A video of a wonderful presentation and ongoing project, currently reverse engineering the 6502 CPU, but the process and tools are a springboard for other chips (video, sound, i/o) and pcbs:
Posts Tagged C64
CommodoreServer
Oct 2
Talk about retro-cool technology. This web site features a new internet modem for all Commodore 8-bit computers, for easy “Load & Go” access into their online software library. And I was able to contribute to that library my very own VIC 20 collection as a floppy disk. How neat is that? This demo is fascinating [...]
The Price of Storage
Mar 28
Funny short story: today, a CMD HD with 80-megabyte storage solution for the Commodore 64/128 just sold for $375 shipped on ebay. That comes to roughly $4800 per gigabyte, with NO manual and NO warranty. I was tempted earlier today at BestBuy for a 1-terabyte storage solution that connects to your home router for one-button [...]
Running VICE
Mar 13
VICE is a conglomerate of Commodore 8-bit emulators. For the inexperienced user looking to do some retro-gaming from those wildly popular machines from the late ’70s and throughout the ’80s, it can be a daunting and frustrating task to operate those “friendly” computers. Particularly because you had varying-sized game cartridges, floppy software, cassette software, and [...]
‘Low End’ Computers (1985)
Dec 13
Ran across this info program from that day chronicling what the home computer giants, Atari and Commodore, were doing and envisioning. Of course, Atari got Jack Tramiel, former CEO and founder of Commodore, or even they would not be in this picture. It was cool seeing a glimpse of the (new) Commodore 128 and hearing [...]
