mil!newsgate.duke.edu!godot.cc.duq.edu!newsfeed= .pitt.edu!newsflash.concordia.ca!news.nstn.ca!coranto.ucs.mun.ca!InfoNET.= st-johns.nf.ca!abe0084 From: abe0084@InfoNET.st-johns.nf.ca (Adam Vardy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: input# unhung ? Date: 15 Jul 1996 03:12:37 GMT Organization: St. John's InfoNET Lines: 34 Message-ID: <4sccv6$9s7@coranto.ucs.mun.ca> References: <4ru3k6$dtb@katbert.ipa.net> <4s0grg$b3a@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> <4s= 5et7$7s6@d1o2.telia.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: infonet.st-johns.nf.ca X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Peter Karlsson (Peter.T.Karlsson@abc.se) wrote: : In article <4s0grg$b3a@sdcc12.ucsd.edu>, ckaiser@sdcc13.ucsd.edu : (Po-Ching Lives!) wrote: : > c) no commas or leading spaces allowed : If your PRINT# statements add an initial chr$(34) (quote character), : you can read such data. : But you already knew that, didn't you? If you enclose text in quotes, you can type anything in response to an=20 Input statement. Take a normal input: 10 INPUT "ENTER TEXT";A$ Normally you can't type commas or colons here. But if the user now=20 types...=20 "Text may have: commas, colons, etc. Peter said, 'But you already knew=20 that'." All that text except the double quotes is put into A$. What I did one time is put two quotes into the keyboard buffer, and turn=20 on 128 auto-insert mode. Then a user can type anything they want within=20 the quotes. Except a quote, of course. - Adam : \\// : Peter - m9944@abc.se - Fido 2:204/145.42 #! rnews 1266 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!nntp.= coast.net!netnews.worldnet.att.net!ix.netcom.com!news From: "Jack Followay, Jr." Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: Programming the Cassette Port Date: Sun, 14 Jul 1996 23:03:32 -0500 Organization: PowerHouse (XNET/CommNet) Lines: 13 Message-ID: <31E9C314.669B@ix.netcom.com> References: <31E713C3.7CB3@ix.netcom.com> <31E922E6.3D97@orl.mindspring.c= om> NNTP-Posting-Host: hou-tx20-42.ix.netcom.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3Dus-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-NETCOM-Date: Sun Jul 14 11:01:28 PM CDT 1996 X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (Win95; I) Radioactive Warrior wrote: > The only program I ever saw that did anything unusual with the cassette > port was called SPEECH-64. It would digitize audio from a cassette > tape when played through a dataset... If anyone has this program, > please mail it to me as it is hard to find and my only copy was on the > disk that my dog ate... Thanks- > Radioactive Warrior I still have DIGISPEECH or something like that which was published in De= c '88 or '89 (I just remember it was December; same issue as that Pac-Man neat Pac-Man clone they published). It work. Not well. But it did work. #! rnews 2134 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.mathworks.= com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!peach!atl1!phred From: phred Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: CKIT 94 - Dongle! Date: Sun, 14 Jul 1996 23:12:24 -0500 Organization: America.Net, P.O. Box 1222, Alpharetta, GA 30239-1222 Lines: 26 Message-ID: References: <4s9t0i$nku@news2.h1.usa.pipeline.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: atl1.america.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=3DUS-ASCII X-Sender: phred@atl1 In-Reply-To: <4s9t0i$nku@news2.h1.usa.pipeline.com>=20 On 14 Jul 1996, R. T. Cunningham wrote: > I need to know if one of the "pros" would like to take a crack at remov= ing > the security (dongle) check from "The Compression Kit". I want to be a= ble > to use it at both residences without having to remember to take the don= gle > with me. This is not piracy...I should be able to use as many copies a= s I > need on my own computers!