Commodore News Page - News: Hardware

THEC64

THEC64 Full size will be available in December 2019. You can now watch a short video of THEC64 production line.

2019-11-08 - 13:16:00 - Week: 45 - Item number: 7540 - Category: C64, Hardware

Jan Beta - Amiga Audio capacitors

Jan Beta has made a video about the audio capacitors in the Amiga.

2019-11-08 - 13:13:00 - Week: 45 - Item number: 7537 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

Retro Recipes - C64 PAL/NTSC Switcher

Perifractic made a video about building a Commodore 64 PAL/NTSC switcher. This device makes it possible to play PAL and NTSC games on your C64.

2019-11-01 - 13:12:00 - Week: 44 - Item number: 7518 - Category: C64, Hardware

RetroManCave - A500++

In this episode of the RetroManCave: A500++ with a Vampire V2 FPGA board, USB keyboard and SD Card storage.

2019-11-01 - 13:04:00 - Week: 44 - Item number: 7510 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

Mega65 - Donation

The Mega65 team wants to produce high plastic cases for the Mega65. To achieve this a metal mould needs to be made. You can help the team by making a donation.

2019-11-01 - 13:00:00 - Week: 44 - Item number: 7506 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

TechJump - A4000 new motherboard

TechJump made a video about building a new Amiga 4000. He is using a new PCB to build the motherboard.

2019-10-25 - 13:12:00 - Week: 43 - Item number: 7504 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

STSID

STSID is a new hardware project for the Commodore C64. The STSID replaces the SID chip in the C64. The features are : Stereo/Dual SID, support for the paddles and midi in/out.

2019-10-25 - 13:09:00 - Week: 43 - Item number: 7501 - Category: C64, Hardware

The Guru Meditation - New Amiga hardware

In this episode of the Guru Meditation new hardware for the Amiga: A1208 8MB RAM Expansion, KA02 external PCMCIA, Internal CF2IDE and the Organic polymer capacitor kit.

2019-10-25 - 13:08:00 - Week: 43 - Item number: 7500 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

Amiga 500 mechanical keyboard

Micronics has started a Kickstarter to make a new mechanical keyboard for the Amiga 500.

2019-10-25 - 13:06:00 - Week: 43 - Item number: 7498 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

SaRuMan-TED 64k RAM is a RAM expansion for the Commodore C16 / C116. The expansion installs under the TED and it has a switch to choose between 16k or 64k. It uses modern static RAM which uses only a small amount of power.

2019-10-25 - 13:03:00 - Week: 43 - Item number: 7495 - Category: C16, C116, Plus/4, Hardware

1541 Trackdisplay

On the web page World of Jani you can see how to add a track and sector display to your 1541 disk drive. This display is a DIY project and is developed by Gero Ihde.

2019-10-18 - 13:00:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 7477 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

FM-YAM - C64

FM-YAM is a new Sound Expander compatible cartridge for the Commodore C64. Features: YM3812 (or YM3526), Audio-in and a 3D printed case. You can now pre-order from a new production of 100 pieces.

2019-10-11 - 13:15:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 7472 - Category: C64, Hardware

Bart Venneker - C64 power supply

Bart Venneker has made a video about building a new power supply for his Commodore C64. He also replaces the electrolytic capacitors in his C64. (Dutch language.)

2019-10-11 - 13:07:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 7464 - Category: C64, Hardware

Bwack - C64 KU Motherboard replica

Bwack has made another new video. In this video he shows how he made a replica of the Commodore C64 motherboard.

2019-10-11 - 13:05:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 7462 - Category: C64, Hardware

Dr.64 - C64 power supply

A new video from Doktor64. This time he shows you how to make a new power supply for your Commodore C64.

2019-10-11 - 13:03:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 7460 - Category: C64, Hardware

GadgetUK164 - Boobip 2MB

GadgetUK164 has made a video about installing a Boobip 2MB RAM board in a Amiga 500+.

2019-10-04 - 13:10:00 - Week: 40 - Item number: 7453 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

Ovesen.net - Plus/4 NTSC to PAL

Ovesen.net made a new video about converting a Commodore Plus/4 NTSC to PAL.

2019-10-04 - 13:09:00 - Week: 40 - Item number: 7452 - Category: C16, C116, Plus/4, Hardware

Mega65

Paul Gardner-Stephen is working on a FPGA version of the Commodore C65. His goal is to make an 8-bit computer for the 21st century. Most recent updates: Assembling the pre-series computers and the MEGAphone rev2.

2019-09-13 - 13:19:00 - Week: 37 - Item number: 7409 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

Bwack - C64 KU Motherboard replica

Bwack has made another new video. In this video he shows how you can make a replica of the Commodore C64 motherboard.

