Re: Projects that take Commodore computers to 2021

From: André Fachat <afachat_at_gmx.de>
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2021 21:33:26 +0100
Message-ID: <17db58005f0.27ff.b4d1f2b66006003a6acd9b1a7b71c3b1_at_gmx.de>
Am 12. Dezember 2021 13:11:10 schrieb Claudio Sánchez <tokafondo_at_gmail.com>:

> Hi all. There are many projects that use modern technology to interface
> Commodore computers.
>
> And many if not most of them fall in two categories:
> - Those that try to recreate chips as substitution
> - Those that emulate classic storage devices
>
> But what about making the Commodore computers work as if they were
> computers of 2021?

Well, they are not.

>
> As an example of what I am talking about:
>
> The storage devices emulators try to replicate how a 1541 drive works, so
> the user will have a small flash memory drive filled with disk image files
> of 1541 disks. And that mean PRG, SEQ, REL files. But what about a FAT file
> system implementation and software like a text editor that would write TXT
> files? Or a 'paint' program that would write BMP files? Or a database
> program that would write DBF files?
>
> Thanks for answers.


If you'd want these capabilities, you'd have to work with much more memory
than usually available on the CBM machines.




I'm trying to work my way to a moderately updated machine here http://www.

6502.org/users/andre/upet/index.html with SD-Card, USB, Ethernet and VGA
output. It still runs PET software but noone stops you from writing more
stuff to use these features




André
Received on 2021-12-13 22:00:03

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