The Retro Hour is a professional Podcast made by Dan Wood & Ravi Abbott. The Retro Hour aims to help the world understand the European gaming industry. In this episode: An interview with Bart van den Akker, the man behind one of Europe's largest retro computer collections at The HomeComputerMuseum in the Netherlands.
2024-07-26 - 12:20:00 - Week: 30 - Item number: 12599 - Category: Commodore, Interview
ALBERT is an editor for creating extended Commodore C64 images on the PC. The program is developed by Luigi Di Fraia and Joachim Ljunggren.
2024-07-26 - 12:06:00 - Week: 30 - Item number: 12585 - Category: Commodore, Program
With png2prg you can convert a 320x200 image (png/gif/jpeg) to a Commodore C64 hires or multicolour bitmap, charset, PETSCII, ecm or sprites prg. The program is developed by Burglar, and is available for all common platforms.
2024-07-26 - 12:03:00 - Week: 30 - Item number: 12582 - Category: Commodore, Program
You can watch a new video on the Vintage Computer Federation YouTube channel. In this episode: An interview with Andy Finkel, a former Commodore engineer.
2024-07-26 - 12:00:00 - Week: 30 - Item number: 12579 - Category: Commodore, Interview
A new edition of the Commodore Free magazine is now available. In this edition the following: Editorial, News, Happy Programming, Interviews with Steve Morrow, SMILA, Martin Piper and Slartibartfast, C64 Code Hacking and SuperBoot v1.00 for the SuperCPU.
2024-07-19 - 12:15:00 - Week: 29 - Item number: 12574 - Category: Commodore, Magazine
Payton Byrd developed a modular case for the Commodore C64, C64c, VIC20 and C16 home computers. The bottom half is now ready, and the next step will be developing the top half of the case for the keyboard.
2024-07-19 - 12:14:00 - Week: 29 - Item number: 12573 - Category: Commodore, Hardware
You can now watch a new video from the ANT&TEC YouTube channel. In this episode: Replacing the power supply in Commodore 1541 / 1571 disk drive.
2024-07-19 - 12:12:00 - Week: 29 - Item number: 12571 - Category: Commodore, Hardware
You can now watch the June, 2024 TPUG (Toronto PET Users Group) meeting on YouTube. Special guest: Jaime Idolpx - Meatloaf (IEC).
2024-07-19 - 12:10:00 - Week: 29 - Item number: 12569 - Category: Commodore, Event
David John Pleasance started a Kickstarter campaign for a new book. In this book he will describe what happened after Commodore went bankrupt. At that time David John Pleasance and Colin Proudfoot made a business plan to buy Commodore.
2024-07-19 - 12:07:00 - Week: 29 - Item number: 12566 - Category: Commodore, Book
Retrohax has written a blog about using vacuum forming to make a coloured keyboard for retro computers.
2024-07-19 - 12:03:00 - Week: 29 - Item number: 12562 - Category: Commodore, Hardware
You can now listen to a new episode of the Commodore Chronicles Podcast. In this episode: Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday, Boatfest 2024, pickups and the Michigan Vintage Computer Club meeting.
2024-07-19 - 12:00:00 - Week: 29 - Item number: 12559 - Category: Commodore, Podcast
A new YouTube video from Jan Beta. In this video, Jan shows how to use the Retrobright method for your yellowed computer hardware.
2024-07-12 - 12:16:00 - Week: 28 - Item number: 12555 - Category: Commodore, Information
DLH's Commodore Archive is a web page for Commodore documentation. You can find magazines, books and manuals. The latest additions are: Programmer's Desk Reference for Commodore 64 BASIC, Paperback Writer 1 64 V1.12 Reference Guide and Gateway to Computing with the Commodore 64 Book 1.
2024-07-12 - 12:06:00 - Week: 28 - Item number: 12545 - Category: Commodore, Book
You can now listen to a new episode of the Retro Asylum Podcast. In this episode: Dean, Steve and Mark talk the Revival 2024 meeting in Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom.
2024-07-05 - 12:09:00 - Week: 27 - Item number: 12527 - Category: Commodore, Magazine
You can now watch a new video from the 8-Bit Resurgence YouTube channel. In this episode, you can see the third part of the process of reverse engineering the FD-2000/FD-4000 floppy disk drives from CMD.
