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Retro Commodore | The web page retro-commodore.eu has many high-quality scans available for the Commodore user. The latest additions are: Amiga Tricks & Tips, Einfürung in CAD mit dem Commodore 64 and Das Schulbuch zum Commodore 64.

Nordischsound | Ben from the Nordischsound YouTube channel is making music with retro computers. The latest additions are: Sex on Fire, Running Up That Hill, Terminator 2, You Are Not Alone - Alien Spaceship Atmosphere, Escape from New York - Dystopian, Airwolf, Command & Conquer, Street Hawk, Knight Rider and Bohemian Rhapsody.

UnifiedFloppyTool - PC | UnifiedFloppyTool (UFT) is an open-source, cross-platform toolkit for preserving and recovering vintage floppy disks - including flux imaging support (Greaseweazle/KryoFlux). The program is available for Linux, MacOS, Windows. New in this version: DMK Analyzer Panel, Flux Histogram, GW-DMK Direct, TI-99/4A , 86Box 86F & MAME MFI format and Enhanced Validation.

Open Cubic Player - Linux PC | Open Cubic Player is a music visualizer for various tracked music formats such as amiga MOD or C64 SID. Other formats are: AMS,DMF, IT, MDL, MTM, NST, OKT, PTM, STM, S3M, ULT, WOW, XM, 669, YM, HVL and many more.

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: Yoomp! (Public Domain, 2007) and Ski Jump International trilogy (PD/Ville Könönen, 1994-2000).

Disawsm - Online | Disawsm is a web-based tool that helps you analyse and disassemble Commodore C64 prg files. It provides a visual interface to inspect binary data, set entry points, and generate annotated assembly code that can be reassembled with your favourite assembler. Perfect for reverse engineering old C64 programs, understanding how they work, or creating modified versions.

Commodore.software | The web page Commodore.software has had an update with many new items: Amiga Action magazine, Collette Utilities PS.Processor examples, geoSpecific GEOS PD/Shareware Collection V1.6, GateWay V2.6 for GEOS and Character Generator ROMs.

Komoda & Amiga Plus 29 | Komoda & Amiga Plus is a printed and a pdf magazine (English and Polish language) for the Commodore user. In this edition: Quod INIT Exit IIo, Musketeer, ROGUEish, H.E.R.O. Is Back, OutRun: Amiga Edition, Lionheart, Chaotic Crazy Castle, 6502 Assembly (4) Code libraries, Amiga Affinities: Casablanca, Caravaggio 64 and Talking Heads: My First Amiga Experience.

Retrohax - Elite Multifunction 2002 joystick | Retrohax has written a blog about restoring an Elite Multifunction 2002 joystick. He cleaned the joystick, but the original text and symbols were damaged too much. After painting the case he used a laser to engrave new text and symbols.

Amigatronics - Petro Tyschtschenko | You can watch an interview with Petro Tyschtschenko on the Amigatronics YouTube channel. Petro Tyschtschenko, was one of the key figures behind Commodore and Amiga Technologies.

Greaseweazle Tools v1.23 | Keir Fraser has released updates for the Greaseweazle hardware. The recent changes are: Improvements for the Windows serial port list, single-density image handling (Acorn), Diskdefs (Kaypro & Eagle), hard-sectors and a 4th unit on Shugart bus.

VCGN - Monitor 2025-02 | A new edition of the VCGN Monitor magazine is now available for download (English & Dutch). In this edition: PETdisk MAX v3, Penultimate Plus 3 DCR, CHAT64, BDOS, LUMYDCTT, Old Blue Workbench, Megapaint, Commodore 64 Ultimate, Soft-tips, Hard-tips, the Scratchpad, Commodore and Amiga news, Classifieds adds and the events for the next year.

VICE 3.10 | A new version of VICE (Versatile Commodore Emulator) is now available. Changes in this version: Improvements for reSID, sounddev, VICII, Printer, Drives, c1541, petcat, Userport, Profi-DOS, Magic Desk 16, Megabyter, Comal 80, c64gs, mp3@c64, magicdesk128, partner128, MMU IO dump, chargen dump, Write Now, Minimon, WordCraft, PET/CBM video and joysticks.

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: Flashtro - Mutant Monty from Cobour, Oranges - We Love Cracktros, Classic - Time Runners 3 and Flashtro - Phantom Leap.

Commodore History - 1541 Hello World | You can watch a new video from the Commodore History YouTube channel. In this episode: Turning a Commodore 1541 disk drive into a functional computer, and of course print Hello World.

