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Commodore 64 emulator and software library

37 points by vikingo9 8y ago

indigodaddy 8y ago
The page is not that great for browsing on mobile, but does anyone know if archive.org has a similar emulator and program library for Atari 400/800? This is pretty amazing.
- tyingq 8y ago
  It's here: https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_atari https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_atari
- pjmlp 8y ago
  What I am aware of are the old programming books, in case you don't know about the web site. https://www.atariarchives.org/ https://www.atariarchives.org/
svachalek 8y ago
Has anyone figured out what to use for joystick input? Most of these programs require one and I haven't found a way to fake it.
- jhabdas 8y ago
  umm get a ️
- qbrass 8y ago
  It defaults to the numberpad on joystick port 2 with 0 being the fire button, make sure numlock is on. If you need to change the defaults, hit F12 to get the emulator menu.
beagle3 8y ago
If you only want to enjoy the music, there’s https://hvsc.c64.org/ https://hvsc.c64.org/ which is a project to collect and document every tune ever produced with the C64. The C64’s SID chip was way ahead of its time, capable of 8-bit 48Khz sample playing - on a machine from 1981, with 64K ram, and 1Mhz CPU[0] Some PCs gained comparable sound output capability about a decade or so later with the appearance of the original SoundBlaster; it wasn’t until 1996 or so before this became standard with PCs. [0] The hardware was always capable; the way to get it was only discovered in the last decade by Mahoney, see the examples and comments in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16696246 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16696246 ; Still, at every point in time until about 2000 or so, only Amigas produced better sounds among personal computers.
- randomfinn 8y ago
  > Still, at every point in time until about 2000 or so, only Amigas produced better sounds among personal computers. Gravis Ultrasound was released in 1992. It was probably best known in the demo scene, but got some game support too. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravis_Ultrasound https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravis_Ultrasound
  - beagle3 8y ago
    I meant “typical personal computer”; Gravis was indeed marvelous but did not enjoy any significant market share; Sound Blaster was the standard, and 16-bit did not really become common until almost 2000

37 points by vikingo9 8y ago

The page is not that great for browsing on mobile, but does anyone know if archive.org has a similar emulator and program library for Atari 400/800? This is pretty amazing.

tyingq 8y ago
It's here: https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_atari https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_atari
pjmlp 8y ago
What I am aware of are the old programming books, in case you don't know about the web site. https://www.atariarchives.org/ https://www.atariarchives.org/

svachalek 8y ago

Has anyone figured out what to use for joystick input? Most of these programs require one and I haven't found a way to fake it.

jhabdas 8y ago
umm get a ️
qbrass 8y ago
It defaults to the numberpad on joystick port 2 with 0 being the fire button, make sure numlock is on. If you need to change the defaults, hit F12 to get the emulator menu.

beagle3 8y ago

If you only want to enjoy the music, there’s https://hvsc.c64.org/ https://hvsc.c64.org/ which is a project to collect and document every tune ever produced with the C64. The C64’s SID chip was way ahead of its time, capable of 8-bit 48Khz sample playing - on a machine from 1981, with 64K ram, and 1Mhz CPU[0] Some PCs gained comparable sound output capability about a decade or so later with the appearance of the original SoundBlaster; it wasn’t until 1996 or so before this became standard with PCs. [0] The hardware was always capable; the way to get it was only discovered in the last decade by Mahoney, see the examples and comments in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16696246 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16696246 ; Still, at every point in time until about 2000 or so, only Amigas produced better sounds among personal computers.

randomfinn 8y ago
> Still, at every point in time until about 2000 or so, only Amigas produced better sounds among personal computers. Gravis Ultrasound was released in 1992. It was probably best known in the demo scene, but got some game support too. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravis_Ultrasound https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravis_Ultrasound
- beagle3 8y ago
  I meant “typical personal computer”; Gravis was indeed marvelous but did not enjoy any significant market share; Sound Blaster was the standard, and 16-bit did not really become common until almost 2000