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GadgetUK164 - 1084 repair | You can now watch a new video from the GadgetUK164 YouTube channel. In this video, he is replacing the power switch in a Commodore 1084S-D1 monitor.

RetroPIC - PC | RetroPIC is a picture converter for retro computers. It can turn your modern picture into a retro picture which can be displayed on real C64 or an Amiga. Input: jpg, png, rgb and bgr. Output: C64, ZX Spectrum 48/+, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST and the Amiga.

HxC floppy emulator - v2.14.4.1 | For the HxC floppy emulator is new firmware available. The HxC floppy emulator is a replacement of a 3.5 inch disk-drive in for example an Amiga or a Atari ST. Recent changes in the firmware: Improvements for Sync, XML, H8D Heathkit, QuickDisk, DiscFerret DFI Loader, Stream, IMD File Writer, MSA File Writer, Kryoflux, FDX and Logic analyzer.

BASIC 10Liners - 2023 | BASIC 10Liners is a competition for making a game in BASIC with only 10 lines of code. The rules are: The computer system must be 8-bit, the BASIC is line orientated and there is no machine code allowed. There are three categories: 80, 120 or 256 characters per line.

Return #52 | Return magazine is a German printed magazine for classic computers and consoles. In this edition: Fallout, Snatcher, The Hobbit, Castaway, VCS, Shovel Knight Dig, Lovecraft, Oldenburger Computer-Museum, ShootiN64 (4), Alwa's Awakening, PiStorm, Terranigma, Aqua Jet, Operation Wolf and Mega Man Zero.

8-Bit Resurgence - Retro Computer Wall | You can now watch a new video from the 8-Bit Resurgence YouTube channel. In this episode a look at a way to store your retro computer collection on a wall for easy access, and it also looks great.

Commodore.software | The web page Commodore.software has had an update with many new items: Cave of the Word Wizard, HomeWord, Gemini V2.0, Sprite Studio 64 v1.1, Superclone Disk Examiner, Klitzing's Utility Wedge, SD2IEC Wedge 64, GEOPAINT, Artillery Duel Deluxe, C64 Dreams, Ultimate II Command Interface Reference, The Write Stuff 128, GEOS Image Editor and Blue Chip Word Processor.

Commodore Banner Exchange | If you have a Commodore related web page you can now join the Commodore Banner Exchange. The banners are rotated to ensure all websites have equal exposure. All you have to do is add the HTML code to the bottom of your page.

C64forum.com | The forum at C64forum.com is all about the Commodore C64 computer. There are sections for hardware, software, programming, emulators, music, game-development, C128, VIC20, Plus/4 and the Amiga.

DLH's Commodore Archive | DLH's Commodore Archive is a web page for Commodore documentation. You can find magazines, books and manuals. The latest additions are: Collette Utilities Dox, geoWorld, Commodore PET Users Club Newsletter, Arac Manual, Computers West - Final Edition, The Power of Calc Result for the Commodore 64, Very Basic BASIC, The Transactor, geos 2.0r for use with geoRAM User's Manual, The Hitchhiker's Guide to GEOS v2022, The Users Guide to Commodore 64 and VIC-20, Inside West Chester and geoTips Issue 01.

Kernal64 | Kernal64 is a CBM-II, VIC20, C64 & C128 emulator developed by Alessandro Abbruzzetti and is written in the Scala programming language. Changes in this version: Added support for the Magnum Light Phaser light gun. Improvements for audio state saving, initialization memory patterns and video & audio support for the freespin demo.

Press Play Again 7 | Press Play Again is an editorial booklet from RetroMagazine World in the Italian and English language. It is a tribute to Italian newsstand publications of the 1980s. This issue was made in partnership with DumpClub 64 and contains the following software: Electronic Construction Kit, Corso Yuppie Junior, Word Star 64 ,Stregona and CHAR' ATTACK!

Scene World Podcast #158 - Modern Vintage Gamer | Scene World Podcast is a podcast about the Commodore scene. In this episode: Modern Vintage Gamer, Louis Rossmann, Metal Slug, Remute, Blast Processing, Reshhot R Proxima 3 and Commodore - The Inside Story (German).

FRGCB | FRGCB (Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog) is a web page that writes about retro games. But the difference is that this blog compares the games between the different computers like the C64, Amiga, MSX, NES, CPC, DOS, etc. The most recent comparisons are: Unique Games! - The Second Encore (12), Juhannussauna (2016) and Juhannusolumppialaiset (2017).

Retro Commodore | The web page retro-commodore.eu has many high-quality scans available for the Commodore user. The latest additions are: Protext C128, PET 40 Column Clip Test source, PET 80 Column Clip Test source, Amiga Genlock 1300 User's Guide, Der Welt Der C64, RUN Advert, Oxford Pascal for the Commodore 64 - 64 Pascal Users Manual, Datasette PM-C16 Manual, PC-1 Messe Tilbud, News of COMputer, CBM 64 Norsk Programmeringskurs - Datakurs I and News about the Danish Magazines from Audio Media A/S.

CLASS 2023 | The Commodore Los Angeles Super Show will be held on 15 & 16 April 2023 in Burbank, California USA. At the show you can see demos and presentations on and about the C128, C64, Plus/4, DTV, VIC20, PET and the Amiga.

