PDXCUG Meeting Highlights

Vol. 2, No. 12 - December 8, 2011 - Meeting Highlights

Live Video Presentation: 38K Baud with V-1541 2.1 on a Comet64 Internet Modem

Goog and Agent Friday demonstrate the new version of V-1541 (a virtual disk drive to access disks and files directly from the Internet) which incorporates the new 38.4K baud driver. It was some pretty astonishing results:
V-1541 streams/loads large files faster than JiffyDOS locally. Nice work, guys!

Agent Friday Setting Up Video Feed
Goog Getting Ready for Live Video Presentation
Agent Friday and Goog Demoing 38K Baud
Agent Friday and Goog Demoing 38K Baud


Megabit 128 ROM Adapter

The Megabit 128 ROM Adapter plugs into either a flat Commodore 128 or a Commodore 128D. Once installed, you can press the Help key to bring up a menu of applications or games that are installed on the ROM. The supported ROMs can go up to 8MB.

Megabit 128 ROM Adapter
Megabit 128 ROM Adapter in a C128
Megabit 128 ROM Adapter in a C128

I installed the ROM adapter during Tinker Time into a flat Commodore 128. As you see here, we have a menu of apps. We loaded Leaderboard Golf from the next menu page, which had even more programs.

Victor looking at the Megabit 128 ROM Adapter Installation
Megabit 128 ROM Adapter Menu
Leaderboard Golf on the C128


Apple II on an FPGA

Victor brought his Apple II FPGA project to show everyone. Here he is, giving a quick demo of it. Looking good so far. We can't wait until it is done!

Apple II FPGA Project
Apple II FPGA Project
Victor Demonstrating His Apple II FPGA
Victor Demonstrating His Apple II FPGA
Star Thief Running on the Apple II FPGA


PDXCUG.org Member Snapshots

PDXCUG.org Member Snapshots
PDXCUG.org Member Snapshots
PDXCUG.org Member Snapshots
PDXCUG.org Member Snapshots
PDXCUG.org Member Snapshots
PDXCUG.org Member Snapshots
PDXCUG.org Member Snapshots
PDXCUG.org Member Snapshots
PDXCUG.org Member Snapshots


Gaming Time: Canabalt and C64anabalt Comparison and Competition

We found it so interesting that there were two releases of the same game within such a small time frame that we decided to compare the two games side-by-side and then have a little fun with a gaming competition. The winner received a copy of Inside Commodore DOS. Congratulations goes to Jeff, who had the best combined score.

C64Anabalt on the Commodore 64
Jeff Playing C64Anabalt
Tallying Up Canabalt Scores
C64Anabalt on the Commodore 64
Final Canabalt Scores