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#91
News, views, help & info / BBS
Last post by Blacklord - October 05, 2024, 04:56 PMOur classic mid 1980s BBS in now online - it's running under BBS-PC! 4.20 and is fairly basic, but it's really up for nostalgia purposes.
You can either telnet ( at telnet://landover.ddns.net:23 ) to it using a comms program or access it via the web on our main page at https://commodore-128.org
In keeping with the theme of the site it has CBM 8 bit messages areas.
NOTE - 80 column ANSI only!
Enjoy
You can either telnet ( at telnet://landover.ddns.net:23 ) to it using a comms program or access it via the web on our main page at https://commodore-128.org
In keeping with the theme of the site it has CBM 8 bit messages areas.
NOTE - 80 column ANSI only!
Enjoy
#92
News, views, help & info / Discord Server
Last post by Blacklord - October 05, 2024, 09:22 AMWe now have a Discord server - invite - https://discord.gg/Wv9BDynr
#93
Herdware / Modern monitor for classic mac...
Last post by Blacklord - October 05, 2024, 07:37 AMUnder development at the moment (so I'll guess we need to keep an eye on it at the moment) is the Checkmate 19" (also 17") IPS Retro Monitor (aka A1500 Plus).
Also - it makes specific mention of the C128 - so there's that!
Info at Checkmate A1500 Plus
Also - it makes specific mention of the C128 - so there's that!
Info at Checkmate A1500 Plus
#94
Herdware / Re: VIDEO MONITOR ALTERNATIVES
Last post by Blacklord - October 04, 2024, 07:38 AMQuote from: BigDumbDinosaur on October 04, 2024, 07:02 AMThanks for the replies. When I finally get out the 128D, I will track down these adapters.
There's easier things now-a-days than back when we fiirst started discussing this!
#95
Herdware / Re: VIDEO MONITOR ALTERNATIVES
Last post by BigDumbDinosaur - October 04, 2024, 07:02 AMThanks for the replies. When I finally get out the 128D, I will track down these adapters.
#96
Herdware / Re: Interesting Z80 mod
Last post by BigDumbDinosaur - October 04, 2024, 07:00 AMQuote from: Blacklord on October 01, 2024, 09:02 AMCoupled with the CPM Fast binaries (in 80 col mode) this would make the 128D a rather useful CP/M machine.
Way back when I first hooked up my C-128Ds (two of them) to the Lt. Kernal, I created a CP/M logical unit on the Lt. Kernal and ran CP/M from it. It ran light-years faster than from the 1571, which was not unexpected, given that CP/M tends to be disk-intensive and is saddled with an inefficient filesystem.
CP/M on the 128, as a whole, is poorly-implemented, due to the constant switching between the Z80 and the 8502 during I/O operations. While its performance was adequate in the Lt. Kernal environment, I never considered CP/M operation on the 128 as a viable environment for software development. The 128D running natively on the Lt. Kernal was faster and had access to Lt. Kernal DOS features that weren't available in CP/M mode.
On a different subject, I tried to restore some images to one of my posts from long ago, without success. I was able to upload the images, but they aren't visible.
CP/M on the 128, as a whole, is poorly-implemented, due to the constant switching between the Z80 and the 8502 during I/O operations. While its performance was adequate in the Lt. Kernal environment, I never considered CP/M operation on the 128 as a viable environment for software development. The 128D running natively on the Lt. Kernal was faster and had access to Lt. Kernal DOS features that weren't available in CP/M mode.
On a different subject, I tried to restore some images to one of my posts from long ago, without success. I was able to upload the images, but they aren't visible.
#97
Software / Re: Commodore commercial 128 p...
Last post by RobertB - October 03, 2024, 11:08 AMQuote from: Blacklord on September 30, 2024, 12:19 PMI've extracted the BBS software and noted what I do and don't have :I'll have to update my list so that it shows the latest C128-enhanced games in C64 mode and one more important bit of hardware.
Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
#98
News, views, help & info / Site Maint - October 4 2024
Last post by Blacklord - October 02, 2024, 11:12 AMThe forums and FTP site will be offline on Friday 4th October between 8.30am and 3.30pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time) for maintenance (power supply upgrade).
It will likely be a shorter period - just setting expectations.
It will likely be a shorter period - just setting expectations.
#99
BASIC / ugBASIC 1.16.4
Last post by Blacklord - October 02, 2024, 08:08 AMVersion 1.16.4 of ugBASIC and UGBASIC-IDE has just been released that supports the C128.
Targets : Windows (32 & 64 bit) and Linux (32 and 64 bit)
The compiler can produce executable files in "prg" format and entire "d64" disks, including files that can be loaded using the language's primitives.
ugBASIC 1.16.4
Targets : Windows (32 & 64 bit) and Linux (32 and 64 bit)
The compiler can produce executable files in "prg" format and entire "d64" disks, including files that can be loaded using the language's primitives.
ugBASIC 1.16.4
#100
Herdware / Re: Interesting Z80 mod
Last post by Blacklord - October 01, 2024, 09:02 AMCoupled with the CPM Fast binaries (in 80 col mode) this would make the 128D a rather useful CP/M machine.