The webpage Protoparts.at is selling cartridge cases for the Commodore C64 computer. The new colours are: orange, orange-black and transparent-black. The material that is uses is polycarbonate.
2023-10-20 - 12:20:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11769 - Category: C64, Hardware
Keir Fraser has released updates for the Greaseweazle hardware. The recent changes are: New formats: pc98.n88basic.hd and zx.quorum.800, improvements for HFEv3 and Kryoflux, support for CT Raw files and D88.
2023-10-20 - 12:15:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11764 - Category: Amiga, Hardware
There is a new YouTube video available from Doktor64. This time, he shows how to clean and test a Quick Shot II Plus joystick.
2023-10-20 - 12:06:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11755 - Category: Commodore, Hardware
InsaneDruid has made a replacement printed circuit board for the Competition pro mini and pro star mini joysticks, to easily replace failing microswitches.
2023-10-20 - 12:01:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11750 - Category: Commodore, Hardware
You can now watch a new video from the 8-Bit Resurgence YouTube channel. In this episode, a first look at the MasterTracker for the Commodore 1541 disk drive. With the MasterTracker you can view track data, density and much more.
2023-10-13 - 12:20:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 11748 - Category: Commodore, Hardware
A new episode of the 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast is now available. In this episode: A review of the ZuluSCSI hard drive replacement from RabbitHole Computing.
2023-10-06 - 12:17:00 - Week: 40 - Item number: 11724 - Category: Amiga, Hardware
The new hardware project from gavinlyons is the build of a portable Commodore 64 synthesizer. This Cyanodore 64 is built from a C64g, C-LAB cartridge, ARM2SID. LCD-screen, USB-power bank, SD2IEC and 4 potentiometers.
2023-10-06 - 12:12:00 - Week: 40 - Item number: 11719 - Category: C64, Hardware
ZuluSCSI is a SCSI to SD-card interface. The ZuluSCSI can emulate a SCSI (1 & 2) hard disk or CD-ROM drive, and stores the data on a SD-card.
2023-09-22 - 12:06:00 - Week: 37 - Item number: 11672 - Category: Amiga, Hardware
You can now watch a new video from the GadgetUK164 YouTube channel. In this video, Chris is showing the new keycaps for his Commodore C64 computer that were made by CBMSTUFF.
2023-09-15 - 12:04:00 - Week: 37 - Item number: 11650 - Category: C64, Hardware
The Neo6502 is a credit card size Open Source modern retro computer with a W65C02 processor. The features are: HDMI, USB (keyboard), Audio, I2C, SPI, UART, 6502 BUS and 2 MB Flash upper limit.
2023-09-08 - 12:08:00 - Week: 36 - Item number: 11634 - Category: Commodore, Hardware
PowerShark is a next-generation power adapter for the Amiga line of computers - A500, A600 and A1200. It provides stable, high quality power, utilizing any 12V-capable USB-C power supply. Portable USB-C "chargers" are also supported, bringing the dream of battery-operated Amigas to life.
2023-09-01 - 12:20:00 - Week: 35 - Item number: 11625 - Category: Amiga, Hardware
Kurt Telep designed an external numeric keyboard for the Commodore C64 computer. This keyboard is a hardware only solution, so no software needed. The files for the PCB and the schematic are available on his GitHub page.
2023-09-01 - 12:13:00 - Week: 35 - Item number: 11618 - Category: C64, Hardware
A new episode of the 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast is now available. In this episode: A review of the Freeway Triton Lite USB card for the Amiga computer. This card is developed by Matthias Hampel, and works on ZORRO 2 or 3 models with a 25 MHz 68030 CPU and 8 MB of RAM.
2023-09-01 - 12:10:00 - Week: 35 - Item number: 11615 - Category: Amiga, Hardware
You can now watch a new video from the MikeyGRetro YouTube channel. In this video a demonstration of the Greaseweazle v4.
2023-08-25 - 12:18:00 - Week: 34 - Item number: 11603 - Category: Amiga, Hardware
Plus4Serial is an open hardware serial port adapter that plugs into the Commodore Plus/4 User Port, turning it into a fully-functional RS-232 interface.
2023-08-25 - 12:17:00 - Week: 34 - Item number: 11602 - Category: C16, C116, Plus/4, Hardware
Maciej Witkowiak released new firmware for the TIB-001. The TIB-001 is a 3.5" disk drive for the Commodore C64 computer that connects to the cartridge port. Changes in this version: Improvements for load address, device number, rename, scratch, new, directory format, GEOS macros and added a DOS wedge.
2023-08-25 - 12:16:00 - Week: 34 - Item number: 11601 - Category: C64, Hardware
Retro-Updates.com is a web shop for retro computers such as Commodore, Amiga, Atari, Sinclair ZX-Spectrum, Macintosh and 386/486 PC. Shipment is to most European countries, USA, Canada and Australia.
