Commodore News Page - News: Hardware

TheRetroChannel - C16 upgrades

Mark Sawicki has made a new video for his YouTube channel. In this video: Mark upgrades his Commodore C16 computer with 64 kB RAM and a joystick converter from Mini-DIN to DB9.

2024-09-13 - 12:15:00 - Week: 37 - Item number: 12739 - Category: C16, C116, Plus/4, Hardware

Tynemouth Software - Jelly Load

Tynemouth Software has written a blog about developing Jelly Load. With Jelly Load it will be possible to read data into your retro computer with an adapter that is placed on a modern computer-screen that plays a video.

2024-09-06 - 12:20:00 - Week: 36 - Item number: 12722 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

GadgetUK164 - Spitfire 500

You can now watch a new video from the GadgetUK164 YouTube channel. In this video, the build and testing of the Spitfire 500 for the Amiga 500 computer. The Spitfire 500 is a 14 MHz accelerator with IDE and 4/8 MB of fast RAM for the Amiga 500 computer.

2024-09-06 - 12:13:00 - Week: 36 - Item number: 12715 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

Commodore Industries

If you are looking for a modern laptop or tablet, and you would like to have the Commodore logo on it, take a look at the Commodore Industries web page.

You can also read the latest edition of the Commodoriani magazine (Italian language).

2024-09-06 - 12:00:00 - Week: 36 - Item number: 12702 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

Retro Relix - Compucase 64d

You can now watch a new video from the Retro Relix YouTube channel. In this video the Compucase 64d conversion kit from the Schmolz Unternehmensberatung, and the installation of a SD2IECdevice and a custom rear panel.

2024-08-30 - 12:17:00 - Week: 35 - Item number: 12698 - Category: C64, Hardware

Greaseweazle Tools v1.19

Keir Fraser has released updates for the Greaseweazle hardware. The recent changes are: Improvements for gw read/write/convert, gw info, reverses track data, IPF, Epson QX-10, apple2.nofs.140 and T98-Next.

2024-08-30 - 12:08:00 - Week: 35 - Item number: 12689 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

The forum at C64forum.com is all about the Commodore C64 computer.

The History of Commodore computers poster.

SIDKick pico - update

SIDKick pico is an inexpensive dual-SID-replacement without making compromises regarding quality. It also emulates Sound Expander/FM and has a built-in PRG launcher. The new firmware offers the possibility to flash PRGs from disk, adds diagnostics and more paddle configuration options.
There is also a new hardware variant which hosts the microcontroller, flash, DAC, op-amp etc. on a footprint only slightly larger than an original SID chip.

2024-08-23 - 12:20:00 - Week: 34 - Item number: 12680 - Category: C64, Hardware

Jan Beta - A500 case

A new YouTube video from Jan Beta is now available. In this video, Jan shows the new replacement case for the Amiga 500 computer from A1200net. Besides the original colour it is also available in black and transparent.

2024-08-23 - 12:16:00 - Week: 34 - Item number: 12676 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

FairLight TV

You can now watch a new episode of the FairLight TV YouTube channel. In this video: A review of the 8Bitdo mechanical keyboard.

2024-08-23 - 12:15:00 - Week: 34 - Item number: 12675 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

Linus Akesson - The Tenor Commodordion

The Tenor Commodordion is an ergonomically improved version of the Commodordion. This musical instrument, developed by Linus Akesson, combines an accordion with a Commodore C64 computer.

2024-08-23 - 12:14:00 - Week: 34 - Item number: 12674 - Category: C64, Hardware

Laird's Lair - Commodore VIC20

You can watch a new video from the Laird's Lair YouTube-channel. In this video: The 8-bit Commodore VIC20 computer.

2024-08-23 - 12:03:00 - Week: 34 - Item number: 12663 - Category: VIC-20, 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: Tracking down 1581 lock-up on R3 boards and Hardware Accelerated IEC Controller (5).

