The cartridge contained the necessary z80 chip inside to run cpm software natively. If you downloaded the standalone version of wavprg and want it to be able to do so, unzip it in the same directory where audiotap and its accompanying dll files are. This program adds a dos wedge to turbo load and save programs from a tape drive. Approximately 10,000 commercial software titles have been made for the commodore 64 including development tools, office productivity applications, and games. Every archive contains files that are directly usable on a c64, no need for futher file conversion or extraction. As stated, most kernals i have come across or read about mostly took the tape routines. Section type is determined by the optional secondary address used to save the file to tape. C64 tapes roms free download get all commodore 64 tapes. I see that most of the kernals in shanes site are in. This is a set of programs to manipulate commodore 64 datasette tape files. Turbo speed select one of the 5 fast turbo tape speed. Select the tape i want on the tapuino, there is an led screen for navigation purposes.
However the chameleon doesnt have any joystick connectors as it was designed as a c64 cartridge where the c64 machine will provide the joystick ports. Please download files in this item to interact with them on. These tools can convert a wav file to a tap file and vice versa, or extract prgseq files from a tap file. Turbo tape on the c64 classic computing atariage forums. To browse c64 tapes roms, scroll up and choose a letter or select browse by genre. Stoats tape turbo maker is a nice way of adding a turbo loader to your programs that are saved to tape. Winvice c64 emulator and turbo assembler c64 youtube.
Jul, 2014 download c64 datasette tape utilities for free. Here you will find exclusive material about the commodore 64 home computer that we all know and love. This is not only a turbo tape loader, but a full tape mastering system with the ability to add scrolling text and even graphics. Theyre not listed anywhere that i can find online as abandonware. Made it yesterday using 64hdd and various roms from the web. Jul 25, 2014 the entire commodore 64 library in your pocket. Spectacular copy was written by stephan senz and is a transfer utility for moving files from disk to tape and the other way around. C64 turbo tape dumps general discussion tosecdev forum. How do you get it on tape now, as we all know tapes are the future.
Loading from an abc turbo tape on the commodore 64 youtube. Ccs64 the commodore zone for c64 emulators, games and articles. It has been listed in the guinness world records as the highestselling single computer model of all time, with independent. The commodore 64 cpm cartridge was released sometime in the early 1980s, shortly after the introduction of the c64 itself. Also it means you can connect your c64 to any pc with a sound card and let the pc act as a tape player with a perfectly clear sound so there are no load errors. Instead of this, i and all i knew around here used this one v3 turbo tape. This video was a lot of work to do, but i didnt find anything similar on youtube, so i made it. I dont know if theres anything rare, but none of the. The information necessary to use this program is displayed on the first two help screens. These are switched either between the serial bus interface serial port or. This is quite different from the tape turbo used on backups. It will load most games like little computer people or borrowed time with full 1541 emulation mode.
Knoeki, this seems to be a new kernal for all the c64 enthusiasts, who love to use the datasette, especially turbo tape. This website hosts big collections of commodore 64 games, demos and magazines for download. All that is needed besides the cartridge is a usb power supply, a ps2 keyboard and a vga monitor to have a complete working system. And it was possible to see if a file was normal tape or turbo tape. Cheat engine cheat engine is an open source development environment thats focused on modding, or modifying singl. I didnt think this post was appropriate for the marketplace if not, please move im looking for a favour specificially in the form of a copy of turbo tape 64. The entire commodore 64 library in your pocket hackaday. Tap file or commodore 64 tape from a c64 emulator file.
I used to play that had narration on the audio track of the tape. Fast loaders are available for the datasette and the disk drive, and with a simple fast loader on software basis the 5 to 15fold of the normal loading speed is reached. The copy i studied was written by stephan senz freiburg in 1983. The latter can only be done if the tape is in a format supported by an existing plugin. It has been listed in the guinness world records as the highestselling single. When i foolishly sold my c64 in my youth, i really foolishly included all the disks and tapes with my own stuff that i wrote in t. To understand how turbotape works, it helps to first understand how normal tape saves and loads operate. Dec 06, 2006 ccs64 is a commodore 64 emulator for the pc. Here you can find almost anything which was ever made for the commodore 64, and more is being added every day. As an owner, i may of course use crt image for my own.
Nice idea to replace rs232 with turbo tape routines, including a head alignment. The chameleon cartridge can also be used in standalone mode. Search for commodore 64 tapes roms to browse c64 tapes roms, scroll up and choose a letter or select browse by genre. Cockroach turbo rom for the c64, aside from taking out the tape routines, it also took out rs232 routines as stated in the manual. Using compact cassettes as the storage medium, it provides inexpensive storage to commodores 8bit homepersonal computers, notably the pet, vic20, and c64. Soon after the c64s release, some astute programmers realized that commodores bitbanging serial kernal routines were unnecessarily sluggish. It is designed not to require any custombuilt cables. Recommended to use with ide64 cardridge or other similar hard disk solution.
