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Commodore Free Magazine
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http://www.commodorefree.com/
Issue 35, November 2009
Free to download magazine
dedicated to Commodore computers
Available as PDF, HTML, TXT, SEQ
and D64 disk image
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Editorial
Hello.
This month I am going to start a new
challenge it will be called
"Commodore Scene FPS or FPPS (first
person shooter, First person
perspective shooter" the idea is to
create a game in the same style of a
first person shoot-em up with ammo
and guns health points and keys to
collect, as well as switches to open
up secret rooms. Rather than call
this "Doom" which puts a lot of
programmers off, I left it as open as
I could while still creating a FPS
(first person shootout) style of
environment.
I will as time and interest permits;
be setting up a website to show the
donations and interested parties,
both programmers looking to
collaborate and users willing to
purchase the items (I wont put up
names just the numbers) although I
will put things like
Programmer seeks collaborator for
sound Artist seeks programmer
Etc
Or use the Commodore Computer club
forum to post messages
www.commodorecomputerclub.co.uk
All email addresses and contact names
given to myself , will be hidden
until both parties are prepared to
talk; then I will send the relevant
emails to people, this way I feel is
the safest. I will also create an
entry in the
http://www.commodorecomputerclub.co.uk
website forum myself to generate
interest and start off the ideas.
I really must start changing the
dates on the magazine it seems odd
the magazine comes out at the end of
the month of November and is called
the November issue really I suppose
it should be the December issue or
should it? I suppose as long as the
next issue is a numerical increment
of the last issue so 34 becomes 35 I
don't suppose it really matters about
the month. Time is catching me up and
of course now with more studies to do
it's a never ending battle of time,
Computers, Family, revision and
making some money to pay the pills.
Commodore Free managed to catch up
with Gideon Zweijtzer the creator of
the 1541 ultimate (is this the best
piece of hardware ever) to ask about
the next version and his plans for
more follow ups, and yes dear reader
its all here in this issue.
Commodore Scene's Allan has been
working hard and it seems has made a
breakthrough with his VGA project.
Allan has managed to find a way to
connect his Commodore to more
hardware for Visual feed back (erm
that's a monitor or screen for none
technical people) Allan as you may
remember paid large sums of his own
money; to try and get a device that
would allow him and other users to
connect Commodore computers to VGA
monitors, he now has various cables
he can make read more about it in
this very magazine.
Lord Ronin finds that Computers
really rant that Evil after all and
that some are indeed very friendly,
the commodore 64 for instance when
powered on gives the warmest greeting
of READY ! and if your Computers
ready then what's to stop you GOING
and doing some work?
In this months news TRSI Misery III
C64 DTV a demo featuring a very DOOM
like environment very colourful; but
sadly only for the DTV will it be
workable on a Commodore 64 (I doubt
it) the DTV has a faster processor
and more enhanced Graphics than the
basic Commodore 64 I am not that
technical but I believe the processor
is significantly faster and the
graphics can have a mode that
displays 256 colours on screen.
OPERATIONS
For the curious and not so bothered I
am still recovering from a 7 hour
operation on my back, this was to
relive pain in my legs the nerves
(sciatica). The nerves have been
trapped and squashed flat for over 6
years. That's 6 years of pain and
misery. I finally gave in to an
operation. However the surgeon wasn't
prepared for what had happened
though; one of my discs was
completely flattened and useless, so
what started as a routine 1 hour
operation became a 7 hour
complication. The disc was removed
and various bones had to be ground
away to allow the nerves space and
help them settle down (they were
inflamed and swollen after being
crushed for so long) the first 2
weeks after the operation saw me
walking a few paces to a mile then 2
miles, it's a slow process but
gradually I am recovering, I don't
know yet if the operation was a
success because of all he swelling;
but I do have a nice 4" scar on my
back. I would give anyone reading
this advice
* Always lift with the knees and a
straight back
* Never turn your waist with a heavy
load move with the feet
* Never lean over and object to pick
something up
* Keep objects close to the body
* If its too heavy get a friend to
help you
* Keep your back straight when sitting
* Never sit for more than 30 minutes
without a break
Most of this advice is now too late
for me, I have been lifting heavy
items and twisting for the past 10
years carrying printers and servers
around my work. Now when the damage
is done do I receive a "handling and
lifting course" just to rub salt into
an open wound.
THE BIRDS
The strange thing is, I used to hate
the birds singing in the morning,
especially when it was at 4am waking
me up, now I look forward to hearing
them! While hospitalised I was
looking out the window and a nurse
came by my side, she said "isn't it
horrid raining and cold day" I said
well to me it looks wonderful! and I
wish I was outside. She looked at me
as if I was mad, but I was just glad
to be there able to look outside.
Maybe it's all the medication ??????.
I was quoted something in a forum
about bad backs; here it is and if
you know what it means (as I do) I
think you will welcome its content
"The only thing that stays the same
is the fact that everything is
changing"
For this month I will leave you with
that Quote, I fully knew what he
meant; if you do then you are one of
the luck ones. And I presume you too
look forward to the birds waking you
up everyday or the rain bashing down
on the roof keeping you awake.
Now its time for me to put on my
white Geek's coat and pencils
sharpened to a point and all the same
length, get my black, blue and red
pens and look forward to getting back
to work.
To the Spectrum readers still
emailing me about the sound
comparisons, yes OK I am sorry, but
this was a memory of my childhood, I
know the spectrum can replay digital
sounds and 8 voice music and do some
software synthesis. I fully thank you
for your comments; can we draw the
line now and move on. Lets just say
that in a Commodore Magazine I
personally prefer the SID sound.
Thanks
Nigel
www.commodorefree.com
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