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- Wed Feb 01, 2023 8:02 am
- Forum: Buy, Sell, and Trade
- Topic: Why is the Machine Language Monitor cartridge so expensive?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13525
Re: Why is the Machine Language Monitor cartridge so expensive?
I just noticed this old thread after coming across a listing for Machine language monitor is now going for over b£100 at least, but even stupider a Stonechip Vixen VIC 20 Switchable 16K Ram Expansion Cartridge is going for £170... Why are people paying that price for these things that are completely...
- Wed Mar 02, 2022 12:49 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: What size of memory do most VICs have now?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9135
Re: What size of memory do most VICs have now?
I wonder how much people out of that are using a 3,8,16k switchable RAM cartridge?
- Tue Mar 01, 2022 1:27 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: What size of memory do most VICs have now?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9135
Re: What size of memory do most VICs have now?
I don't see how that conclusion follows from the data. Well, if keeping your program as low as that is only catering for 30 people out of 218, that's just around 7%. So it in't worth trying to, compromise or cut things to, fit your program into a lower amount of space when more people have access t...
- Tue Mar 01, 2022 9:47 am
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: What size of memory do most VICs have now?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9135
Re: What size of memory do most VICs have now?
<r><QUOTE author="beamrider" post_id="115191" time="1640896593" user_id="3414"><s>[quote=beamrider post_id=115191 time=1640896593 user_id=3414]</s> 20 only have unexpanded machines<br/> 10 only have 3K expansion<br/> 13 only have 8K expansion<br/> 41 only have 16K expansion<br/> 9 only have 32K expa...
- Sat Feb 26, 2022 4:55 pm
- Forum: Buy, Sell, and Trade
- Topic: Why is the Machine Language Monitor cartridge so expensive?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13525
Re: Why is the Machine Language Monitor cartridge so expensive?
Thyanks, defenetly some things to look into there.
- Sat Feb 26, 2022 7:57 am
- Forum: Buy, Sell, and Trade
- Topic: Why is the Machine Language Monitor cartridge so expensive?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13525
Re: Why is the Machine Language Monitor cartridge so expensive?
I have noticed that alot, if not all, of the high priced items appear to be continually re-listed though, and nobody is actually buying them. So, is it another case of people trying to sell high because they see stupid high prices on ebay, but nobody is actually buying them. Looks like the person wh...
- Fri Feb 25, 2022 6:07 pm
- Forum: Buy, Sell, and Trade
- Topic: IEEE-488
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10413
Re: IEEE-488
Wasn't the VC prefix used in germany?
Whare VIC was too close to a bad word
Whare VIC was too close to a bad word

- Fri Feb 25, 2022 6:01 pm
- Forum: Buy, Sell, and Trade
- Topic: Why is the Machine Language Monitor cartridge so expensive?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13525
Why is the Machine Language Monitor cartridge so expensive?
Just something I've noticed when looking at ebay lately... Most other Commodore cartradges seem to be fairly cheep to reasonably priced, but the VIC-20 Machine Language Monitor cartridge always seems to go for what seams like silly high prices. I recently bid on one which was sitting at around 10 to...
- Sat Dec 18, 2021 5:59 am
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: What size of memory do most VICs have now?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9135
Re: What size of memory do most VICs have now?
Thanks for this, The game I was thinking about making is a sort-of RPG that uses the same basic engin that I made for Trapped, but expanded to include indoor and outdoor locations. I started this also on the Vectrex before my vectrex died. So the memory used basically turns into the size of the game...
- Fri Dec 17, 2021 3:54 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: What size of memory do most VICs have now?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9135
Re: What size of memory do most VICs have now?
I was thinking about seeing if I can convert my 'Trapped' game for the Vectrex to the unexpanded VIC. This is just shy of 5k on the Vectrex and I already have an idea of how I would do this on the VIC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU2LigCTyus https://drsnuggles.github.io/jsvecx/?rom=Trapped But I...
- Thu Dec 16, 2021 3:25 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: What size of memory do most VICs have now?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9135
What size of memory do most VICs have now?
Ok, so obviously they still all come with 5K, 3.5k usable for basic. What I mean is in the current VIC community, do most people only have up to the origonal 16k expansion. Or is it common for people to have their VIC expanded to 32 or 35K? Basically, if I were looking at making a game, is there a b...
- Thu Dec 16, 2021 3:00 pm
- Forum: Hardware and Tech
- Topic: VIC 20 cartridge expansion board schematics?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7113
Re: VIC 20 cartridge expansion board schematics?
Thanks for all the info on this, not as straightforward as it looks then.
I may look at ether buying or making one after christmas.
I may look at ether buying or making one after christmas.
- Tue Sep 07, 2021 3:46 pm
- Forum: Hardware and Tech
- Topic: VIC 20 cartridge expansion board schematics?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7113
VIC 20 cartridge expansion board schematics?
Hello all, I just wanted to ask if anybody knows of any schematics or PCB layouts to build a multi port cartridge expansion board for the VIC? I have a few cartradged I would like to keep permanantly attached and switchable, but these boards seem to be relatively rare and can be quite expensive on e...
- Tue Sep 07, 2021 3:41 pm
- Forum: Emulation and Cross Development
- Topic: the C64 maxi loading vic20 games
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2658
Re: the C64 maxi loading vic20 games
The naming convention also lets the VIC emulator know whether or not the image is PAL or NTSC.
- Tue Sep 07, 2021 3:32 pm
- Forum: Emulation and Cross Development
- Topic: Need help with CBM prg Studio
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4258
Re: Need help with CBM prg Studio
Thanks for replying Mike, I was being stupid! I wrote this to test: *=$1400 CHROUT = $FFD2 SCREENCOLOUR = $900f ; Setup the screen lda #$8 sta SCREENCOLOUR LOOP lda #$93 jsr CHROUT jmp LOOP I then used the 'Generate SYS call' option which put in the BYTE line that maked the basic statment "10 S...