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This time, we will look at the earlier Level 1 “PostScript Cartridge”.<span class="ecae-button ecae-buttonskin-none" style="text-align:left" > <a class="ecae-link" href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1721"><span>read more</span></a></span></p></div></div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="gp-icon icon-categories"><svg viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1em" height="1em"><path d="M0 112c0-26.51 21.49-48 48-48h110.014a48 48 0 0143.592 27.907l12.349 26.791A16 16 0 00228.486 128H464c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v224c0 26.51-21.49 48-48 48H48c-26.51 0-48-21.49-48-48V112z" /></svg></span><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=5" rel="category">Archeology</a>, <a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=24" rel="category">PostScript</a></span> <span class="comments-link"><span class="gp-icon icon-comments"><svg viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1em" height="1em"><path d="M132.838 329.973a435.298 435.298 0 0016.769-9.004c13.363-7.574 26.587-16.142 37.419-25.507 7.544.597 15.27.925 23.098.925 54.905 0 105.634-15.311 143.285-41.28 23.728-16.365 43.115-37.692 54.155-62.645 54.739 22.205 91.498 63.272 91.498 110.286 0 42.186-29.558 79.498-75.09 102.828 23.46 49.216 75.09 101.709 75.09 101.709s-115.837-38.35-154.424-78.46c-9.956 1.12-20.297 1.758-30.793 1.758-88.727 0-162.927-43.071-181.007-100.61z"/><path d="M383.371 132.502c0 70.603-82.961 127.787-185.216 127.787-10.496 0-20.837-.639-30.793-1.757-38.587 40.093-154.424 78.429-154.424 78.429s51.63-52.472 75.09-101.67c-45.532-23.321-75.09-60.619-75.09-102.79C12.938 61.9 95.9 4.716 198.155 4.716 300.41 4.715 383.37 61.9 383.37 132.502z" /></svg></span><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1721#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1716" class="post-1716 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-archeology category-c64 category-commodore category-literature category-modem category-vic-20" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1716" rel="bookmark">The Commodore AUTOMODEM (Model 1650)</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-12-22T18:06:57+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">2022-12-22</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.pagetable.com/?author=1" title="View all posts by Michael Steil" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Michael Steil</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <div class="ecae" style=""><div class="ecae-image ecae-table-right"><div class="ecae-table-cell" style="width:200px;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><a href="docs/cbm1650modem/cbm1650.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="docs/cbm1650modem/cbm1650.jpg" height="398" width="506" alt="" /></a></div><div class='ecae-table-cell'><p>The Commodore 1650, also known as the “AUTOMODEM”, is Commodore’s first full modem directly connected to the phone line. It supports pulse dialing in software and 300 baud duplex connections.<span class="ecae-button ecae-buttonskin-none" style="text-align:left" > <a class="ecae-link" href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1716"><span>read more</span></a></span></p></div></div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="gp-icon icon-categories"><svg viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1em" height="1em"><path d="M0 112c0-26.51 21.49-48 48-48h110.014a48 48 0 0143.592 27.907l12.349 26.791A16 16 0 00228.486 128H464c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v224c0 26.51-21.49 48-48 48H48c-26.51 0-48-21.49-48-48V112z" /></svg></span><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=5" rel="category">Archeology</a>, <a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=41" rel="category">C64</a>, <a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=8" rel="category">Commodore</a>, <a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=20" rel="category">Literature</a>, <a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=21" rel="category">Modem</a>, <a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=34" rel="category">VIC-20</a></span> <span class="comments-link"><span class="gp-icon icon-comments"><svg viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1em" height="1em"><path d="M132.838 329.973a435.298 435.298 0 0016.769-9.004c13.363-7.574 26.587-16.142 37.419-25.507 7.544.597 15.27.925 23.098.925 54.905 0 105.634-15.311 143.285-41.28 23.728-16.365 43.115-37.692 54.155-62.645 54.739 22.205 91.498 63.272 91.498 110.286 0 42.186-29.558 79.498-75.09 102.828 23.46 49.216 75.09 101.709 75.09 101.709s-115.837-38.35-154.424-78.46c-9.956 