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05 February 2002, 03:05
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Commodore World Issue #5
I'm looking for the article "Using Sega gamepads with C64" published on the CW Issue #5. If someone can scan it or at least explain me how to connect a Megadrive pad with the C64 without fucking the CIA I'll be very acknowledged.
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05 February 2002, 15:10
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Uhhh
 I´m using my Megadrive pads on Amiga and C64 allmost every day, never had any problems
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05 February 2002, 18:39
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05 February 2002, 18:56
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Worked fine for me too. I no longer have a sega gamepad so I can't test it now.
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05 February 2002, 22:31
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Great link, Uukrul - I never thought about that aspect of it.
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05 February 2002, 22:59
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The problem is that I don't know the direction of the diode:
Megadrive Pad ---Diode---> C64 or Megadrive Pad <---Diode--- C64 any ideas? And speaking about Commodores I have another question: There are two versions of the PAL C128D, one with a plastic case (earlier) and other with the metal case. I've read that the plastic one has a lot of problems running C64 games, is this true? (I want one of those beauties  )
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05 February 2002, 23:11
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How will you find software for it? For some time I've been wondering if it's possible to transfer downloaded disk images into...not disks but cassettes! I know that's stupid but ý don't have a disk drive
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05 February 2002, 23:43
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With a program called 64TAPVOC you can convert a TAP file to a VOC sound file(and of course record it to a real tape) and TOSEC collection of TAP files is plenty of good games
 If you can't find this utility I'll put it on the zone. Or you can buy a cheap 1541 drive on e-bay. |
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05 February 2002, 23:58
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You learn something new everyday! Thanks a lot. I found it already
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06 February 2002, 00:09
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Or even get an old CBM 1581 disk drive, the 3.5" one and create standard 720k IBM formatted disks. I beleive that the drive was able to read these using either direct disk commands or within the native C128/CPM modes.
I still have one of these drives lying around. |
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06 February 2002, 00:17
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1581 drives are really expensive (do a search on e-bay)
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06 February 2002, 00:36
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Yeah I know, that's why I didn't get rid of mine, in fact I found another one minus the floppy drive unit. Since they used the same Shitnon drive unit as the A500 I can just install a 720k PC drive into it and it should work fine
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06 February 2002, 00:47
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I'm sure the shipping cost will be higher than the drive itself
 Anyway, it's better with a tape drive, just like the good old days 
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06 February 2002, 00:54
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06 February 2002, 01:11
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This one is not my first C64. I'm currently using the one I stole from the school :haha
Ok I'm joking. It was trashed and I took it. Sorry Uukrul for my off-topic posts
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