=20 Here's something I found out by accident... I use my mouse in port 1 for=20 GEOS, and one time I forgot to unplug my mouse and put the dongle in for=20 C-Kit, but the mouse fooled the program. I think it only checks for the=20 dongle on bootup and when loading the different modules. It probably has=20 something to do with reading certain SID registers, which leads me to=20 believe there's probably just a resistor in the dongle to create a load=20 on the SID to change the TTL state. Then again, I could be way off base here... B-) -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---- * What, Me Clueless? I don't think so...I'm navigating = * * the Internet on a Commodore 64, aren't I? = * *Look for me in the following spots: phred_ on #c-64 (in IRC) = * *Web Page - http://www.america.net/~phred = * *(If I like you, I might even tell you where my secret links are...) >B-= > * *This signature is subject to change at my whim. -- phred@america.net = * -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- #! rnews 1406 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.mathworks.= com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.io.com!not-for-mail From: axfire@io.com (Axfire) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: Zmodem for Desterm128 V2.00 Date: 15 Jul 1996 05:04:22 GMT Organization: Axfire's Fabulous Mind! Lines: 20 Message-ID: <4scjgm$kf5@anarchy.io.com> References: <4san25$cgn@nuhou.aloha.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: bermuda.io.com X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] GARY WAYNE JUSTICE (judd@aloha.net) wrote: : Plus, I have a BocaModem 14.4Kps;V.32bis, that I run with a CMD : Swiftlink RS-232 Serial Cartidge,the max. I can run with this term. : is 9600 baud,I would like to know if there is any way I can run : 14.4 baud on this term. like I can on my Dialogue 128 term? --=20 I have the same setup. To enable xon/xoff in Desterm, go to the Protocol Settings menu (From the CTRL/RS main menu) and select Xon/Xoff. Set it to "yes" then save the setup in the Defaults Menu.=20 To set your Bocamodem to use XON/XOFF instead of RTS/CTS (the default)= , enter this in command mode: AT&K4 You can put that in your Desterm's intialization string, or you can save it to your modem profile (AT&W)=20 When I use my 128, I use 38.4k baud and Desterm with no problems. {) {)___________________________________ -(}//////#::_axfire@io.com____________________> {) =20 {) #! rnews 2866 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.mathworks.= com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!peach!atl1!phred From: phred Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: CKIT 94 - Dongle! Date: Sun, 14 Jul 1996 23:38:51 -0500 Organization: America.Net, P.O. Box 1222, Alpharetta, GA 30239-1222 Lines: 40 Message-ID: References: <4sb18u$ioc@victoria.pe.net> <4sband$lb9@news2.h1.usa.pipelin= e.com> <4sbh69$jq@catapult.gatech.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: atl1.america.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=3DUS-ASCII X-Sender: phred@atl1 In-Reply-To: <4sbh69$jq@catapult.gatech.edu>=20 On 14 Jul 1996, Tp12a wrote: > R. T. Cunningham (wanderer_rtc@usa.pipeline.com) wrote: > : I'm all for Barker making the money for the program, but let's be > : reasonable. The object is to sell any piece of software to as many > : DIFFERENT buyers as possible, not the same person over and over again= .=20 > : =20 >=20 > Ahh, but the trouble is C'Kit probably came with a license. That > means you don't OWN the program. In fact, the author owns every copy > of C'Kit ever made. By opening the box, you contractually agreed that > you were granted a temporary license to USE the program. The author > may terminate this license at any time. >=20 > Additionally, the license probably stipulates that you are only > allowed to have a maximum of 1 backup copy of the program (for > archival purposes only!). That also means that you CANNOT run more than > one copy of the program on two computers at the same time! If you want > to do that, you'll need to get another license (and another dongle). Specifically, the license grants the use of C-Kit on ONE computer system,= =20 except in the event the main computer system is down, in which case it=20 may be run on a backup system. And you are allowed to make only one=20 backup copy. It's my opinion that there's more copy-protection imbedded in the program= =20 besides just the dongle. When I first booted up and wanted to go straight= =20 to making a backup the software locked up, not once, but EVERY time. Only= =20 