Rare hard to find software?

[redrumloa]

I picked up a load of 1,000++ disks a couple weeks back. As I go through them, it makes me wonder if there are any super rare titles I should keep an eye out for?

[Mark Smith]

If you happen to find the C64 version of Half Life 2 I wouldn't mind a look ;-)

[redrumloa]

Hehe, no luck there!

So far for unusual, if not rare:

X-10 Home Automation Version 1.0
Family Tree 64 v2.3
Family Tree 128 v2.3
KJV - Bible Search v3.2 (128 autoboot, multiple disks)

[Pinacolada]

Any BBS software?

[redrumloa]

I did a quick glance through all the disks and no luck on BBS software, quite a variety of terms though.

[RobertB]

I picked up a load of 1,000++ disks a couple weeks back...

Sounds like one of my C= rescue missions. 

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug

[Pinacolada]

Ah, thanks for trying.

[Mark Smith]

X-10 Home Automation Version 1.0

Now that would be interesting ... do you have any more info on that ?  What the hardware and software combo is ?


Mark

[redrumloa]

X-10 Home Automation Version 1.0

Now that would be interesting ... do you have any more info on that ?  What the hardware and software combo is ?


Mark

Nope, sorry. X10 is a well known automation and security products company nowadays, but I never owned the hardware. There are a few people on #c64friends who mentioned having the hardware, maybe Dragos and Tone iirc. All I know is there was a home automation system for the Commodore 64 and Apple II (maybe others) back in the day. It allowed you to turn lights on and off and control other things from your Commodore 64. A quick Google search gives a few nuggets like this.

http://www.x10.com/news/articles/0219_stroke.htm

Then I remembered a gadget I had for my old Commodore computer called an "X10 Home Control Interface". So I went through some boxes and found my old X10 stuff. I found a computer interface with 8 on/off switches, a receiver & 4 button remote, a lamp module and an appliance module. So I set up my Mom's room to turn on/off both lights by remote (no wires).

[RobertB]

Then I remembered a gadget I had for my old Commodore computer called an "X10 Home Control Interface". So I went through some boxes and found my old X10 stuff. I found a computer interface with 8 on/off switches...

I have that!

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
The Other Group of Amigoids
http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network
http://www.sccaners.org

[Mark Smith]

Then I remembered a gadget I had for my old Commodore computer called an "X10 Home Control Interface". So I went through some boxes and found my old X10 stuff. I found a computer interface with 8 on/off switches...

I have that!

Any chance of some photos, schematics etc ? :-)

[RobertB]

Any chance of some photos, schematics etc ? :-)

If I'm not beaten to the punch, I'll try and get some photos of it here.

               Truly,
               Robert Bernardo
               Fresno Commodore User Group
               http://videocam.net.au/fcug
               July 24-25 Commodore Vegas Expo 2010 - http://www.commodore.ca/forum
               and click on ComVEX

[RobertB]

     O.K., I have 4 photos of the X-10 Home Control Interface.  How do I attach photos here?

          Having never done that before,
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group
          http://videocam.net.au/fcug
          July 24-25 Commodore Vegas Expo 2010 - http://www.commodore.ca/forum
          and click on ComVEX

[RobertB]

     Thanks to Lance's advice, I now can post the photos here.


                 Enjoy,
                 Robert Bernardo
                 Fresno Commodore User Group
                 http://videocam.net.au/fcug
                 July 24-25 Commodore Vegas Expo 2010 - http://www.commodore.ca/forum
                 and click on ComVEX

[Mark Smith]

Ahhh .. so it's just a standard RS232 -> X10 interface box with just a cable to the C64 userport for the TTL RS232 interface :-)

Hmmm .. so chances are fairly good that the C64 software for your box would also work for the more modern RS232 -> X10 adapters out there!

Could you .D64 (Or .G64) any of the X10 software disks you might have and post them ?

Be interesting to play with.

Thanks for the pictures!

[RobertB]

Could you .D64 (Or .G64) any of the X10 software disks you might have and post them ?

Heh, I knew that you were going to ask me that.    Now all I have to do is find the disk (somewhere in the house).  Or I can ask my friends for the disk.  In the meantime, I'll take some photos of the box and post them here.

                 Truly,
                 Robert Bernardo
                 Fresno Commodore User Group
                 http://videocam.net.au/fcug
                 July 24-25 Commodore Vegas Expo 2010 -
                 http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

[Mark Smith]

Of course if you let slip you have nifty toys then we'll all want to play!
Like the kid down the street with the new ball :-)

[RobertB]

Of course if you let slip you have nifty toys then we'll all want to play!

Heh, I was looking at the C64 PowerPad I obtained from another user's collection.  It was all complete, except for the all-important, special connecting cable which goes from PowerPad to the C64 joystick port.  Without that cable, it is useless.

              A toy that doesn't have all its parts,
              Robert Bernardo
              Fresno Commodore User Group
              http://videocam.net.au/fcug
              July 24-25 Commodore Vegas Expo 2010 - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex