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by carlsson
Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:34 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: USB Sticks on the Vic
Replies: 11
Views: 2567

English: There is an open source project on how to build your own 1351 compatible interface too, primarily using a PS/2 mouse but with an adapter I think it will accept USB mice too. However I'm unsure if and to what point a VIC-20 can use a C= 1351 mouse so it might border to off-topicness.
by carlsson
Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:24 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Post here everytime you get something new for your Vic
Replies: 167
Views: 30607

Perhaps there should be a website where people can post their current feedback score? On the other hand if you know people's aliases you can look it up and compare to the bidders. :-D
by carlsson
Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:17 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: USB Sticks on the Vic
Replies: 11
Views: 2567

I think Ben Hack (of course!) has done the opposite. He took out a PS* controller from some GH guitar or so and inserted into an old Atari 2600 joystick to make it compatible with the console. In Pedro's case, Ian's idea to wire up an old style joystick cable next to the USB cable seems the best sol...
by carlsson
Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:06 am
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: C128 With Flaky Cart Slot?
Replies: 10
Views: 1973

Not sure, but I observed some malfunction with my C128D's cartridge port too. The simple game cartridges work, but the more advanced freezer cartridges were 50%, in particular when considering how well they work with the built in 1571 drive. Do you need to use a lot of force to insert the cartridges?
by carlsson
Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:00 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: USB Sticks on the Vic
Replies: 11
Views: 2567

I would assume the Stella Adaptor does not support USB input. The two kinds of connectors are quite different in function so it is far from a passive pin converter. Frankly I would look up its function and ask the inventor/manufacturer before I tried. While probably nothing will happen, I suppose yo...
by carlsson
Wed Feb 03, 2010 7:50 am
Forum: Games
Topic: DragonQuest
Replies: 16
Views: 4836

<off-topic> The History of Amy the Squirrel: http://rigby-jones.net/es/amy/ Amy has changed a bit over the years; in the early years (late 1980s to the mid 1990s), Amy was almost always drawn topless (though not in a naughty way), wearing nothing but a very short blue skirt. She was portrayed as mos...
by carlsson
Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:32 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: VIC-20 Presentation
Replies: 24
Views: 4012

Ah, so ingenious of you to show some mediocre old school games and then the best in class of newer productions. It goes to tell the VIC-20 really had a rather lousy selection of games back when it was available for sale, and not until recently people have begun to unravel its glory. :-P If you sprin...
by carlsson
Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:37 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: VIC-20 Presentation
Replies: 24
Views: 4012

Surely Pacman + Quikman is a bit of a tautology, in particular as the official Pacman port is mediocre at best? I don't have much experience of people with Asperger's so I can't tell what their typical attention span is, but I would suggest Avenger, Omega Race, Gridrunner as classic VIC-20 games. Pe...
by carlsson
Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:27 am
Forum: Games
Topic: Games we want to see
Replies: 323
Views: 195931

One rather simple game that I planned to implement a couple of years ago is Yetisports 10 - Icicle Climb as featured below: http://www.donpixel.com/play/es/060201201034/ You just need the gameplay, not the graphics or exact theme. My idea was to reverse it into a submarine game, where you have some ...
by carlsson
Tue Feb 02, 2010 4:29 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Using and improving Exbasic
Replies: 100
Views: 38645

I can hear Britney Spears from far away..

Tokenizer, token-tokenizer, it's the tokenizer
Oh, tokenizer, oh, it's the tokenizer baby,
It, it, it is, it, it, it's the tokenizer, tokenizer, tokenizer

:lol:
by carlsson
Tue Feb 02, 2010 1:08 pm
Forum: Buy, Sell, and Trade
Topic: Technicom games for GB20
Replies: 20
Views: 3282

Bo: Even if the seller would have specified worldwide shipping, chances are you would not have seen those auctions. I have come to the conclusion we are dealing with two different factors when it comes to eBay: 1. Which countries you may send the item to. It helps foreign visitors to know if they ca...
by carlsson
Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:06 am
Forum: Games
Topic: Games we want to see
Replies: 323
Views: 195931

Perhaps some winter themed game with the Olympics just around the corner? You remember that German biathlon game which borrowed graphics from C64 Winter Games. I'm sure you can come up with your very own graphics, just decide on an event to implement. Ski jumping is always cool. Speed skating would ...
by carlsson
Tue Feb 02, 2010 1:34 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Halting the Vic with Sally(6502c)
Replies: 15
Views: 4972

Well, it appears some undocumented op-codes are more stable and useful than others. While I haven't found use of any myself, I wouldn't disqualify anyone who did for producing a "dirty" program that deserves not to be executed anymore. In any case, it is a good point to make for anyone loo...
by carlsson
Mon Feb 01, 2010 10:29 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: uIEC/SD for Morons
Replies: 37
Views: 9188

brain wrote:10 open 1,10,15
20 input a,b,c$,d
30 print a,b,c$,d
40 close1
Jim actually means:
20 input#1,a,b,c$,d

Try the file name with shifted letters?
by carlsson
Mon Feb 01, 2010 6:40 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: Using and improving Exbasic
Replies: 100
Views: 38645

Hm, ok. At least those colour oriented commands must've been added for the VIC-20 version as the colour choice for PET and CBM-II was factory default: white, amber or green, but only one per computer. :-D