after following the directions in the "Quick Start" section was I able to= =20 successfully backup my copy. I thought it was rather odd. -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---- * What, Me Clueless? I don't think so...I'm navigating = * * the Internet on a Commodore 64, aren't I? = * *Look for me in the following spots: phred_ on #c-64 (in IRC) = * *Web Page - http://www.america.net/~phred = * *(If I like you, I might even tell you where my secret links are...) >B-= > * *This signature is subject to change at my whim. -- phred@america.net = * -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- #! rnews 20730 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!newsf= eed.internetmci.com!uwm.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu= !usenet.ins.cwru.edu!cleveland.Freenet.Edu!aa349 From: aa349@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Howard Herman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Commodore FTP Sites for mid-July 1996 - Last Rev: 15Jul96 Date: 15 Jul 1996 05:30:56 GMT Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA) Lines: 547 Message-ID: <4scl2g$pc1@madeline.INS.CWRU.Edu> Reply-To: aa349@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Howard Herman) NNTP-Posting-Host: owl.ins.cwru.edu Last Change/Update: 15 July 1996 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =20 A +++ before an entry indicates that the entry is new, or has been updated, or has changed, since the last Listing. =20 =20 A --- before an entry indicates that the _prior_ entry=20 was removed from the list, since the last Listing. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =20 This is the list of FTP sites containing software and programs specific to the Commodore 64 and 128 computers, and one Vic20 site, as well as one for the PET. When available URL addresses are also listed, for alternate access. =20 I will try to keep this list as current and accurate as possible, so that it can be a useful resource for users of the newsgroup. =20 PLEASE cooperate and send E-mail with any corrections and updates. If you uncover a site not listed, tell me so that it can be added. If a site has closed or no longer carries CBM software, let me know and it will be deleted. =20 =20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =20 To use this list on a UNIX system, just type 'ftp ', where is any of the Host or FTP sites listed below. Use 'anonymous' as your login, and your E-mail address for the password. You can change and list directories with 'cd' and 'dir', respectively, and download files to your system using 'get'. Be sure to specify either 'binary' if you are getting a program, or 'ascii' for a text file before you begin the download. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =20 In addition to the sites listed below, which have CBM software, there are hundreds of other FTP sites on INet with interesting files covering most every other topic imaginable. Take some time to seek out and explore these other sites and their files too. =20 Enjoy! =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =20 FTP: ccnga.uwaterloo.ca URL: http://ccnga.uwaterloo.ca/~csbruce/ Last updated: 01 Feb 1996 Directory: /pub/cbm Description: Major site for the latest C64, C65 and C128 software. =20 csbruce@ccnga.uwaterloo.ca (Craig Bruce) maintainer of the site writes: =20 I have rearranged the files at the new "ccnga.uwaterloo.ca" anonymous FTP site for Commodore computers. =20 The new "/pub/cbm" directory breakdown for this site is as follows: =20 archivers : archiving/dearchiving programs for the C128/64 audio : audio-related stuff for the C64 c65 : files related to the C65 computer comp.binari* : programs from the "comp.binaries.cbm" newsgroup comp.sys.cbm : important information gleaned from the "comp.sys.cbm" newsgroup demos : demo programs for the C64 emulation : programs for emulating the C64 on various platforms games : games for the C128/64 graphics : graphics stuff for the C128/64 hacking.mag : issues of C=3D Hacking net magazine and related programs hardware : text files about hardware projects misc : stuff that doesn't fit into any other directory os : stuff for various alternative operating systems for the