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by pallas
Mon Feb 18, 2013 8:00 am
Forum: Emulation and Cross Development
Topic: BasEdit.NET
Replies: 306
Views: 135520

It runs fine on wine for me as well, just by installing mono for windows.
I suppose it's not worth learning C#, .NET etc just to fix it on mono :-)
by pallas
Fri Feb 15, 2013 4:35 am
Forum: Emulation and Cross Development
Topic: BasEdit.NET
Replies: 306
Views: 135520

I'll be very glad to help! Here some ideas: I first tried to install mono runtime for VB 2010 but it said "unknown entry point" when starting basedit. So I installed the runtime for VB 2005 and it started up, but with all the crashes. Here is a sample trace clip (loading a prg): Unhandled ...
by pallas
Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:58 am
Forum: Games
Topic: Unpublished games from Italian VIC users, circa 1982-83?
Replies: 49
Views: 21595

Yes they are .tap files for the vic-20.
I've successfully run them with VICE.
So now you can have a run at zombi ;-)
And yes it's a good game, very fast and full of multicolour sprites!
by pallas
Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:05 am
Forum: Emulation and Cross Development
Topic: BasEdit.NET
Replies: 306
Views: 135520

Hello!

I was trying to run basedit on linux but it crashes with long stack traces whenever I do almost any task other than typing.
Any suggestion on how to debug? Should I post the stack traces or send them to someone?
Better run it with wine instead of mono?

Many thanks!
by pallas
Wed Feb 13, 2013 7:19 am
Forum: Games
Topic: Unpublished games from Italian VIC users, circa 1982-83?
Replies: 49
Views: 21595

Well, there are two different approaches to digital preservation of those games. You can either dump the whole cassette, and in this case I won't be of any help (never tried it); or simply create a blank D64, load from tape, and save to disk the unprotected, single-file programs only. The latter me...
by pallas
Wed Feb 13, 2013 4:05 am
Forum: Games
Topic: Unpublished games from Italian VIC users, circa 1982-83?
Replies: 49
Views: 21595

Hello Pallas. Perhaps I also had that cassette back then. Is Elicotteri a shooter with parachutists where you command a fixed central cannon? If so, it's a clone of another very common shooter whose name I don't remember right now. But most of all: is there on the same tape a game named "Zombi...
by pallas
Wed Feb 13, 2013 3:53 am
Forum: Games
Topic: Unpublished games from Italian VIC users, circa 1982-83?
Replies: 49
Views: 21595

OK here is the list of tapes which I can't find on the edicola64 site: - input vic-20: 6, 7 - commodore club: 1 (it's kind of a test release) - computing: 4 - load'n'run: 4 - super vic-20 e c64: ? (maybe first unnumbered release) - idea computer (music lessons + some games): 1, 2 - il mio cumputer &...
by pallas
Wed Feb 13, 2013 2:52 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Alternative SD2IEC 5v power source
Replies: 15
Views: 3904

Thanks everybody.
I could buy something like this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Commodore-64-64 ... 0954197782

And take 5V from pin 2? And get a reset switch by the way ;-)
by pallas
Tue Feb 12, 2013 9:35 am
Forum: Games
Topic: Unpublished games from Italian VIC users, circa 1982-83?
Replies: 49
Views: 21595

Well it looks like the "program" issues are all unavailable on that (pretty interesting) site, so I could try some. But, now that you make me think about it, I fear most of the games are copy-protected. While the first issues are pretty simple, newer ones have weird loading mechanisms and,...
by pallas
Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:52 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Alternative SD2IEC 5v power source
Replies: 15
Views: 3904

I like the external power source myself as I use the uIEC on my Plus/4 as well. Maybe you could rewire onto this and do a pass-through? http://store.go4retro.com/products/C2N-Power.html Looks interesting, and just what I need. Quick soldering should do the job. Thanks :-) EDIT: if it wasn't for 25$...
by pallas
Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:45 am
Forum: Games
Topic: Unpublished games from Italian VIC users, circa 1982-83?
Replies: 49
Views: 21595

Hello I'm from Italy too! I have about 50 italian tapes for the vic. About ten of them are issues of the "program" magazine. Others are "input vic-20" which are already in the two compilation files, jackson's computer lessons and other less interesting game tapes. I'm reviewing t...
by pallas
Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:11 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Alternative SD2IEC 5v power source
Replies: 15
Views: 3904

My current sd2iec adapter is powered by the tape port already.
That's what I want to avoid. The question is: where can I find 5v somewhere else on the vic and how to connect.
The adapter you are suggesting looks very nice, unfortunately I already have one :-)
by pallas
Tue Feb 12, 2013 6:35 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Alternative SD2IEC 5v power source
Replies: 15
Views: 3904

Alternative SD2IEC 5v power source

Hello! My first post here! I'm resurrecting my vic-20 after almost 30 years of inactivity. I'm already having a lot of fun with old cassettes and the sd2iec adapter I bought. I just wanted to ask if there is an alternative way to power the adapter (5V) without using the cassette port (so I can keep ...