2019-09-13 - 13:10:00 - Week: 37 - Item number: 7400 - Category: C64, Hardware

CBM Tape Pi

Rhino shows how to use a PC and a Raspberry Pi to transfer programs to and from a Commodore computer via the cassette port. The Rapberry Pi is used as an emulator for the Datassette.

More information about the CBM Tape Pi.

2019-09-06 - 13:11:00 - Week: 36 - Item number: 7386 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

BackBit - C64

BackBit is a cartridge developed by Evie Salomon. You can now watch a demonstration of loading Koala pictures from the SD card at a rate of 5 pictures per second.

2019-09-06 - 13:10:00 - Week: 36 - Item number: 7385 - Category: C64, Hardware

The Unijoysticle 2

The new Unijoysticle 2 is now available as a DIY kit. The Unijoysticle 2 allows you to use modern Bluetooth gamepads with retro computers. The changes are: The WiFi is replaced with Bluetooth.

2019-09-06 - 13:00:00 - Week: 36 - Item number: 7375 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

CGA2RGB - v2

GGLabs is working on a new version of the CGA2RGB. This is a digital RGBI to analog RGB converter for the Commodore C128. With this converter you can use a 15KHz RGB monitor together with the C128.

2019-08-30 - 13:14:00 - Week: 35 - Item number: 7372 - Category: C128(D), Hardware

GadgetUK164 - TerribleFire TF330

GadgetUK164 has made a video of the assembly of a TerribleFire TF330 accelerator board for the Amiga CD32.

2019-08-30 - 13:06:00 - Week: 35 - Item number: 7364 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

MiSTer

MiSTer is a port of well-known MiST project, but with a larger FPGA and a faster ARM. Examples of "cores" are: Commodore PET, VIC20, C16, Plus/4, C64 and the Amiga. The recent changes are: C64: Support for the C1351 mouse, improvements for the joysticks and a second disk drive. C16: Improvements for the Datassette. Minimig: Improvements for CPU speed, SDRAM ./ cache controller and support for DDR3 memory (FastRAM: 327 MB).

2019-08-30 - 13:00:00 - Week: 35 - Item number: 7358 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

C64 cases

The web page www.c64.com.pl shows new C64 cases made from Plexiglass. You can install a "new", "old" or Ultimate64 motherboard inside the case.

2019-08-23 - 13:15:00 - Week: 34 - Item number: 7356 - Category: C64, Hardware

Retro Ravi - Amiga 4000 - MNT ZZ9000

Retro Ravi has made a video about the new MNT ZZ9000 card for the Amiga 4000.

2019-08-23 - 13:08:00 - Week: 34 - Item number: 7349 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast - GoTek

A new episode of the 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast is now available. In this episode: Installing a GoTek in an Amiga 500.

2019-08-23 - 13:00:00 - Week: 34 - Item number: 7341 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

John Hertell - A3000

John Hertell has made a video about his new A3000 motherboard. This A3000 motherboard is the starting point for the ReAmiga 3000.

2019-08-16 - 13:03:00 - Week: 33 - Item number: 7330 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

RetroManCave - Checkmate 1500 Plus

In this episode of the RetroManCave: The Checkmate 1500 Plus.

2019-08-16 - 13:01:00 - Week: 33 - Item number: 7328 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

CityXen - C64 Relay Tracker

CityXen has built a system to control a number of relays with a Commodore C64. There is also a "Tracker" program available for the control.

2019-08-09 - 13:10:00 - Week: 32 - Item number: 7326 - Category: C64, Hardware

Kipper2K C64MX keyboard

Kipper2K has been working on a replacement keyboard for the Commodore C64. You can now look at the proto type. The finished keyboard will have all the correct symbols.

2019-08-09 - 13:05:00 - Week: 32 - Item number: 7321 - Category: C64, Hardware

PlexiLaser

PlexiLaser has expanded its range of retro computer cases. Now also available: A500, A600 (desktop), A1200, ACA500 and the Vampire.

2019-08-09 - 13:00:00 - Week: 32 - Item number: 7316 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

SuperCard Pro

Jim Drew released a new version of the SuperCard Pro software. It now has the ability to salvage 1541 disks and create .d64 image files. You can use the auto-update function of your existing SuperCard pro software to update.

2019-08-02 - 13:15:00 - Week: 31 - Item number: 7313 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

Daniel Renner - C64 modifications

Daniel Renner has made a video about the modifications he made to his Commodore C64: Internal SD2IEC, Keyman64, Overlay64, Mixsid, SuperKernal36 and the Modulator Mod.

