geoCinquain by J.E. Sears (July 1996) is a simple educational program for GEOS on the Commodore 64 or Commodore 128 (40 column mode).  A cinquain is a five line poem that you can create with this program by inputing words that the computer asks for.

Thanks to Bruce Thomas for sharing this and a few other programs by J.E. Sears which he located recently while doing a hunt for the ListGen10 utility that accompanied the GeoSpell game also by J.E. Sears.  Stay tuned for some additional programs and research found by Bruce.

Click the SUBJECT by J.E. Sears (July 1996) is an educational [grammar] game for GEOS on the Commodore 64 or Commodore 128 (40 column mode).  The purpose of the game is to test your ability to recgnize the subject of a sentence.

The program comes with built-in instructions.

Thanks to Bruce Thomas for sharing this and a few other programs by J.E. Sears which he located recently while doing a hunt for the ListGen10 utility that accompanied the GeoSpell game also by J.E. Sears.  Stay tuned for some additional programs and research found by Bruce.

This Programming Guide is for advanced programmers who wish to write their own software using Machine Code and need more information than is supplied in the owner’s manual which comes with the X-10 Home Control Software.

Thanks to pcwzrd13 for supplying a copy of this program for the Commodore 64/128.  Included in the archive is also some technical documentation on the hardware, interface and programming.  You can find a thread with more details over at Lemon64 Here. The following is from an advertisement that explains what you can do with the X-10:

THE X-10 POWERHOUSE INTERFACES WITH YOUR COMMODORE TO CONTROL YOUR HOME... FOR SECURITY, COMFORT AND ENERGY SAVINGS.

This remarkable Interlace lets you run your home through your Commodore 64 or 128 and a Keyboard or joystick.

When you're away, it makes your home look and sound lived In. When you're home, it can tum oft the TV at night and wake you up to stereo and fresh brewed coffee in the morning. It can even turn on your air conditioner and control your heating.

SPECIAL COLOR GRAPHICS MAKE PROGRAMMING A SNAP.
You simply pick a room from the display screen. Use your keyboard or joystick to position graphics of lights or appliances Then follow on-screen instructions to program any light or appliance to go on or off whenever you choose. You can even control thermostats, light intensity and more.

THE WAY IT WORKS. The X-10 Powerhouse Interlace is cable-connected to the Commodore "User" port and plugged into a standard 110V outlet. After it is programmed, the Interface sends digitally encoded signals through your home wiring to special X-10 Modules. To control a lamp or appliance, you simply plug the electrical device into a Module and then plug the Module into an outlet. The Interface can control up to 256 Modules throughout your home and won't interfere with normal use of lights and appliances.

There are plug in Appliance Modules, Lamp Modules, Wall Switch Replacement Modules and Special 220V Modules for heavy duty appliances such as water heaters and room air conditioners. Plus Thermostat Controllers for central heating and air conditioning. Telephone Responders to control your home from any phone, and much more.

IT WON'T TIE UP YOUR COMPUTER. Use your computer only for programming. When you're finished, disconnect the Interface from the User or RS-232 port and keep it plugged into any convenient power outlet in your home. It will operate as a stand-alone controller with battery back-up and will run your home automatically.

Super-Text Word Processor by Muse Software (1983) for the Commodore 64.

Ideal for the student, businessman or novice computer owner, Super-Text's on-screen instructions and simple commands allow you to quickly create more professional looking correspondence.  80-column display and on-screen formatting shows how a document will appear before it is printed.  Super-Text also features automatic page headings, page and chapter numbering, automatic word wrap, single key commands, unlimited document size, multiple file search and replace, copy/save/delete blocks of text, split screen, disk storage and retrieval.

Thanks to Dave L. for sharing this excellent word processor and 175 page manual , I'm happy we can now share it with the community.

Super-Text Word Processor by Muse Software (1983)

Ideal for the student, businessman or novice computer owner, Super-Text's on-screen instructions and simple commands allow you to quickly create more professional looking correspondence.  80-column display and on-screen formatting shows how a document will appear before it is printed.  Super-Text also features automatic page headings, page and chapter numbering, automatic word wrap, single key commands, unlimited document size, multiple file search and replace, copy/save/delete blocks of text, split screen, disk storage and retrieval.

Thanks to Dave L. for scanning in this 175 page manual and sharing!

Dir Master v1.0 RTN - This is an updated version of the original v1 of Dir Master by Wim Taymans which was released by the magazine 64'er.  This version has been updated in August 2024 by Wilfred, one of our generous visitors who spent a lot of time hunting down a bug in machine code (he didn't have the source code) that causes the color cycled text highlighting routine to not show in the menus.  Unfortunately, it turns out that this bug is only apparent in the CCS64 Emulator.  That doesn't mean there isn't some legitametly bad code in the original, it just doesn't seem to affect anything but CCS64 (original works ok in Vice and Z64k).