C64 xlfiles the ultimate commodore 64 download source. Perspective 1stperson genre racing driving description turbo 64 is a racing game which allows you and eight other friends to each race. The archive contains three versions on the program that can be loaded into different areas of memory and full instructions on how to use the software. Loading from an abc turbo tape on the commodore 64. I was given some c64 turbo tapes yesterday which i successfully dumped using my 1541uii and 1531 datasette.
Here you can find almost anything which was ever made for the commodore 64, and more is being added. In this video you will learn how to use the windows vic c64 emulator and turbo assembler for the commodore 64. Mtap and ptap for loading and saving tap files download. The benefit of this complexity is that the system is extremely reliable. Csdb commodore 64 scene database is a website which goal is to gather as much information and material about the scene around the commodore 64 computer the worlds most popular home computer throughout time. The vic chip and sid chip of the c64 is emulated and even the most demanding demos and games, like mayhem in monsterland or creatures will run without problems. I would type tape to the approximate position and press play, the redblack stripes would appear on the screen, and they helped to find the right position. You can play these roms on your android ios windows phone device. If youre feeling adventurous, try the advanced rom browser. In this video i try to explain how turbo tape works and why the rom loader is so slow. Fast loaders are available for the datasette and the disk drive, and with a simple fast loader on software basis the 5 to 15fold of the normal loading speed is reached for disk drives there are also hardware fast loaders. This item does not appear to have any files that can be experienced on. Theres detailed information about current and upcoming c64 related events and past developnments within the scene and game culture in general.
Home download wavprg download audiotap screenshots alternatives credits contacts project page documentation. Extras list of old games downloadable files, documents, manuals, image files, videos, online games and more types. Alternatively, you can download one of those three highly recommended c64 emulators. Commodore 64 games and emulators for free download. Turbo tape 64 was written by stephan senz freiburg and release in 1983. Invadeaload was a fast loader for cassettebased games which not only accelerated the loading of blocks from the tape, but also contained a minigame in this case, a clone of space invaders that could be played while waiting for the main game to finish loading. Giochi italiani per commodore 64, programmi rari, scansioni libri, manuali, recensioni, articoli e interviste. Browse by genre, rating, and more with our advanced rom browser. Since the cpu in the c64 ran at approximately the same speed as that in the 1541 disk drive, it was sufficient to synchronize only at the beginning of each byte, rather than at each individual bit. The bottom two lines are reserved for a message line which displays program generated errorsfeedback, and a status line which displays the current horizontal cursor positioncolumn, the bottom of source code memory, the editing modes re. Dump commodore 64 tapes from wave to tap, supporting most formats of turbo loaders. Apr 07, 2011 it took 5 mins to load a game with the turbo. A fast loader is a software program for a home computer, such as the commodore 64 or zx spectrum, that accelerates the speed of file loading from floppy disk or compact cassette.
The commodore 64, also known as the c64 or the cbm 64, is an 8bit home computer introduced in january 1982 by commodore international first shown at the consumer electronics show, in las vegas, january 710, 1982. This is commodore 64 and atari xlxe code and memory debugger that works in real time. C64 emulators allow anyone with a modern computer, or a compatible video game console, to run these programs today. The commodore 1530 c2n datasette, later also datassette a portmanteau of data and cassette, is commodores dedicated magnetic tape data storage device. Shoot emup construction kit 1988palace software, 120 ko. You can load disk and tape images in a c64 emulator just like you would load real floppy disks and datassette tapes on a real commodore 64. Browse through the best collection of commodore 64 tapes roms and be able to download and play them totally free of charge.
To connect floppy disk drive to c64, use a normal 1. The car has also the ability to burn a certain amount of turbo. A fast loader, also called turbo loader or floppy speeder, accelerates the loading of programs. Its the datasette equivalent of an sd2iec, basically. From the ladders to learning suite, sold at kmart australia in the 1980s. C64 standard tape interface this is an interface which lets you connect your c64 to any standard tape player instead of the custom made c1531 device, which can be hard to get today. This irq can be handled by an interrupt handler, or simply discovered by. On the turbo tape version i also didnt know the right counter value, but i could still find the game by manually searching for it. The c64 senses when the waveform goes from a value greater than zero to a value lesser than zero. Com aim to save and store an important part of the. C64 tapeloading rom loader and turbo tape how does it. Hit play on the tapuino, just like a real datasette.
An important point to note about tape turbos is that all different tape turbos use their own special format for saving. Similarly, a tape image is a digital copy of the contents of a c64 tape, usually stored as a t64 file or a tap file. This item does not appear to have any files that can be experienced on archive. All tape backups load completely independently of the cartridge. These are some commodore c64 cassette tapes from my collection that ive managed to convert with the assistance of freeze frame v3 cartridge. C64s is one of the oldest and best commodore 64 emulators for msdos. Oct 23, 2012 this video was a lot of work to do, but i didnt find anything similar on youtube, so i made it.
Very helpful with the colours, it was very easy to find out where the files started. This is a fully native port not using sdl and implements features needed to run the majority of games with additional functionality coming in the future. Theres detailed information about current and upcoming c64related events and past developnments within the scene and game culture in general. Commodores scheme for storing data on tape is quite complexprobably the most sophisticated used by any microcomputer manufacturer.