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Linus Akesson - The Datassettes | Linus Akesson has already made a number of musical instruments, based Commodore devices. This time he uses four modified Commodore Datassettes to play a song.

The Retro Hour - Aric Wilmunder | 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 Aric Wilmunder (SCUMM Engine).

6502 assembly-language puzzle book | David Youd wrote a puzzle book for people who like to use the 6502 assembly-language. There are 64 examples of 6502 code without an explanation, and the task is to understand out what the code does. If you can’t find the answer, there is an explanation in the back of the book.

Stinger - PET/CBM, VIC20, Plus/4, C64 & C128 | Stinger is a new game for the Commodore PET/CBM, VIC20, Plus/4, C64 and C128 computer, developed by Fabrizio Caruso. The game is a shooter game with power-ups, 6 different levels, 5 different enemies, and several items to pick up.

Doktor64 - Quick Shot II Plus | There is a new YouTube video available from Doktor64. This time, he shows how to clean and test a Quick Shot II Plus joystick.

FairLight TV | You can now watch a new episode of the FairLight TV YouTube channel. In this episode: Bacchus tells us about using DumpDiff.

CompetitionProStarMini | InsaneDruid has made a replacement printed circuit board for the Competition pro mini and pro star mini joysticks, to easily replace failing microswitches.

The Retro Hour - Ross Tregenza | 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 Ross Tregenza, who made music for games such as TimeSplitters, Crysis, and Team Sonic Racing.

8-Bit Resurgence - MasterTracker | 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.

Commodore.software | The web page Commodore.software has had an update with many new items: Commodore 64 Troubleshooting and Repair Guide, Clone Machine for the 1571, The Hitchhikers Guide to GEOS, The Official GEOS Programmer's Reference Guide, How to Get the Most out of GEOS, GEOS Inside and Out, Color 64 BBS, Magic Mouse, EBBS 64, Better Working Power C, CMD Turbo232 User's Guide and The KoalaPad Book.

LukHash - Virtual Burnout | LukHash makes music with the help of retro computers like the Commodore C64 and the Amiga. His new album is called Virtual Burnout and has the following music: Keygen, Video Games, Amiga, The Kingdom, Virtual Burnout, Alone Together, 8-Bit Warrior, Cyberpunx, Invaders, Shooting Star, Demoscene, Modchips and Robot Uprising.

Tom Lokovic - 1351 | Tom Lokovic wrote a comprehensive blog about the Commodore 1351 mouse. He writes about how the mouse works and how you can repair or improve it.

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: VIC-20 User's Association, ICPUG, The Infinite Loop 64/128, Facsimle Manual and Alcazar The Forgotten Fortress Instructions.

SID Factory II | SID Factory II is a cross-platform editor for composing music that will play on a Commodore C64 computer. SID Factory II uses the reSID emulator and is still in development.

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: Yie Ar Kung-Fu (Konami, 1984/1985) and Scuba Dive (Durell, 1983).

Jan Beta - Commodore 797D | A new YouTube video from Jan Beta. In this video, Jan talks about the Commodore 797D calculator, takes a look inside and cleans the contacts of the switches.

Furnace - PC | Furnace is a chiptune tracker for the PC (Linux, MacOS and Windows). Furnace can make chiptunes for almost every 8/16 bit retro computer including the Commodore PET, VIC20, C64, Plus/4 and the Amiga.

Bil Herd - I Adore My 64 | You can watch a new YouTube video from Bil Herd. In this video, Bil, June and Albert Charpentier talk with Jeff Schaap about the new documentary I Adore My 64.

Commodore Users Europe | You can now watch the videos from the most recent online meeting of the Commodore Users Europe. The topics are: The PET CBM diagnostic clip - Sven Petersen, Gekko Amiga emulator - Gennaro Gekko Coda, PET light cycles - Jessica Petersen, I adore my 64 - Jeff Schaap and pl/0 compiler in BASIC on C64 - Marc Dendooven.

The 6502 song | It’s an 8-bit world, and we’re 8-bit girls, it’s true, oh yeah
It’s an 8-bit world, and we’re 8-bit girls, it’s true, yeah

6502

Now I got this chip from MOS
Coding BASIC like a boss
This RF-jack what's it for?
Hooking up my Commodore

6502

Scene World Podcast #158 | Scene World Podcast is a podcast about the Commodore scene. In this episode: Jeff Schaap - I adore my 64, Männerquatsch Podcast - Gamescom 2023, Cyberpunk 2077, F-Zero 99, Remute's PC DOS music album, QIXSCII, Retro Computing Festival 2023, Clock Signal Multi-Platform Emulator, IcyTerm, Giana Power Edition 2023 and Starfield.

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 - Boxx 4 V 1.04, Flashtro - Boxx 3 remake v1.0, Flashtro - Boxx 2 remake V1.0, Flashtro - Oooze, Progress - High Seas Trader and Jism - Intro.

Denise v2.1 | Denise is a cycle accurate and platform independent C64 / Amiga emulator. This emulator is developed by piciji. The recent changes are: Improvements on the Amiga for files, disk drives, Wasapi, accuracy and speed, and added DMS, EXE and RTC. Improvements on the C64 for multi SID, and added the cartridges: Dinamic, Diashow Maker and Super Snapshot V5.

TPUG - I Adore My 64 | You can now watch a new YouTube video from TPUG (Toronto PET Users Group). In this video, Jeff Schaap with a talk about his new film project: I Adore My 64.

Commodore Free | The Commodore Free webpage is back online. And a new issue is in the process of being written, Nigel Parker is currently collecting news and stories.

TheRetroChannel - 386SX-16 restoration | Mark Sawicki has made a new video for his YouTube channel. In this video, Mark will clean, restore and test a Commodore 386SX-16 computer.

The Retro Hour - I Adore My 64 | 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: I Adore My 64, Vectrex controller, Rugrats Adventure in Gameland, DIY Retro CRT Cable TV Channel and Demon Claw.

8-Bit Show - Jim Butterfield's 1986 Computer Diary | Robin Harbron made a new YouTube video. This time he talks about the Jim Butterfield's 1986 Computer Diary. This is a combination of day planner and a Commodore reference book.

FlashBack - Back on Track | You can listen to a new FlashBack podcast with lots of music. In this episode: Sunshine, Lucy's Night Tale, Ancient mathematician, Little_Man, Retrograde dream cascade, Experience, Frame 22 - next step, Dreams in 9kB, Keep silent!, Far_Away, Small and fresh, Inferiority complex, Truth, Neutral zone and Virtual Void.

The 8-bit files podcast - MiSTer | You can listen to a new podcast from the The 8-bit files. In this episode of the podcast: The MiSTer FPGA and how it can be used to simulate retro computers, game consoles and a lot more.

Hey Birt! - MSD SD-1 repair | A new video from the Hey Birt YouTube channel is now available. In this video, Birt is repairing a MSD SD-1 disk drive. He is replacing all the electrolytic capacitors and cleans the drive mechanism.

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