[vcf-midatlantic] PAL Commodore 1702 monitor

[Thomas Fuchs]

Hi Jeff,

There’s a bunch of demos that don’t work on emulators or even on real hardware when there’s a fast loader cartridge present.

Among other obscure tricks, they often use the processor in the external disk drive (which is a 6502!) as a coprocessor.

A good one to try is the “We Are” demo; see http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=67107

If that one works and shows up correctly you should be good. :)

Best,
Thomas F.

> On Jun 10, 2018, at 10:33 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
> 
> On Sun, Jun 10, 2018 at 8:24 PM, Bill Degnan via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
> 
>> On Sun, Jun 10, 2018 at 8:11 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <
>> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> So I was unable to find anyone with a PAL C64 or even a PAL VIC-II, so I
>>> ordered one from Egypt on eBay because that was the only one that I found
>>> available. I plan on using this at HOPE for VCF's exhibit. It cost a
>> pretty
>>> penny to buy ($130) and to ship ($70), but at least I have my PAL C64
>> that
>>> I have always wanted.
>>> 
>>> I know many have told me that I can hook up my PAL C64 to any modern LCD
>>> monitor, but I was hoping to locate a PAL C64 monitor to be as vintage as
>>> possible.
>>> 
>>> Does anyone have one?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> Jeff,
>> No, I do not.  Just curious, what is the value in having a PAL C64, is
>> there a game or some program that is PAL only?  I converted both my PAL
>> 
> 
> Bill, yes there are specific demos that I want to run that are PAL format.
> All the best demos are from Europe and are in PAL format. Like this one: <
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEZGt7aaIG4>  The latest demos push the C64
> to it's limits with incredible sound and graphics that make it look like it
> is a 16 bit machine. Sure I can run it in an emulator, but I want to run it
> on a real machine.
> 
> The theme of HOPE for VCF is to show off vintage computers pushed to the
> max with hardware and software.