XUM1541 Interface to connect a Commodore Diskdrive to the PC. There are several ways to get data from a PC to a Commodore 64 (and vice versa). Most are cumbersome or unreliable and are not easy to use. The XUM 1541 changes that, with this interface it is possible to…
A long time ago I ordered some PCB’s for a Final Cartridge III+ Replica to build myself. And now last week the last missing parts have finally been delivered to actually be able to build it. The FCIII+ has quite a few ICs, so a lot of soldering legs, but…
The usefulness of a Commodore 64 Powersaver I mentioned it before in another article: Yesterday I got a Commodore C64 c from the attic, nicely vacuum packed like most of my collection and what is ALWAYS the first thing you do when you connect an old C64 with power supply if you…
Now available! Diagnostic Cartridges for the Commodore 64 I already had a cartridge in the assortment that contained a number of Diagnostic programs for the C64. This Cupcake cartridge only had a major drawback, it turned out afterwards, if you really only do very little Commodore 64, then there is…
SD card based solutions for the C64 Compared I regularly get the question what someone should choose if he wants a (more) modern storage for his Commodore 64 (and C128 in most cases too). It is not easy to see the wood for the trees, given the number of different…
Price Description 25,00 Euro BoulderDash collection cartridge for the Commodore 64 A whopping 14 Boulder Dash and BoulderDash inspired games on a single cartridge BoulderDash collection cartridge for the Commodore 64/128 With this cartridge you will immediately have a nice collection of boulderdash games in your possession. Boulder Dash…
3D printing, what is the advantage of 3D Printwork anyway? As the regular visitors of both the Websites and the Facebook page will have noticed by now that I have focused more on 3D Printing lately . There is a simple reason for this, I would like to be able…
Commodore 64 IRQHack cartridge II, a new design! Since the development of the IRQHack (as I mentioned before in another article) has completely died , and I would have loved to see some changes to the original, I started redesigning the interface myself. What I disliked the most about the…
Pi1541 zero, the ultimate low budget 1541 emulator. The original Pi1541 is a real-time, cycle-exact Commodore 1541 Disk drive emulator that can run on a Raspberry Pi 3B, 3B + or 3A +. From version V1.21 it is also suitable to run on a (slightly) overclocked Raspberry Pi Zero. People…
What are recertified diskettes. Over the years, many types of diskettes have disappeared from the shelves, many diskettes have simply been scrapped when the demand decreased, because there was little or no interest anymore in the declining types. Today if you can find a box of floppy disks they are…