2023-08-18 - 12:19:00 - Week: 33 - Item number: 11584 - Category: Commodore, Hardware
16UP is an open hardware expansion board that will add a user-port to the Commodore 16, 116 and Plus/4 home computers. There are two versions available, one with an RS-232 converter and one without.
2023-08-18 - 12:18:00 - Week: 33 - Item number: 11583 - Category: C16, C116, Plus/4, Hardware
If you are curious what the inside of a IC in your Commodore computer, you can look at this webpage. After removing the top layer of the IC they took a picture of the die with a microscope. A few examples are: 6502, 6510, 6522, 6581, 8500, etc.

Other chip manufacturers
2023-08-18 - 12:16:00 - Week: 33 - Item number: 11581 - Category: Commodore, Hardware
Tonyp12 is working on a Risc-V cartridge for the Commodore C64 computer. The features are: CPU at 72 MHz with Dot Clock synchronization, 64 kB Flash and 20 kB RAM. 256 kB SPI MRAM (REU) and 16 MB SPI FLASH, USB host/device and a RTC that sets C64's TOD registers.
2023-08-18 - 12:10:00 - Week: 33 - Item number: 11575 - Category: C64, Hardware
You can now watch a new video from the Happy Little Diodes YouTube channel. In this video, the cleaning and reverse engineering of a TecnoPLus Swift Amiga joypad.
2023-08-18 - 12:02:00 - Week: 33 - Item number: 11567 - Category: Commodore, Hardware
UltiSID is an open-source replacement for the SID chip inside the Commodore C64 computer. The UltiSID uses a STM32, a 32-bit microcontroller with an Arm Cortex-M processor.
2023-08-11 - 12:13:00 - Week: 32 - Item number: 11558 - Category: C64, Hardware
The J-CIA64 is a FPGA-based replacement for the Commodore 6526/8521 CIA chips, that are used in the Commodore 64/128 computers and the 1570/1571 disk drives.
2023-08-11 - 12:11:00 - Week: 32 - Item number: 11556 - Category: C64, Hardware
You can now watch a new video from the RobSmithDev YouTube channel. In this episode, Rob talks about his adapter for the MiSTer that can connect an 3.5" floppy drive to use with the Minimig core.
2023-08-11 - 12:08:00 - Week: 32 - Item number: 11553 - Category: Amiga, Hardware
A new YouTube video from Jan Beta. In this video, Jan is talking about the new keycaps from CBMstuff for the Commodore computers (C64, VIC20 & C16).
2023-08-11 - 12:04:00 - Week: 32 - Item number: 11549 - Category: C64, Hardware
A new YouTube video from Jan Beta. In this video: Jan is talking about the newly created Phoenix F256K 8-bit retro computer, the FNX1591 disk drive and the F256K software.

FNX1591 Disk drive and F256K Software
2023-08-04 - 12:19:00 - Week: 31 - Item number: 11544 - Category: 8-Bit NextGen, Hardware
SukkoPera shows a picture of the new version of the LittleSixteen motherboard. The features are: 100% Plus/4 compatible user-port, 512 kB RAM, SID, joystick swapper, TED output and pinheaders for all tape and IEC signals (Internal SD2IEC).
2023-08-04 - 12:17:00 - Week: 31 - Item number: 11542 - Category: C16, C116, Plus/4, Hardware
You can watch a new YouTube Video from the Universe64 channel. In this video, the Raptor64, the new C64 cartridge to load any type of C64 files (from SDCard or USB). Including Tape files and a SID Player.
2023-08-04 - 12:08:00 - Week: 31 - Item number: 11533 - Category: C64, Hardware
Robin Harbron made a new YouTube video. In this episode the Penultimate+2 cartridge for the Commodore VIC20 computer.
2023-08-04 - 12:00:00 - Week: 31 - Item number: 11525 - Category: VIC-20, Hardware
Keir Fraser has released updates for the Greaseweazle hardware. The recent changes are: A new PCB version and a firmware update.
2023-07-28 - 12:02:00 - Week: 30 - Item number: 11507 - Category: Commodore, Hardware
Retrohax has written a blog about restoring and pimping an Amiga 500 Computer. This includes a special paintjob (inside, outside & mouse), recap, 1 MB Chip RAM, boot-selector, and a Gotek.
2023-07-28 - 12:00:00 - Week: 30 - Item number: 11505 - Category: Amiga, Hardware
Linus Akesson has made a new musical instrument in combination with the Commodore C64 computer. To make music on the instrument, you can use the keyboard and three metal rods.
2023-07-21 - 12:18:00 - Week: 29 - Item number: 11502 - Category: C64, Hardware
Chris Edwards Restoration has made a new YouTube video. In this video, Chris shows the A4091 SCSI card for the Amiga computer. This A4091 is developed by Stefan Reinauer and Chris Hooper.
2023-07-21 - 12:12:00 - Week: 29 - Item number: 11496 - Category: Amiga, Hardware
A new YouTube video from Adrian Black. This time he shows the VIC-II Kawari, the VIC-II replacement for the Commodore C64 computer.