2024-06-28 - 12:18:00 - Week: 26 - Item number: 12516 - Category: Commodore, Hardware
Retrohax has written a blog about building a Kryoflux system. He 3D printed a case for a 3.5 inch, a 5.25 inch disk drive and the Kryoflux hardware. And after that he build another one.
2024-06-28 - 12:16:00 - Week: 26 - Item number: 12514 - Category: Commodore, Hardware
On the web page Flashtro.com you can see many cracker intros within your browser. The original intros from the Amiga, Atari-ST, Dreamcast, PC, Playstation etc. are converted to the browser. The most recent flashtro's are: Rog Source Code - Bean Scroller and Rog Source Code - Beam Hack.
2024-06-28 - 12:12:00 - Week: 26 - Item number: 12510 - Category: Commodore, Demo
Denise is a cycle accurate and platform independent C64 / Amiga emulator. This emulator is developed by piciji. The recent changes are: Improvements for the shaders, disk drive, Bitplane, ECS, 4-player adapter, mouse, volume and window resizing.
2024-06-28 - 12:11:00 - Week: 26 - Item number: 12509 - Category: Commodore, Emulator
You can now watch the May 30, 2024 TPUG (Toronto PET Users Group) meeting on YouTube. Special guest: Dave Haynie - Commodore Engineer - Amiga 2000, 3000, AGA, AAA & Zorro III.
2024-06-28 - 12:09:00 - Week: 26 - Item number: 12507 - Category: Commodore, Event
Ben from the Nordischsound YouTube channel is making SID music on the Commodore C64 computer. The latest addations are: Vengaboys - Boom, Boom, Boom, Starfox - Space Armada, Starfox - Corneria, Timo's Castle, Crack Intro - Gato Roboto Quantum Intro #03, Die Ärzte - Schrei nach Liebe, Gigi D'agostino - L'amour Toujours and Daft Punk - Get Lucky.
2024-06-28 - 12:06:00 - Week: 26 - Item number: 12504 - Category: Commodore, Music
You can now listen to a new episode of the Stray Pointers Podcast. In this episode, an interview with Commodore computing enthusiast Bo Zimmerman.
2024-06-21 - 12:15:00 - Week: 25 - Item number: 12491 - Category: Commodore, Interview
You can now watch a new episode of the FairLight TV YouTube channel. In this video: An interview with David Pleasance at the X2024 party in the Netherlands.
2024-06-21 - 12:09:00 - Week: 25 - Item number: 12485 - Category: Commodore, Interview
A new YouTube video from Jan Beta. In this video, Jan shows how to refurbish a Commodore scientific calculator from 1975.
2024-06-21 - 12:08:00 - Week: 25 - Item number: 12484 - Category: Commodore, Repair
You can now watch a new video from the 8-Bit Resurgence YouTube channel. In this episode, you can see the second part of the process of reverse engineering the FD-2000/FD-4000 floppy disk drives from CMD.
2024-06-14 - 12:20:00 - Week: 24 - Item number: 12475 - Category: Commodore, Hardware
DLH's Commodore Archive is a web page for Commodore documentation. You can find magazines, books and manuals. The latest additions are: Gateway to Computing with the Commodore 64 Book 1 & 2, The Animated Commodore 64 - A Friendly Introduction to Machine Language, RUN, Micro Doctor, First Aid for your Commodore 64 and Micro Wars on the Commodore 64.
2024-06-14 - 12:11:00 - Week: 24 - Item number: 12466 - Category: Commodore, Book
Mark Sawicki has made a new video for his YouTube channel. In this video, Mark demonstrates the NEAT 2364. This is a re-programmable 24pin ROM replacement for Retro computers.
2024-06-07 - 12:16:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 12451 - Category: Commodore, Hardware
You can watch a new video from the Reviving Retro YouTube channel. In this episode, the repair of a Commodore 1084 monitor, with a bad fly-back transformer.
2024-06-07 - 12:14:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 12449 - Category: Commodore, Repair
The Retro Hour is a professional Podcast made by Dan Wood & Ravi Abbott. The Retro Hour aims to help the world understand the European gaming industry. In this episode: Game designer and artist Mark Healey (KGB Super Spy, Theme Park and Dungeon Keeper).