Retro Commodore | The web page retro-commodore.eu has many high-quality scans available for the Commodore user. The latest additions are: COBOL for the Commodore 64 and-128, The Complete Commodore 64, The Commodore 64 Handbook, Sound Effects and Music on the Commodore 64, Z80-Assembly Language Programming Manual, Z80 CPU Technical Manual, Microprocessor Applications Reference Book Vol 1, Der Commodore 64 Und Der Rest Der Welt, Programmering i COMAL 80 and PowerMenu v2.0.

Nordischsound | Ben from the Nordischsound YouTube channel is making music with retro computers. The latest additions are: 8-bit Uptown Funk, Lost Frequencies - The Feeling, Ghosts 'n Goblins, SID Mix upgrade, Ryu's Theme , Major Tom and Terranigma - Overworld Theme.

Retro Debugger V0.64.74 | 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 Display, VIC Editor, VIC Status, Sprites Control, Charsets Control, CIA2, Step-over-JSR, t64, Viewfinder, CRT-monitor shader and SID Tracker View.

Trevor's Amiga Blog | You can now read a new article from Trevor Dickinson on his blog. This time he writes about the 40th birthday of the Amiga computer.

The Quickshot II - USB | The Quickshot II will be available from Retro Games in January 2026. The features are: All-microswitch design, auto-fire, stabilising suction cups and a 1.8m USB cable.

Commodore Users Europe | You can now watch the videos from the most recent online meeting of the Commodore Users Europe. The topics were: The MOS 6502 - 50th Anniversary, C64emu, u64SidPlayer, EconoPET 40/8096 and AIS-CBM.

TPUG Magazine | After decades, the last issue was published in the 1980s, a new edition of the TPUG Magazine is now available. In this edition 40 articles and no advertisement.

Commodore Chronicles Podcast | You can now listen to a new episode of the Commodore Chronicles Podcast. In this episode: Mayhem in Monsterland (Apex Computer ), Hudson Hawk (Ocean) and Vicious SIDs.

Old School Gamer - 49 | Old School Gamer is a magazine for retro consoles gamers. In this (free) edition: Jumped-Up, Sonic, Triassic, Johnny Turbo, Crash Bandicoot, The Lost Vikings, Kenny James, The Death of Video Game Mascots, The Forgotten Mascots of Gaming, The Importance of Music in Old School Games, Ed Cunningham, Moon Patrol, Electric Starship Arcade, Retro Game Books, Waverace 64, Atomic Pinball Arcade, The Rescue from Poseidon's Gate, Run & Gun, Light Guns, Captain Commando, The Vectrex Mini, Portland, White Elephyant Game Mascots From A-Z and Heavy Hitters Index.

Commodore.software | The web page Commodore.software has had an update with many new items: Mastering AmigaDOS 3 - Tutorial & Reference, AmigaDOS a Dabhand Guide, Little Blue Workbench 2 Book, Mastering Amiga Arexx, Temple of Apshai Manual & Command Summary, Telengard Manual, The Sword of Fargoal Manual, Suspended Manual, Tokens & Map, Suspect Manual, Reference Card & Extras, Super Huey, Stationfall Manual, Startrek Strategic Operations Simulator Manual, Spy vs Spy I, II & III Manual, Spellbreaker Map & Cards and Space Rogue Manual, Stars of Opportunity, Reference Card & Map.

The Retro Hour - H0ffman | 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: An interview with H0ffman about the demo scene and porting games tot he Amiga computer.

Commodoriani #22 | A new edition of the Italian Commodoriani magazine is now available. In this edition: News, The Last Ninja, Turbo Challenge II, Interview With Alessandro Carnevali and The rise and fall of the Arcade in Italy.

Vintage Computing Christmas Challenge 2025 | The Vintage Computing Christmas Challenge 2025 is a programming challenge for all retro computers. The goal is to produce a specific picture on the screen with the smallest program possible. The competition closes at the 24th of December 2025.

Root42 - 1001 repair | You can watch a new video on the Root42 YouTube channel. In this video: The repair of a Commodore 1001 disk drive, that has a problem with the spindle motor.

Retro Commodore | The web page retro-commodore.eu has many high-quality scans available for the Commodore user. The latest additions are: Noch mehr 64 Tips & Tricks Band 2, Compute!s Creating Arcade Games on the Commodore 64, Reflections Animator, Das Grosse Buch zu Amiga DOS, Das Cassetten Buch zu Commodore 64 und VC-20, 64 für Einsteiger and Data Becker Floppy Express.

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: Defjam & Angels Transwrite, Scoopex - EX 2.1, Crass - Cracktro, Defjam - Gods and Endless Piracy - Megamon 1.7.

Nordischsound | Ben from the Nordischsound YouTube channel is making music with retro computers. The latest additions are: Terranigma - Overworld Theme, Beer Rescue and Kouyate - Fight Against the Darkness.

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