PA3ASM – real time monitor enabled using F2

C64 kernel switching module “kernalumschaltmodul”

SX64 kernel ROM and 1541 ROM

Packaging of 3 6581 SIDs Microtech Roos – The Hague

Contents: 3 X 6581 SID (week 18/’84, 46/’84 30/’84)

Brand of the serial controlling boards, controlled by a Commodore SX64

The complete set of serial controlling boards

Commodore interface – component side

Commodore interface – solder side

‘Speed Saver 2′ and ‘MicroTel’ EPROMs

‘Speed Saver 2′ help screen (based on the pa3asm kernel)

Dutch “MicroTel” 600 screen

Hypra-Load and SD (didn’t boot)

Hypra-Load-System by Tribar screen

‘Comin-64′ and ‘DiskDoktor’ EPROM’s

DiskDoktor screen

‘Com-in 64′ by Rob Maris screen

‘Expanded’ EPROM – component side

‘Expanded’ EPROM – solder side

‘Expanded’ screen

The aim of this party is to conversate, create and release a little production using cross-dev only. This will be at a beginners level (as my skills aren’t up to par the other high definition party releases). So get out portable (this time not the SX-64) and start jamming that 6510 and 680×0 code.

Date: 2013 -summertime (t.b.d.)

Participants:

1. Berry
2. Ikilledher
3. DdW
4. Fonz

Due to safety restrictions we have to restrict this meeting to 6 sceners using cross-dev machines (laptops, notebooks a.k.a. devbook) only, but some real hardware (C64, SX64, C128, Amiga 1200/030 and Amiga 4000/040) will be available for testing the releases.

Let’s keep up with the Commodore especially on the anniversary of the executive, luggable edition of the best computer ever. So therefor i would like to propose a semi-virtual meeting, to keep our eco-footprint as low a possible, by meeting up with some friends and their SX64 in a local cafe. Click here to find your local coffee brewer and join the #SX64party flashmob.

Why shouldn’t we rejoice the 30th anniversary of the good old Commodore SX-64 at a place where the corporate suits and students show off their latest gazillon-megahertz lapware? Just bring your SX-64 along and enjoy a coffee, first round is on me, when i am physically at the venue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PygDf6E94o

What can you nowadays do with your SX-64? At least everything you need is in the box. Take some pleasure of enjoying demos, play a game with your friends or ever do some serious accounting with your friends. And if our are really eager Twittering on the Commodore (SX-)64 is still an option. So you don’t have to let go on your daily habits

So if you like this idea, please sign up and drag your gear to your local, or not so nearby coffee-club and have some fun! First coffee is on me, when i am also in the vicinity.

Information:

CSDB entry: Executive SX-64 c*ffee gathering
Dutch flyer: SX64Party Flyer Dutch
English flyer: SX64Party Flyer English

Places and dates to go:

20-januari-2013 @ 14:00 hours – Amsterdam/The Netherlands

Organised by: berrydejager.com and 6510.nl

Venue: Starbucks ‘laboratory concept store’ – The Bank, Utrechtsestraat 9,1017 VH , Amsterdam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCIiyqEDS_A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d–g_TMo62s

Unfortunately this demo is not run on a genuine SX64 thus showing the
“PLEASE VISIT EBAY AND BUY A REAL SX-64”
caption. Real SX-64 hardware detection works . Thanks to the_kracker_jax_revealed_trilogy documentation, check out page 75.

Please download the demo and try it: SX64Party demo released by 6510.nl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCuW75NWcWE

Party people and their luggables:

1. Berry, SX-64
2. iKilledHer,SX-64
3. Ddw,SX-64
4. Sander, SX-64
5. Timbob, SX-64
6. MR.SID, laptop VICE64 using SX-ROMs
7. Robby Boey, SX-64
8. Ferenc, SX-64
9. Fierman, SX-64
10. Fred, SX-64
11. Mace, SX-64
12. Groente, SX-64

20-januari-2013 – Fresno, California/USA

Organised by: FCUG meeting

Venue: Bobby Salazar’s Mexican Restaurant in Fresno/California

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44QiqtxvDy8

Party report: FCUG celebrates SX-64 30th anniversary!

