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Carlsen Electronics | Ray Carlsen is getting back to repairing Commodore 8-bit hardware. If you need help with you faulty hardware you can contact Ray, but you can also look on his website for lots of information about repairing old hardware.

Stray Pointers Podcast - Mike Taylor | You can now listen to a new episode of the Stray Pointers Podcast. In this episode: Mike Taylor, author of the VIC20 text adventures Magic Mirror and Nosferatu and the Commodore C64 game The Causes.

Commodoriani #18 | A new edition of the Italian Commodoriani magazine is now available. In this edition: News, Creatures II, Millennium Runners, Valter Prette Interview, Fan Art, Commodore Gazette: The New Amiga Compared and Curiosities

FlashBack - Revision 2025 | You can listen to a new FlashBack podcast with lots of music. In this episode: Incognito of Nexus - Palladial addiction, Filippp of Damage, MS - Get up da bass, DDL Blue - Summer, Mickaleus - Get the duck out, Alex Menchi - Positive mind, SampleMind - I dream with a Compo-Spec, Jesusito - Retroing all down, JosSs - Notes, Subi of Desire, SSR - One thing, - Slash_Atd and RPSG - ZauberwalD, W.O.T.W. - Samsara, Altiga - Bingo nights, Bacter and Saga Musix - Sunny Sight, Virtua Point Zero - Break out and Zabutom - Hyperburner.

Commodore.software | The web page Commodore.software has had an update with a new item: Werner Weicht's uIEC_Man V1.3 for GEOS 64 & 128 1.3.

Commodore Users Europe | The Commodore Users Europe organizes online meetings for all Commodore users. You can join the next (Zoom) meeting on Saturday evening 14-Jun-2025 at 19:30 (CET).

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: International FontPack, The Great Book of Games 46 Programs for the Commodore 64 and Faites Vos Jeux Avec Commodore 64.

Commodore Chronicles Podcast | You can now listen to a new episode of the Commodore Chronicles Podcast. In this episode: Karateka, Space Invaders, Evil Dungeon III, Retro Rewind and the Commodore years 2007 through 2017.

Epictronics - PC10-III repair | You can watch a new video from the Epictronics YouTube channel. In this episode the repair of a Commodore PC10-III computer, that has problems after the battery leaked on the motherboard.

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: The Train: Escape to Normandy (Accolade, 1987), Master of the Lamps (Activision, 1985), Oil Imperium (reLINE/Rainbow Arts, 1989), The Pyramid (Fantasy Software, 1984), Beaky and the Egg Snatchers (Fantasy Software, 1984), BMX Kidz (Firebird, 1987) and Afterlife (Loadstar, 1994).

Christopher Belcher - Joystick cable tester | Christopher Belcher has developed a small circuit board for testing a joystick cable. You connect the cable to the circuit board and use the test-probe for testing the wires. It will also show you the function of each wire with the corresponding LED.

Retronaut - 1541 Dual-ROM | You can watch a new video from the Retronaut YouTube channel. In this episode: Making a Dual-ROM adapter for a Commodore1541 disk drive. This gives you the opportunity to install a JiffyDOS ROM, as well as the original Commodore Kernal ROM.

Komoda & Amiga Plus 27 | Komoda & Amiga Plus is a printed and a pdf magazine (English and Polish language) for the Commodore user. In this edition: Nixy and the Seeds of Doom, Spelunky 64, infeZtation, Fast Food 2, Tale Of Evil, Yoomp!, Memories of Attitude, Wi-Fi module for Ultimate II+L, Amiga at the turn of the century, Data transfer: Amiga and Macintosh, Maze and Tommi Musturi.

64'er magazine 85/05 | It is more than 40 years ago that the first 64'er magazine was published (1984-04). You can now read the magazine like it was 40 years ago, a new edition will be available every month The 64'er magazine is in the German language.

Commodore Repair Toolbox | With the Commodore Repair Toolbox you can easily view schematics, zoom in/out, identify components, see chip pinouts, study datasheets, resources and various other information, helping you to diagnose and repair old hardware. The supported models are: C64 (250407 & 250425), C64c (250466) and the C128/128D (310378).

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: Accumulators & Defjam - Cracktro Source Code, Trilogy - Source code, Spelljammer - Trainer Menu Source Code and Flashtro - Yoomp v 1.09.

Retro Asylum Podcast - 351 | You can now listen to a new episode of the Retro Asylum Podcast. In this episode: Mark, Steve and Dean talk about the famous talking car.

Nordischsound | Ben from the Nordischsound YouTube channel is making music with retro computers. The latest additions are: Zangief's Theme (Street Fighter II), Blanka's Theme (Street Fighter II), Van Halen - Jump and Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode.

