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ESLAPION'S ULTIMATE
EXPANDER

Available for the VIC-20, the Ultimate Expander allows you to fully expand the VIC with a single cartridge.

PRESENTS

DotBASIC Plus

LOADSTAR is pleased to offer the ultimate software development package for the Commodore 64: DotBASIC Plus. DB+ provides the means to create sophisticated, modern-looking programs and is at the same time perfect for the programming novice.

Included with DotBASIC Plus is a 78 page reference guide. The guide includes detailed DotCommand descriptions, as well as an extensive series of tutorials.

Features:

Over 100 new DotCommands added to BASIC, including a powerful do loop, commands for stashing/restoring memory, playing SID music, and displaying custom character sets, sprites, and hi-res graphics. See the complete List
Programs written with DotBASIC Plus automatically support a mouse in port 1 and a joystick in port 2.
Easily create windows, drop-down menus, even scrolling menus and text boxes.
Easily extendable. New DotCommands can easily be created and added to the DotBASIC library. The manual includes a chapter on this.
DB+ includes a suite of impressive design tools to help you create custom screens, sprites, and text files. Learn More

DotBASIC Plus is a new and exciting way to put pizzazz in your programs. Visit the DotBASIC Website to learn more, download sample DotBASIC programs. You can join the DotFORUM to ask questions and get answers.

MISC...

Understanding VIC RAM Expansion

Commodore Links

Q-Link Members Guide

The Geek Room: My VIC setup

LUCKI Expo 2005 Photos

My Band

UMI VIC-20 Reference Card

Here's a great reference, originally published by UMI. Two pages, front and back.

I used Photoshop to edit out paper-punch holes, smudges and other defects.

PAGE ONE
PAGE TWO

LOADSTAR is the longest running computer publication in the world, cranking out the finest in Commodore 64 entertainments since 1984. Games, graphics, music, programming tools, productivity programs, articles, even poetry and short stories.

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WORLD'S GREATEST MENU

Here's a little something I whipped up for the Commodore 64. It's a slick menu program written with DotBASIC. Put this at the top of your disks and you get a nice menu with a custom character set and mouse support. It also supports a joystick in port 2.

Two neat extra features: Any LOADSTAR "T." text files will be read by the built-in text reader; and the menu will play the first SID file it finds on the disk (with a "M." prefix in the filename).

CARTRIDGE GAMES

For use with emulators or the real thing, here are 8 disks (D64 format) of some of the best VIC games ever. Each disk has a handy menu program, so just type LOAD"*",8 and RUN.

64NAV

Introducing a new file manager program for the Commodore 64 and 64HDD Professional!

Click HERE for more info, screenshots, and DOWNLOAD

Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

WebsBestComics.com

Because Commodore Disk Drives Suck