• Commodore Free, Issue 52 - Part Two

    From Stephen Walsh@39:901/280 to All on Mon Aug 22 15:04:08 2011
    FEATURES LIST

    1. Fast, light and efficient clipboard manager.
    2. Store unlimited clipboards.
    3. Add watermarks to your pictures.
    4. Post-it function.
    5. Compatible with DropBox (Support for multiuser sharing the captures and
    using only one executable, Also notes are used as messages between users
    here)
    6. Auto store text and images in clipboard from any program to paste again in
    other program.
    7. Capture pictures, video of any size (The video is placed in the video
    folder), capture the full desktop, or crop any image.
    8. Capture images with timer for example pop-ups.
    9. Image compose mode.
    10. Scale, rotate, put border, change contrast, add transparency, use text or
    arrows in the collage mode.
    11. Infinite layers to play with your images in real time. 12. Save the
    collage as JPG image.
    12. You can delete or add files directly the captures drawer, Snapshoter sort
    all those files and prepare it.
    13. Languages English, Catalan, Spanish, Turkish, Italian and French.
    (Sorry this version is only in English)
    14. Drag n drop picture files to the clipboard bar and automatically you have
    all the images ready.
    15. Paint, compose, create, and a lot more.
    16. New text mode added to collage, you can use any font installed in your
    system now, select shadows, outline, bold, italic, underline, colours.... 17. New RGB palette.
    18. New layer selection mode in collage mode. Now the image blinks to locate
    the selected layer.
    19. Take photos in your cellular and send it using dropbox to Snapshoter and
    instantly you have it in your Snapshoter bar ready to work. Also you can
    capture images in your computer and automatically are sent to your
    cellular via dropbox.
    20. Can be launched automatically when the OS boot.
    21. Never lost your clipboards, (If you don't delete it)

    www.xabierpayet.com


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    COMMODORE 128 VDC-IHFLI
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    Release for Commodore 128 with 64K VDC RAM and Commodore 1901 Monitor

    Product Name: VDC-IHFLI
    Group: Akronyme Analogiker
    Platform: Commodore 128 with 64K VDC RAM and Commodore 1901 Monitor
    Release Date: 12/06/2011
    Code: Tokra, Mike

    Successfully Tested On: Commodore 128 with 64K VDC RAM and Commodore 1901
    Monitor

    Thanks To: Mike (for his brilliant graphics converter)

    TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

    Another new graphics-mode for the Commodore 128 with 64KB VDC RAM:

    * 640x480 pixels with 8x2 colour-blocks (Interlace Half Fli)

    * 14 pictures each with own .d64

    * converter for .ppm-files included

    * works on Commodore 1901 Monitor - need feedback on other monitors

    * will *NOT* work in VICE (tested with Version 2.3) due to incomplete
    VDC-emulation

    The .d64-files are bootable. Just copy to a real disk or mount in your favourite SD-device and type "BOOT". This will start the viewer.

    Also included is a converter for the PC (ivdc_quant.exe) created by Mike. It's a command line tool that expect a file called "input.ppm" in Portable Pixmap format with a resolution of 640x480. Make sure to save with binary encoding. The converter will produce a "result.ppm"-file to check the file on the PC and two more files that can be loaded on the C128. Use "vdc-ihfli-view" to display these.

    BACKGROUND

    This mode was created while doing the VDC-FLI-mode. It only uses the VDC-registers and no special software tricks. It involved a lot of trial and error to get the register setting just right so that both bitmaps and attribute-areas would align in memory as well as on screen. It's probably interesting to know that two 640x240 pictures with 8x2 colour blocks are interlaced. This means the colour blocks themselves are also interlaced which can lead to some nice mixed colours.

    Tokra, signing off, June, 12th 2011...

    Contact: tokra@tokra.de

    http://noname.c64.org/csdb/getinternalfile.php/97932/vdc-ihfli.zip

    COMMODORE FREE Sadly I couldn't get this to display on my setup


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    CLUB INFO #122 RELEASED
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    There is a new edition available of the German language diskette magazine for the Commodore C16, C116 and Plus/4. In this edition: Forum, Tips and Tricks, Computerspass and the Games Guide. Software: OZ History, Zitadelle and Bloedsinn Hoch3.

    Title: Club Info 122
    Category: Magazine [ More Issues ]
    Release Date: 2011-06-01
    Language: German
    Size: 64K
    Device Req: Disk only (2 sides)
    Machine: PAL & NTSC
    Code Type: Basic
    Distribution: Freeware
    Released by: Unlimited (ULTD)
    Created by: L., Erich (Erich)

    http://plus4world.powweb.com/software/Club_Info_122


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    VANDALISM NEWS #56 RELEASED!
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    Vandalism News 56 has been released, this is a Commodore Disk magazine and you can download it from URL listed here

    http://noname.c64.org/csdb/release/?id=100489


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    AMIGAOS 4.1 (UPDATE 2)
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    Bring your Classic Amiga up to date: this much awaited system software updates your Classic Amiga to the latest AmigaOS 4.1 (Update 2) standard. Supplied on an Amiga CD with Boot Installation Floppy Disk, and two printed manuals all in a box.

    Some of the main Classic developments are:

    * Improved bootloader with large table MMU support

    * Updated kernel offering increased stability in low memory conditions

    * Support for virtual memory via hard disk paging

    * ZorRAM and DKB 3128 support as memory pagers

    * Improved (future proof) Mediator support with Radeon 9200 and 9250 using up
    to 256MB of video memory (correct voltage graphics card required)

    * Support for PCI sound card (ESS SOLO-1 based cards)

    * Warp3D hardware acceleration support for Radeon, Voodoo 3/4/5 and
    Cybervision / Blizzardvision PPC (stable beta version for Permedia2-based
    cards)

    * DDC automatic monitor detection for Radeon and Voodoo 3

    * Hardware compositing engine (Radeon only) with software fall-back

    * Native FastATA driver support.

    * Selected SATA PCI card support.

    * Intelligent Installer for PCI / Zorro with automatic AGA fallback support

    * New classic styled Bootlogo and Backdrops

    The minimum requirements are:

    * An Amiga 1200, 3000(T), or 4000(T) with Blizzard PPC or Cyberstorm PPC
    accelerator card

    * Minimum 96MB memory installed on Blizzard PPC or Cyberstorm PPC

    * Kickstart 3.0 ROMS

    * IDE or SCSI CD-ROM drive (on Cyberstorm PPC) for installation

    * 1GB hard disk drive on IDE internal port or Cyberstorm PPC SCSI

    * Amiga 880K Floppy Disc Drive

    The recommended configuration (in addition to the minimum) is:

    * Prometheus or Mediator PCI BusBoard with a compatible Radeon graphics card

    * RTL8029 based PCI Network card

    * ZorRAM 128MB or 256MB Zorro 3 Memory card (or other compatible Zorro 3
    memory card) (Amiga 3/4000 only)



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