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AceCommander128 | Miro from MIRKOSOFT released a new program for the Commodore C128. The program is called AceCommander128 and can be used to organize your diskettes. The program uses the 80 columns mode and can display two disk-drives / diskettes next to each other. This program is a Release Candidate, so if you find a bug please let Miro know about it. Coding: Miro. Additional coding: Robert Willie, LokalHorst, Payton Byrd, Joseph Shaughnessy and GoDot. Help and testing: sauhund, tokra and Bacon.

MAXIGRAFIK | MAXIGRAFIK is a BASIC extension which provides true 208x256 pixel high-resolution graphics on a PAL VIC-20. The program is made by Mike and tokra and requires a Commodore VIC-20 with a 24 kByte RAM expansion. The new commands are CLEAR, SHOW, DRAW, CIRCLE, COLOR, MULTI, GSAVE, GLOAD and the new functions POINT() and ADR(). You can read more about MAXIGRAFIK on the VIC-20 Denial forum.

Audio Evolution 4 for MorphOS | After the release of Audio Evolution 4 for AROS, AE4 is now also available for MorphOS. It is a port from the AmigaOS4 version and has almost identical features. Audio Evolution is a multi-track audio and MIDI recording system. You can download a demo version or buy the full version.

NetSurf 2.5 | Artur Jarosik released an update of the Amiga 68k web browser NetSurf. In this update the support for cookies is now included. NetSurf is a HTML 4.01 and CSS2.1 compatible browser with Bookmarks, Theme and Favorite buttons, Unicode support, Getvideo plugin, Site downloads and a Search bar. Requirements are: AmigaOS 3.x, Picasso/CGX, 64 MByte and a 020 CPU or better.

Contiki v2.4 | C64web has made a web page where you can download a disk image with the latest Contiki OS. you can fill in you internet configuration and choose which Ethernet card you are using. Contiki v2.4 contains the following programs: dhcp client, web server, web browser, wget, smtp client, irc client and a Twitter client.

C128 System Information v7.2 | MIRKOSOFT released an update of his C128 System Information program. With this program you can detect which type of hardware is used in your Commodore C128. On Miro's web page you can find lots of information for the Commodore C128 and software like: CommOS 2008, aceDOS128 v1.1, Enhanced Keyboard 2.1 and Sprite Designer v2.4.

SPRedit | Hermit made a new sprite editor. This program can be used on a PC and gives you the opportunity to edit overlay sprites. You can edit 4 x 4 overlay sprites with all of the 16 colors. The program has the following features: Zoom, Move, Load, Save, Convert, Drawing modes: floodfill, lines, circles, rectangles, UNDO, REDO, Shortcut-keys, Command-line, etc. There is also a manual available for SPRedit.

EvenMore v0.69 | There is an update available of Evenmore. EvenMore is a text-viewer for the Amiga made by Chris Pervers. EvenMore offers functions such as proportional font support, multi-coloured text, file conversion plug-ins, and more.

C64-Archiv v3.2 | C64-Archiv is an easy to use file manager for C64-files on your PC. This program can work together with emulators such as VICE, CCS64, HOXS64 and EMU64 to start programs. It can handle archives from zip, 7zip and cab and has a GameBase frontend. The program supports English, French, Italian and German.

N.A.S.E. V1 | Steve Barker released a sprite editor for Windows. The name of the program is N.A.S.E. what means: Not Another Sprite Editor! The program can be used to edit sprites including: Undo, Redo, Flip XY, Copy, Paste, Animation etc. You can download the program from the Commodore Scene DataBase.

CBM Command | Payton Byrd released a new version of CBM Command. New features are: Support for the VIC 20 computer, requires 32K RAM. Support for Commodore Plus 4 computer. New color picker for the configuration program. 1581 Disk Image (D81) support. The program is still in Beta but you can download the program from Payton's Codeplex web page.

HeadAlign 1.1 | Enthusi of Onslaught released a special program for datassette users. With this program you can adjust your datassette head to the right position to load a tape. This program can be used together with the Cassadapt device.

CartographPC V1.5 | Arkanix Labs released a new version of Cartograph for the PC. With this program you can create and edit data-maps for the Commodore C64. New in this version: CartographPC engine re-written, Resizable main window, User selectable stamp size, Copy / Paste datamap data, Random fill, Open standard C64 charset or CharPad.

Amiga music tools | Three tools for music on the Amiga are available. Normalize is a tool for adjusting the volume of audio files to a standard level. mp3gain 1.5.1, MP3Gain analyses and adjusts mp3 files so that they have the same volume. VorbisTools can be used for Vorbis music files.

Icaros Desktop 1.2.2 | An update of the Icaros Desktop is now ready for download. A few of the improvements or new items are: Faster and more reliable fat.handler, Catweasel MKIV PCI controller support, Improved OHCI USB controllers support, Updated ArosPDF, MPlayer and DirectoryOpus, Added OpenTyrian, Super Methane Bros., Jabberwocky chat client, Remote Desktop client and vnc client.

YM-64 | Norbert Kehrer released a music tool for the Commodore C64. With his program YM-64 you can play music files on the Commodore C64 that were made for Atari ST, Amstrad/Schneider CPC, Sinclair ZX spectrum or MSX computers. All these computers had a YM2149 or AY-3-8910 music chip that had a square wave sound in three channels. It had a noise generator, which could be mixed with the the three square wave channels, and a parameter controllable envelope generator.