1.12-20.297 1.758-30.793 1.758-88.727 0-162.927-43.071-181.007-100.61z"/><path d="M383.371 132.502c0 70.603-82.961 127.787-185.216 127.787-10.496 0-20.837-.639-30.793-1.757-38.587 40.093-154.424 78.429-154.424 78.429s51.63-52.472 75.09-101.67c-45.532-23.321-75.09-60.619-75.09-102.79C12.938 61.9 95.9 4.716 198.155 4.716 300.41 4.715 383.37 61.9 383.37 132.502z" /></svg></span><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1716#comments">1 Comment</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1709" class="post-1709 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-archeology" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1709" rel="bookmark">A 1960s Children's Book about Computers</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-12-21T22:43:22+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">2022-12-21</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.pagetable.com/?author=1" title="View all posts by Michael Steil" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Michael Steil</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <div class="ecae" style=""><div class="ecae-image ecae-table-right"><div class="ecae-table-cell" style="width:200px;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="docs/robots_and_electronic_brains/titles.jpg" width="670" height="450"></div><div class='ecae-table-cell'><p>The 1963 book <a href="https://www.worldcat.org/title/how-and-why-wonder-book-of-robots-and-electronic-brains/oclc/7839429?referer=br&ht=edition">“Robots and Electronic Brains”</a> (by Robert Scharff) from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_and_Why_Wonder_Books">“How and Why Wonder Books”</a> series is an early children’s book about computers. Let’s look at some of the interesting contents – and how the German translation “Was ist was: Roboter und Elektronengehirne” from 1967 changed some details.<span class="ecae-button ecae-buttonskin-none" style="text-align:left" > <a class="ecae-link" href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1709"><span>read more</span></a></span></p></div></div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="gp-icon icon-categories"><svg viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1em" height="1em"><path d="M0 112c0-26.51 21.49-48 48-48h110.014a48 48 0 0143.592 27.907l12.349 26.791A16 16 0 00228.486 128H464c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v224c0 26.51-21.49 48-48 48H48c-26.51 0-48-21.49-48-48V112z" /></svg></span><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=5" rel="category">Archeology</a></span> <span class="comments-link"><span class="gp-icon icon-comments"><svg viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1em" height="1em"><path d="M132.838 329.973a435.298 435.298 0 0016.769-9.004c13.363-7.574 26.587-16.142 37.419-25.507 7.544.597 15.27.925 23.098.925 54.905 0 105.634-15.311 143.285-41.28 23.728-16.365 43.115-37.692 54.155-62.645 54.739 22.205 91.498 63.272 91.498 110.286 0 42.186-29.558 79.498-75.09 102.828 23.46 49.216 75.09 101.709 75.09 101.709s-115.837-38.35-154.424-78.46c-9.956 1.12-20.297 1.758-30.793 1.758-88.727 0-162.927-43.071-181.007-100.61z"/><path d="M383.371 132.502c0 70.603-82.961 127.787-185.216 127.787-10.496 0-20.837-.639-30.793-1.757-38.587 40.093-154.424 78.429-154.424 78.429s51.63-52.472 75.09-101.67c-45.532-23.321-75.09-60.619-75.09-102.79C12.938 61.9 95.9 4.716 198.155 4.716 300.41 4.715 383.37 61.9 383.37 132.502z" /></svg></span><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1709#comments">6 Comments</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1697" class="post-1697 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-archeology category-digital-video" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1697" rel="bookmark">Digitizing Analog Video through a Digital Camcorder</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-11-19T23:06:04+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">2022-11-19</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.pagetable.com/?author=1" title="View all posts by Michael Steil" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Michael Steil</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <div class="ecae" style=""><div class="ecae-image ecae-table-right"><div class="ecae-table-cell" style="width:200px;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="docs/digitizing_vhs/digitizing_vhs.png" height="238" width="800" alt="" /></div><div class='ecae-table-cell'><p>This article explains a setup and workflow for digitizing analog video (e.g. VHS, Beta, Video 2000, LaserDisc, …) using a Mac and digital camcorder – in high quality and with interlacing intact; optimized for archival. We will use a old-school digital camcorder (they are cheap!) to convert the analog signal to a high-quality digital “DV” stream and then record the DV stream on a Mac using a FireWire connection.