Left click on the download link on the main page, or in the more info lightbox. Get the best deal for commodore vintage computers and mainframes from the largest online selection at. The amiga mouse has a thinner plug which looks like regular joystick connectors. The worlds largest amiga store, distributor, manufacturer and service agent serving our global customer base. Similarly to its predecessor it is based upon 16bit microchip microcontroller and it can be used together with usb hid devices like mice, joysticks, pads. See the other entries in the retro gaming 101 series. Items can be moved or selected by pressing the mouse buttons called clicking. Up arrow to rotate shapes, downleftright arrow keys to move shapes, press p to pause. To extend its usefulness, jan also made it so that could be connected to the usb port of a pc and act like a regular 2button and scroll wheel mouse. The 1541 was the standard floppy disk drive for the commodore 64, with nearly all diskbased software programs released for the computer being distributed in the 1541 compatible floppy disk format.
This mouse has a ball and encoder wheels for reading the movement and has two buttons. While the commodore 51 mouse looks like an amiga tank in every. Most of the software for cdtv will also work on the cd32 game machine and amiga 500 with optional amiga 570 cd rom drive or other compatible configuration. I might try and make a paint package for the vdc that uses mouse, that would be fun. The first thing you need to do is head to the internet archives software library page for the commodore 64. This site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. Mar 20, 2019 the commodore amiga had many wonderful titles that you may remember, but here are 50 great games you might not recognize. A computer mouse plural mice or mouses is a handheld pointing device that detects twodimensional motion relative to a surface. Can i use mssiahs midi interface with other music applications. This is a project to connect a commodore amiga mouse, atari joystick and maybe an amiga keyboard as usb hid devices. Use those extra mouse buttons to increase efficiency. Turn your phone into a computer mouse with remote mouse cnet. Up to four 1541 diskdrives are emulated which means that you use special files on your pc, as a. Commodore amiga cdtv unit with upgraded 2mb fat angus chip commodore cdtv scsi controller card fitted and 60 mb hard drive keyboard, mouse, remote control, floppy disk drive all corret cdtv addons cd caddy and a load of software.
The commodore 51 is similar in appearance to the mouse supplied with commodore amiga computers of the time, but the two are not mutually compatible. Many of those who have gone on to make huge contributions to the computer industry began with the commodore home computers. The mouse version will only work with a neos mouse, so if you dont have it use the joystick version. Since june 2004, we have been serving the amiga community, manufacturing new amiga hardware, developing amiga software and sponsoring community events. This will probably prevent many mouse types from being used as a joystick with micromys v3. It is compatible with most commodore 64 hardware, software and accessories. The original mouse for the c64 was not only serial, but used a different method of communication than more modern mice. Commodore 51 mouse demo disk this is the demo disk that comes with the commodore 51 mouse. Below is his post from csdb describing the software. Make offer commodore 64 c64 c128 new bare homebrew development cartridge board 832k 2019. Savyour targets mssiah users, retro gamers and 8bit enthusiasts who want to use modern peripherals with their beloved commodores. The commo pad is a device that is intended to be used on a commodore 64 computer. Our product provides builtin usb stack which enables usb hid devices like a mouse, a joystick or a pad support without the need for installing additional software drivers.
Addictivetips in no way encourages or condones the illegal downloading or distribution of rom files for the commodore 64. The commodore 51 mouse for use with the c64c128 product line is a small. Useful dos software last updated on 20171124 commodorerelated software commodore emulators. Many optional peripherals were made for it including a disk drive, joysticks, and although less common even mice. This will let micromys v3 emulate the commodore 51 mouse that was popular for the c64.
Kathy yakal, assistant features editor if youre considering buying a 128 and have already spent a lot of money on peripherals for you commodore 64, you may be concerned about compatibility. Get the best deals on commodore vintage computer mice when you shop the largest online selection at. May 23, 20 five apps for customizing a mouse by brien posey in five apps, in software on may 23, 20, 1. It emulates both the different systems sold in europe as well as the usa. One such pc clone or more specifically turbo xt clone from commodore was the commodore colt which is a rebranded commodore pc10iii. This project aims to read data from a ps2 mouse and a normal amigaataric64 joystick and translate it to the weird serial protocol that the commodore cdtv uses. I used speedscript to write most of my academic papers and typed letters up until about 1987. Commodore 64 games and software and commodore 128 and 64. I use the same thing i use on the c64, which is a laser mouse with a micromys v3 or 4 adapter. The best way to insure this is to wedge the mouse driver software into the irq handler prior to the polled keyscan. Furthermore the computer mouse became more independent by the use of radio transmission and the maintenance requirements cleaning. These are much faster than the old commodore mouse, and require very little cleaning. There are demo programs with both source and binary versions for the commodore 64 and commodore 128. Use your mouse to click play, then choose a level to start at.
