After a few years away from the Commodore 64 hobby, I am now slowly getting back into it again (link). As part of this, I have parts for a very limited batch of the MechBoard64 Light Mod Edition (Board Revision 1.07) (link, link). I currently … Read more
At the bottom of one of my boxes with various Commodore 64 parts, I got a pleasent surprise. Someone (probably me) had left a C64 lightgun – The Defender 64. Still hyped on the find, I quickly inserted it into a working machine and loaded … Read more
I have a confession to make – I find beauty in old retro computer hardware like the Commodore 64… I therefore find it very discouraging spending numerous hours making everything nice a neat on a C64 motherboard or a MechBoard64 keyboard and then havnig to … Read more
After releasing the information needed to build the MechBoard64 (link) back in 2020, several people have organized group buys or made small batches for everyone to enjoy. Just as I had hoped for. In this context, Australian based Retro Fuzion (link) has gone the extra … Read more
Back in 2015, original molds for the Commodore 64C slim cases were put into production as I have described previously (link, link). I really enjoyed getting new cases for my machines, but my childhood Commodore 64 was the breadbox version. I was therefore thrilled when … Read more
Back in 2015, we all thought that Phase5 would make new Commdore 64 keycaps for all of us to enjoy (link). As that went down the drain, another keycap crowdfunding campaign was launched in late 2019. This time with someone who was known in the … Read more
The video signals coming from the Commodore 64 have always been challenged by inherent ‘clock noise’ of the VIC-II graphics chip and the color bleeding of the S-video signal. The problems are easily recognized in the form of vertical lines (banding artifacts) or as a … Read more
It has been a while since I last worked on my mechanical keyboard project, the MechBoard64 (link). I have been wanting to add some lights to the keyboard for quite some time, but never got around to it. How cool would an illuminated MechBoard64 look … Read more
My SixtyClone C64 Replica has a sweet looking blue printed circuit board (PCB) (link). The same is the case for the installed VIC-II² PAL/NTSC Switch (link) which enables swapping the video output of a Commodore 64 between PAL and NTSC by the flick of a … Read more
Giving just the right amount of electrical power to your Commodore 64’s is vital to ensure a stable operation. Voltage drops may give rise to stability issues while too much voltage will undoubtedly fry the delicate chips on the old C64 motherboards. The latter is … Read more