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    From Martin Brunner@3:770/3 to All on Wed Jun 7 18:57:54 2017
    Hi!

    It's great, they released Habitat: http://neohabitat.org/

    The package comes with Vice which seems to have the RS-232 set to an Internet-Adress.

    But I wonder what you'll need to make this work on the real machine.
    Is an Ethernet adapter all you need?
    Will it need a modem emulation?
    Will it work with 1541 Ultimates Ethernet?

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  • From Andreas Kohlbach@3:770/3 to Martin Brunner on Wed Jun 7 16:34:58 2017
    On Wed, 7 Jun 2017 18:57:55 +0200, Martin Brunner wrote:

    It's great, they released Habitat: http://neohabitat.org/

    The package comes with Vice which seems to have the RS-232 set to an Internet-Adress.

    Wow, what a coincidence. Somebody from an IRC chat and me were just
    playing around with VICE and getting it into a BBS (via telnet access)
    using the internet. Got it running for Linux VICE via RS-232. Using
    tcpser on the Linux side and a pipe in VICE. If anyone is interested I
    can post details.

    We also have it running for the MAME emulator being able to emulate any computer which has a RS-232 interface. He figured it all out but using
    Windows, I use Linux.
    --
    Andreas
    You know you are a redneck if
    someone asks to see your id and you show them your belt buckle.

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  • From J.B. Wood@3:770/3 to All on Thu Jun 8 06:18:24 2017
    Hmmm. Wasn't that the title of a tune by the group Tangerine Dream ;-)
    ? Sincerely,

    --
    J. B. Wood. e-mail: arl_123234@hotmail.com

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  • From p.eriksson@outlook.com@3:770/3 to All on Thu Jun 8 11:52:26 2017
    Is an Ethernet adapter all you need?
    Will it need a modem emulation?
    Will it work with 1541 Ultimates Ethernet?

    Thanks a great question. I would too _love_ to run and try out Habitat on my Commodore 128, using proper hardware. Any suggestions are most welcome!

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  • From Martin Brunner@3:770/3 to p.eriksson@outlook.com on Wed Jun 14 18:04:24 2017
    p.eriksson@outlook.com schrieb:
    Is an Ethernet adapter all you need?
    Will it need a modem emulation?
    Will it work with 1541 Ultimates Ethernet?

    Thanks a great question. I would too _love_ to run and try out Habitat on my
    Commodore 128, using proper hardware. Any suggestions are most welcome!

    As far as I figured out, the game expects a modem connection, so you have two options:

    1. Get one of these Wifi Modems https://1200baud.wordpress.com/2017/03/17/strikelink-c64-300-9600-baud-wifi-modem-on-sale/
    http://melbourneconsolerepros.com/product_info.php?products_id=125 https://www.cbmstuff.com/proddetail.php?prod=WiModemOLED

    2. If you have a RS-232 expansion you can connect the C64 to the PC via serial cable and use your PC as modem: http://orrtech.us/qlink/

    and in case you have an Ethernet device, Option 3 would be to patch the game. ;)

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  • From Snogpitch@3:770/3 to All on Thu Jun 15 09:19:18 2017
    I have tried my C64 setup, but I have problems connecting to the Habitat/Club Caribe side. I don't have a problem connecting to the QLink side. That works without a problem. Doesn't seem to like my disk when prompted for it.

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