C128/64 os/ace : stuff for the ACE operating system for the C128/64 os/cpm : stuff for the CP/M operating system for the C128/64 os/cs-dos : stuff for the CS-DOS operating system for the C128 os/geos : stuff for the GEOS operating system for the C128/64 os/asterix : Asterix Operating System, a Unix-like environment programming : programming ideas/code/stuff for the C128/64 telecomm : telecommunications software for the C128/64 unix : related utility C programs and Unix shell scripts util128 : utility programs for the C128 util64 : utility programs for the C64 vic-20 : VIC-20 programs INCOMING : directory to upload new programs into (use appropriate subdir) =20 =20 FTP: ftp.funet.fi (128.214.6.100) URL: http://www.funet.fi/pub/cbm/ Last updated: 15 May 1996 Directory: /pub/cbm Description: This is a major site for CBM software. Most files in /pub/cpm and pub/cbm/cpm run on the C128's CP/M. Following is a list of some of the directories: =20 /pub/cbm/Archiving /pub/cbm/c=3Dhacking /pub/cbm/c128 /pub/cbm/c64 /pub/cbm/c64/emulation /pub/cbm/c65 /pub/cbm/commerce /pub/cbm/csbruce /pub/cbm/documents /pub/cbm/faq /pub/cbm/firmware /pub/cbm/geos /pub/cbm/incoming /pub/cbm/maps /pub/cbm/pet /pub/cbm/plus4 /pub/cbm/programming /pub/cbm/transfer /pub/cbm/vic20 /pub/cbm/c64/demos/pal /pub/kermit/c64 /pub/amiga/audio/misc/sid-tunes /pub/cpm=20 =20 =20 FTP: ftp.eskimo.com/u/v URL: ftp://ftp.eskimo.com/u/v/voyager/Novaterm Last updated: 15 Jun 1996 Directory: /voyager/Novaterm Description: The official support site for Novaterm 9.5. Directory: /voyager/Novaterm/Deutsche Description: A German translation of Novaterm 9.5. =20 voyager@eskimo.com (Nick Rossi), Novaterm's author writes: >This site contains the most recent Novaterm version, archives, the >individual files, the documentation in both CBM and standard ASCII, and >any other information, news, new modules, or bug fixes that come along. =20 --- FTP: ftp.Uni-Koeln.DE or: ftp.rrz.Uni-Koeln.DE (134.95.100.202) URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 15 Mar 1995 Directory: /usenet/comp.archives/auto/comp.sys.cbm Description: =20 =20 FTP: nexus.yorku.ca (130.63.9.66) URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 15 Mar 1995 Directory: /pub/Internet-info Description: Contains an older version of this listing. =20 --- FTP: oak.oakland.edu URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 01 Apr 1995 Directory: /pub/cpm=20 /pub2/cpm Description: CP/M software, most all of which will run on the C128. See C128 and other branching directories for 1,000's of file= s. =20 =20 FTP: src.doc.ic.ac.uk (146.169.2.1) URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 01 Apr 1995 Directory: /usenet/comp.archives/auto/comp.sys.cbm Description: Some files of interest. =20 =20 FTP: wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4) URL: http://wuarchive.wustl.edu Last updated: 01 Feb 1996 Directory: /systems/amiga/incoming/misc /systems/cpm/c128 /systems/cpm/c64 Description: CP/M software, most all of which will run on the C128.=20 Be sure to check the other directory locations too. =20 =20 FTP: ftp.demon.co.uk URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last update: 01 Apr 1995 Directory: /pub/cpm Description: CP/M and various system files. Also available by email from mail-server@nowster.demon.co.uk =20 =20 FTP: ftp.inf.bme.hu URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 01 Oct 1995 Directory: /pub/cbm/ /pub/cbm/c64/ /pub/cbm/coding/ =20 /pub/cbm/demos/ =20 /pub/cbm/emulation/ =20 /pub/cbm/games/ =20 /pub/cbm/incoming/ =20 /pub/cbm/musics/ =20 /pub/cbm/utility/ =20 /pub/cbm/plus4/ =20 /pub/cbm/delta.system/=20 Description: Demoscene-oriented, a lot of demos and related files =20 =20 FTP: watsun.cc.columbia.edu (128.59.39.2) URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 05 May 1994 Directory: /kermit2/old/c64 /kermit/bin Description: check /kermit/c for latest =20 =20 FTP: ftp.cs.columbia.edu URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 01 Jul 1996 Directory: /archives/mirror1/kermit/ Description: The official Kermit support site containing the latest C64 Kermit and support files. 