Thank you Wilfred for taking the time to solve this puzzle and make available a fully working version for all Commodore 64 emulators.

This is the manual for a programming aid called "HELP 128 Plus C 64" by Print Technik.  The following is from the manual:

HELP 128 PLUS C 64 is a modul to make programming and checking of own programs easier. It will be delivered as a Cartridge-modul. This modul must be inserted in the CARTRIDGE EXPANSIONS SLOT after you have switched off the Commodore. After inserting and turning on again the Computer you will see on the monitor the normaly SWITCH ON picture and the statement PRINT-TECHNIK HELP 128 PLUS 64, or " * PRINT-TECHNIK HELP C64 PLUS * "

Congratulations on having purchased a serial, impact dot matrix printer that offers you more quality, greater flexibility and convenience, and superior reliability than you could find in any other printer in the same price range.

As you already know (or are about to learn), the Gemini-10X and Gemini-15X let you print both regular and italicized alphabets, as well as normal, elite (smaller), condensed, enlarged, emphasized, and double-strike
characters. You can print on regular stationery, multiple-sheet forms, fanfold computer paper, or paper fed from a roll (European style).

The graphics capability provided by the Gemini printers is limited only by your graphic talents, and includes three bit-image modes: Low Resolution (60 by 72 dots per square inch), High Resolution (120 by 144) and Ultra High Resolution (240 by 144). With all this printing power at your fingertips, what are you waiting for? Let's get started!

Thanks to C. Hicks for providing this extended version of the Star Gemini Manual which is much more complete than other versions found around the net (277 pages vs. 127 pages).

Spelling Critter by Baracuda is a neat educational tool for teaching kids how to spell on the Commodore 64. What makes this program so neat, is that it uses S.A.M. the software automated mouth to communicate with the user.  The way the game works is; someone (presumably a parent) puts in a list of words spelled correctly, then the child is asked to spell those words as they are presented.  It's a bit like flashcards in that each word is briefly shown to the child before being asked to input the correct spelling.

Thanks for sharing this Baracuda.

CADPAK-128 by Roy C. Wainright (Abacus) - One of our visitors has generously taken the time to create and share a perfect archive of not just one version of CADPAK-128, but two!  In this archive is the 1986/87 version of CADPAK-128 that used just the keyboard for drawing, AND the later 1987 version that added support for the 1351 mouse.  Both images are .g64, with the extra .nibdat for verifying the rip was clean.

The following is a quote from the CADPAK-128 manual describing the program: 

CADPAK-128 is a program for the Commodore 128 which helps you draw pictures and graphics designs easily and accurately. The drawings have a resolution of 640 points wide by 360 points high. When completed, the pictures are printed using a dot matrix printer in various sizes, depending on the printer. The drawings may be saved on disk, both as a protection against loss due to power failure and also for later recall and display.

Unlike other drawing systems, CADPAK allows you to get an exactly scaled printer output on your dot matrix printer. It also allows you to operate in the units of your drawing problem (feet, miles, etc.) and all
dimensions you see during the drawing process are those external dimensions. The scale factor is set up when the screen is initialized. The printer distortion is compensated for so that circles are printed as true circles.

Thank you Myke C. for archiving and sharing this Commodore history!

Note - Although both versions run in VICE 128, it didn't act as well as the Z64K Commodore 128 emulator, you mileage may vary.

TURBO PROCESSOR 4 Mhz 16 Bit Expansion card for the Commodore C64

We congratulate you on your purchase of one of the best hardware add-ons available for Commodore C64 . With Turbo 64 your Computer becomes one of the most efficient home computers in the world.

To develop the TURBO PROCESSOR it needed a lot of research and time as we wanted to develop a card which is simply plugged into the expansion port and runs. We also discovered that one C64 is not the same as another C64. There are many different versions with different timings, i.e. a C64 made in England is different from the one made in USA Therefore you will find on the PCB of TURBO PROCESSOR three trim pots for adjusting the timing to suit your own C64.

Now with ReadySoft's The 64 Emulator 2, you can open new worlds within your Amiga computer. Commodore 64 software that was previously unusable can now be run on your Amiga, giving you access to thousands of programs. Commodore 64 owners who had been considering an upgrade to the Amiga 500 can now do so without losing their entire library of 64 software.

We hope you enjoy using The 64 Emulator 2, and welcome any comments. Before using The 64 Emulator 2, ReadySoft Inc. suggests you read through this manual in its entirety.

This archive contains all the firmware v1.13 files associated with the MNT ZZ9000 graphics card for the Amiga as found at https://source.mnt.re/amiga/zz9000-firmware/-/releases/ as of 8-16-2024.