C64 Emulator

[rja4096]

Hi, I'm reading the 'rise and fall of commodore' book and was inspired to get a C64 from ebay, but they look quite rare/expensive.

Whats the best full version c64 emulator for my A1200?

Is there a better software version of BASIC for the C64, anything like AMOS?

Thanks, rick.

[McVenco]

The Commodore 64 rare and expensive? Those things grow on trees over here.

I've paid an average of 15-20 Euros for each of my C64s, and most came with a monitor, diskdrive or datassette player, lots of games etc.

I'm pretty sure if you check your local thriftstore, craigslist or ads paper that you'll be able to find a cheap one...

[pyrre]

The c64 is not that rare. many thinks it is and wants dracula prices for them.
The C64 topped its sales somewhere around 30 million sold units, making it the best selling personal computer of all time. (from wikipedia)

however, diskdrives and other peripherals for the C64 is becomming rare as He||...

As for the emulator. I hade one that worked very good. but i lost the disk and cannot find it back. Nor do i remember its name...

[Krusher]

lol, same thing I thought..

I've seen them change hands for free. :-D

As for the emulator, look for Frodo here

[skurk]

No, the C64 isn't rare - it's in the Gunniess book of world record for a reason.  They are fairly reasonable priced over here (Norway), ranging from £20 and up, depending on condition/extras.

As for emulators, I recall finding the A64 emulator pretty good.  If you have a PC/Mac, try VICE.

And as for BASIC, well, you can give Simons' Basic a go.

[pyrre]

As for emulators, I recall finding the A64 emulator pretty good. If you have a PC/Mac

What is the name of the amiga based C64 emulator?

[skurk]

pyrre wrote:

As for emulators, I recall finding the A64 emulator pretty good. If you have a PC/Mac

What is the name of the amiga based C64 emulator?

Highlighted, for your convenience. :-)

[monami]

"making it the best selling personal computer of all time."

apart from the pc of course!

actual quote: "making it the best-selling single personal computer model of all time."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64

[Caius]

Just wanted to point out that VICE can also be run on an Amiga.

[pyrre]

@ skurk
"Highlighted, for your convenience"

It is the eys that first goes blind"

@ monami

"apart from the pc of course!"

Apart from the fact that a pc has never been sold as a completely assembled compyter with case, audio, gfx++ in one case. like the C64 was. However, if you count pcs by the number of sold MB.... :-)

[Amiga_Nut]

Yes but how fast can A64 be as it was launched around the time of the Amiga 500/2000 if not before? Anyone want to comment on the speed?

Or is it not a proper C64 emulator ie can't play games and such?

[foleyjo]

Magic 64 is one of the best for an A1200 if you can get a key.

Frodo is also good. More compatible but slower than magic

Vice I havent got working at all

A64 and others are pointless.

You do need a decent accelerator and extra memory to get any use out of them all and a graphics card for perfect performance.

[Vulture]

About the emulator:

Magic64 if you're on 68k. It has some icompatibilities, but it plays fine most of the stuff. Good luck finding a way to register though :/

Frodo and Vice are more compatible and feature-rich (especially Vice) , but really you need a PPC to enjoy them. They're not bad on my oc'ed 060@80 + gfx card though.

[Darrin]

skurk wrote:

And as for BASIC, well, you can give Simons' Basic a go.

I used Simons BASIC back in the 80s on the C64 and thought it was great.  I actually picked up a cartridge and manual off eBay several months ago just to play with it again on the C128.

Cartridges (or even the floppy disk version) seem to be common, but it is hell to get hold of a manual.

[fishy_fiz]

There's a few options, but what is best for you depends on what spec machine you have. For a lower spec machine (040+aga or lower) MagiC64 is probably your best option. It's not as compatible as some of the other emulators, but it is fairly fast compared to the others. For a higher spec machine (ppc/060(maybe, not sure how fast it is on 68k)Vice is up to date on amiga os/clones, and in my opinon is porbably the best c64 emulator around, so you cant go far from there. Frodo also has an amiga port for both 68k and ppc.
As for c64 BASICs I played around with Simons basic a bunch of years ago. I was similar to the default c64 BASIC, but faster and had more graphics and sound commands if I recall, plus I think came with a compiler (either came with, or one was available).