> Oh, that was a sad mistake considering what they are worth.  Get
 > a cheap one for around $30.  Don't buy a dataset though.  Get a
 > disk as no one uses tapes anymore!!!

I do! I buy Commodore Format, which has a tape on the cover every month.
It's nice to check out what they think is the latest PD stuff,
ha! Also, sometimes they have a decent game too, (which I usually crack
onto a disk for later use)

 >  BO> 1.  Are there any compatibility problems between the
 >  BO> 'old' and 'new' models 64's and 1541's?  I had an old model
 >  BO> 64 and 1541 which never gave me any problems but I vaguely
 >  BO> remember hearing something about problems with the newer
 >  BO> models and certain software.
 > Forget it.  Very few if any things have hassles with either
 > models these days, that is very few scene warez.  This is coz
 > the dudes who code now know more about the machine than the
 > damn developers ever did!

Well, Moonlight's loader doesn't like 64C's and 1541-II's! ;)

There's a few differences in the SID filter, which can't really be
rectified (or tested for!) through software. There's also a few glitches in
the new VIC, but nothing fatal.

 >  BO> 2.  Any way I could store the games on the 'ol XT (or
 >  BO> amiga) and load them from the 64?  Sort of keeping the disk
 >  BO> image files (ideally compressed) on the hard drive and
 >  BO> fooling the 64 into thinking the XT was a 1541 or something.

 > Yeah, if you want to wait longer than it takes a tape to load a
 > game, just do it.  Seriously, avoid tapes and emulators like the plague.
 > I am also in the amiga scene but still trade 64 stuff.  Err, did you say XT?
 > Eeeekk!

Nope, 64NET will load quicker than an Action Replay, actually! Try to beat
a 200 block program in about 3-4 seconds... on an XT!

 >  BO> Impossible Mission   Someone will have this...
 >  BO> The Boulderdash Series  -  I have some of these (& the editor)
 >  BO> Paradroid - I had it until I needed a disk to use...
 >  BO> Uridium - It's around.

I have quick access to all of these, by the way, Brett.

 >  BO> After 5 years of Amiga and PC, I still say games were
 >  BO> more fun on the 64, do they still write games for it?  Did
 >  BO> someone attempt StreetFighter II!?!

 > Games are better on Amiga and PC but they are so dear or
 > illegal.  C64 games don't compare these days, sorry but its true.

I disagree, and I'm sure many 64 owners would. You may have missed out on
Mayhem in Monsterland, Lemmings, Arc Doors, Penguin Towers and a few others
that have come out in the last few months.. A lot of people still prefer
the gameplay of the 64 to the graphics and sound of the Amiga or 486...

Tarragon

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