Compute!'s Gazette | A new edition of Compute!'s Gazette is scheduled for July 2025. In this new edition an interview with Edwin Nagle the founder of COMPUTE! Publications, Inc. You can place a pre-order for the magazine on the web page.

Edoardo Kinmami - MP32C64 | The MP32C64 is and adapter to connect a Commodore C64 or VIC20 to a digital system such as MP3/CD players or a smartphone. Adjust the trimmer potentiometer to achieve a constant signal LED on. The indicators I and N indicate Inverted or Normal signal.

Commodore.software | The web page Commodore.software has had an update with many new items: Professional Manager, Print Technik Help Plus v3, The Accountant 128 Manual, Taxpayer's Survival Program Manual, First Over Germany Manual, Mine Sweep, Four Doku, Bassem Assembler, NAV v.9.7 (Final), DotBASIC Extras, Amiga OS V1.1 Press Release - 1985, C128 Press Release - 1985, 1526 Printer Manual Errata and Everything You Wanted to Know.

Commodore Users Europe | You can now watch the videos from the most recent online meeting of the Commodore Users Europe. The topics are: The Timebox64 with export functionality - Back to the 8 bit, Sevgi_Engine - game engine for Amiga - Alper Sonmez, Serena OS alternative to AmigaOS - Dietmar Planitzer, 1571 Multispeeder - Frank Eggen and 3D First-Person Shooter PET & C64 - Jim Orlando.

Hkzlab - Padapter | The Padapter is an interface for a SEGA MegaDrive/Genesis 3-button game-pad, so it can be used with the Commodore VIC20, C64, C128, Amiga etc. It is inspired by the Open C64-MegaDrive Pad Adapter. All buttons on the game-pad are de-multiplexed and usable by the computer. The adapter also provides two switchable mappings to help with games that use the joystick up direction for jumping.

LC256 | The LC256 is a CBM style 256 colour SMD computer, developed by Christian Forstreuter. The specifications are: 65c02 (4 MHz), Yamaha V9958 (V9938), 1 MB RAM, 32 kB ROM (Kernal & Basic), 128 kB Video RAM, IEC, IEC2SD, RGB, YC and Composite video (PAL/NTSC).

SVI-CAS Tape Emulation | The SVI-CAS Tape Emulation can be used with the Commodore 8-bit computers as a replacement for the C2N Datassette. The emulator has a TFT display and is based on an Arduino. The unit can be ordered with the connections that are necessary for your computer, and you can choose between the colours grey or black.

TOSEC | TOSEC has been updated. TOSEC, or The Old School Emulation Center, is a group of people dedicated to the preservation of games and other programs for home computer and console systems.

Iz8dwf - 1001 repair | You can now watch a new video from the Iz8dwf YouTube channel. In this video: The repair of a Commodore 1001 disk-drive. It is capable of storing about 1Mbyte of data on a regular 5.25 Dual Density floppy disk. The drive needed new electrolytic capacitors, a cleaning of the head and a spindle speed adjustment.

Amigatronics - Hoffman | The Amigatronics webpage had an interview with Hoffman. Hoffman is a music creator, DJ and programmer. He talks about his Chiptune music and the influence of the Amiga computer in his projects.

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: Yoomp, Roguecraft and Boom.

Scene World Podcast #210 | Scene World Podcast is a podcast about the Commodore scene. In this episode: An interview with Benjamin Dibbert from Nordischsound. News about C64 OS v1.07, Petmate 9, Akalabeth: World of Doom and Ultima: Escape from Mt Drash.

Nordischsound | Ben from the Nordischsound YouTube channel is making music with retro computers. The latest additions are: Just Can't Get Enough, The saddest RPG theme, Avicii, Faded, Street Fighter II, Doom, Deus Ex, Donkey Kong Country, Final Fantasy and Electric city beat.

FlashBack - Springtime | You can listen to a new FlashBack podcast with lots of music. In this episode: Chromag - Commodore atari 500, Chromag - Dreams, Viraxor - Happy accidents, Chromag - Lucky, Edison 2025 - It's back, Chromag - Nightlife, Cs127 - Satellite Two, River - Bunny Hop Back, Cs127 - 16-bit, Vim! - Pot-boiled lunch, Ghidorah - Kronhjorten på flykt, MODworks - Socks with sandals, Dennis McCarthy - Parker Lewis Theme, LHS of DFS - The Blizzard, Ipi - Seat-Sat Saunter, Madwreck - Ride, Vim! - Funky trousers, Zalza - Douchebag Rumble, Cybelius - Frustration and Drakonpod - Winter Paws.

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