<span class="ecae-button ecae-buttonskin-none" style="text-align:left" > <a class="ecae-link" href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1697"><span>read more</span></a></span></p></div></div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="gp-icon icon-categories"><svg viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1em" height="1em"><path d="M0 112c0-26.51 21.49-48 48-48h110.014a48 48 0 0143.592 27.907l12.349 26.791A16 16 0 00228.486 128H464c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v224c0 26.51-21.49 48-48 48H48c-26.51 0-48-21.49-48-48V112z" /></svg></span><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=5" rel="category">Archeology</a>, <a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=10" rel="category">Digital Video</a></span> <span class="comments-link"><span class="gp-icon icon-comments"><svg viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1em" height="1em"><path d="M132.838 329.973a435.298 435.298 0 0016.769-9.004c13.363-7.574 26.587-16.142 37.419-25.507 7.544.597 15.27.925 23.098.925 54.905 0 105.634-15.311 143.285-41.28 23.728-16.365 43.115-37.692 54.155-62.645 54.739 22.205 91.498 63.272 91.498 110.286 0 42.186-29.558 79.498-75.09 102.828 23.46 49.216 75.09 101.709 75.09 101.709s-115.837-38.35-154.424-78.46c-9.956 1.12-20.297 1.758-30.793 1.758-88.727 0-162.927-43.071-181.007-100.61z"/><path d="M383.371 132.502c0 70.603-82.961 127.787-185.216 127.787-10.496 0-20.837-.639-30.793-1.757-38.587 40.093-154.424 78.429-154.424 78.429s51.63-52.472 75.09-101.67c-45.532-23.321-75.09-60.619-75.09-102.79C12.938 61.9 95.9 4.716 198.155 4.716 300.41 4.715 383.37 61.9 383.37 132.502z" /></svg></span><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1697#comments">9 Comments</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1693" class="post-1693 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-archeology category-teardown" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1693" rel="bookmark">Dissecting a Dummy Promo MiniDisc</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-11-18T00:08:35+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">2022-11-18</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.pagetable.com/?author=1" title="View all posts by Michael Steil" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Michael Steil</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <div class="ecae" style=""><div class="ecae-image ecae-table-right"><div class="ecae-table-cell" style="width:200px;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="docs/promo_md/dummy.webp" height="379" width="292" alt="" /></div><div class='ecae-table-cell'><p>Many pre-recorded MiniDiscs are rare and expensive. An extra rare special case is the <em>dummy</em> promo copy of Michael Jackson’s “Dangerous”, which we will dissect in this article.<span class="ecae-button ecae-buttonskin-none" style="text-align:left" > <a class="ecae-link" href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1693"><span>read more</span></a></span></p></div></div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="gp-icon icon-categories"><svg viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1em" height="1em"><path d="M0 112c0-26.51 21.49-48 48-48h110.014a48 48 0 0143.592 27.907l12.349 26.791A16 16 0 00228.486 128H464c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v224c0 26.51-21.49 48-48 48H48c-26.51 0-48-21.49-48-48V112z" /></svg></span><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=5" rel="category">Archeology</a>, <a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=30" rel="category">Teardown</a></span> <span class="comments-link"><span class="gp-icon icon-comments"><svg viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1em" height="1em"><path d="M132.838 329.973a435.298 435.298 0 0016.769-9.004c13.363-7.574 26.587-16.142 37.419-25.507 7.544.597 15.27.925 23.098.925 54.905 0 105.634-15.311 143.285-41.28 23.728-16.365 43.115-37.692 54.155-62.645 54.739 22.205 91.498 63.272 91.498 110.286 0 42.186-29.558 79.498-75.09 102.828 23.46 49.216 75.09 101.709 75.09 101.709s-115.837-38.35-154.424-78.46c-9.956 1.12-20.297 1.758-30.793 1.758-88.727 0-162.927-43.071-181.007-100.61z"/><path d="M383.371 132.502c0 70.603-82.961 127.787-185.216 127.787-10.496 0-20.837-.639-30.793-1.757-38.587 40.093-154.424 78.429-154.424 78.429s51.63-52.472 75.09-101.67c-45.532-23.321-75.09-60.619-75.09-102.79C12.938 61.9 95.9 4.716 198.155 4.716 300.41 4.715 383.37 61.9 383.37 132.502z" /></svg></span><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1693#comments">8 