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DIR PLUS V4.0 - Plus/4, C64 & VIC20 | DIR PLUS is a SD2IEC browser, program starter and file manager solution for your Commodore 64, Plus/4 and VIC20. Changes in this version: Improvements for loading the directory (background), paths, search, file-info and auto-load. And there is now a Commodore VIC20 version available.

Hey Birt! - Keyboard repair | In this video from Hey Birt!: The repair of keyboard from retro computers.

Retrohax - Spay painting | Retrohax has written a blog about spray painting computer cases.

8-Bit Show & Tell - 1581 | Robin Harbron made another new video. This time he talks about partitions and directories with the 1581 disk drive from Commodore.

Bil Herd - 65020 | Bil Herd is doing a project for the Altium Contest. He developed a PCB for a FPGA that will emulate a 6502 processor. The board can be used in an original Commodore computer with a 6502 CPU.

J-CIA | J-CIA is a FPGA replacement for the MOS 6526 & 8521 CIA chips in Commodore computers. Now the J-CIA is tested with different hardware and software.

Retro Commodore | The web page retro-commodore.eu has many high-quality scans available for the Commodore user. The latest additions are: Computer Bladet Club 64/128 Nyt, Compute!s First Book of Commodore 64, Compute!s second book of Commodore 64 Games, Compute!s first book of Commodore 64 Games and Compute!s 128 Programmers Guide.

CharPad 2.7.6 | Stewart Wilson from Subchrist Software released a new version of CharPad. With this (Windows) program you can edit your own characters. Changes in this version: Improvements for the Tile Editor, Project Palette, Map Editor and Image Import.

Sprite Castle | Rob O'Hara has made a new podcast. The subject in this episode is: The motorcycle game from Mr. Chip and Mastertronic for the Commodore 64, KIKSTART 2.

Retro Bits - RetroBrite | A new video from the YouTube channel Retro Bits is now available. In this video Matt talks about using RetroBrite for plastic computer parts.

RetroManCave - David Pleasance | In this episode of the RetroManCave: An interview with David Pleasance who talks about his new book From Vultures to Vampires.

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: It's a Knockout! (Ocean Software, 1986) and Nero 2000 (Bio-Syntax Method Oy, 1987).

The Retro Hour - Julian Rignall | The Retro Hour is a professional Podcast made by Dan Wood & Ravi Abbott. The Retro Hour aims to help the world understand the European gaming industry. In this episode: Julian Rignall - ZZap 64, CVG, Mean Machines, GamesMaster, Virgin and IGN.

8-Bit Show & Tell - Easter Eggs | Robin Harbron made another new video. This time he talks about the Easter Egg hidden in Super Graphix Gold printer interface for Commodore computers.

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: Turbo 40-50 Manual, Commodore DiskUser, Toepassingen en Spellen voor de Commodore 64, Toepassingen en Spellen voor de Commodore 64, Jeux Trucs et Comptes pour Commodore 64, Programmieren in Maschinensprache mit dem Commodore 64, Das Grosse Spiele-Buch Commodore 64, BASIC computerspellen, Het BASICCODE-3 Boek and Future Finance Manual.

Commodore.software | The web page Commodore.software has had an update with many new items: Super 1750 Clone Demo Disk, Super 1750 Clone Manual, 1764 RAM Expansion Demo Disk, 1541 Test/Demo Disk (1984), Doodle!, Money Savers - Volume 1, Copy-Q v3.0, GEnie Commodore File Library, Cincinnati Commodore Computer Club Library (2008), C64 Disk Cover Collection, StonySoft Public Domain Collection, 64'er CD and COMAL 80.

6510 Cross-Assembler | Aart released a new version of his MOS Technology 6510 Cross-Assembler and Disassembler: win2c64/lin2c64/mac2c64. With this program you can convert an assembler source file into a target file for an emulator or real hardware. The program is available for Windows, Linux and MacOS.

ACME Cross-Assembler v0.97 | ACME is a cross assembler and can produce code for the following processors: 6502, 6510 (including illegal opcodes), 65c02 and the 65816.

Z64K | Z64K is a pixel exact emulation of the Commodore 128, Commodore 64, VIC 20 and Atari 2600 written entirely in Java. The emulators should run on any platform with an updated Java Runtime environment. Recent changes: Improvements for C128 VICII, SID player, VIC 20 (ROM), NTSC mode, custom ROMs and the CPM cartridge.

The Retro Hour - MicroProse | The Retro Hour is a professional Podcast made by Dan Wood & Ravi Abbott. The Retro Hour aims to help the world understand the European gaming industry. In this episode: MicroProse: The Inside Story with Wild Bill Stealey.

Virtual Dimension - Computer magazines | Virtual Dimension made a new video (German language). In this video: Back to the 80s - Computer magazines from the 80s.

Reformation4 - Matt Gray | Matt Gray started a Kickstarter campaign to produce a fourth album of Amiga and C64 remixes. A few examples on this album are: Times Of Lore, Yie Ar Kung Fu 2, Skate Or Die, Turrican 2 and Retrograde.

The Retrogaming Times #27 | The retrogaming Times is a retro computer magazine (English language) for all retro computer fans. In this edition: Prepare to Qualify, Upcoming Events, More C64! - Pac-Man, Apple II Incider - HIYA and Be Water My Friend, Sony of America's 1990's Anti-2D Policy, The Higher Energy Mini - TurboGrafx-16 Mini Review, Retro-Bit Super Retro-Cade Quick Look, Video Game Haiku, Weekly Retrogaming Trivia Recap and See You Next Game.

Scene World Podcast #91 | Scene World Podcast is a podcast about the Commodore scene. In this episode: David Pleasance - From Vultures to Vampires, Mini-Pet, Yandex Retro Games Battle 2020, Living Computers Museum and Labs, MEGA65 and Command and Conquer Remastered.

Retro Bits - JiffyDOS | A new video from the YouTube channel Retro Bits is now available. In this video Matt talks about using JiffyDOS in with your Commodore VIC20, C64 and C128 computer and disk drive.

Bread Box - Commodore-Taschenrechnern | A new video from the Bread Box Commodore Computer Museum. In this video Justin shows a range of Commodore calculators.

DC2N5-LC | Luigi Di Fraia has made a new video of the DC2N5-LC. He has upgraded the firmware; it is now possible to choose the output folder.

World of Jani - SFD-1001 repair | Jani wrote new blog about repairing a Commodore SDF-1001 disk drive. The problem with this disk drive were the leaking electrolytic capacitors.

Blitpaint - V0.551 | Blitpaint is an Art tool that uses sprite sets as brushes. Changes in this version: Improvements for UI, opacity, layers, parallax mode, brushes and animation mode.

The Retro Hour - David Pleasance and Trevor Dickinson | The Retro Hour is a professional Podcast made by Dan Wood & Ravi Abbott. The Retro Hour aims to help the world understand the European gaming industry. In this episode: David Pleasance and Trevor Dickinson talk about what happened with Amiga after Commodore went bankrupt.

Amiga Users Ireland Podcast | In this episode of the Amiga Users Ireland Podcast: Navajo & Hopi Coronavirus Emergency Fund, Reformat, Warp1260, MCAmiga - Midnight Commander, Samples Creator, Infinity Modules Player, Netsurf 3.10 , Lightwave 3D tutorial, Nerd Kill, R-Type, Air Mail, Boxy Moxy, Vivid Tracker, Gotek and 18,000 MODs.

CharPad 2.7.2 | Stewart Wilson from Subchrist Software released a new version of CharPad. With this (Windows) program you can edit your own characters. Changes in this version: Improvements for Tile naming/tagging and Cell Selection.

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