80 columns C64 and C128. =20 =20 FTP: plaza.aarnet.edu.au (139.130.4.6) URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 28 Dec 1993 Directory: /pub/kermit/c Description: Kermit files. Be sure to get the complete set of C64/128 Kermit. =20 =20 FTP: flubber.cs.umd.edu (128.8.128.99) URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 05 May 1994 Directory: /rec/newballistic Description: one file: balistic.c64 =20 =20 FTP: nic.switch.ch (130.59.1.40) URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 15 Mar 1995 Directory: /mirror/kermit/bin Description: =20 =20 FTP: ftp.gmd.de URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 03 Jun 1994 Directory: /if-archive/games/c64 Description: Contains a few PD text adventures. =20 --- FTP: syrinx.umd.edu (128.8.2.114) URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 05 May 1994 Directory: /rush/systems/c64 Description: =20 --- FTP: x2ftp.oulu.fi (130.231.48.141) URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 01 Feb 1995 Directory: /pub/cbm Description: This site supports ONLY technical documents, references and specifications for CBM 8-bit programming. (For example, memory maps.) No binaries allowed. Directory: /pub/cross Description: Miscellaneous cross-assemblers. =20 =20 FTP: ftp.ucsd.edu (128.54.16.1) URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 15 May 1996 Directory: /midi/software/c64 Description: Information on MIDI for the C64. =20 =20 FTP: cs.dal.ca (129.173.4.5) URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 01 Apr 1994 Directory: /comp.archives/c64 /pub/comp.archives/comp.sys.cbm Description: C128 files, GIF's, and terminals. =20 =20 FTP: ftp.hrz.uni-kassel.de URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 03 Feb 1994 Directory: /pub/machines/vic-20 Description: A Vic-20 ftp site, administered by Andreas Heitmann heitmann@crunch.ikp.physik.th-darmstadt.de=20 =20 =20 FTP: rtfm.mit.edu URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 24 May 1995 Directory: /pub/usenet-by-group/comp.sys.cbm/main-faq Description: A place for the latest release of The COMP.SYS.CBM FAQ =20 =20 FTP: frodo.hiof.no URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 18 Jul 1995 Directory: /pub/c64 Description:=20 =20 =20 FTP: bbs.cc.uniud.it URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 15 Mar 1995 Directory: /pub/c64 Description: New site for general c64 program files. =20 =20 FTP: ftp.rz.uni-hildesheim.de (147.172.16.34) URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 18 Oct 1994 Directory: /pub/c64/ Description: The directory oldcbm.pics contains scanned PET and other 8-b= it Commodore Machine pictures. (54 at the moment) Each picture = is about 200Kb in size. All in JPEG format. =20 --- FTP: ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 15 Mar 1995 Directory: /pub/c64 Description: Site for c64 software. =20 =20 FTP: ftp.giga.or.at URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 15 Jan 1996 Directory: /pub/c64 Description: This site has demos from about 165 demo groups, a lot of GEOS shareware and freeware, many C64 and C128 tools, emulators for most platforms, transfer tools, diskmags, and more. More than 80 MB on-line. =20 =20 FTP: ftp.armory.com URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 15 Jan 1996=20 Directory: /pub/user/spectre /pub/user/spectre/CWI-C64 /pub/user/spectre/GAMES-C64 /pub/user/spectre/ETC-C64 /pub/user/spectre/EMULATION=20 /pub/user/spectre/TEXT-ARCHIVE /pub/user/spectre/UNIX /pub/user/spectre/incoming Description: A site, with lots of new .lnx format games and new CWI=20 programs, from Computer Workshops, a little SW group. There are also utilities, decoders, games, The Commodore FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions Document), Commodore Hacking Magazine, and lots more. =20 =20 FTP: ftp.funet.fi (128.214.6.100) URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 15 Oct 1995 Directory: /pub/cbm/pet Description: A major site for PET programs and software, etc. Be sure to read the 00README file (in the pet directory) for a clear=20 explanation of what the different files contain. Files contributed by Olaf Seibert . =20 =20 FTP: ftp.indirect.com URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 15 Dec 1995 Directory: /www/dynamite /www/wanderer