2019-08-02 - 13:12:00 - Week: 31 - Item number: 7310 - Category: C64, Hardware

Jan Derogee - Rotary Dial Webbrowser

This time not a Commodore related project but Jan Derogee has developed a way to dial a website with an old phone.

2019-08-02 - 13:05:00 - Week: 31 - Item number: 7303 - Category: Web page, Hardware

Amiga 1200+

Jeroen Vandezande developed a re-implementation of the Amiga 1200 motherboard with enhancements. Features: Sockets for the original AA chips, daughter boards for RAM, CPU and Video output, boot selector, SD card slot and a single power supply (15V - 36V).

2019-07-26 - 13:16:00 - Week: 30 - Item number: 7297 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

Bwack - Magic Desk

Bwack has made another new video. In this video he talks about the Magic Desk Cartridge.

2019-07-19 - 13:12:00 - Week: 29 - Item number: 7278 - Category: C64, Hardware

Mega65

Paul Gardner-Stephen is working on a FPGA version of the Commodore C65. His goal is to make an 8-bit computer for the 21st century. Most recent updates: Internal floppy drive, IEC, cartridge port, keyboard, SD card and the MEGA65 R2 motherboard.

2019-07-19 - 13:07:00 - Week: 29 - Item number: 7273 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

Bruno Antunes - Amiga BBS

Bruno Antunes wrote a blog about connecting a Amiga (MiST) to the internet. He used an ESP8266 module for the WiFi connection and installed the Zeus BBS system on the Amiga (MiST).

2019-07-12 - 13:17:00 - Week: 28 - Item number: 7263 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

Bart Venneker - C64 chat (4)

Bart Venneker is building a system that you can use to chat like in the year 1985. The recent changes are: The circuit board for the cartridge is ready, but Bart is going to make some minor changes.

2019-07-12 - 13:16:00 - Week: 28 - Item number: 7262 - Category: C64, Hardware

CityXen - C64 Fireworks

CityXen has built a system to set off fireworks with a Commodore C64.

2019-07-05 - 13:20:00 - Week: 27 - Item number: 7245 - Category: C64, Hardware

Chuck Hutchins - PET 2001 Datassette

Chuck Hutchins has made a video about the datassette in a Commodore PET 2001. He shows that the datassette is a normal audio recorder that Commodore adapted for the PET 2001.

2019-07-05 - 13:18:00 - Week: 27 - Item number: 7243 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

SaRuMan - C64

SaRuMan is a RAM replacement board for the Commodore C64/C64c. It can be used on the C64/C64c motherboards 250466 and 250469.

2019-07-05 - 13:08:00 - Week: 27 - Item number: 7233 - Category: C64, Hardware

Magic Desk - 512k

Marko Šolajić developed a Magic Desk compatible cartridge for up to 512kb (expandable up to 1Mb) for your Commodore C64. He also developed a Magic Desk cartridge generator.

2019-07-05 - 13:01:00 - Week: 27 - Item number: 7226 - Category: C64, Hardware

Commodore PET Mini

You can now build your own Commodore PET Mini. You can use a 3D printer to print the PET and install a Raspberry Pi and a small screen inside. The creator of this mini PET is Lorenzo Herrera.

2019-06-28 - 13:15:00 - Week: 26 - Item number: 7224 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

THEC64 Full size

THEC64 Full size will be available in December 2019. Features:C64, VIC 20 & Games Carousel, a joystick with micro switches and games such as: California Games, Paradroid, Boulder Dash, Attack of the Mutant Camels, Hover Bovver, Iridis Alpha, Gridrunner, Galencia and Planet of Death.

2019-06-28 - 13:09:00 - Week: 26 - Item number: 7218 - Category: C64, Hardware

Ovesen.net - Amiga 500 memory expansion

Ovesen.net made a new video about building a memory expansion for the Amiga 500 from a kit.

2019-06-28 - 13:04:00 - Week: 26 - Item number: 7213 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

Chuck Hutchins - Commodore Plus/4 Datassette adapter

Chuck Hutchins has made a video about building an adapter to connect a 1531 to a PET or a C2N to a Plus/4.

2019-06-21 - 13:15:00 - Week: 25 - Item number: 7207 - Category: C16, C116, Plus/4, Hardware

New C64 peripherals

3D-vice wrote a blog about new peripherals for the Commodore C64. He writes about: The digital tape deck/recorder for Commodore 64 / 128 / VIC 20, The Commodore 64 power monitor II for C64 / VIC20 / C128 / Plus4, The µCassette Commodore 64 datasette adapter and the Wifi modem for Commodore 64 computers.

2019-06-21 - 13:12:00 - Week: 25 - Item number: 7204 - Category: Commodore, Hardware