pet
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12.5mb
Music made for the Commodore PET.
Submission should be able to play back on real hardware (or in an emulator)!
::|CONTENTS
- Tools
- Restrictions on submit
- Playback (for voting)
- See also
The
Commodore PET was a 1977 personal computer by Commodore International. Some versions of the PET came with "beeper" sound - a 1-channel speaker used for sound generation. That's what we're here to make music for, similar to the
ZXBeep format or
Channel F. A converter is used to make music in an .xm file that gets turned into a .prg program readable by the PET (or an emulator).
Tools
You will need both the
64tass assembly compiler and the
thingscantpet .xm converter to make music for this format.
Official repo for
Pettan Converter
Pettan Converter supports 64tass v1.53.1515 through v1.55.2200
Quick reference for Pettan:
To convert XM => BIN
python xmconv.py music.xm music.bin
To convert BIN => PRG (Executable)
64tass -C -a -D STANDALONE=1 -o pettan.prg player.asm
Note: if using a different filename than "music.bin"
Update the player.asm file, line 462
.binary "yourBinFileNameHere.bin"
Restrictions on submit
Submission should be a .prg file playable on the Commodore PET (or in an emulator).
Playback (for voting)
Open the .prg in your emulator of choice (such as VICE) to hear the song. Make sure you have enough RAM chosen (default is 8KB)!
See also
-
zxbeep (format)
-
channelf (format)
-
c64 (format)