The mouse is an inputdevice and is mainly used for navigation on graphical user interfaces, but also in computer games and applications. The commodore 128 is like having an advanced commodore 64 computer with several different modes of operation and additional capabilities. From the outside, the mouse looks the same as the one introduced with the amiga 500. The monitor manages to achieve the high resolutions by effectively buffering four amiga screens, whereby each screen displays a portion of the overall picture. Power64 commodore c64 emulator for the apple macinosh. At least this thread has reminded me why i sold my original mouse from when i was a kid. Cdtv software and cd32 software, hardware, games and accessories. In this guide, well walk you through how to set up c64 emulation, how to save your game, configure joysticks, and more. The only thing about using an adapter on the c128, i had to use a joystick extension cable, because the plug jens uses is to large for the c128 case. Commodore 64 start screen t shirt boot 80s 8bit home computer videogame tee. Typically, on racketboy, we focus on game consoles.
Connect your standard electric typewriter to your commodore pet or other computer. Home inventory is a single program designed to run on the commodore 64 computer, and comprises a complete system for tracking your home inventory with a computer. The commodore amiga had many wonderful titles that you may remember, but here are 50 great games you might not recognize. Todays mice have two buttons, the left button and right button, with a scroll wheel in between the two. Maybe a group of executives figured a cool name slapped onto a new case would move more units then the boring and business sounding pc10iii. The commodore mouse 51 has two buttons on the upper side and a. The games below run in adobe flash which has been discontinued so we now have a new commodore arcade that uses html5 and javascript which should be in vogue into the 2030s. For the best gaming feeling, we recommend a competition pro retro joystick. Commodore vintage computers and mainframes for sale ebay. We tend to stay away from covering pc gaming topics as the topic is so broad and expansive. It allows you to use modern usb devices with your old commodore computer. Magic mouse scrolling features in windows apple community. This neos mouse for the commodore 64128 came from london.
Remote mouse lets you use your iphone, android or windows phone as a touchpad to control your onscreen cursor in a pinch. This moreor less assures that the keyscan lines have been sufficiently stable before the pot register is read by the mouse drivers. This motion is typically translated into the motion of a pointer on a display, which allows a smooth control of the graphical user interface. Sequencer supports the commodore 51 mouse, amigaatari mouse and joysticks. Using a usb mouse on my commodore 64 matthew harrison matthehat.
Commodore 64 c64 c128 new bare homebrew development cartridge board 832k 2019. Presumably, software tells these mouses know how to behave on commodore computers joystick port. Apr 06, 2017 my nongame uses of my commodore 64 included. The commodore 51 mouse users manual contains information about the mouse and the software interface in eight languages, as well as english listings for mouse driver and a pinout. The purpose of this project is to make and document a small, inexpensive device that you can use to hook up some commodore amiga and atari input peripherals to modern computers with usb inputs. Keyboard overlay and software for the commodore 64 supercoard. Commodore customs services and international tracking provided.
Moving a mouse along a flat surface can move the cursor to different items on the screen. I feel like i should write some mouse related software now. A computer mouse is an input device that is used with a computer. The commodore 51 is a computer mouse made by commodore in 1986, which can be. Comprehensive list of games and apps that used 51 mouse. Mouse test 2 by marco baye released in june 16, 2016. Faq mssiah cartridge midi hardware and software for the. Press enter or doubleclick, and the file or folder will open. Simply start typing a part of the file or folder name, and commodore will show you a list of matching results.
