Finally, everything I wanted in C64c case. C64 Reload MK2, Black SX style C64c Case and finally the preferred keyboard an early VIC20 that used a PET/CBM keyset. I always liked typing on the PET …
Well everything is good and wonderful, Trogue64 was released to the physical world via Floppy (as part of the Komoda & Amiga plus Magazine) and of THEC64. If you are interested in checking out the …
Let’s start off with how much pain the c64/128 was with serial communications in the day. If you had a 1670 or something in the 300 baud trash connection.. it didn’t matter — you were …
To start, I’ve been using a Zoom Floppy for years now — a bare board dangling beside all the IEEE gear. I’ve been meaning to make a case, but as it happens someone else in …
I have a feeling that 2020 is going to be Capacitor hell. Last night I pulled out the MSD SD-1 IEEE/IEC floppy for the BBS. The main PCB looked fine, with only a few caps… …
Next device in the lineup is a CBM8050 dual drive (512kb per drive). Commodore drives are assigned drive 8 as their default. As soon as you have more than one drive you either flip dips …
It’s been a week of pain, with all things commodore but eventually it all comes around. The SFD1001 IEEE drive which was in bad condition just a few days ago got cleaned up, re-capped and …
I am working on getting an old DarkStar BSS up and going, which was powered by a decent collection of hardware. I have an SFD-1001 that has been working for a long time, but has …
I’ve managed connect my PCI Catweasel card to pass-though on my ESXi server. I took a bit of work and it’s not perfect (ie no Joysticks or Mice work) but the disk subsystem works great. …
The Commodore AL-1000, which is akin to a mini-PET (heavy and boxy). It uses tubes to display the numbers. There was some roughhousing with this venerable calculator and it needed some TLC to get going. …
