Pentad developed a C64 Login Theme Construction Set for Linux. You can make your own login screens or use the examples from Pentad. He also created themes and splash screens for Amiga and Atari.

Keir Fraser has released updates for the Greaseweazle hardware. The recent changes are: Support for ibm.160 format, improvements for erase, read, flux-to-bitcell conversion, metadata and names.

FRGCB (Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog) is a web page that writes about retro games. But the difference is that this blog compares the games between the different computers like the C64, Amiga, MSX, NES, CPC, DOS, etc. The most recent comparisons are: James Bond 007: A View To A Kill (Domark, 1985), Trailblazer (Gremlin Graphics, 1986), Telecomsoft Exclusives, Collapse (Firebird, 1985) and Thrust (Superior Software/Firebird, 1986).

BASIC 10Liners is a competition for making a game in BASIC with only 10 lines of code. You can now see the list with the result of the competition with many items for the VIC20, C16, C64 and the Amiga.

ReMETA is a diskette magazine for the Commodore C64. In this episode: Revision 2023.

The web page Commodore.software has had an update with many new items: Commodore 64 Assembler Workshop, The Write Stuff 64 Manual, Elite Exchange One BBS, Voice Key v1.0, Voice Key Manual, Commodore Money Machine (3), Repairing The C64, Ultrakit, Ultrakit Manual, GEOS FontPack Plus and CBM Filefinder 1.0.

DLH's Commodore Archive is a web page for Commodore documentation. You can find magazines, books and manuals. The latest additions are: Saucer Attack Manual, Repairing the Commodore 64 Computer, Software Projects C64, Commodore 64 BASIC Programming and Applications, GEOS FONTPACK Plus Manual, Homeword Reference Card, Homeword Plus Commodore 64 Edition User's Guide, Double Click, Power Plays on the Commodore 64, Go Micro Commodore 64 Family Computer Pack and The Australian Commodore Review.

The Commodore Users Europe is organizing a Hackathon in the city of Helmond in the Netherlands. The hackathon will take place at the Home Computer Museum (HCM), with two days of fun, coding, designing and building. Lunch and coffee/tea is included in the ticket price.

Commodore Users Europe

You can watch a video from the Donyati YouTube channel. In this video, the migration of a Commodore C64 system to a cloud-environment and a MFA function is implemented. A successful migration with MFA is possible, but the day of the year is very important.

Another video from the Donyati YouTube channel.

During the next TPUG (Toronto PET Users Group) meeting, there will be an interview with Leonard Tramiel. You can join the Zoom meeting on April 20th 2023.

Floppy Days is an English podcast about Retro computers. In this episode: The Amiga 1000, Parceiro and the tenth anniversary of the Floppy Days Podcast.

A new edition of RetroMagazine World is now available. In this edition the following articles: Philips Videopac / Magnavox Odyssey2, GameCube, Galaksija, Deep Learning - C64, NESOS, Sheepshaver, Multicolor bitmap - C64 / C128, Kathleen Booth, Japan (20), Como Fun 2022, Antonio Nati, Invincible, Maniac Mansion, 4th & inches, Powa!, Touhou, Captain Ishtar, Gun Nac, Alundra, 1942, The Battle of Olympus, Bruce Lee: Return of Fury, Lilly's Saga, Mision La Luna, Kitsune Zero, Invader from Andromeda and Castle of Terror.

The Italian version of RetroMagazine World.

The web page retro-commodore.eu has many high-quality scans available for the Commodore user. The latest additions are: Advanced Programming Techniques on the Commodore 64, Supercharge your Commodore C64, Software Projects C64, AMIGA for begyndere, EPROMbrænding på Commodore 64, MiAmiga and Southern Technologies Adverts, Amiga User Group 28 Oct. 1986, BYTE by BYTE PAL Systems Turnkey Chassis Expansion, Amiga 1200 Problemknuser, Amiga UNIX Draft manuals, Motorola MC68000 16-Bit Microprocessor User's Manual, Commodore 64 Computing, 386SX-LT User's Guide and Presentation av A500 och A500 plus.

You can now watch a new episode of the FairLight TV YouTube channel. In this episode: An interview with David "Pewp" Jacoby.

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: Scoopex - Adidas Championship Football, B-Amiga Sector 1 - Tank Attack, Trilogy - SAS Command Simulator, Australian Crackers United - Super Cars, Australian Crackers United - California Games, Australian Crackers United - Gunship, Alpha Flight - Master Seka and The Silents - Rick Dangerous.