2024-06-07 - 12:13:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 12448 - Category: Commodore, Podcast
Return magazine is a German printed magazine for classic computers and consoles. In this edition: Atari 2600+, TANK, Cave Story, Spiele mit Wuselfaktor, Dungeons & Dragons, Iconic Arcade, Rocky & Co, Goodboy Galaxy, Another World II: The Heart of the Alien, Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi, Vengeful Guardian Moonrider, Oric and Popeye.
2024-06-07 - 12:08:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 12443 - Category: Commodore, Magazine
The World of Retro Computing WoRC 2024 Expo will be a two day vintage and retro computing conference in Kitchener Ontario Canada. The 2024 WoRC Expo will include hands on vintage and retro computer and gaming displays, special guest speakers, vendors buying and selling, workshops, lan parties, challenges, and raffles.
2024-06-07 - 12:07:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 12442 - Category: Commodore, Event
Radio Paralax is an Internet radio station with original or remixed music from computer games. The music is from the demo scene, from the C64, Amiga, NES, SNES, Sega Megadrive, Playstation etc.
2024-06-07 - 12:06:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 12441 - Category: Commodore, Music
You can now listen to a new episode of the Commodore Chronicles Podcast. In this episode: SE Michigan Vintage Computer Club, Will the Commodore Chronicles go 16-bit?, The Commodore Years 1991, Arnie and Midnight Resistance.
2024-06-07 - 12:04:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 12439 - Category: Commodore, Podcast
LOAD is a German pdf-magazine for retro computer users. In this edition: Borrizz, BASIS Microcomputer GmbH, Ultra electronic, UNIMEX, Computertechnik Müller, Schneider Computer Division, 20 Jahre Macintosh, Atari-Story (2), CPM-65 - Apple II, RISC OS, Commodore C900, SGI Geometry Engine, AMIGA A2024 Monitor, PAL - Apple II, HP-15C, TTL Computer Gigatron, Logikus, MINIVAC, Z80 - MFA, PiStorm, Smalltalk,BASIC, Fluxcopy and Classic Computing 2023.
2024-06-07 - 12:03:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 12438 - Category: Commodore, Magazine
Retro Debugger is a code and memory debugger that works in real time. The program works together with the VICE emulator. In this version: Improvements for the 1541, Zoom, Data watch, Disassembly line bar, Painting (VIC Editor) and many more small errors were resolved.
2024-06-07 - 12:00:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 12435 - Category: Commodore, Program
FOR BASIC TO ONE-LINERS is a new book for programming with 8-bit BASIC, written by Holger Weßling. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the world of BASIC one-liner programming on 8-bit computers. Featuring more than 170 tips & tricks for shorter code and faster programs, a comprehensive overview of BASIC commands, screen codes and PETSCII codes of the Commodore C64 computer.
2024-05-31 - 12:19:00 - Week: 22 - Item number: 12434 - Category: Commodore, Book
You can now watch a new video from the 8-Bit Resurgence YouTube channel. In this episode, you can see the process of reverse engineering the FD-2000/FD-4000 floppy disk drives from CMD.
2024-05-31 - 12:18:00 - Week: 22 - Item number: 12433 - Category: Commodore, Hardware
Linus Akesson has made a new video in which he plays the music Spin, Crazy World on different kinds of Commodore based musical instruments.
2024-05-31 - 12:17:00 - Week: 22 - Item number: 12432 - Category: Commodore, Music
The web page retro-commodore.eu has many high-quality scans available for the Commodore user. The latest additions are: Amiga Hardware Reference Manual.
2024-05-31 - 12:16:00 - Week: 22 - Item number: 12431 - Category: Commodore, Book
Komoda & Amiga Plus is a printed and a pdf magazine (English and Polish language) for the Commodore user. In this edition: Power Drift, AJ Layden, Tetris Recoded, Die Kaufmannsgilde & Spediteur, Party Speedway Extended, XC=BASIC (6), 6502 Assembly (2), Tapecart, Trainyard, Super GP 64, Press fire to go, Space Station 23, BreakThru, Paolo Cattani, Reshoot Proxima 3, 3D Rat Race, Virtual Grand Prix, Lotus 1-2-3, RGCD Racers, Stuntman Seymour, Talking Heads, Dior and Johnny presents: Bobr Album.
