Tag: Retro computing

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Safe-modding a C64 PSU with a USB charger

In this post an original wedge shape Commodore 64 PSU is modified with a USB charger to make it safe to use. Otherwise there is a risk of it failing and damaging the computer.

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Fixing the Rambo First Blood Part II C64 tape loader

The game Rambo First Blood part II for the Commodore 64 was released with an Ocean type tape loader that featured an amazing Martin Galway tune, but this particular tape loader has a tendency to fail on some systems. In this article the problem is investigated and fixed, and full instructions are provided on how to make a fixed TAP file.

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The RetroCropper

An original Commodore 64 generates a white line artifact at the left of the picture. It's normally invisible due to screen cropping, but some upscalers don't crop the picture making the artifact clearly visible on modern TVs. The RetroCropper device presented here can process composite and S-video signals to remove the artifact and perform other cropping tasks.

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The Thinkpad USB Keyboard Adapter

Quite some time ago I posted a short news bulletin on my old blog about a project to create a Thinkpad keyboard USB adapter. I never got around to make a real post about it, but the bulletin got noticed enough around the interwebs that an article was written and …

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The MMC2IEC device

It has always been tricky to transfer data between a PC and a Commodore 64. As the old machine lacks any even remotely modern interfaces, tricks of some sort are always required to do the transfer. The MMC2IEC device can be seen as yet another one of these tricks, but it does so much more.

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The Wooden DTV

This project was inspired by the countless other projects on the web concerning hacking and modifying the C64 DTV. The basic goal I had with my DTV modding was to create a handy little C64 clone you could bring along to spread some 8-bit joy. This article includes modifications to the DTV PAL circuit to improve color reproduction.

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