Cracky is a new game for the Commodore VIC 20, Plus/4 and C64 computer. The game is developed by Inufuto. In the game, you must collect the stars but be aware of the ghost.

You can now watch a new video from the Arctic retro YouTube channel. In this video, the repair of a Commodore 1701 monitor.

The Commodore Users Europe is organizing a Hackathon in the city of Helmond in the Netherlands. The hackathon will take place at the Home Computer Museum (HCM), with two days of fun, coding, designing and building. Lunch and coffee/tea is included in the ticket price.

Commodore Users Europe

You can now watch a new episode of the FairLight TV YouTube channel. In this episode: Sociology of the scene with Hedning of GP.

You can watch a new video on the Tech Tangents YouTube channel. In this video: The Commodore 208, an adding machine from the 1960's.

Mark Sawicki has made a new video for his YouTube channel. In this video Mark shows how to improve a Commodore 1084 monitor.

You can now watch the March 16, 2023 TPUG (Toronto PET Users Group) meeting on YouTube. Special guests are: James Alexander and Jonah Clausen.

You can now listen to a new episode of the Zapped to the Past podcast. In this episode: Slimey's Mine, European 5-A-Side, Mickey Mouse, Fernandez Must Die, Battle Ships, Kane II, Sword Slayer, Professional Snooker Simulator and 19 Part 1 - Boot Camp.

The web page Commodore.software has had an update with many new items: Joe's Paint Magic, Merlin 128, Buttermort, Scrapwriter 64, Joe's 2nd Book for the C64, HomeWord Word Processor Help, Centipede 128 BBS, Denise and DraCopy 1.3doj.

DLH's Commodore Archive is a web page for Commodore documentation. You can find magazines, books and manuals. The latest additions are: A1300 Genlock Users Guide, The Addams Family Manual, Potty Painter, The Australian Commodore Review, 6502 Software Design First Edition, The Programmers' Trouble Shooting Guide Commodore 64, The Transactor, Learn to Program The Commodore 128 All by Yourself and The 68000 Principles and Programming.

Memory Lane is a new text adventure game for all Commodore computers. The game is developed by ComSha, Logiker and Wil. In the game, you can explore the town and discover mysterious places. Collect multiple items and interact with other citizens.

You can now watch the videos from the most recent online meeting of the Commodore Users Europe. The topics are: Vision BASIC - Dennis Osborn, Unified keyboard for all Amigas - Gianluca Renzi, PETSCII compositor tool - Jason Page, FloppyBattle.NET - Cicile Leet & Goodchip, Amidon Mastodon client - AmigaOS 3.2 - Dimitris Panokosta, The ultimate library for C128 - Raffaele Intorcia and Spring Hackathon details (HCM) Sebastian Eggermont.

You can now watch a video with Chuck Peddle, Jeri Ellsworth and Bil Herd. The video is already a few years old and in three parts.

You can now watch a new video from the 8-Bit Resurgence YouTube channel. In this episode building a retro computer monitor using an old laptop LCD panel, some 3D printed parts and some clever electronics.

The Commodore Users Europe is organizing a Hackathon in the city of Helmond in the Netherlands. The hackathon will take place at the Home Computer Museum (HCM), with two days of fun, coding, designing and building. Lunch and coffee/tea is included in the ticket price.

Commodore Users Europe

Komoda & Amiga Plus is a printed and a pdf magazine (English and Polish language) for the Commodore user. In this edition: Lykia - The Lost Island, Eye of the Beholder, Captain Ishtar, Traz, H.E.R.O., Jungle Joe, Outpost, Mike Mech, Core Wars, Hacker, Knights & Slimes, BrainBreak, How to create an own game?, The epic Epyx (2), XC=Basic (3), Game developers tools, Pentest in C64, Dice for User Port, EasyFlash3, Minky, Emotiworld, SimCity, Devil's Template, Playing on the cable, Transferring data from PC, Amiga as a Linux terminal, Internet as in the old days, Play girl!, The beauty of Amiga, Talking Heads, On another subject and Johnny presents: Don Pedro vs. Spider-Man.

Keir Fraser has released updates for the Greaseweazle hardware. The recent changes are: Support for HFEv3 and Atari ST MSA files. And improvements for D88 and TSC Flex.