Comments</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1679" class="post-1679 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-archeology category-c64 category-commodore category-literature category-modem category-vic-20" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1679" rel="bookmark">The Commodore VICMODEM (Model 1600)</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-06-27T17:25:28+02:00" itemprop="datePublished">2022-06-27</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.pagetable.com/?author=1" title="View all posts by Michael Steil" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Michael Steil</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <div class="ecae" style=""><div class="ecae-image ecae-table-right"><div class="ecae-table-cell" style="width:200px;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><a href="docs/cbm1600modem/cbm1600_1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="docs/cbm1600modem/cbm1600_1.jpg" height="383" width="459" alt="" /></a></div><div class='ecae-table-cell'><p>The Commodore 1600, also known as the “VICMODEM”, is Commodore’s very first modem (1982): It supports 300 baud duplex connections, and is connected to an existing telephone’s handset connector instead of the phone line. This kept the price down, but required the user to dial manually through the phone.<span class="ecae-button ecae-buttonskin-none" style="text-align:left" > <a class="ecae-link" href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1679"><span>read more</span></a></span></p></div></div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="gp-icon icon-categories"><svg viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1em" height="1em"><path d="M0 112c0-26.51 21.49-48 48-48h110.014a48 48 0 0143.592 27.907l12.349 26.791A16 16 0 00228.486 128H464c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v224c0 26.51-21.49 48-48 48H48c-26.51 0-48-21.49-48-48V112z" /></svg></span><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=5" rel="category">Archeology</a>, <a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=41" rel="category">C64</a>, <a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=8" rel="category">Commodore</a>, <a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=20" rel="category">Literature</a>, <a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=21" rel="category">Modem</a>, <a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=34" rel="category">VIC-20</a></span> <span class="comments-link"><span class="gp-icon icon-comments"><svg viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1em" height="1em"><path d="M132.838 329.973a435.298 435.298 0 0016.769-9.004c13.363-7.574 26.587-16.142 37.419-25.507 7.544.597 15.27.925 23.098.925 54.905 0 105.634-15.311 143.285-41.28 23.728-16.365 43.115-37.692 54.155-62.645 54.739 22.205 91.498 63.272 91.498 110.286 0 42.186-29.558 79.498-75.09 102.828 23.46 49.216 75.09 101.709 75.09 101.709s-115.837-38.35-154.424-78.46c-9.956 1.12-20.297 1.758-30.793 1.758-88.727 0-162.927-43.071-181.007-100.61z"/><path d="M383.371 132.502c0 70.603-82.961 127.787-185.216 127.787-10.496 0-20.837-.639-30.793-1.757-38.587 40.093-154.424 78.429-154.424 78.429s51.63-52.472 75.09-101.67c-45.532-23.321-75.09-60.619-75.09-102.79C12.938 61.9 95.9 4.716 198.155 4.716 300.41 4.715 383.37 61.9 383.37 132.502z" /></svg></span><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1679#comments">5 Comments</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1673" class="post-1673 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-archeology category-postscript" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1673" rel="bookmark">PostScript Cartridge Plus for HP LaserJet III</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-06-21T08:31:49+02:00" itemprop="datePublished">2022-06-21</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.pagetable.com/?author=1" title="View all posts by Michael Steil" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Michael Steil</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <div class="ecae" style=""><div class="ecae-image ecae-table-right"><div class="ecae-table-cell" style="width:200px;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><a href="docs/postscript_cartridge_plus/postscript_cartridge_plus_case.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="docs/postscript_cartridge_plus/postscript_cartridge_plus_case.jpg" height="303" width="403" alt="" /></a></div><div class='ecae-table-cell'><p>The HP LaserJet III laser printer from 1990 used the “Printer Command Language” PCL 5 by default, but could be upgraded with the “HP PostScript Cartridge Plus” cartridge, which contained 2 MB of ROM with Adobe’s PostScript Level 2 rasterizer. Let’s look at the ROM contents and some of its hidden gems.