Flashtro | On the web page Flashtro.com you can see many cracker intros within your browser. The original intros from the Amiga, Atari-ST, Dreamcast, PC, Playstation etc. are converted to the browser. The most recent flashtro's are: Agile - Demoniak, Top Swap - Bismark, Top Swap - The President is Missing and The Exceptions - Chrono Quest.

Retro Sprite Workshop v1.3 - Plus/4 & C64/C128 | The Retro Sprite Workshop is a professional tool for retro game developers, especially for Commodore C64/C128 or Commodore 264 series. This program produces output formats which can be used in external development tools.

TPUG - 01-2023 | You can now watch the January 19, 2023 TPUG (Toronto PET Users Group) meeting on YouTube. Special guests are: RJ Mical and Michael Tomczyk.

The Dragnet Case - C64, Plus/4 & Amiga | The Dragnet Case is a text adventure game for the Commodore C64, Plus/4 and the Amiga computer. In the game you are Sam Boon, an L.A. Private Detective, and you are about to start your next investigation. The game is developed by TaskmasterSoftware.

Commodore - The Inside Story (German version) | You can read a message on Twitter from David Pleasance about the German version of the book Commodore - The Inside Story.

Adrian's Digital Basement - 1702 | A new YouTube video from Adrian Black. This time he is checking and modifying a Commodore 1702 monitor.

Scene World Podcast #157 - RetroRGB | Scene World Podcast is a podcast about the Commodore scene. In this episode: The man behind the web page RetroRGB, Robert Neal. This website has all the information you need to get the best picture from your retro consoles to a modern TV.

Digital Retro Park - Remute | You can now watch a concert of Remute. This concert was recorded on Saturday 14.01.23 live at the Digital Retro Park in Offenbach, Germany. The Digital Retro Park is a museum for digital culture.

petxd - PC | petxd is an xxd-like hex dumper that outputs using a Unicode/PETSCII representation. When used in a terminal or console with the C64 Pro Mono font, the result is a pleasing and familiar PETSCII rendition of whatever binary data you are inspecting.

Commodore.software | The web page Commodore.software has had an update with many new items: 21 Second Backup, Burst Nibbler, Sky Travel, Sky Travel Manual, Sky Travel 64 Addendum, Learn Computer Programming with The Commodore VIC, Vision Self Dissolving Files, Fun Graphics Machine, Enhanced SIDPlayer Editor, High Voltage SID Collection, Compute's Gazette SID Collection, Lane County Commodore User's Group, geoShell Programmer's Development Package Manual, OneLoad64 Games Collection, geoSpeller, geoDex User's Manual, ARM2SID Quick Installation Guide, 3D TicTacToe, STS-62 Crew, geoProgrammer Macros for geoShell, The Tuneful Eight and InDev Tester.

DLH's Commodore Archive | DLH's Commodore Archive is a web page for Commodore documentation. You can find magazines, books and manuals. The latest additions are: Amiga Mail, Amiga Mail Market, Las Vegas Manual, TransBlooperz, A600 Insider Guide Series, The Vintage Computer 1998 Jan-Feb-Mar, Jim Henson Muppets Print Kit Manual, Looney Tunes Print Kit Manual, Kawasaki Synthesizer Instruction Manual and Grafik mit Amiga BASIC.

Vintage Computing Christmas Challenge 2022 | You can now view the results from the Vintage Computing Christmas Challenge 2022. This year there were hundreds of entries on many different systems. A few examples of the systems: VAXStation, Atari 130XE, VIC20, Linux PC, C64, ZX Spectrum, CP|M, Thomson T08, Atari 65XE, Apple IIc/IIe, Amiga, KC 85/4, gamebuino, TI-59, VT-52, Pico8, Amstrad CPC, VectorBoy, C128, MSX, Sinclair ZX81, BBC, Enterprise 128, Mega65, Plus/4, KIM-1 and many more.

RetroMagazine World #17 | A new edition of RetroMagazine World is now available. In this edition the following articles: Commodore 64: 40 years and counting, Bally Professional Arcade, Nintendo 64 - the (un)protections, Emudeck - Emulation on Steam Deck, A500 MINI, WII - Nintendo, Mouse - DOS, The Appointment - C64, RetroFighter - C64, Array's, The Illiterate Code Games, Margaret Hamilton, Japan, Quo Vadis?, Burger Time, The Red Serpent Invasion, Dottie Dreads Nought, Eye of the Beholder - C64, Luykia the Lost Island - Plus/4, Alwa's Awakening, Knights & Slimes - C64, Live a Live, Arkegis Revolution, Impossible Mission - Plus/4, Powers in the Basement, Ruby & Rusty Save the Crows, Thunder Paw, Jungle Joe - C64, 180 - C64 and Malaika Prehistoric Quest.

Retro Debugger V0.64.62 | Retro Debugger is a code and memory debugger that works in real time. The program works together with the VICE emulator. In this version: Improvements for VIC Editor, C64 Palette, Save/Load, MIDI, C64 Screen, C64 Colour RAM, Charset, VIA and much more.

8-Bit Show & Tell - Vinyl | Robin Harbron made a new YouTube video. This time he is talking about vinyl records and CDs that are somehow inspired by or connected to Commodore computers.

Reviving Retro - MSD SD-2 | You can watch a new video from the Reviving Retro YouTube channel. In this episode, the repair of a MSD SD-2 disk drive and upgrading ROMs and RAM for Chip Level Designs (CLD) Mass Duplicator system.

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