• Commodore Free Issue 72, Part 1

    From Stephen Walsh@39:901/280 to All on Thu Aug 15 17:11:00 2013
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    Commodore Free Magazine
    http://www.commodorefree.com/
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    Issue 72

    Free to download magazine
    dedicated to Commodore computers
    Available as PDF, ePUB, MOBI, HTML,
    TXT, SEQ and D64 disk image

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    CONTENTS
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    * Editorial
    * NEWS
    - C64 - LEGO
    - Bars and Pipes v0.9.98 - OS4
    - D1X-Rebirth v0.57.3 - Amiga AGA
    - View3K - VIC-20
    - High Voltage SID Collection #59
    - Making a D64 File of a Floppy
    - RGCD Newsletter June 2013
    - New IEC Cable Types Available
    - SID Known V1.06
    - C-64/Amiga Sell Out Summer 2013
    - Lunar Rescue - C16
    - ITS - Infinity Tape SD2IEC
    - TxtToSeq Released
    - The E Compiler X (ECX) Project
    - NIBTools Update Released
    - Boings World #40
    - A1200 Repair Video
    - Club Info 130 Released
    - RL DACC Memory Partitions
    - JasmC6502 Released For Android
    - New EasyNet Update Available
    - WinUAE 2.6.1 Update Released
    - AresOne (Model 2013) Is Available
    - Computer Saver From Ray Carlsen
    - VIC-VODER Voice Synthesisor
    - Revival Studios Update
    - C&A Fan Issue 10 Released
    - Arc64 V2.2 Beta Released
    - Ninja Tracker 2.04 Released
    - PC Pioneers Top 100 Moments
    - AEROS for PI Beta
    - Silicon Dreams/VCF 2013
    - Ultra Elec. Acquires Varisys
    - New! A604n Memory Expansion
    - X-bEnCh 0.90alpha
    - Antiryad For Aros X86/X64
    - WookieChat Open Source
    - Atheros Wireless Driver For OS4
    - 2013 C4 Expo Cancelled
    - Return 14 Released
    - Revival Studios Updates
    - 8-Bit Designs Multicart 64
    - Analogic Computers
    - AmiKit For Real Amiga V.0.3
    - New Website/Forums MyTechBrief
    - Hyperion Entertainment Blog
    - Regenerator 1.3 - By n0stalgia
    - The DirMaster V6.2
    - Jack 4.0 (MUI) Now Available
    - Putty Squad 30th Anniversary
    - Pack Chrysalis 3.1.3
    - Amiga Encounter HD Wallpaper
    - Project Bread Bin... binned
    - AmiMag - #01
    - Retrogaming Times Monthly 108
    - Krieg im Weltraum - C64
    - Amiga Future #102
    - Spindle for the C64 Released
    - Krill's Loader version 146
    - Doynamite 1.0 Released
    - AmiKit 1.6.5 released
    - Aladdin4D to go Shared-Source
    - New AGA SDL Development
    - Cropky - a new Amiga game
    - SteamDraw 2.4 Released
    - Public release of ACE128TOS
    - PreserveC64DB version 1.1
    - Amiga Articles on Obligement
    - Amiga History
    - RGCD Newsletter April 2013
    - Cbmsh Unix Shell
    - C16/Plus 4 Game Endings
    - C64 - FM Radio
    * Review: Berzerk Redux Cartridge
    * Review: Vic Amok
    * Lenard Roach Q&A Part 2
    * Who or What Were CMD

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    EDITOR
    Nigel Parker

    SPELL CHECKING
    Peter Badrick

    TXT, HTML & EBOOKS
    Paul Davis

    D64 DISK IMAGE
    Al Jackson

    PDF DESIGN
    Nigel Parker

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    EDITORIAL
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    Ok, so I'm out of sync with the issues (yet again!), which was one of the reasons I just stuck to numbering the issues and not putting a month on them. Strangely, I have just received a computing magazine that dates itself 2
    months ahead! Anyway, I digress off topic;

    I'm still being hounded by many readers about the results for the basic coding competition, especially as I haven't printed the results or given any update
    on the progress . Be reassured that I haven't forgotten about the competition. I have two people working through the entries, weeding down them to form a top 3. Some of the entrants for the competition were absolutely mind-blowing, and because of the way they were coded, I enlisted external help to ensure that they were fairly marked.

    We had the usual skiing type games with a scrolling up screen on which users move a character left and right to avoid the trees. We had variations on that theme with a space ship avoiding mines and picking up energy etc. We even had some demos that took stock of the examples given, with scrolling text and eye candy on screen. I'm sorry it's taking so long to judge, but it will be worth the wait when you see the winning entries. Thanks to everyone who emailed
    heir entries in. We have looked at every single one of them (another reason
    its taking so long). To be honest, I was surprised at both the interest in a basic cometition and the quality.

    CRASHED AND BURNED

    Well, I crashed my car, leaving me both carless and careless. I had to walk 13 miles to work and another 13 back again on the same day! I was unable to grab either a bus or lifts from people on subsequent days due to my shift pattern. Still, that's no excuse! Let me tell you the real reason the issue is so late.

    Well the dog ate it ! (and yes, I know: I don't have a dog - it was a stray that ran into the house)

    BERZERK

    We see a long awaited review of BERZERK REDUX. We saw the cartridge release, which has been tweaked over a number of years, and then just as we waited for its release, copyright issues prevented that release. So we just have the
    final version as a free download! Still, it's possible to burn it to a cartridge should you wish to do so. Its another of my favourite games, but
    it's been done really well, and captures the essence of the arcade version
    that I used to waste so much money on, and be so scared of when it actually talked to me.

    We also catch up with Leonard Roach to finish the interview started in the
    last issue for C= Free. We find out more about some of the software he created for the c64 machines. We also find out why he didn't retire a millionaire.

    Then we mix in some news, releases and information, and we have a completed magazine!

    Thanks for reading - comments and content are welcomed and encouraged

    Regards
    Nigel Parker (Editor)
    www.commodorefree.com


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    NEWS
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    C64 - LEGO
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    Chris McVeigh has built a Commodore C64 entirely from LEGO. In his C64 Adore Edition project he used 82 LEGO blocks to create the C64. Other projects he
    has created with LEGO are an Apple Macintosh, a Polaroid camera, a Telephone, an iMac, Wheatley, Pokeball and many more. You can download the document which shows the blocks needed and the assembly process for free from his website

    chrismcveigh.com/cm/lego_projects.html


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    BARS AND PIPES V0.9.98 - AMIGA OS4
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    Bars and Pipes is a MIDI sequencer for the Amiga computer that is being
    updated by Alfred Faust. Recent Changes in this version are : The preferences are improved. A missing font is added. The CAMD handling is completely new and the recording performance has been improved.

    www.os4depot.net/index.php?function=showfile&file=audio/misc/barsnpipes.lha


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    D1X-REBIRTH V0.57.3 - AMIGA AGA
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    D1X-Rebirth is a game for the Amiga and is a conversion of the 3D first person shooter Des

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