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Post by c64ultra on Dec 24, 2018 0:40:05 GMT
Hello. I recently got the C64 Mini. In the 80's I had the Commodore 128. I still have all of my old disks and am not sure if they work since my Commodore 128 does not function anymore. I was wondering if anyone on this forum knows how to turn my old disks into Rom files that can played on emulators and the C64 Mini. I have one old game titled "The House of Miss Mouse" which I have never seen emulated on the internet. In fact I have never seen any information about this game on the internet at all. It's an educational game with a female mouse and it is kind of like a nursery rhyme. There is a house on the screen and different characters, like a fox with a box and a dog with a frog. It's awesome! If someone can help me see if my old disks still work and get them emulated then everyone on the internet can enjoy this lost title. I have a lot of faith in people who make homebrew games for the C64. If this title gets emulated at least it will give programmers some insight into programming similar titles. I have some other games too, but I am pretty sure they have been emulated. Do any of you know someone I can mail my disks to in order to get them emulated and put on the internet? If so, I would mail them to you for free as this would be a labor of love. Of course I would have to take the person's word for it and cannot guarantee success, but it's worth a try. I would also want to know where I can download the files of they still work. Please help if you can.
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Post by crispin on Dec 24, 2018 2:50:13 GMT
Hello c64ultra , welcome aboard. Probably the easiest & cheapest way to transfer your files, presuming that your drive is still working, is to make your own XM1541 cable, connect it to some older PC (with classic 25-pin PC parallel port) and transfer it by using The Star Commander or OpenCBM. Making that cable will cost you $1-5: all you need is some simple soldering skills and few hours of work (half of hour if you're skilled). Basically, it is all about connecting 5 wires (and 4 diodes). Complete instructions for making it and description of XM1541 cable here: ist.uwaterloo.ca/~schepers/xm1541.htmlFor software and general information check Joe Forster's page: sta.c64.org/More info of XM1541: sta.c64.org/xm1541.html sta.c64.org/xm1541c.htmlCable picking guide: ist.uwaterloo.ca/~schepers/pick.html p.s. If you never solder cheap PIN connectors before, use "potato trick" - just stick other part of connector to potato, for cooling. It sounds stupid but it works great. p.p.s. Never heard for "The House of Miss Mouse", quick check didn't get any result. It will be shame to not resurrect it, somehow. |
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Post by virtualsky on Dec 24, 2018 4:57:39 GMT
If you happen to have a floppy disk drive, you might also want to consider looking at getting a ZoomFloppy. This device allows you to hook up a Commodore 1541 floppy drive to a modern PC via USB cable. It might be more affordable than shipping your floppy disks out to somebody, depending on how many you have to transfer and where you have to send them. However, if you don't have a working floppy drive, then finding someone willing/able to help may be your best bet. Can you tell us how many floppy disks are in your collection and where in the world you are located? |
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Post by crispin on Dec 24, 2018 8:54:56 GMT
If you happen to have a floppy disk drive, you might also want to consider looking at getting a ZoomFloppy. This device allows you to hook up a Commodore 1541 floppy drive to a modern PC via USB cable. It might be more affordable than shipping your floppy disks out to somebody, depending on how many you have to transfer and where you have to send them. However, if you don't have a working floppy drive, then finding someone willing/able to help may be your best bet. Can you tell us how many floppy disks are in your collection and where in the world you are located? Agree with ZoomFloppy, but it depends of amount of programs / diskettes it will be used for. ZoomFloppy is $38,5+shipping / $62+shipping (IEC cable is $3,5; IEE connector $7; IEE cable $20) XM1541 is up to $5. ZoomFloppy is much more faster, but it does not mean much more reliable (it could be quite the opposite - it depends of drive/diskette condition). |
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Post by virtualsky on Dec 24, 2018 11:18:25 GMT
Totally agree. The ZoomFloppy was just an alternate option I thought I'd suggest. Also, this day and age, having a PC with a parallel port isn't as common as it used to be. But, it all comes down to how much a person wants to spend (either time or money).
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Post by c64ultra on Dec 24, 2018 14:58:09 GMT
Hi. I live in the U.S.A. Actually, I was able to get the user at c64preservation.com/ to help me so we'll see what happens. We should check back about a week from now. Thanks for your help! I don't own too many disks but I am sure that website will give us the update we are looking for sometime in the near future. |
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