Description: Contains the files necessary for operation of Color 64 and Color 64 Version 128 BBS's and many of its mod files. No uploads allowed. =20 =20 FTP: hal9000.net.au URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 01 Jun 1996 Directory: /pub/cbm/INCOMING /pub/cbm/browser /pub/cbm/desterm /pub/cbm/graphics /pub/cbm/novaterm9.5 /pub/cbm/qwkie /pub/cbm/qwkrr /pub/cbm/terms /pub/cbm/unarc_unzip /pub/cbm/utils /pub/cbm/info-txt Description: Site covering the basics of telecommunications for the C64 and C128. Support site for Rod Gasson's QWKRR128 and Browser programs. `info-txt' directory has QWK and mail related text files for programmers/developers. Site maintained by Gaelyne Moranec (moranec@hal9000.net.au). =20 =20 FTP: ftp.channel1.com URL: http://www.channel1.com/users/amazon/ Last updated: 01 Mar 1996 Directory: /pub/users/amazon/cbm/64 /pub/users/amazon/cbm/128 /pub/users/amazon/cbm/geos /pub/users/amazon/cbm/emulation /pub/users/amazon/upload Description: A new site with games, and some Christmas Demo's and other software. Much of the softwre is in SFX (self extracting) files, for the user's convenience. Uploads can be placed in the upload directory. =20 =20 FTP: utopia.hacktic.nl URL: ftp://replay.com/pub/c64 Last updated: 15 Jun 1996 Directory: /pub/c64 Description: The Digital Dungeon Site for C64 demos. =20 =20 FTP: rsls6.sprachlit.uni-regensburg.de or: rsls4.sprachlit.uni-regensburg.de URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 01 Mar 1996 Directory: /pub/c64/ Description: This site contains technical documents, tools, and demos. No games. Uploads welcomed. The directory tree is: =20 INCOMING/ : all incoming stuff=20 emulation/ : emulators (x64, pc64win etc.)=20 misc/ : stuff which doesn't fit in the other categories=20 programming/ : programming-related stuff (assemblers, c, etc.)=20 demos/ : demos=20 graphics/ : graphics=20 music/ : music=20 tools/ : all kinds of tools (archivers,packers,noters etc.)=20 doc/ : documentation about everything=20 magazines/ : C=3DHacking, disk magazines and disk books=20 os/ : place for alternative os's. At the moment only lunix=20 transfer/ : utilities to transfer between computer systems=20 =20 =20 FTP: ftp.vgernet.net URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 15 Jun 1996 Directory: /pub/mpython/cbm Description: A new site for Digital Sound, NTSC Demos, emphasis on anything digitized for the C64/128, and Driven magazine. The directory tree is: =20 /Demos/NTSC/Co-op : Demos made by more than 1 group. /Groups : Individual Groups demos. /NTSC_Fixed : PAL demos fixed to run on NTSC 64s /Older : Classic demos. /Recent : NTSC/FIXed demos released the past 10 months /Solo : Demos done by individuals Demos/PAL : PAL demos, not many. Some will run on NTSC 64s. Digidemos/NTSC-PAL : Demos containing digitized sounds/music. Will run on NTSC 64's. May be slowdown or flicker. Magazines/C_Hacking : Commodore Hacking magazine. /Discovery : DisC=3Dovery magazine. /Driven : Driven NTSC Demo magazine. New_Samples/ : Raw files recently uploaded. Raw_Files/ XXXXX : Many directories here. Each XXXXX directory is a topic as to the kind of raw file it is: beavis-butthead, cartoons, movies, games, monty-python, music, people, silly, sound-effects= , sex-sounds, star-trek, tvshows, tvthemes. All files require a player, found below. Raw_Players/c64 : Digi players for 64 /c128 : Digi players for 128 SIDS/ : Large colletion of SID .mus, .str and .wds files. /Classical : Classical .mus, .str and .wds /Jazz : Jazz and Ragtime. /Misc_SIDS_1 : All different types of SIDS, pop, classical, more. /Misc_SIDS_2 : All different types of SIDS, pop, classical, more. /Mono : Contains just .mus files, all types. /Players : 64 players for .mus, .str, .wds, .ani & .pic file= s. /SID_Packs : Archives of SID music, sfx, sda, lnx and more. /Sing_Along_1 : Contains .mus and .wds files, all types of music. /Sing_Along_2 : Contains more .mus & .wds files, all type of musi= c. /Stereo_1 : Stereo SIDS for those of you with extra SID chips. /Stereo_2 : More Stereo SIDS. These will play fine as mono. Utilities/C65 : Demo disks planned for release with the C65. /CS-DOS : CS-DOS OS for the 128. /Digi_Tools : Tools for ripping/editing digitized samples. /Music : Players/editors for various music files. /Telecom/C64 : Term programs for the 64. /C128: Term programs for the 128. =20 =20 FTP: ftp.df.lth.se URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 01 Apr 1996 Directory: /pub/c64 Description: A new site maintained by TRIAD, electronic punks of Sweden, for distribution of TRIAD software. Due to space limitations, no uploads allowed. =20 =20 FTP: ftp.eskimo.com/u/t/tpinfo/C64 URL: ftp:// ... (site name) / ... (directory) Last updated: 15 Jun 1996 Directory: /tpinfo/C64 Description: Major online resource for NTSC demos, magazines, and utilities. 