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          Commodore Free Magazine   
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                 Issue 90   
      
         Free to download magazine   
     dedicated to Commodore computers   
    Available as PDF, ePUB, MOBI, HTML,   
        TXT, SEQ and D64 disk image   
      
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                 CONTENTS   
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   * Editorial   
   * General News   
     - Decompiler   
   * C64 News   
     - The Story of the C64 in Pixels   
     - 1541 Diagnostic Cartridge v1.0   
     - CharPad V2 Beta 17072015   
     - Wi-Fi   
     - PyD64Fix   
     - Arc64 V2.6   
     - Get to the End [final version]   
     - Contiki BBS V0.2.7.1   
     - Spindle 2.1   
     - D64 Disk Dumper V0.1   
     - Escape-Man 87 [2015 version]   
     - Gigasoft Windows 3   
     - Brilliant Maze V1.1   
     - Crack and Train Like a Pro   
     - CommVEx Videos   
     - South Game   
     - SID Known v1.10   
     - Servant64   
     - HVSC 63   
     - SEUCK Results for 2015   
     - Spix In Space   
     - Jeroen Tel - Tel Me More   
   * VIC 20 News   
     - VIC20 Controlled K9 Dog   
     - VIC GCart Jr   
   * Amiga News   
     - Amiga Diagnostic Kit   
     - AmiCraft   
     - Amiga Future Issue 115   
     - Amiga PCB Explorer   
     - Amiga Reloaded   
     - Assist v2.12 - AmigaOS 4   
     - WHDLoad   
     - A1200 Computer Enclosure   
     - AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition SDK   
     - Bubble Shooter DX released   
     - V.A.M.P. v1.36   
     - Tech Time Warp   
     - Amiga Hits the Big Three 'O'   
     - ACA 1221   
     - AmiModRadio   
     - XAMOS Author Passed Away   
     - AmiKit 8.5   
     - David Lowe's Amiga Remixes Album   
     - Minimig AGA for the MiST v1.0   
     - Instant Remedy Amiga Remixes   
     - School AC Controlled by Amiga   
     - Shadow of the Beast:   
   * Decompiler Technologies   
   * Happy Programming on the C16/+4   
   * Review: Demons of Dex   
   * Growing Pains   
   * Review: Shifted   
   * Thanks for the Memory   
   * A View of Commodore from Four Legs   
      
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                  EDITOR   
               Nigel Parker   
      
              SPELL CHECKING   
               Peter Badrick   
      
            TXT, HTML & E-BOOKS   
                Paul Davis   
      
              D64 DISK IMAGE   
                Al Jackson   
      
                PDF DESIGN   
               Nigel Parker   
      
               CONTRIBUTORS   
               Jeremy Smith   
               John Fielden   
              Lenard R. Roach   
           Theodore J. Sheepdog   
      
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            Copyright (c) 2015   
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                 EDITORIAL   
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   Welcome to a more swifter produced issue of Commodore Free, I had some more   
   spare time so to keep the issue count for the year up!  as you may know   
   it's down for the year, I thought I would release what I had into another   
   issue.  It may not be the strongest issue created but still.   
      
   Special thanks to everyone who emailed me and asked me to keep going, I   
   have no intentions of giving up, (I am sure some will be moaning) I just   
   needed a break and to regroup my thoughts.  Now this has been completed I   
   hope to throw together more issues of various qualities, as is expected in   
   Commodore Free, if it was processional then people would complain I am   
   trying too hard.   
      
   More news and a few reviews make up another issue, taking us closer to a   
   magical issue 100, truly unbelievable!  Who would have thought after the   
   rather shaky first releases I would still be writing close to 100 issues!   
      
   I hope if all goes well to release a final issue for the year then a nice   
   fresh start moving into next year, a number of people have liked the news   
   sections being revamped, and a couple have complained that there is too   
   much news, and suggested an outline would be better than printing verbatim   
   announcements.  True and I take the point, however some readers do not have   
   internet access so I like to keep these users involved, I take the point   
   though, and will streamline these announcements.  I hope there must be a   
   way for even none internet users to gain access to a computer to read more   
   (if they wanted)   
      
   Something exciting is that, Pixel the creator of Pulse a shooter for the   
   Unexpanded vic has been sending me sneak peeks of his work.  The game is   
   close to a release and will see various firsts on the Vic 20 the game is   
   truly amazing on any platform, but is a work of art on the vic, more news   
   as I receive it, and of course you can expect a full in-depth review when   
   the game is released.   
      
   That's it for now, I am already working on the next issue   
      
   Best regards   
   Nigel   
   Editor www.commodorefree.com   
      
      
      
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               GENERAL NEWS   
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                DECOMPILER   
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   Jeremy has released a decompiler which works with C64, and should work with   
   Atari 2600, Apple II, BBC, and anything with a 6502!   
      
   www.decompiler.org/   
      
   Jeremy says, "It's good enough for around one error in 700 lines of   
   (decompiled) code.  So few errors as to make them insignificant!"   
      
   With the decompiler anyone can now get a game, run it through the   
   disassembler in the GUI, and then decompile it.  The 'Demo' version won't   
   recurse into functions, and only 60 lines of assembly code are allowed per   
   file.   
      
      
      
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                 C64 NEWS   
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      THE STORY OF THE C64 IN PIXELS   
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   Chris Wilkins has created a new Kickstarter project, to create a book of   
   high quality about the Commodore 64.  In the book will be the following   
   articles:  The history of the Commodore 64, the games released on a   
   cartridge, and the SID chip.   
      
   www.kickstarter.com/projects/47744432/the-story-of-the-commodore-64-in-pixels   
      
      
      
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      1541 DIAGNOSTIC CARTRIDGE V1.0   
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   Released by: Sailor   
      
   Testing drives means you have to load the test or a diagnostic software   
   from disk.  If the drive being tested is faulty you may not be able to load   
   the test or diagnostic program, the cartridge also has a number of tools   
   for testing.  All fit into an 8K cart.  He comments, "Some tools are old,   
   others were written from scratch, and a few I rewrote in machine code   
   instead of basic."   
      
   The cartridge is an 8K ROM at $8000-$9FFF   
      
   You can also use RESTORE to return to the menu.   
      
   You may need to send a "I0:" or turn the drive off/on before running   
   further tests if a previous error has occurred.   
      
   csdb.dk/release/?id=139904   
      
   blog.worldofjani.com/?s=diagnostic&submit=Find   
      
      
      
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         CHARPAD V2 BETA 17072015   
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   Released by: Subchrist Software   
      
   CharPad 2 - Latest Changes:-   
      
   SINCE PUBLIC RELEASE (10-07-15):-   
      
   * Character Set window:-   
      
   * Removed the 'Selection' and 'Material Paint' toolbar buttons...  they are   
   replaced with a 'Material Vision (On/Off)' toolbar button.  Materials are   
   now applied to selected characters by clicking a material in the project   
   palette.   
      
   * Selected characters were not highlighted when using 'Material Vision'.   
   fixed.   
      
   * The toolbar and 'Edit' menu were disabled when the project palette had   
   focus preventing Compression/Decompression and also i.e.  Undo/Redo of   
   c   
      
   --- MBSE BBS v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux-i386)   
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