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Help & Support • How to remove keyboard shine?

Lemon64 about 10 months ago

I have an early Vic20 with Pet style keys. The spacebar has lost its matt finish and gone shiny where my thumb rests. Does anyone know a way to dull the shine and make it look new again? As a last resort, I could 'borrow' a spacebar from one of my C64s, b …
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Games • Tut-Tut for the VIC20

VIC-20 Denial about 10 months ago

Another new game that will be released over at TFW8b and is also on the new Penultimate +2 Read the full blog here( a good read) :-http://blog.tynemouthsoft... ... vic20.htmlStatistics: Posted by Rich — Tue Aug 01, 2023 2:32 pm — Replies …

General Topics • Thank You

VIC-20 Denial about 10 months ago

This is just out of nowhere, but I wanted to say it. I've got friends who've recently been complaining about toxicity on various fandom forums. I don't participate in any of those, and I'm a member of only a couple other forums aside from this one (genera …
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Vic-20 Minigrafik and databases, commercial software

Retro Computing Forum about 10 months ago

Some days ago, I wondered, how many small companies used a C64 or even a vic-20 for business applications. There was some software from Commodore like FILE (VICFILE), WRITER, SIMPLICALC and MiniMemb. Also from MicroSpec VIC Data Manager, Vic I …
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Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #93

Retro Arcadia about 10 months ago

Back again for our regular Sunday roundup of quick-fire reviews and impressions of everything under the spotlight at Retro Arcadia this week, old and new and a bit of both… Or maybe not a game at all! Don’t worry though because it’s game-rela …

Buy, Sell, and Trade • Wanted: Keycap (#6) with key post and rubber plunger

VIC-20 Denial about 10 months ago

I bought a Vic-20 recently but it's missing the "6" key. Rather than buying a new keyboard, I first want to see if anyone has just the key cap, post and rubber plunger for sale. The keycaps are dark brown in color so it wold be nice if I could get one l …

Programming • VIC 20 Graphics Artist

VIC-20 Denial about 10 months ago

Hello,I found an very interesting site at the WWW and like to Share it with you.https://www.neilhuggett... regardsSvenStatistics: Posted by MrSterlingBS — Wed Jul 26, 2023 5:02 am — Replies 7 — Views 253 …
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Discovering Tower of Evil on Commodore VIC-20 (and the June 1984 Issue of C&VG!)

Retro Arcadia about 10 months ago

My own collection of Computer & Video Games magazine began in April 1985, and apart from the following month’s issue, I didn’t miss one until well into the nineties when, in my early-twenties, my limited magazine budget had moved on to lads’ mag …

Hardware and Tech • 2114 static RAM tester by Carsten Skjerk

VIC-20 Denial about 10 months ago

This tester is mentioned in another post. After visiting the associated Github site, I can't see all of the connections on the breadboard. Does anyone know the breadboard hole assignment for the corresponding wires? Some are obvious, others are not. Yes, …

An introduction, and possibly something of interest...

Museum of the Game about 10 months ago

Hello! Apologies in advance for using the 'long time lurker, first time poster' line in order to promote something, but I thought this might appeal to a few people here; I'm getting ahead of myself though, so let me introduce myself properl …
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Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #92

Retro Arcadia about 10 months ago

Back again for our regular Sunday roundup of quick-fire reviews and impressions of everything under the spotlight at Retro Arcadia this week, old and new and a bit of both… There’s nothing in particular I don’t like about Zanac X Zanac but I …
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Other 8-bit Commodore computers • VIC20 vertical white line at boot up

Lemon64 about 10 months ago

A friend of mine recently found this lot in his loft and knowing I am a collector of things retro kindly gave it to me.After persuading the on / off switch to work I got this:It is clearly trying to boot. I have reseated all of the socketed chips but that …
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Games • 3D Monster Maze for the VIC20 (zx81)

VIC-20 Denial about 10 months ago

Link to whats coming a good readhttp://blog.tynemouthso... ... vic20.htmlStatistics: Posted by Rich — Sat Jul 22, 2023 3:13 pm — Replies 8 — Views 293 …