2024-05-31 - 12:15:00 - Week: 22 - Item number: 12430 - Category: Commodore, Magazine
On the web page Flashtro.com you can see many cracker intros within your browser. The original intros from the Amiga, Atari-ST, Dreamcast, PC, Playstation etc. are converted to the browser. The most recent flashtro's are: Endless Piracy - Pro Video Plus, The Time Circle - Stunt Car Racer, Scoopex - Emulator V2, FICA - Mysterious Worlds, Paradise - Double Dragon III, Paradise - Sim Ant, Paradise - Twist, Paradise - Agony and Paradise - World Tour.
2024-05-31 - 12:11:00 - Week: 22 - Item number: 12426 - Category: Commodore, Demo
You can now listen to a new episode of the Zapped to the Past podcast. In this episode: Turrican, British Super League, Striker, Fast Food, Pro Tennis Tour, TV Sports Football and Hammerfist.
2024-05-31 - 12:08:00 - Week: 22 - Item number: 12423 - Category: Commodore, Podcast
Ben from the Nordischsound YouTube channel is making SID music on the Commodore C64 computer. The latest addations are: Daft Punk - Get Lucky, A-ha - Take on Me, Timo's Castle - Intro-Title and Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy.
2024-05-31 - 12:06:00 - Week: 22 - Item number: 12421 - Category: Commodore, Music
You can now watch a new YouTube video from André Fachat. In this episode of 8-bit-times: The GeckOS multitasking operating system (v2.2) for the 6502 CPU, specifically in its supported Commodore 64 and PET architectures.
2024-05-31 - 12:04:00 - Week: 22 - Item number: 12419 - Category: Commodore, Program
You can now watch the April 18, 2024 TPUG (Toronto PET Users Group) meeting on YouTube. Special guest: Brian Dougherty - Berkeley Softworks - GEOS.
2024-05-31 - 12:02:00 - Week: 22 - Item number: 12417 - Category: Commodore, Event
You can now watch a new episode of the FairLight TV YouTube channel. In this video: An interview with Walter Konrad at the X2024 party in the Netherlands.
2024-05-24 - 12:15:00 - Week: 21 - Item number: 12410 - Category: Commodore, Interview
Hare Basic is a fast, limited instruction set, integer-only Basic interpreter (not a compiler) for the Commodore C64 and VIC 20 computer. Hare Basic is developed by Aleksi Eeben, he also made a manual and a few sample programs.

Commodore VIC20 version.
2024-05-24 - 12:13:00 - Week: 21 - Item number: 12408 - Category: Commodore, Program
Robin Harbron made a new YouTube video. This time he talks about Hare Basic, which is a fast basic interpreter for the Commodore C64 and VIC 20 computer, created by Aleksi Eeben.
2024-05-24 - 12:11:00 - Week: 21 - Item number: 12406 - Category: Commodore, Program
The web page Commodore.software has had an update with many new items: Manosoft SD Card pack, Backbit C64 Firmware, Turbo Chameleon 64: Apple2e, Archimedes, IremM62, Minimig AGA, MiSTery, MoonPatrol, NeoGeo, Next186, Oric, Pacman & SVI328, Commodore Care Manual, Blue Chip Printer Interface Manual, File-Survey and Screen Dump, Etc. Manual.
2024-05-17 - 12:18:00 - Week: 20 - Item number: 12391 - Category: Commodore, Program
DLH's Commodore Archive is a web page for Commodore documentation. You can find magazines, books and manuals. The latest additions are: The Hacker's Handbook Commodore 64, Graphics, Sound & Music for the Commodore 64, 50 Outstounding Programs for the VIC-20 Second Edition, 29 Programs for the Commodore 64-264 and Compute! Gazette.
2024-05-17 - 12:10:00 - Week: 20 - Item number: 12383 - Category: Commodore, Book
You can listen to a new FlashBack podcast with lots of music. In this episode: Trackerartist - Feminine taco, Megus of Brainwave - Some funky day, Frostbite - Gemini Man Theme, Beek - Pookster, 4-mat - Dream again, Deathjester of Anarchy - Orgasmod, Dj Keys - Darkside Compo Edit, Xerxes - Wings, FigureFarter - Plok's House, Velvet of Tokyo dawn - Apartment49, J0rgen Andersson - Monotomix, Fuzion_mixer (tqc001) - Tunnel Vision, Manamana - Only "I love you", Peter Salomonsen - Garbage collection, Soda7 of Darkage - Pixel Waves, Sakuya - Theme Windows XP and Walkman - Klisje paa klisje.
2024-05-17 - 12:07:00 - Week: 20 - Item number: 12380 - Category: Commodore, Music