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Jari Tulilahti - PS2toAmiga | Jari Tulilahti developed an adapter to connect a PS/2 keyboard to the Amiga computer. The adapter uses an ATTiny85 microcontroller to translate between the two keyboard protocols.

Wolfgang Kierdorf - IDE2IEC | A new YouTube video from Wolfgang Kierdorf is now available. In this Wolfgang talks about the IDE to IEC Interface by Jochen Adler.

C64 / VIC20 Keyboard adapter | Levoman developed a keyboard adapter for the Commodore C64 or VIC20 computer. With this adapter it is possible to connect a PS/2 or 5 pin DIN AT keyboard to the commodore C64 or VIC20 computer.

GadgetUK164 - Zorro II RAM | A new video from GadgetUK164. In this video he talks about using Zorro II RAM cards in an Amiga computer.

Bil Herd podcast | You can watch a new YouTube video from Bil Herd. In this episode Bil talks with Ben about the schematic of the Commodore monitors (1701/2, 1801/2, 1901 & 1084).

RGBtoHDMI - Amiga | Andrew Hutchings has been working on a RGBtoHDMI converter for the Amiga computers. There are new versions available for the Amiga 500, 1000 and 2000.

Tentelian Retro - Ebay (C65) | Tentelian Retro is a YouTube channel for retro computer users (German language). In this episode: Buying a Commodore C65 computer via Ebay.

Jan Beta - Amiga mechanical keyboard | A new YouTube video from Jan Beta. In this video: Jan installs an mechanical keyboard in his Amiga 1200 computer.

Rämixx500 | Rämixx500 is an Open Hardware remake of the Amiga 500+ mainboard, revision 8A.1. This motherboard is developed by SukkoPera and is now available for sale from several stores.

Jan Beta - Amiga Power Supply | A new YouTube video from Jan Beta. In this video: The build of an power supply for the Amiga 500 computer.

Ms Mad Lemon - Amiga OS3.2 | Ms Mad Lemon made a new YouTube video. This time the installation of Amiga OS3.2 on an Amiga 1200 computer (Kickstart ROM & OS).

Advanced-DMA Cart - C64 | Tonyp12 developed the Advanced-DMA Cart for the Commodore C64 computer. The features are: All expansion port pin are gpio, 7 x 8 kB cartridge images, USB bootloader, 64KB REU and a math-coprocessor.

TheRetroChannel - SD2IEC | Mark Sawicki has made a new video. In this video Mark shows how to setup and use a SD2IEC device on the Commodore C64 computer.

8-Bit Resurgence - Reverse engineering | You can now watch a new video from the 8-Bit Resurgence YouTube channel. In this episode reverse engineering the past, an introductory perspective on reverse engineering retro computer peripherals.

The Orange Cartridge - C64/C128 | Marcus Comstedt has started a Kickstarter campaign for making an open source FPGA cartridge for the C64/C128 computer. The features are: Lattice ECP5,16 MB Flash, 16 MB HyperRAM, JTAG, Mini USB-B and a Micro SD-card.

Wolfgang Kierdorf - C64 - NeoRAM Remix | A new YouTube video from Wolfgang Kierdorf is now available. In this video Wolfgang builds a 512 kB, 1 MB and 2MB version of the NeoRam Remix for the Commodore 64 computer.

GadgetUK164 - A500/2000 SID Card | A new video from GadgetUK164. In this video he explains how to use a Amiga Zorro SID Card in the Amiga A500 & A2000 computer.

AnotherMaker - ESP32 - VIC20 | You can now watch a new video from the AnotherMaker YouTube channel. In this episode a quick explanation about the installation of a Commodore VIC20 emulator on a ESP32 (LILYGO TTGO VGA32 V1.4).

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: HD floppies, RLL encoding and disk density auto-detection.

Daniel Renner - C64 Userport | A new video from Daniel Renner. In this video: Connecting devices safely to the user-port of the Commodore C64 computer.

André Fachat - CS/A | André Fachat is working on the CS/A or CaSpAer computer, which is a flexible 6502 computer that emulates a Commodore PET.

Wolfgang Kierdorf - Pi1541 | A new YouTube video from Wolfgang Kierdorf is now available. In this video Wolfgang builds a Pi1541. With the Pi1541 you can emulate a Commodore 1541 and 1581 disk drive

C64 2022 Calendar | The Back to the 8 bit website has made a C64 customizable Bitmap calendar for the year 2022. You can use the VICE emulator to customize your calendar and print it as a pdf file.

8-Bit Resurgence - Tri-Logic Phantom | You can now watch a new video from the 8-Bit Resurgence YouTube channel. In this episode the Tri-Logic Phantom. The Phantom is an enhancement for the Commodore 1541 disk drive.

THEC64 / THEVIC20 Upgrade | An upgrade is available for the THEC64, THEC64 Mini and THEVIC20. Changes are: Support for the Commodore 1351 mouse, 4 joysticks, THEMOUSE and THEGAMEPAD. And a new game is added: Space Lords.

Dave Poo 2 - RetroBrite | You can now watch a new video from the Dave Poo 2 YouTube-channel. In this video Dave uses RetroBrite to clean his yellowed Amiga A1200 keys.

Amiga 500 Clockport Adapter v3 | The web page AmigaWorld has announced the Amiga 500 Clockport Adapter v3. With this adapter you can connect to many devices such as: RapidRoad USB, Delfina Flipper, Silver Surfer, etc.

Chameleon 64 - 9q | A new core is available for the Chameleon. Changes in this core: Improvements for mountlist, configuration, textentry, swaplist, disk images, ROM-saver and the mus player.

Root42 - C16 upgrade | You can watch a new video from the Root42 YouTube channel. In this episode the RAM upgrade from 16 kB to 64 kB in a Commodore C16 computer.

GadgetUK164 - TF530 | A new video from GadgetUK164. In this video the build, installing and testing the TerribleFire TF530 turbo card for the Amiga 500 computer.

Amiga Love - Amiga 1000 Rejuvenator | You can watch a new video on the Amiga Love YouTube channel. In this episode the reverse-engineering project of the Amiga 1000 Rejuvenator.

Arduino Amiga FD reader/writer v2.8.4 | A new version is now available for the Arduino Amiga Floppy Disk reader / writer system from Robert Smith. Changes in this version: Improvements for Index Alignment, SCP files, IPF files and port connections.

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