2023-07-21 - 12:11:00 - Week: 29 - Item number: 11495 - Category: C64, Hardware
You can now watch a new video from the Josip Retro Bits YouTube channel. In this episode, you can see how to measure the temperature with a Commodore C64 computer.
2023-07-14 - 12:08:00 - Week: 28 - Item number: 11472 - Category: C64, Hardware
ClassicHasClass wrote a blog about using a camera with the Commodore C128 and the ComputerEyes cartridge.
2023-07-14 - 12:06:00 - Week: 28 - Item number: 11470 - Category: C128(D), Hardware
The Phøde Universal Optical Drive emulator can be used to replace the optical drive in many computers and game consoles. Support for: Amiga CD32, Jaguar CD, Philips CD-i, Dreamcast, Saturn and the Playstation.
2023-07-14 - 12:05:00 - Week: 28 - Item number: 11469 - Category: Amiga, Hardware
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: Enabling the Super-Cap on the MEGA65 R4 PCB and MEGA65R4 Bring-Up.
2023-07-14 - 12:00:00 - Week: 28 - Item number: 11464 - Category: 8-Bit NextGen, Hardware
Linus Akesson has developed an auto start cartridge for the Commodore C64 computer. This cartridge uses an ATmega88 microcontroller and a 74541 (8-bit tristate buffer). At start-up, a small bootloader is placed in RAM, and then this bootloader can load up to 8 kB from the cartridge into the RAM of the C64.
2023-07-07 - 12:19:00 - Week: 27 - Item number: 11462 - Category: C64, Hardware
A new YouTube video from CRG. In this video, the build of a GBScontrol for an Amiga A2000 computer. The GBScontrol is a scan doubler that is modified to display the video from the Amiga on modern screens.
2023-07-07 - 12:06:00 - Week: 27 - Item number: 11449 - Category: Amiga, Hardware
Keir Fraser released new firmware for the Gotek. Changes in this version: Improvements for XDF, HFE, QuickDisk and the LCD.
2023-07-07 - 12:04:00 - Week: 27 - Item number: 11447 - Category: Amiga, Hardware
Dave wrote a blog about removing the jailbars from the video signal of the Commodore VIC20, C64 and C128 computers. He writes about the LumaFix64, LumaFix128 and the Super Video RF replacement.
2023-07-07 - 12:00:00 - Week: 27 - Item number: 11443 - Category: Commodore, Hardware
A new YouTube video from Randy Rossi is now available. In this video Randi shows the recent updates of his hardware replacement for the VIC-II chip in the Commodore C64.
2023-06-30 - 12:19:00 - Week: 26 - Item number: 11441 - Category: C64, Hardware
The A-Pet is a metal case for an Amiga 500/2000 computer in the shape of a Commodore PET computer. You can see an update of the project on the YouTube channel of Mikes Vintage Tech.
2023-06-30 - 12:14:00 - Week: 26 - Item number: 11436 - Category: Amiga, Hardware
Chris Edwards Restoration has made a new YouTube video. In this video, Chris shows how to modify an Amiga 500 computer with a 512 kB RAM expansion, into a 1 MB chip-RAM configuration.
2023-06-23 - 12:14:00 - Week: 25 - Item number: 11416 - Category: Amiga, Hardware
The u251715+64 MMU from UNI64 is a Memory Management Unit / Controller (Commodore MOS 251715) for the UNI64 computers, as well as for the 250469 C64 mainboard.

A YouTube demonstration video of the u251715+64 MMU.
2023-06-16 - 12:20:00 - Week: 24 - Item number: 11400 - Category: C64, Hardware
Andrew McCloud started a Kickstarter campaign for building a very high quality joysticks for retro computers. The features are: Aluminium alloy enclosure, Sanwa Denshi and Seimitsu parts, DB9, switchable auto-fire and right / left handed.
2023-06-16 - 12:08:00 - Week: 24 - Item number: 11388 - Category: Commodore, Hardware
A new YouTube video from Ravi Abbott is now available. In this video, Ravi talks about making an Amiga 600 laptop from LEGO blocks.
2023-06-16 - 12:05:00 - Week: 24 - Item number: 11385 - Category: Amiga, Hardware
Keir Fraser has released updates for the Greaseweazle hardware. The recent changes are: Support for new disk formats: ibm.scan, gem.1600, coco.os9.*, mm1.os9.* and commodore.1571. And a low-pass filter PLL stage to clean up noisy flux images (C64).
2023-06-16 - 12:01:00 - Week: 24 - Item number: 11381 - Category: Commodore, Hardware
With the UNI64 USB Eprom Writer it is possible to program Eproms like the AT28C64, AT28C256 and W27C512, that are used in the UNI64 computers. The Chrome browser is used to make writing to the Eprom easy by just drag and drop the ROM file and press the "Write to Eprom" button.
2023-06-09 - 12:18:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 11378 - Category: Commodore, Hardware