The web page retro-commodore.eu has many high-quality scans available for the Commodore user. The latest additions are: GoldenIMAGE RC-500 512Kb RAM manual, Betafon Amiga og Tilbehør 1995-09-05, Vulcan Letter and goods, Betafon Betaclub News, Z80 Software Gourmet Guide & COOKBOOK, Troubleshooting and Repairing your Commodore 64, Desk Top Publishing, Amiga Database Datamat advert, Neuheiten Parade, Dynamic-Cad Advert, Nyt til Supportmappen 1992-01-15 and Hardware-Basteleien zum c64/c128.

You can now watch a new episode of the FairLight TV YouTube channel. In this episode: An interview with Mahoney.

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: Shining 8 - Death Mask and Agile - Demoniak.

In this episode of the RetroManCave: The Commodore 900 computer, which is a prototype computer system based on the Zilog Z8001 CPU.

You can join the online meeting of the Commodore Users Europe this Saturday evening (04-03-2023 / 19:30). The meeting is free and is held via Zoom. The topics are: Spring Hackathon, The ultimate library for C128, FloppyBattle.NET, Amidon - Mastodon client for AmigaOS 3.2, PETSCII compositor tool and Unified keyboard for all Amigas.

Other Commodore events.

Matthias from the UNI64 web shop is now offering completely build PCBs. A few examples of the READY+ boards are: uHeld64, Pi1541 Zero Adapter, S-Video Modulator, uAX64 Max and many more.

Introduction video of the READY+ boards.

PETSCII BBS Builder is a Java framework for building highly customizable PETSCII-enabled BBSes, accessible from 8-bit Commodore computers.

Multipaint allows you to draw pictures with the colour limitations of 8 bit computer platforms. Changes in this version: Added support for the VIC20 hires and multicolour modes. Improvements for the Amiga mode, Amstrad GX4000/plus mode and Tandy Coco3 modes.

A new YouTube video from The Centre for Computing History is now available. In this video: The Tape Loading Experience.

You can now watch a new video from the 8-Bit Resurgence YouTube channel. In this episode unboxing a lot of old Commodore hardware, a VIC-1540 disk drive, C64 computer, books, cables and software.

You can now watch a new video from the GadgetUK164 YouTube channel. In this video, he is replacing the power switch in a Commodore 1084S-D1 monitor.

RetroPIC is a picture converter for retro computers. It can turn your modern picture into a retro picture which can be displayed on real C64 or an Amiga. Input: jpg, png, rgb and bgr. Output: C64, ZX Spectrum 48/+, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST and the Amiga.

For the HxC floppy emulator is new firmware available. The HxC floppy emulator is a replacement of a 3.5 inch disk-drive in for example an Amiga or a Atari ST. Recent changes in the firmware: Improvements for Sync, XML, H8D Heathkit, QuickDisk, DiscFerret DFI Loader, Stream, IMD File Writer, MSA File Writer, Kryoflux, FDX and Logic analyzer.

BASIC 10Liners is a competition for making a game in BASIC with only 10 lines of code. The rules are: The computer system must be 8-bit, the BASIC is line orientated and there is no machine code allowed. There are three categories: 80, 120 or 256 characters per line.

Return magazine is a German printed magazine for classic computers and consoles. In this edition: Fallout, Snatcher, The Hobbit, Castaway, VCS, Shovel Knight Dig, Lovecraft, Oldenburger Computer-Museum, ShootiN64 (4), Alwa's Awakening, PiStorm, Terranigma, Aqua Jet, Operation Wolf and Mega Man Zero.

You can now watch a new video from the 8-Bit Resurgence YouTube channel. In this episode a look at a way to store your retro computer collection on a wall for easy access, and it also looks great.

The web page Commodore.software has had an update with many new items: Cave of the Word Wizard, HomeWord, Gemini V2.0, Sprite Studio 64 v1.1, Superclone Disk Examiner, Klitzing's Utility Wedge, SD2IEC Wedge 64, GEOPAINT, Artillery Duel Deluxe, C64 Dreams, Ultimate II Command Interface Reference, The Write Stuff 128, GEOS Image Editor and Blue Chip Word Processor.

If you have a Commodore related web page you can now join the Commodore Banner Exchange. The banners are rotated to ensure all websites have equal exposure. All you have to do is add the HTML code to the bottom of your page.