PM'd man. Hope things are going better for you.
114 Jan 13, 2014 7:19 pm
Re: Favorite tempo (76 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I generally write songs in the 150-180 bpm range.
115 Jan 13, 2014 5:30 am
Re: What are you drinking right now? (119 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Milwaukee's Best because I like drinking the cheapest beers possible. Don't get me wrong, I love fine artisan beers, but if I'm just looking to catch a buzz I'll do it for $1.99 with a 32oz tallcan.
116 Jan 11, 2014 5:58 pm
Re: Putting Sid Wizard on a Floppy (26 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)
TylerBarnes wrote:
I can easily put files onto a 1541 for you if you have a 1541 drive to play them on. I've never tried a 1581 before. I don't have that kind of drive.
I'll take you up on that offer if I end up getting a 1541. Right now I'm weighing my various options. I'd love to get it working with the gear I presently have but if it becomes too much of a hassle I'll just part with the drive.
The thought of being able to manage my C64 projects and files on a SD card is wildly appealing though.
117 Jan 11, 2014 2:20 pm
Re: Putting Sid Wizard on a Floppy (26 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)
HeavyW8bit wrote:
Although I haven't tried it, I would recommend the sd card reader, it will make it so much easier.
I think thats what I'm going to end up doing.
118 Jan 11, 2014 2:17 pm
Re: Putting Sid Wizard on a Floppy (26 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)
rygD wrote:
I tried to stick with all original and period hardware for my apples. If you decide you really like using a c64 you should consider a replacement for magnetic/mechanical data storage. It is fun to mess around with the older stuff, but eventually the combination of cost, inconvenience and lack of reliability might outweigh the nostalgia or novelty if you plan to use it much.
It is interesting that you use DD disks at work (and if not, where did you acquire it?). Do you mind sharing what you use floppy disks for? A couple years ago I worked with equipment that used high density floppies for recovery and such, but not regular use. I don't recall any of our computers having floppy drives...just a handful of disks waiting for things to go very wrong.
I work for a financial institution and we have gobs of old data from many years ago backed up on floppies. We have it all backed up on CDs now but we still have a lot of blank floppies and computers with floppy drives in them.
119 Jan 11, 2014 3:14 am
Re: Putting Sid Wizard on a Floppy (26 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)
stargazer wrote:
Oh sorry, I meant someone who has a working copy to dupe it for you. It just seems so deceptively simple...
Yeah ever since I brought the first C64 home a couple weeks ago I realized that nothing about them is simple...which I'm fine with. I like projects and learning new things. In all actuality I could sell the current drive I have and based on Ebay listings I've seen, make about $130 and then turn around and buy one of those SD card readers for $70. I don't want to do that though, I want to try and use all of its original hardware.
120 Jan 11, 2014 12:57 am
Re: Putting Sid Wizard on a Floppy (26 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)
Oh I think I understand. I'm not holding a copy of Sid Wizard in the pic, that's the floppy I'm trying to put it on. I put the pic to illustrate that I'm not using the older, larger floppies that some people use.
121 Jan 11, 2014 12:45 am
Re: Putting Sid Wizard on a Floppy (26 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)
stargazer wrote:
Seriously, how can this be this hard? Not that I know anything about anything but couldn't you replicate this for under 1 dollar?
I'm not sure if I understand what you mean...
122 Jan 10, 2014 11:22 pm
Re: Putting Sid Wizard on a Floppy (26 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)
Jellica wrote:
there are peeps around that can put c64 progs on disks for you if you ask nicely.
I'll go ahead and put it out there that if anyone is able to put this on a 1581 floppy, I'll gladly pay them for their efforts. Until then, I'll continue tinkering with these programs...
123 Jan 10, 2014 9:52 pm
Re: QUESTIONS ABOUT MY NEW C64 (29 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)
Vile wrote:
Limitbreak wrote:I met a guy in my town that collects every video game console and computer imaginable. He traded me this working C64 and floppy drive for a spare backlit/prosounded DMG I had. He didn't have any use for the C64 because he didn't have the cables for it...and I do. I should have taken a picture of his closet, it was amazing. He's interested in making chip too so maybe we'll have a new face posting on the forums soon.
Christ, and here I am just trying to find a PSU for my C64 that isn't $100+ or DOA. I can't even find a C64 here in San Diego that someone isn't trying to sell for "Collectors Value" pricing. (Even though katsumbhong offered me a newer one for a fair price but wasn't the model I was looking for.) If you find someone else that has a working spare C64 and willing to take a trade on it hit me up please! I've got more then enough DMGs and backlit Pockets laying around.
Yeah man these things are a bit of a pain...I'm trying to figure out how I can get Sid Wizard running on it. I need to put the program on a floppy somehow. I have the 1581 which takes the 3 1/2 sized disks...
124 Jan 10, 2014 9:43 pm
Re: Putting Sid Wizard on a Floppy (26 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)
uXe wrote:
Limitbreak wrote:Thanks, I'll check out the links. I was thinking I might have been able to put the files on the disk via my Windows computer at work...but it seems like thats not the case...
Start here:
Thanks. This seems promising but I can't get the damn thing to open on my computer. I'll try on mine when I get home from the office.
125 Jan 10, 2014 7:51 pm
Re: Putting Sid Wizard on a Floppy (26 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)
herr_prof wrote:
Nope, you are thinking of the atari, c64 is a little more complex.
This is quickly becoming very apparent haha...I thank you though. Back to the drawing board...
126 Jan 10, 2014 7:44 pm
Re: Putting Sid Wizard on a Floppy (26 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)
herr_prof wrote:
Do you have a DOS computer? Then check out this thread:
http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22847If you have nothing, it might be better to just get
http://jderogee.tripod.com/projects/154 … 41-III.htmIm pretty sure that floppy drive doesnt have great compatibility with modern devices.
Thanks, I'll check out the links. I was thinking I might have been able to put the files on the disk via my Windows computer at work...but it seems like thats not the case...
127 Jan 10, 2014 7:29 pm
Re: Putting Sid Wizard on a Floppy (26 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)
Jellica wrote:
oh sorry didnt realise, please ignore me haha
hopefully someone with more knowledge than me can answer!
Thanks for the help man! Your input helped clear up some stuff.
128 Jan 10, 2014 7:24 pm
Re: Putting Sid Wizard on a Floppy (26 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)
That's what I have.