2024-08-23 - 12:01:00 - Week: 34 - Item number: 12661 - Category: 8-Bit NextGen, Hardware

DS3231 RTC - C64

Timo Voutilainen has written a blog about how to connect a RTC module to the Commodore C64 computer. A RTC is a Real Time Clock and can be used by a computer to display the current time and date. Timo has also made a program to set the time and date, and there is also a driver available for GEOS.

2024-08-16 - 12:15:00 - Week: 33 - Item number: 12655 - Category: C64, Hardware

FairLight TV

You can now watch a new episode of the FairLight TV YouTube channel. In this video: An explanation of the SD2IEC device for the Commodore C64 computer.

2024-08-16 - 12:13:00 - Week: 33 - Item number: 12653 - Category: C64, Hardware

Root42 - CBM/PET 40 kB SoftROM

You can watch a new video on the Root42 YouTube channel. In this video: Upgrading a Commodore CBM/PET 3016 from 1979 from 32 kB of RAM to 40 kB of RAM with the help of a SoftROM expansion.

2024-08-09 - 12:07:00 - Week: 32 - Item number: 12627 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

RobSmithDev - A2000 Dicke Olga

You can now watch a new video from the RobSmithDev YouTube channel. In this episode: Rob will install and test the Dicke Olga for the Amiga 2000 computer. The features are: MC68030 CPU @ 50Mhz, FPU and 128 MB of fast ram.

2024-08-09 - 12:06:00 - Week: 32 - Item number: 12626 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

GadgetUK164 - TF360 - CD32

You can now watch a new video from the GadgetUK164 YouTube channel. In this video, the build and testing of the TerribleFire TF360 for the Amiga CD32 game console.

2024-08-02 - 12:16:00 - Week: 31 - Item number: 12616 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

Linus Akesson - C64 AVR programmer device

Linus Akesson has developed a method that makes it possible to program an AVR microcontroller with a Commodore C64 computer.

2024-08-02 - 12:06:00 - Week: 31 - Item number: 12606 - Category: C64, Hardware

Greaseweazle Tools v1.18

Keir Fraser has released updates for the Greaseweazle hardware. The recent changes are: Improvements for device detection, gw convert and hfev3. Added support for hp.mmfm (HP 9885/9895/7902) and northstar (FM/MFM).

2024-07-26 - 12:02:00 - Week: 30 - Item number: 12581 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

André Fachat - Micro-PET family

André Fachat developed a number of 8-bit retro computers, mainly clones of the Commodore PET - but with many more features. The available computers are: Ultra-CPU, Micro-PET and the Ulti-PET.

2024-07-19 - 12:19:00 - Week: 29 - Item number: 12578 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

COREi64 - CMD SuperCPU128 MMU reproduction

COREi64 has shown the first pictures of the CMD SuperCPU128 MMU reproduction he has developed. The next step will be the licensing.

2024-07-19 - 12:17:00 - Week: 29 - Item number: 12576 - Category: C128(D), Hardware

Payton Byrd - Modular Commodore case

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

ANT&TEC - 1541 / 1571 power supply

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

Retrohax - Vacuum forming keyboards

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

Tynemouth Software - PET 64K / 128K RAM

Tynemouth Software has written a blog about developing an 64 / 128 kB RAM expansion for the Commodore CBM/PET computers.

2024-07-19 - 12:02:00 - Week: 29 - Item number: 12561 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

RobSmithDev - Diskette cleaner

You can now watch a new video from the RobSmithDev YouTube channel. In this episode, Rob is designing and building a machine for cleaning 3.5 inch diskettes.

Part 2 of the diskette cleaning machine.

2024-07-12 - 12:13:00 - Week: 28 - Item number: 12552 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

World of Jani - Amiga BlueSCSI v2

Jani has written an article about installing an Amiga BlueSCSI v2 in a Supradrive 500XP. The BlueSCSI is an open source SCSI HDD emulator built on an Arduino STM32F103C.

