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IN case you didn't know there was a battle for the Dancing Bear cart on ebay. Item number: 8106195530
And the winner is...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1
And the winner is...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1
- Mayhem
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- Mayhem
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While being slightly off-topic, I have a disk with music software for the C64 that requires a Colortone controller (IIRC). It makes absolutely no sense trying a joystick, and I guess neither paddles would work. Dunno about Koalapad, if it holds any similarity to other joyport devices.
It probably was an excellent way of copy protection and making your product unique, but 20 years later when the hardware supposedly is broken or missing, it is much a pain in the butt.
It probably was an excellent way of copy protection and making your product unique, but 20 years later when the hardware supposedly is broken or missing, it is much a pain in the butt.
Anders Carlsson
IIRC = If I Remember Correctly, a common English acronym on Internet.
Here is a review of the Colortone keyboard (or controller):
http://www.atarimagazines.com/v4n2/ProductReviews.html
I don't have an image of the unit though.
Here is a review of the Colortone keyboard (or controller):
http://www.atarimagazines.com/v4n2/ProductReviews.html
I don't have an image of the unit though.
Anders Carlsson
Hm.. I know that one of two control ports on the 64 has slightly more functionality ("light pen" support?) than the other, but I don't know if there are devices you could connect to it which would not be possible to read or address on the VIC.
Koala Paint I dunno, maybe a very limited one using screen fixed colours. I assume there are few docs how the signals work, but maybe one can figure it out yourself and then write software according to the empirical analysis?
Koala Paint I dunno, maybe a very limited one using screen fixed colours. I assume there are few docs how the signals work, but maybe one can figure it out yourself and then write software according to the empirical analysis?
Anders Carlsson
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The KoalaPad comes in 4 flavours... one of which works both on Vic20 and C64, so you can swop them about.
@Mika - how did you open your cart? I had a go and couldn't seem to prise the two halves apart. Mine is suffering the same problem - a broken peg inside so the circuit board is loose. But apart from that, everything was in good condition, even the overlay.
@Mika - how did you open your cart? I had a go and couldn't seem to prise the two halves apart. Mine is suffering the same problem - a broken peg inside so the circuit board is loose. But apart from that, everything was in good condition, even the overlay.
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