[CQ-Contest] Doctor DX clone (if you never used it, you just don't "get it")

[Chuck Dietz]

The Short Wave  (TSW)  (4 April 1983 - 17 June 1992)


 Functions :
Coder, Cracker

Handle alternative spelling :
Short Wave

Handlestory :
In 1983, I won second and third place in a computer idea competition. I
bought a C64 from the prize I got, but I didn't have any money on a floppy
drive anymore because I was a student.
So, instead of playing games, I focused on programming and tried to make
music. The latter is rather detailed because I am not a professional
musician.
My friend HEU got a lot of user programs and sometimes borrowed a 1541 from
him.
I sold the C64 in 1992 and bought an Amiga 500 instead.

Trivia :
The Doctor DX program originally came with a cartridge. I implemented this
in an executable format.

Country :
Hungary

Releases released :
DownloadDoctor DX ... 1997 Tool
DownloadMac Music ... 1987 Tool

Credits :
DownloadDoctor DX by The Short Wave ... 1997 Tool   (Crack)
https://csdb.dk/release/download.php?id=223821

On Thu, Oct 1, 2020 at 12:26 PM Barry W2UP <w2up.co at gmail.com> wrote:

> In a previous discussion of Dr DX a number of years ago (maybe on this
> list, maybe elsewhere...), I recall the programmer of Dr DX responded to a
> post about it.  IIRC, he was a 6-land guy.  Maybe some google and/or list
> archive searches will find that post, if someone is interested in pursuing
> it.
>
> Barry W2UP
>
> On Thu, Oct 1, 2020 at 10:57 AM Tim Shoppa <tshoppa at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > N4ZR asks:
> > > Does anyone know the identity of the programmer?? Seems that if source
> > > code were available it should be possible to recompile for Windows
> > > without too much difficulty.
> >
> > A little like suggesting building a Stradivarius is as simple as finding
> > Mr. Stradivarius' CAD drawings and running it through a 3-D printer.
> >
> > Pete, this is a Commodore 64 and the source code is certainly 6502
> Assembly
> > directly bit-banging on the C64-specific peripherals.
> >
> > The fact that Dr DX achieved so much using stone knives and bear skins as
> > the base technology makes it a more impressive marvel than a Stradivarius
> > :-)
> >
> > Rich's original post where he mentions the possibility of a C64 emulator
> > seems very promising. The paddle/keying would have to be a custom I/O mod
> > to the C64 emulator but many are modular enough to add simple peripherals
> > like this.
> >
> > C64's are quite commonly available used and the ROM dump Rich identified
> > may allow a new cartridge to be burned. Presumably the paddle/keying is
> > done the simplest way possible.
> >
> > Tim N3QE
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