12mb of filonline, and growing. =20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=33D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D NOTES: =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =20 The latest version of The Commodore FTP Sites Listing (this list) can be found in the Usenet newsgroup, comp.sys.cbm, where it is posted=20 twice monthly, generally at the beginning, and middle of each month. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =20 For FTP sites where you will find C64 and/or Vic-20 emulators that run on Amiga, and/or IBMPC, Atari-ST, or Unix/X, please see The CBM Emulation FAQ maintained by Kevin Gifford (kgifford@netaxs.com) and posted to the newsgroup, comp.emulators.cbm. That FAQ listing can also be found on ftp.csv.warwick.ac.uk, in directory: /tmp/c64, and other places, as well. =20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=20 Send all info regarding changes/additions/corrections to: =20 72560.3467@compuserve.com or: hlh@panix.com (Please do NOT reply to the FROM address) =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =20 Honorary mention and kudos to the following who have helped to keep your list current: =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Linus Walleij (King Fisher).... triad@df.lth.se Jonathan P. Mines.............. tpinfo@eskimo.com Perry R. Eidelbus.............. Perry.Eidelbus@m.cc.utah.edu Marko Makela................... Marko.Makela@HUT.FI Gaelyne Moranec................ moranec@hal9000.net.au Adam Lorentzon................. d93-alo@nada.kth.se Bruce R. McFarling............. ecbm@cc.newcastle.edu.au Tim Phelps..................... ar249@lafn.org reserved for you............... and your INet address =20 =20 /'^'\ ( O O ) ------------------------oOOO--(_)--OOOo--------------------------------- | Howard Herman and Associates Voice: (212) 532-1485 | | New York, NY | | ___ ___ ___ ___ | | / //_/ // / //_/ // 72560.3467@compuserve.com | | / ___ // / ___ // .oooO hlh@panix.com | |/_// /_// /_// /_// ( ) Oooo. aa349@cleveland.Freenet.Edu | ------------------------ \ (-----( )---------------------------------- \_) ) / (_/ --=20 #! rnews 859 Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!newsf= eed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!news2.interlog.com!news1.io.org!torfree!aq= 004 From: aq004@torfree.net (Steve Guidi) Subject: ID these files please! Message-ID: Organization: Toronto Free-Net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 05:03:54 GMT Lines: 16 I recently logged onto ccnga.uwaterloo.ca and noticed the following=20 files in the pub/cbm/telecomm/ dir: co64-s1.ca- co64.s2.ca- co64.s3.ca- co64.s4.ca- co64dox.ca- Does anyone know what is contained in these archive files? Also, what=20 compressor/archiver is being used to archive them? Thanks! --=20 | hacker@wbb.com aq004@torfree.net steve.guidi@canada.tor250.org | | Steve Guidi - 1:250/620 (Fido) 1/Steve Guidi (PCPN) | #! rnews 866 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.cais.net!n= ews.vbc.net!news.mira.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!pellew.ntu.edu.au= !jamesm From: jamesm@it.ntu.edu.au (James McArthur) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: 1541-II Drive Probs Date: 15 Jul 1996 07:56:45 GMT Organization: Northern Territory University Lines: 13 Message-ID: <4sctjt$7ul@pellew.ntu.edu.