<span class="ecae-button ecae-buttonskin-none" style="text-align:left" > <a class="ecae-link" href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1673"><span>read more</span></a></span></p></div></div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="gp-icon icon-categories"><svg viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1em" height="1em"><path d="M0 112c0-26.51 21.49-48 48-48h110.014a48 48 0 0143.592 27.907l12.349 26.791A16 16 0 00228.486 128H464c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v224c0 26.51-21.49 48-48 48H48c-26.51 0-48-21.49-48-48V112z" /></svg></span><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=5" rel="category">Archeology</a>, <a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=24" rel="category">PostScript</a></span> <span class="comments-link"><span class="gp-icon icon-comments"><svg viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1em" height="1em"><path d="M132.838 329.973a435.298 435.298 0 0016.769-9.004c13.363-7.574 26.587-16.142 37.419-25.507 7.544.597 15.27.925 23.098.925 54.905 0 105.634-15.311 143.285-41.28 23.728-16.365 43.115-37.692 54.155-62.645 54.739 22.205 91.498 63.272 91.498 110.286 0 42.186-29.558 79.498-75.09 102.828 23.46 49.216 75.09 101.709 75.09 101.709s-115.837-38.35-154.424-78.46c-9.956 1.12-20.297 1.758-30.793 1.758-88.727 0-162.927-43.071-181.007-100.61z"/><path d="M383.371 132.502c0 70.603-82.961 127.787-185.216 127.787-10.496 0-20.837-.639-30.793-1.757-38.587 40.093-154.424 78.429-154.424 78.429s51.63-52.472 75.09-101.67c-45.532-23.321-75.09-60.619-75.09-102.79C12.938 61.9 95.9 4.716 198.155 4.716 300.41 4.715 383.37 61.9 383.37 132.502z" /></svg></span><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1673#comments">6 Comments</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1663" class="post-1663 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-2 category-archeology category-c64 category-commodore" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1663" rel="bookmark">The Punter C1 Protocol</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-03-15T02:17:43+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">2022-03-15</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.pagetable.com/?author=1" title="View all posts by Michael Steil" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Michael Steil</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <div class="ecae" style=""><p>The Punter file transfer protocol (“New Punter”/“Punter C1”) is an alternative to the XMODEM family of protocols, which was and still is very popular on BBSes for Commodore computers. It is notorious for being badly documented. 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There were two revisions, the original 1670 and the “new” 1670, a.k.a. CR-1670. 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class="author-name" itemprop="name">Michael Steil</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <div class="ecae" style=""><div class="ecae-image ecae-table-right"><div class="ecae-table-cell" style="width:200px;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><a href="docs/cbm1660modem/cbm1660_1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="docs/cbm1660modem/cbm1660_1.jpg" height="325" width="459" alt="" /></a></div><div class='ecae-table-cell'><p>The Commodore 1660, also known as the “Modem/300”, is Commodore’s first full-featured modem: It connects directly to the phone line and supports pulse and tone dialing for 300 baud duplex connections.<span class="ecae-button ecae-buttonskin-none" style="text-align:left" > <a class="ecae-link" href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1644"><span>read more</span></a></span></p></div></div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="gp-icon icon-categories"><svg viewBox="0 0 512 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class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1595" rel="bookmark">The Ultimate Commodore 1541 Disk Drive Talk [video]</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2021-09-16T07:57:10+02:00" itemprop="datePublished">2021-09-16</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.pagetable.com/?author=1" title="View all posts by Michael Steil" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Michael Steil</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <div class="ecae" style=""><p>This is the video recording of “The Ultimate Commodore 1541 Disk Drive Talk” at VCF West 2021. As always, if you think it’s too fast, try watching it at 0.75x speed!