These games are not the commodore versions, rather they are the real arcade versions which have been recoded in adobe flash, and should play in your browser. The original model was part of a series of 1632 and 32bit computers that featured 256 kb or more of ram, mouse based guis, and significantly improved graphics and audio over 8bit systems. Commodore pc tools tools specific to transferring software between a pc and a commodore 12 5. The ball housings for these mice look like the ball housing for the omnimouse by mouse systems. Frank kontros interfaced amiga mice to the c64 using few ttl glue logic, and some programs even handle the amiga mouse. They are still some of the best computers to learn computer fundamentals on. Arduino ps2 mouse and joystick adapter for commodore cdtv. For software downloads for any microsoft mouse, keyboard, webcam, headset or other microsoft products, please visit microsoft accessories today. Since a mouse is not a good joystick replacement anyway, we dont think that this is a major drawback.
The amiga is a family of personal computers introduced by commodore in 1985. The commodore 51 this mouse is the second attempt from commodore, providing commodore 8bit users with a mouse with its predecessor being the c 50. It presents itself to the modern host computer as a hid usb keyboard and hid usb mouse. Graphics software the vic20, commodore 64, and commodore 128 all run versions of basic that allow special graphics characters to be used and a graphics mode for images and. There is only few c64 software for which a mouse is needed or a mouse can be used for the navigation.
Use those extra mouse buttons to increase efficiency mark virtue updated july 11, 2017, 9. Theres not a ton of software written for it, but there are some standouts. Because of this, the effective refresh rate decreases to around 1015hz software configurable, whereby the 10hz mode uses 16 colour lowres and the 15hz mode uses 8 colour hires. It had a wide range of software, in particular, games which jay minor, the creator of the amiga, had designed it for. Mssiah cartridge midi hardware and software for the. How to play commodore 64 games on linux addictivetips. Primarily designed as a video game console, the commodore 64 uses a 6510 processor and has 64 kb of ram. Whereas for the c64 there are only few applications where the mouse can be reasonably used, it has found its place next to the keyboard on computer systems pc and mac as an inputdevice. Software that can use a 51 mouse includes geos, faery tale adventure, operation wolf, and assorted applicationdrawing programs. A ps2 mouse uses a serial protocol to send digital packets that contain information. Turn your phone into a computer mouse with remote mouse. With these you will be able to dial into old school c64128 bbs that have been converted to telnet from dialup. It allows you to run your favorite c64 software on your apple macintosh with powerpc or intelcpu with rosetta at full. Commo pad build your own tabletmousejoystick for your.
Geos word processor software uses the geos graphical user interface, making word processor programs easier to use than textbased programs written for commodore basic. How to interpret the measured time is entirely up to c64 software. I did some extensive searches here on lemon and see the topic discussed at times, but never a comprehensive list made and there is some confusion when people include games they used a garbage 50 type mouse. A huge amount of software has been written for it including both games and productivity applications. The original model was part of a wave of 16 and 32bit computers that featured 256 kb or more of ram, mousebased guis, and significantly improved graphics and audio over 8bit systems. Amiga kit amiga store the worlds largest amiga store. Many commodore c64, 128, and amiga computers are still used in schools, businesses, production studios, and as control devices. The main commodore 64 console, with the keyboard and peripherals like joysticks, paddles and mouse. You can therefore use the mouse as a joystick for older software, and take advantage of the benefits provided by proportional mode with newer applications.
The neos mouse was a third party mouse, produced by the company nihon electronics co. Below are some useful utilities that can be used in converting files, playing back sound, etc. With this postthread id like to compile a final comprehensive list of games and apps that use a proper 51 type mouse. Magic voice could be used commodore 64 and by extension the commodore 128. Commodore 64 personal computer original box 1 owner. Apple macintosh enjoy your favorite commodore64 games on your apple macintosh. The 51 is a mouse for the c64 and c128 made by the company commodore. Connected to the joystick port, it can act like a koalapad, joystick or 51 mouse. On linux, you can play commodore 64 games through the vice emulator. The commodore 51 mouse for use with the c64c128 product line is a small twobutton device which is connected to either of the joystick ports on the c64c128. Neos cheese paint v2 by d0c is a paint program for the commodore 64. Download apple boot camp drivers download boot camp support software 5. This commodore 50 mouse for the commodore 128 computer has no labels on the botton. Although usually not supplied with the machine, floppy disk drives of the 5.
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