I wrote a program for the (unexpanded) Vic-20 that is based on the Micro Head Align program for the Commodore 64. I wrote this program because there are many of these kinds of programs for the Commodore 64 and none for the Vic-20. For example, on the Commodore 64 you can use the excellent HeadAlign…
There are times when it’s necessary for you to use the tape interface with your Commodore computer. For instance, some games on the Vic-20, like Adventure Land, require a tape drive for loading and saving games. If you use an emulator, this is not a problem since the tape device is also emulated, but if…
The Cardco Cardkey is a numeric keypad that was made specifically for the Vic-20 and C64. I wanted to get one, since I am learning 6502 machine language programming, which involves entering hexadecimal numbers. I wanted to see if I could use the keypad as a hexadecimal keypad, since entering hex numbers on a standard…
While playing Planet X2, I noticed that some of the text on the bottom right corner of the screen was garbled. I contacted the author of Planet X2 to see if he’s seen this sort of thing before. He suggested that the problemay be due to a memory fault (yep!) Check out the text in…