Commodore 16, 64, 128, VIC-20, PET • Ballblazer C64 NTSC

MISTerFPGA about 10 months ago

I'm having trouble finding a version of Lucasfilm's classic game Ballblazer for Commodore 64 which would boot in NTSC video mode. There are .tap files of European cassette versions which work only in PAL mode, the .d64 version from Remember claims to be r …

General Topics • Next FCUG meeting - Sunday, July 23, 2023

VIC-20 Denial about 10 months ago

Happy Space Exploration Day, C= and Ami aficionados! The Fresno Commodore User Group has its next meeting from 11 a.m. to 2:30+ p.m., Sunday, July 23 atPanera Bread Restaurant3590 W. Shaw Ave. (corner of W. Shaw Ave. and Marty Ave.)Fresno, CA 93711(55 …

Hardware and Tech • Screws

VIC-20 Denial about 10 months ago

If you were wondering, the screws that hold the keyboard onto the case are #6 ?" screws. I have no idea how to convert that into units not based on a dead British monarch's body parts.Statistics: Posted by JonBrawn — Thu Jul 20, 2023 9:35 pm — Replies …

General Topics • Next SCCAN meeting - Saturday, July 22, 2023

VIC-20 Denial about 10 months ago

Happy National Hot Dog Day, C= and Ami comrades!The next meeting of the Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network is Saturday, July 22, from 2 to 5+ p.m. atPanera Bread Restaurant19662 Nordhoff StreetNorthridge, California(818) 407-9400For discuss …
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General Topics • New Release: Komoda & Amiga Magazine #23

VIC-20 Denial about 10 months ago

Hi, we have just released the latest issue #23 of our Komoda & Amiga magazine (a magazine about everything Commodore computer related). This issue contains among other things some reviews of new games for the Commodore VIC-20 (VIC Strip, Murderize all …

Programming • Circle Routine with Aspect Ratio

VIC-20 Denial about 10 months ago

Dear all,After implementing the C Hacking Issue 9 Circle Code to the VIC the cirlce shows like an ellipse. Is here someone who can give me a tip to change this?https://codebase64.org... used a 168x192 BitMap and the Code fro …

Commodore 16, 64, 128, VIC-20, PET • Ultimate SID Collection (as background music)

MISTerFPGA about 10 months ago

https://ultimatesid.dkA crazy hobby project I've been working on for 7 years. It's going into The Royal Danish Library's permanent music collection later this year.256 Commodore 64 SID chiptunes - recorded using dedicated C64s and SID chips for each tune. …
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Help & Support • Quetzal runtime: very minor optimization of peek_w_w routine

Lemon64 about 10 months ago

Hi! I have to apologize about my badmouthing Quetzalcoatl a long time ago: it's much better than I said. I was saying because I didn't look at the docs well enough. I looked better recently and found a link to the docs online. I was just looking at th …

Hardware and Tech • VIC 20 - Black Screen that's really fighting me

VIC-20 Denial about 10 months ago

I have a VIC-20 (not CR) that has a black screen upon boot. Here's what I've done so far:Per Ray Carlsen's VIC-20 diagnostics document for black/blank screenUAB1, UAB36522VIA – PENDING CHECKING FOR SHORT OR FAILUREUB47406LOGIC - REPLACEDUB76560-101VIC …

Buy, Sell, and Trade • WTB: VIC-20 PET-Style F1 and F3 Keys Needed

VIC-20 Denial about 10 months ago

Hello all. I was recently very fortunate to come across an old VIC-20 with a PET style keyboard. It is, however, missing the F1 and F3 keys. These are the orange(ish) keys with the square fitting and support post underneath. The keyboard came with the plu …
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Supermarket • For Sale: WME64 Wireless Modem Emulator

Lemon64 about 10 months ago

The WME64 wireless modem emulator for the C64, C128, and VIC-20 is back in stock on my Tindie store. They're $50USD each, plus shipping; each unit comes tested, in a 3D printed resin case, with a full colour label.https://www.tindie.co... . …
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Other 8-bit Commodore computers • New Release - Hey Taxi (Commodore PET 4032) by milasoft64

Lemon64 about 10 months ago

https://milasoft64.itch.io... the maze and avoid crazy drivers in the city. Pick up fares in your taxi and drop them off to various establishments (hospital, church, bar, even SlayRadio HQ).Per Author:If it plays well and …