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: nutmeg-gw.ntu.edu.au X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] G'day, My 1541-II has been dead for a few years, and I think its the head that i= s out of alignment. Anyone know how to fix such a prob (it happened before, and the shop fixed it, but trying to find a C=3D shop is *very* hard nowa= days ;>=20 ) Is there a simple way to fix such a prob? Thanks.. (Or if the drive is a gonner, does anyone know where to get all four of t= he Last Ninja games from for an emulator?) #! rnews 593 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.int= ernetmci.com!news.kei.com!nntp.coast.net!netnews.worldnet.att.net!newsadm From: UnderDawg Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Pokes,Peeks Date: 15 Jul 1996 08:30:39 GMT Organization: AT&T WorldNet Services Lines: 3 Message-ID: <4scvjf$35v@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 229.bridgeton-58.mo.dial-access.att.net X-Newsreader: PROCOMM PLUS 3.0 for Windows Anyone have a complete list of pokes and peeks for the C=3D64 and the C=3D= 128? This info would be greatly Appreciated. #! rnews 603 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-st= ate.edu!uwm.edu!lll-winken.llnl.gov!nntp.coast.net!netnews.worldnet.att.n= et!newsadm From: UnderDawg Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Pokes,Peeks Date: 15 Jul 1996 08:29:06 GMT Organization: AT&T WorldNet Services Lines: 3 Message-ID: <4scvgi$s45@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 229.bridgeton-58.mo.dial-access.att.net X-Newsreader: PROCOMM PLUS 3.0 for Windows Anyone have a complete list of pokes and peeks for the C=3D64 and the C=3D= 128? This info would be greatly Appreciated. #! rnews 564 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-st= ate.edu!uwm.edu!lll-winken.llnl.gov!nntp.coast.net!netnews.worldnet.att.n= et!newsadm From: UnderDawg Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: pokes, peeks Date: 15 Jul 1996 08:35:29 GMT Organization: AT&T WorldNet Services Lines: 2 Message-ID: <4scvsh$3e0@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 229.bridgeton-58.mo.dial-access.att.net X-Newsreader: PROCOMM PLUS 3.0 for Windows Anyone have a complete list of pokes and peeks for the C=3D64 and the C=3D= 128? #! rnews 1044 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.cais.net!h= unter.premier.net!news-res.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!news.mathworks.com!newsfe= ed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!nntp.inet.fi!news.funet.fi!ousrvr3.oulu.fi!= news From: Jouko Valta Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: My C-64 has fallen, and it can't get up! Date: 15 Jul 1996 13:15:16 +0300 Organization: University of Oulu, Department of Electrical Engineering, F= inland Lines: 8 Sender: jopi@stekt24.oulu.fi Message-ID: References: <4s9v20$j7f@news.istar.ca> <31E9213E.6642@orl.mindspring.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: stekt24.oulu.fi Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3Diso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-reply-to: Radioactive Warrior's message of Sun, 14 Jul 1996 16:33:02 += 0000 X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.1 Radioactive Warrior writes: Radioactive> What gives? does the lonlyness kill it or Exactly. The first machines were not called PET's for no reason. ;) --j; #! rnews 1016 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.cais.net!h= unter.premier.net!news-res.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!news.mathworks.com!newsfe= ed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!nntp.inet.fi!news.funet.fi!ousrvr3.oulu.fi!= news From: Jouko Valta Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: VDC 64k RAM upgrade on the 128 Date: 15 Jul 1996 13:22:54 +0300 Organization: University of Oulu, Department of Electrical Engineering, F= inland Lines: 10 Sender: jopi@stekt24.oulu.fi Message-ID: References: <4sb6e2$daj@camlaw.rutgers.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: stekt24.oulu.fi Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3Diso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-reply-to: more@camlaw.rutgers.edu's message of 14 Jul 1996 12:14:58 -0= 000 X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.1 Self Destruct writes: Self> will 4164s work too? i have hundreds of these laying Self> around) Yes, but you'll need to build a separate daughterboard for them. --job;