1. Robert Bernardo, SX-64
2. Dick Estel, SX-64
3. <unknown participant>, SX-64
4. <unknown participant>, SX-64
5. <unknown participant>, SX-64

20-januari-2013 – Toronto, Canada

Organised by: Toronto PET Users Group

Venue: Starbucks Coffee – Six Points Plaza

1. Leif Bloomquist, SX-64
2. Rob Adlers, SX-64
3. Joseph/JP PBM Palumbo , SX-64

20-januari-2013 – Seattle, Washington/USA

Organised by: Portland Commodore Users Group and Puget Sound Commodore Users Group

Venue: Starbucks Coffee – Houghton II

Party reports:

http://pdxcug.org/blog.asp
http://www.thebitplanes.com/archives/91

1. Goog
2. Agent Friday
3. Kent Sullivan
4. Pinacolada
5. Gsteemso
6. Tim S. + 2
7. Pawel K.
8. Matt C.
9. Archer B.
10. Rob B. + 3

22-januari-2013 – Austin, Texas/USA

Organised by: Central Texas Amiga Computing Society

Venue:  Conan’s Pizza – W Anderson Ln / Burnet Rd, Austin/TX

1. John Herron, SX-64
2. Bo Zimmerman, SX-64
3. <unknown participant>, SX-64
4. <unknown participant>, SX-64
5. <unknown participant>, SX-64

20-januari-2013 – Ontario/Canada

Organised by: Robin Harbron

Venue:  Chicago Joe’s restaurant in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Party report: Facebook: Robin Harbron – Happy Birthday, SX-64

1. Robin Harbron, SX-64
2. Kevin John Kuchta
3. Darren Foulds

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Today postman Pat brought me an A3640 card, which i purchased at Amibay.com.

After installing this i noticed that the board is working well and give me the expected result on the SysInfo scores.

However when i connect a CDROM/ZIP drive on the second port of the ’4-device IDE interface’, using IDEfix’97, the machine doesn’t boot. When i have the A3630 (030/25Mhz) board installed every drive is accessible and working however while using the A3640 the system doesn’t boot, not even into early startup but displays a dark grey screen.

I disconnected the PORT 1 drives and the system boots, using the A3640 CPU board, again. So it seems that something is wrong while accessing the port 1 devices while the A3640 040/25 CPU card is installed. The system even doesn’t boot when the cable is connected to port 1 without any drives. Removing the standard manufactured 40wires/pin IDE cable from the 4-devices IDE interface renders in a booting A4000, i am clueless!

I just can’t figure out what so i need some help on this one.

[SOLVED] The PIO2 modification prevented to use a secondary device on the bus. This also prevented me from using the 4-way interface as intended. After *upgrading* to the stock GALs, located on the mainboard as U901 and U902, everything worked just fine. The ZIP drive is detected and i can add more devices to the 4-way IDE PCB.

The current setup is:

A4000 desktop

• Rev. B board
• Kickstart 3.0 ROMs
• PIO mode2 GALs
• re-capped
• Buster 11 soldered to board
• U104: 50MHz crystal (Kyocera KXO-01-1 50.000MHz)
• J100: both jumpers 1-2 = EXT (when A3640-040/25MHz is installed)
• J100: both jumpers 2-3 = INT (when A3630-030/25MHz is installed)
• J151: ROMspeed = 200
• J850: 68020 = open

A3630/A3200/A3400 030/25MHz CPU card

• 68020/030 board Rev 1.0
• CPU: MC68EC030FE25B
• J103: no jumper pins
• J100: closed
• right next to J100: open
• J101: closed
• GX B-VO 9328

A3640 040/35MHz CPU card

• rev 3.2
• CPU: XC68040HRC25M
• recapped
• DOC-70 50.000MHz crystal on DIL socket
• J100 top left: 1-2 Closed (Cache on startup enabled)
• J100 top left: 3-4 Closed (MMU on startup enabled)
• J100 next to chystal: Closed – (Do not remove)
• J400: 1-2 Closed (MAPROM Enabled)
• GX B-VO 9535

4-device IDE interface from AmigaKit.com

• Port 0/master: Trancend 40-pin IDE Flash Module TS2GPTM510-40V
• Port 1/master: NEC ND-1300a DVD/CD-Rewritable Drive
• Port 1/slave: IOMEGA ZIP100 ATAPI drive

Never use these PIO2 reprogrammed GALs if you like multi device compatibility: