Hi Lance,

Do you still have this software anywhere? The link in your post is broken.

Does anyone have the new version (4.1)?

Found it on ebay but I'd rather download it 

It's on ebay here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Commodore-64-128-1571-1581-software-Big-Blue-Reader-/290536986978?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43a55a9962

I have two different versions of C64 to IEEE interfaces. Unfortunately I don't want to part from any of them. But I wanted to post them here so you get an idea of what to look for

The first one I have is the Superbox64. It was manufactured by a Swedish company called Handic. The other one is rather rare, from a company called Brain Boxes in the UK. And it works both in C64 and C128 mode

I have also included a new addition to the X1541-series of cables. It is the XS1541 developed by Nils Eilers in Germany. It doesn't connect your drive to your C64/C128 but to your PC. You can then transfer files back and forth from the drive to your PC. The difference from earlier X1541 cables is that the XS1541 can also be connected to parallell IEEE/488 devices like the 8250/8050 as well as serial devices like the 1541/1571.

Have a look at Nils' homepage, http://xs1541.t-winkler.net/index_en.html

Quote from: Andrew Wiskow on February 26, 2010, 08:29 AM
I did some hunting, and you can find FCOPY in this compilation of CMD utility disks:
ftp://ftp.scs-trc.net/pub/c64/Tools/Drives/CMD_FD_HD_DOS_Utils.zip

Awesome!

Thanks Andrew. And thanks Robert

I downloaded that compilation and then used WCOPY+ and it worked like a charm. A great software for copying discs!

Also consider the price. $55.25 is quite a lot considering what you get. If your goal is to transfer Commodore discs to your PC there are many other way better solutions that gets you much more functionality for your money.

But it's a fun gadget though

Re: FC5025 5.25" floppy disk controller

Thanks Robert

When I use Pokefinder I get 66 hits. Any idea which version is the highest? And which one that is the best to use?

I didn't see FCOPY+ among the hits, what are the differences between FCOPY and FCOPY+?

Thank you Mr. Wiskow

Most of my discs are 1541 formatted, just a few are 1571 formatted so time consuming is ok, since there are just a few discs. And none of them are copy protected.

Is FCOPY a C128 program or for the C64? My setup is a C128D with a 1541 hooked to it. Is FCOPY able to read files from a 1571 formatted disc in the 1571 in the C128D and write them to the 1541?

If so, do you know where I can get my hands on it? 

I'm transferring my floppy discs to D64's using MMC Replay. Unfortunately MMC Replay can only create D64's and not D71's from floppies. So I have to find a way to split one 1571-formatted disc into two 1541 formatted discs before using MMC Replay to transfer them to D64's. Does anyone know if there is a program to automatically do that?

If not, I quess I have to manually copy file after file from the 1571-disc until the first 1541-disc is full and then continue copying to disc two. But then I need a program that is able to copy PRG,DEL,REL and SEQ files. Does anyone know of a good program to do that? None of the discs are copy protected.

On the expansion port, there are two lines called GAME and EXROM. A C64 cartridge can ground either of these in different combinations to reconfigure the memory configuration on power-up to enable the cartridge ROM to be mapped into the C64 memorymap.

When the C128 was introduced, Commodore programmed the C128 so that if either GAME or EXROM was grounded, it was likely that a C64 cartridge was present in the expansion port and the C128 automatically switches to C64 mode.

The switch on the C64NIC+ grounds GAME or EXROM and thus the computer starts in C64 mode.

As Redrumloa said, you can press the C= key on power-up and the C128 will start in C64 mode. However, this seems to not work very well with the MMC Replay. But if you have a look in the manual of the MMC Replay, you'll se that it is possible to configure it to automatically start in C64 mode. Not with the help of a switch, but with a setting in the MMC Replay flash ROM.

Thanks Mr. Carlsson

Using VICE's great copy/paste function there is no longer need to tokenize it with an external program. VICE does that as the code is being pasted

Quote from: panicp on January 25, 2010, 07:14 AM
Is there anyway that I could convert this so I could play it again in Windows vista?

I've created a .d64 with the program. You can download it here. Download it, attach it to VICE and enjoy

Lance, do you know which model(s) of the PET that this game ran on?

Have a look in "Mapping the C128", page 69, address 216/$D8. In order to be able to access the VIC's register directly you have to disable BASIC's screen editor IRQ routine and you do that by storing the value 255/$FF in this register.

From "Mapping the C128":

You can turn off the screen-setup portion of the screen editor IRQ routine by storing the value 255/$FF here. This gives you direct control over the VIC chip register settings, but disables BASIC'S ability to change display modes.

Has all of us missed that or is it just that no one has written about it here? Or is it that I have missed to read about it here?

Anyway, it has been released. The old homepage of the Viceteam (http://www.viceteam.org) has not been updated. It still says version 2.1. Use their new homepage to download the new version (http://vice-emu.sourceforge.net)

New features specifically for the C128:

- Added RAM banks 2 and 3 support.
- Improved the VDC emulation.
- Stereo SID $D7xx range support.

Using MMC64/MMC Replay with the C128 has always been a problem since the expansion port of the C128 isn't as stable as that of the C64 (a lot more signal interferance in the C128). When Individual Computers released the MMC Replay they said that they had tried the cartridge in over 40 different C64's and C128's just to make sure that they had taken care of all the problems found in the MMC64, but it's possible they didn't succeed to 100%.

One problem I had once was that the SD-card was bad and couldn't be read by the MMC Replay while in my C128. The computer didn't even boot, the screen was just black when I started the computer. When I removed the SD-card it booted as it should. I then tried another SD-card and that worked fine.

Have you tried turning your C128D on with the MMC Replay inserted but no SD-card inserted in the cardreader of the MMC Replay?

Quote from: arkaxow on January 23, 2010, 03:11 PM
Je parle Français et Anglais, je peux t'aide avec le traduction

Maybe you could translate what it is michellefland needs and maybe someone here can help him

It's superbase 64 he's looking for, right? With a manual? But he wants the manual in French? Was the program itself also translated to French?

Quote from: Blacklord on January 23, 2010, 03:51 PM

Quote from: Blacklord on January 23, 2010, 03:47 PM
Got it - you guys aren't using the SMF Curve theme.

....   and now you should

And now it works  Thanks Lance!

Quote from: Hydrophilic on January 23, 2010, 05:27 PM
Lance, you sure have a tough job, not only must you contend with different browsers and OS's, you must also contend with different themes... thanks again for your work in bringing us this site!

I agree! So Lance - thanks again!    You are truly a great contributor to keeping the C128 alive!

The .d64 file is a complete copy of a normal C64/C128 disc, that's why it's called a disc image. The data from the disc has been dumped to the image-file. But not only the file data itself but also structural data from the disc, like sector information, disc header etc.

So a .d64 is not ideal to copy to an EPROM. However, there are programs to extract file data from a .d64. Or you can use for example the VICE emulator to load the file into emulator memory and then save it to your harddrive.

If you use the C128 emulator you have the BSAVE command which easily saves dumps from the emulator memory to harddrives.

Check out the brief but very informative article by Scott Julian, named "How to make C64 cartridges". Not only does it contain a schematic, but also a lot of good information on how to create a cartridge. You can download the two pdf's here and here.

That is odd...

I'm running IE8 (8.0.6001.18702), under Windows XP. But compare the image i attached and the one you attached from IE8, they are overall very different. It looks almost that I'm running another version of the forum software.

But that shouldn't be possible right?

Or is it the fact that I use Windows XP? Which Windows version are you running?

Hey Lance, is there something wrong with the way members are displayed in the members area?

It seems like the columns are out of alignment from the MSN column and onwards to the right. It says that Roberts MSN is "C128D user" and that should be in the "Position"-column and "2006-06-05" should be in the "Date Registered"-column and so on, right?

You don't have to hold down any key in order for GEOS to boot, yes Mark, Control is for BASIC8 , it does so automatically everytime the computer is reset.

Have you programmed this EPROM yourself? If so, you probably have the ROM-image file. Have you tried using it in the VICE-emulator?

Does your C128 screen blank when you reset the computer? The GEOS-image I'm using is set to boot on the 80-column screen regardless of the setting of the 40/80 key. So if you are using a 40-column screen and it blanks upon reset, that might be the reason.

If you want to try the ROM I'm using you can download it here.

There is a device that enables you to replace a standard C64 keyboard with any PC PS/2 compatible keyboard. It's the guys at ide64.org that has developed it. It doesn't really say if it can be used with the C128 or not, but if you take a closer look at the circuit board it looks like it says "C128" next to the holes at the bottom of the board.

Click here to link to the homepage of the device.

Cool, thanks Lance

If I have material (like C128 books) that you don't have on the site, would you like to have them so you can put them on the site?

The C128 books-link still doesn't work

http://www.amigasupersite.com/book6.html

But maybe it's because you haven't added anything there yet?

This is becoming a standard answer; check "Mapping the C128"

On page 95, the vector at addresses 792-793 is described. It is the indirect NMI-vector through which all NMI interrupts are being routed.

The CIA's are in the I/O section which is not actually in RAM, but "above" RAM. They are located at the same addresses as in the C64. Again, see "Mapping the C128" for details (page 465-493)

Every key on the C128 keyboard can be read. Have a look at addresses 211 and 212 in "Mapping the C128". I beleive you already have the PDF of that book

"Normal" keys are stored in address 212 and special keys like Shift, Control etc are stored in address 213. Also take a look at pages 642-644, there you can see an image of the keyboard and all the codes that are generated. On page 644 you can read about how the Restore key and the 40/80 key are scanned.

It also says, "The SHFIT LOCK key is not scanned; it's merely a switch that has the effect of holding down the SHIFT key". So SHIFT LOCK can not be detected. I beleive many people have tried to find a solution to that problem, but I think we have to deem it impossible