<span class="ecae-button ecae-buttonskin-none" style="text-align:left" > <a class="ecae-link" href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1595"><span>read more</span></a></span></p></div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="gp-icon icon-categories"><svg viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1em" height="1em"><path d="M0 112c0-26.51 21.49-48 48-48h110.014a48 48 0 0143.592 27.907l12.349 26.791A16 16 0 00228.486 128H464c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v224c0 26.51-21.49 48-48 48H48c-26.51 0-48-21.49-48-48V112z" /></svg></span><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=2" rel="category">6502</a>, <a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=5" rel="category">Archeology</a>, <a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=41" rel="category">C64</a>, <a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=8" rel="category">Commodore</a>, <a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=13" rel="category">Floppy Disks</a>, <a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=25" rel="category">Presentation</a></span> <span class="comments-link"><span class="gp-icon icon-comments"><svg viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1em" height="1em"><path d="M132.838 329.973a435.298 435.298 0 0016.769-9.004c13.363-7.574 26.587-16.142 37.419-25.507 7.544.597 15.27.925 23.098.925 54.905 0 105.634-15.311 143.285-41.28 23.728-16.365 43.115-37.692 54.155-62.645 54.739 22.205 91.498 63.272 91.498 110.286 0 42.186-29.558 79.498-75.09 102.828 23.46 49.216 75.09 101.709 75.09 101.709s-115.837-38.35-154.424-78.46c-9.956 1.12-20.297 1.758-30.793 1.758-88.727 0-162.927-43.071-181.007-100.61z"/><path d="M383.371 132.502c0 70.603-82.961 127.787-185.216 127.787-10.496 0-20.837-.639-30.793-1.757-38.587 40.093-154.424 78.429-154.424 78.429s51.63-52.472 75.09-101.67c-45.532-23.321-75.09-60.619-75.09-102.79C12.938 61.9 95.9 4.716 198.155 4.716 300.41 4.715 383.37 61.9 383.37 132.502z" /></svg></span><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1595#comments">12 Comments</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1512" class="post-1512 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-2 category-archeology category-c64 category-commodore category-geos category-operating-systems" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1512" rel="bookmark">Reverse-Engineered geoWrite 2.1 for C64 Source Code</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-11-23T15:26:48+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">2020-11-23</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.pagetable.com/?author=1" title="View all posts by Michael Steil" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Michael Steil</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <div class="ecae" style=""><p>geoWrite is a WYSIWYG rich text editor for the Commodore 64 GEOS operating system. I created a reverse-engineered source version of the geoWrite 2.1 for the C64 (English and German) for the cc65 compiler suite:<span class="ecae-button ecae-buttonskin-none" style="text-align:left" > <a class="ecae-link" href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1512"><span>read more</span></a></span></p></div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="gp-icon icon-categories"><svg viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1em" height="1em"><path d="M0 112c0-26.51 21.49-48 48-48h110.014a48 48 0 0143.592 27.907l12.349 26.791A16 16 0 00228.486 128H464c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v224c0 26.51-21.49 48-48 48H48c-26.51 0-48-21.49-48-48V112z" /></svg></span><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=2" rel="category">6502</a>, <a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=5" rel="category">Archeology</a>, <a href="https://www.pagetable.com/?cat=41" 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itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.pagetable.com/?author=1" title="View all posts by Michael Steil" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Michael Steil</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <div class="ecae" style=""><div class="ecae-image ecae-table-right"><div class="ecae-table-cell" style="width:200px;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="docs/geowrite/geowrite_9_keyboard.gif" height="400" width="640" alt="" /></div><div class='ecae-table-cell'><p>In the series about the internals of the geoWrite WYSIWYG text editor for the C64, this article discusses how the app consolidates keyboard input to keep up with fast typists.<span class="ecae-button ecae-buttonskin-none" style="text-align:left" > <a class="ecae-link" href="https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1490"><span>read more</span></a></span></p></div></div> </div> <footer 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