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Start page Amiga Arcade Machine | Stef from the Belgium Amiga Club has built an arcade cabinet to play Amiga games. You can read a blog on how he build the arcade, and it has the following features: An iMac from 2015, Batocera.linux, WHDLoad, custom MDF cabinet, custom vinyl stickers, joystick, keyboard, Bluetooth and a soundbar. JSCBMLoader | With the JSCBMLoader you can load software onto a Commodore C64 or VIC20 computer via a web browser, with the help of a small adapter with a microcontroller. The JSCBMLoader loads D64, PRG and T64 programs and has support for the EPYX fast-loader. A500 RGBtoHDMI | Retro Supplies is now selling the low-profile A500 RGBtoHDMI converter designed and built by LinuxJedi. This board gives a pixel-perfect HDMI output from your Amiga 500 using a Raspberry Pi Zero. Wolfgang Kierdorf - Turbo Chameleon v2 | A new YouTube video from Wolfgang Kierdorf is now available. In this episode: Wolfgang is using the Turbo Chameleon 64 v2 from Individual Computers. Commodore Z - VIC20 Dual Serial Cart | The VIC20 Dual Serial Cart Mk I is a way of providing the Commodore VIC20 computer with two high-speed serial ports with independently configurable baud rates at RS232 voltage levels. The baud rates are: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 9600, 19200 and 38400. Greaseweazle Tools v1.20 | Keir Fraser has released updates for the Greaseweazle hardware. The recent changes are: Improvements for flux write, write delays, index mask, Thomson MO/TO, DMK, EDSK, gw delays, read and write. 7-Bit - SUM firmware update | 7-Bit has released a new firmware update for the Sum family of devices. Changes in this version: Improvements for keyboard layout (<, >, #, ^, Home & End). Retro Tech Insanity - C128 - Z80 | You can watch a new video from the Retro Tech Insanity YouTube channel. In this episode: A explanation on how to double the Z80 CPU clock speed in your Commodore C128 computer. Final Expansion 3 NG - VIC20 | Srowe is developing an improved version of the Final Expansion 3 for the Commodore VIC20 computer. He started with the latest version that e5frog had developed, and made the following changes: Solved the crosstalk problem, a microSD and more surface mount components. The 8-Bit Manshed - TF4060 | You can watch a new video from The 8-Bit Manshed YouTube channel. In this video: The build and testing of the Terrible Fire TF4060 accelerator card for the Amiga computer. Pregnant Laser Mouse - Amiga | Board Folk developed a printed circuit board for converting the Pregnant mouse for the Amiga computer from a ball-mouse to an optical-mouse. TheRetroChannel - C16 upgrades | Mark Sawicki has made a new video for his YouTube channel. In this video: Mark upgrades his Commodore C16 computer with 64 kB RAM and a joystick converter from Mini-DIN to DB9. Tynemouth Software - Jelly Load | Tynemouth Software has written a blog about developing Jelly Load. With Jelly Load it will be possible to read data into your retro computer with an adapter that is placed on a modern computer-screen that plays a video. GadgetUK164 - Spitfire 500 | You can now watch a new video from the GadgetUK164 YouTube channel. In this video, the build and testing of the Spitfire 500 for the Amiga 500 computer. The Spitfire 500 is a 14 MHz accelerator with IDE and 4/8 MB of fast RAM for the Amiga 500 computer. Commodore Industries | If you are looking for a modern laptop or tablet, and you would like to have the Commodore logo on it, take a look at the Commodore Industries web page. Retro Relix - Compucase 64d | You can now watch a new video from the Retro Relix YouTube channel. In this video the Compucase 64d conversion kit from the Schmolz Unternehmensberatung, and the installation of a SD2IECdevice and a custom rear panel. Greaseweazle Tools v1.19 | Keir Fraser has released updates for the Greaseweazle hardware. The recent changes are: Improvements for gw read/write/convert, gw info, reverses track data, IPF, Epson QX-10, apple2.nofs.140 and T98-Next. SIDKick pico - update | SIDKick pico is an inexpensive dual-SID-replacement without making compromises regarding quality. It also emulates Sound Expander/FM and has a built-in PRG launcher. The new firmware offers the possibility to flash PRGs from disk, adds diagnostics and more paddle configuration options.
There is also a new hardware variant which hosts the microcontroller, flash, DAC, op-amp etc. on a footprint only slightly larger than an original SID chip.
Jan Beta - A500 case | A new YouTube video from Jan Beta is now available. In this video, Jan shows the new replacement case for the Amiga 500 computer from A1200net. Besides the original colour it is also available in black and transparent. FairLight TV | You can now watch a new episode of the FairLight TV YouTube channel. In this video: A review of the 8Bitdo mechanical keyboard. Linus Akesson - The Tenor Commodordion | The Tenor Commodordion is an ergonomically improved version of the Commodordion. This musical instrument, developed by Linus Akesson, combines an accordion with a Commodore C64 computer. Laird's Lair - Commodore VIC20 | You can watch a new video from the Laird's Lair YouTube-channel. In this video: The 8-bit Commodore VIC20 computer. Mega65 | Paul Gardner-Stephen is working on a FPGA version of the Commodore C65. His goal is to make an 8-bit computer for the 21st century. Most recent updates: Tracking down 1581 lock-up on R3 boards and Hardware Accelerated IEC Controller (5). DS3231 RTC - C64 | Timo Voutilainen has written a blog about how to connect a RTC module to the Commodore C64 computer. A RTC is a Real Time Clock and can be used by a computer to display the current time and date. Timo has also made a program to set the time and date, and there is also a driver available for GEOS. FairLight TV | You can now watch a new episode of the FairLight TV YouTube channel. In this video: An explanation of the SD2IEC device for the Commodore C64 computer. Root42 - CBM/PET 40 kB SoftROM | You can watch a new video on the Root42 YouTube channel. In this video: Upgrading a Commodore CBM/PET 3016 from 1979 from 32 kB of RAM to 40 kB of RAM with the help of a SoftROM expansion. RobSmithDev - A2000 Dicke Olga | You can now watch a new video from the RobSmithDev YouTube channel. In this episode: Rob will install and test the Dicke Olga for the Amiga 2000 computer. The features are: MC68030 CPU @ 50Mhz, FPU and 128 MB of fast ram. GadgetUK164 - TF360 - CD32 | You can now watch a new video from the GadgetUK164 YouTube channel. In this video, the build and testing of the TerribleFire TF360 for the Amiga CD32 game console. Linus Akesson - C64 AVR programmer device | Linus Akesson has developed a method that makes it possible to program an AVR microcontroller with a Commodore C64 computer. Greaseweazle Tools v1.18 | Keir Fraser has released updates for the Greaseweazle hardware. The recent changes are: Improvements for device detection, gw convert and hfev3. Added support for hp.mmfm (HP 9885/9895/7902) and northstar (FM/MFM). André Fachat - Micro-PET family | André Fachat developed a number of 8-bit retro computers, mainly clones of the Commodore PET - but with many more features. The available computers are: Ultra-CPU, Micro-PET and the Ulti-PET. COREi64 - CMD SuperCPU128 MMU reproduction | COREi64 has shown the first pictures of the CMD SuperCPU128 MMU reproduction he has developed. The next step will be the licensing.