Spectacular Copy - Turbo to Disk | Sailor has released an improved version of the transfer program Spectacular Copy. The original program was written by Stephan Senz and can be used to transfer programs from a datassette to a disk drive. The features of Spectacular Copy are: Transfer Turbo-tape programs from datassette to disk drive. Auto transfer mode. Rename file name. Device number configuration. Load error detection. File size maximum is 230 blocks. Check on blocks free.

OWB 3.25 | Jörg Strohmayer released an update of OWB. OWB (Origyn Web Browser) is an web browser for AmigaOS 4.x. In this version Jörg fixed more than 10 bugs. He added a couple of new functions: If you hold CTRL and click on a link, the link is opened in a new window or new tab. He also fixed some bug in the cookie system. The latest version of OWB can be download from the web page.

CartographPC V1.1 | Arkanixlabs have released a new version (1.1) of CartographPC CartographPC is a PC software package for making graphical maps that can be used on a Commodore C64 in games or demos. In this version: New layout. More user settings added. Undo. Random fill. Export datamaps. Drag'n'drop added and various bug were fixed.

geoLink (IRC) | geoLink is a networked GEOS application for the Commodore 64 written by ShadowM using the ip65 network stack. What you need is a Commodore 64, a 1541 disk drive or the 1541 Ultimate and a RR-Net compatible cartridge (1541 Ultimate, RR-Net, MMC Replay or FB-Net). You can download a .d64 image on the web page with GEOS 2.0 and the IRC client.

64TASS v1.46 | C64tass is a multi pass compiler with 65816 support, CPU64, DTV, illegal opcode's, optimizations, and a lot of features. The syntax is the same as the well known Turbo Assembler on C64. C64tass can be used on a Linux, Windows or Mac OSX computer.

Plus/4 ROM map | A new version of SVS's Plus/4 ROM map is now available. Version 1.6 has lots of little improvements and bugfixings. The xls file can be viewed with Microsoft Excel or Open Office Calc and has the following sections: OS, RAM, TED, Graphics mode, Bus, IO table and PET ASCII.

Format II | Tlr (VICE Team) released a program for formatting 5,25'' diskettes. The program can format a diskette in 20 seconds with full verify and calculated gaps between the sectors. The source of the program is included.

Tap Clean v0.24c | TAPClean is a Commodore tape preservation / restoration tool. It will check, repair, and remaster Commodore 64 and VIC 20 TAP or DC2N DMP files (tape images). Tap Clean can be used on a Windows, BSD, Mac OS X and Linux computers.

Cartograph | A new release of Cartograph is available. Besides v1.4 for the Commodore C64 there is now also a PC version 1.0 available. With the Cartograph program you can design tile-based screens and use them in your own games or demos. The program supports a REU with autobackup, backup and undo.

Icaros Desktop 1.2.1 | Paolo Besser has made a new Icaros Deskltop available. In this version: Files system updated, .backdrop support, User-customizable pointer, Improved 68K apps integration with Janus-UAE 0.6, 3D hardware support for GeForce cards, OWB v1.0 rc2, WookieChat update, SabreMSN v0.67, YAM 2.6, HDAudio chipsets and Envy24T audio boards support, Network support on iMica and compatible systems.

D64 Lister v1.7 | Lars made a new version of his D64 Lister program available. D64 Lister is a Windows (W95-W7) program for manipulating or viewing D64 images. New in this version: BASIC Token Table, CSV Tokens, Support for broken Files in GeosDetails, FileViewer and TOK64, Import Functions for *.TXT, *.RTF and *.PRG files. Visit the web page of Lars for all the details.

D64 Editor v 0.030 | Forrest (Almightyc64) made improvements on his Windows based D64 editor. Fixed bug with Save button. Fixed bug in function used to write the directory. Fixed bug in D64 Creation routine. Improved the drag and drop. Fixed bug in SEQ Viewer. Expanded window size for separators list.

$Mandelbrot Madness | Skull released a program to produce computer generated fractals for the Commodore C64. The program can use Hires, Multi-color Hires, FLI, AFLI and Super Hires. You can download the program from the Commodore Scene Database (CSDb).$

ACID 64 Player Pro v3.0.3 | Wilfred Bos released a new version of his SID player for HardSID devices. New: Support for Uno and UPlay. Auto detection of turned on/off USB devices. Added sorting on column of every grid. Emulated SID. Improvements: When performing e.g. mute/unmute, filter on/off or pause then no time gap isn't noticed anymore while playing on a USB device. Seek bar is always going smooth now and still synched with the 6510 CPU clock. Improved fast forward. HardSID.dll isn't required any more for USB devices.

Netsurf 1.4 | There is an update available of NetSurf. NetSurf is a web browser for Amiga OS3.x made by Artur Jarosik. The changes are: More video modes supported. Top / Bottom with Ctrl + Up/Down keys, Scroll with Shift + Up/Down keys. This wil work also with mouse wheel. ffplay updated (by Piotr Bandurski). New navigation buttons. Requirements: AmigaOS 3.x, Picasso96 / CGX graphic card, 128 MB Ram, Equivalent of 100 Mhz 060 CPU.

SVS-Calc v1.5 | SVS/FIRE released a new version of SVS-Calc. SVS-Calc is a spreadsheet for the Commodore Plus/4. In this new version: Lots of bug fixes, Scientific notation, Grid reduction to view whole sheet, Formulas can use external values stored on disk, Paste special and if you use an emulator you can synchronize the clock / alarm.

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