Re: Projects that take Commodore computers to 2021

From: Thom Cherryhomes <thom.cherryhomes_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2021 14:42:21 -0600
Message-ID: <CAPQyuQJBYr0ANVApNpxDpe56SFgfXd3rCSJXi4v9F6ur8JvTmQ_at_mail.gmail.com>
Of course, FujiNet is also coming to the Commodore machines, first with an
IEC port, and then we can do an IEEE-488 version:
video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izdCLDQ1ZxU

What sets this device apart, is that in addition to doing drive emulation,
it also handles printer emulation, a wi-fi modem, and a network adapter
with tons of protocol offloading, providing a clean I/O interface to the
target system, making software development for it a joy.

-Thom


On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 2:39 PM André Fachat <afachat_at_gmx.de> wrote:

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> Am 12. Dezember 2021 13:11:10 schrieb Claudio Sánchez <tokafondo_at_gmail.com
> >:
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> 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?
>>
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> Well, they are not.
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>> As an example of what I am talking about:
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>> 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.
>>
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> If you'd want these capabilities, you'd have to work with much more memory
> than usually available on the CBM machines.
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> 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
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> André
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Received on 2021-12-13 22:02:46

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