2024-07-12 - 12:09:00 - Week: 28 - Item number: 12548 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

Amiga Love - C64X - MiSTer

You can watch a new video on the Amiga Love YouTube channel. In this episode: How to install a MiSTer FPGA inside a Commodore C64X computer.

2024-07-12 - 12:03:00 - Week: 28 - Item number: 12542 - Category: C64, Hardware

Tynemouth Software - C16 - 64 kB RAM (internal)

Tynemouth Software has written a blog about installing an 64 kB RAM expansion inside the Commodore C16 computer. The RAM expansion is available as a kit.

2024-07-05 - 12:19:00 - Week: 27 - Item number: 12537 - Category: C16, C116, Plus/4, Hardware

The 8-Bit Manshed - PC FD - Amiga

You can watch a new video from The 8-Bit Manshed YouTube channel. In this episode: How to modify a PC 3.5 inch floppy drive (Sony MPF920) to an Amiga floppy drive.

2024-07-05 - 12:18:00 - Week: 27 - Item number: 12536 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

GadgetUK164 - Amiga 500 power supply

You can now watch a new video from the GadgetUK164 YouTube channel. In this video, the building and testing of an alternative power supply for the Amiga A500 computer.

More information about this A500 power supply.

2024-07-05 - 12:16:00 - Week: 27 - Item number: 12534 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

8-Bit Resurgence - CMD FD-2000/FD-4000 Reverse engineered (3)

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 - Kryoflux

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

C64 - Your Color Your Style

Retro Fuzion started an Indiegogo campaign to produce new Commodore C64 (Breadbin) cases with many different colours. You can also get the metal plate on the right-side in different colours.

2024-06-21 - 12:21:00 - Week: 25 - Item number: 12497 - Category: C64, Hardware

8-Bit Resurgence - CMD FD-2000/FD-4000 Reverse engineered (2)

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

Midasonic - 767B

If you are interested in a rare mouse / interface for your Commodore C64/128 computer, you can have a look at this Ebay item.

2024-06-14 - 12:16:00 - Week: 24 - Item number: 12471 - Category: C64, Hardware

RobSmithDev - A2000 Action Replay

You can now watch a new video from the RobSmithDev YouTube channel. In this episode, Rob is testing the Action Replay expansion-card for the Amiga A2000 computer.

2024-06-07 - 12:18:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 12453 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

ModernHam - Packet Radio

You can now watch a new video from the ModernHam YouTube channel. In this episode: Old school Packet Radio with a Commodore SX-64 computer and a MFJ-1278 TNC multimode terminal node controller for HF and VHF data-packets.

2024-06-07 - 12:17:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 12452 - Category: C64, Hardware

TheRetroChannel - NEAT 2364

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

LinuxJedi - Amiga power supply

You can read a blog, from LinuxJedi, about building a 75 Watt power supply for the Amiga computers (A500/600/1200).

2024-06-07 - 12:15:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 12450 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

Ultimate II+L - Firmware 3.11a

A new firmware is available for the Ultimate II+L cartridge. New in this version: Wi-Fi is supported now, and improvements for Ethernet, characters on the screen and Ulticopy.

2024-06-07 - 12:02:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 12437 - Category: C64, Hardware

World of Jani - Supradrive 500XP 8MB RAM Expansion

Jani has written an article about installing an 8 MB RAM expansion in a Supradrive 500XP. The RAM expansion is developed by RetroNynjah.

2024-06-07 - 12:01:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 12436 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

8-Bit Resurgence - CMD FD-2000/FD-4000 Reverse engineered

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

Mark Nuttall - Amiga Trumps

Mark Nuttall has started a Kickstarter campaign to make an Amiga Trumps card game. The cards contain famous Amiga games like Golden Axe, Rainbow Islands, Fantastic Dizzy, Alien Breed, Cannon Fodder, Ruff n Tumble, Superfrog, Worms, Zool and many more.

2024-05-31 - 12:03:00 - Week: 22 - Item number: 12418 - Category: Amiga, Hardware