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Josip Retro Bits - Temperature C64 | You can now watch a new video from the Josip Retro Bits YouTube channel. In this episode, you can see how to measure the temperature with a Commodore C64 computer.

ClassicHasClass - Livecam C128 | ClassicHasClass wrote a blog about using a camera with the Commodore C128 and the ComputerEyes cartridge.

Phøde Universal Optical Drive emulator | The Phøde Universal Optical Drive emulator can be used to replace the optical drive in many computers and game consoles. Support for: Amiga CD32, Jaguar CD, Philips CD-i, Dreamcast, Saturn and the Playstation.

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: Enabling the Super-Cap on the MEGA65 R4 PCB and MEGA65R4 Bring-Up.

Linus Akesson - C64 Auto start cartridge | Linus Akesson has developed an auto start cartridge for the Commodore C64 computer. This cartridge uses an ATmega88 microcontroller and a 74541 (8-bit tristate buffer). At start-up, a small bootloader is placed in RAM, and then this bootloader can load up to 8 kB from the cartridge into the RAM of the C64.

CRG - Amiga 2000 - GBScontrol | A new YouTube video from CRG. In this video, the build of a GBScontrol for an Amiga A2000 computer. The GBScontrol is a scan doubler that is modified to display the video from the Amiga on modern screens.

FlashFloppy 3.40 - Gotek | Keir Fraser released new firmware for the Gotek. Changes in this version: Improvements for XDF, HFE, QuickDisk and the LCD.

Jailbars - VIC20, C64 & C128 | Dave wrote a blog about removing the jailbars from the video signal of the Commodore VIC20, C64 and C128 computers. He writes about the LumaFix64, LumaFix128 and the Super Video RF replacement.

Randy Rossi - VIC-II Kawari (8) | A new YouTube video from Randy Rossi is now available. In this video Randi shows the recent updates of his hardware replacement for the VIC-II chip in the Commodore C64.

A-Pet - model 2 | The A-Pet is a metal case for an Amiga 500/2000 computer in the shape of a Commodore PET computer. You can see an update of the project on the YouTube channel of Mikes Vintage Tech.

Chris Edwards Restoration - A500 1M chip-RAM | Chris Edwards Restoration has made a new YouTube video. In this video, Chris shows how to modify an Amiga 500 computer with a 512 kB RAM expansion, into a 1 MB chip-RAM configuration.

UNI64 - u251715+64 MMU | The u251715+64 MMU from UNI64 is a Memory Management Unit / Controller (Commodore MOS 251715) for the UNI64 computers, as well as for the 250469 C64 mainboard.

Immortal Joysticks | Andrew McCloud started a Kickstarter campaign for building a very high quality joysticks for retro computers. The features are: Aluminium alloy enclosure, Sanwa Denshi and Seimitsu parts, DB9, switchable auto-fire and right / left handed.

Formula - LEGO Amiga 600 laptop | A new YouTube video from Ravi Abbott is now available. In this video, Ravi talks about making an Amiga 600 laptop from LEGO blocks.

Greaseweazle Tools v1.13 | Keir Fraser has released updates for the Greaseweazle hardware. The recent changes are: Support for new disk formats: ibm.scan, gem.1600, coco.os9.*, mm1.os9.* and commodore.1571. And a low-pass filter PLL stage to clean up noisy flux images (C64).

UNI64 USB Eprom Writer | With the UNI64 USB Eprom Writer it is possible to program Eproms like the AT28C64, AT28C256 and W27C512, that are used in the UNI64 computers. The Chrome browser is used to make writing to the Eprom easy by just drag and drop the ROM file and press the Write to Eprom button.

Oldskoolpixels.com | Oldskoolpixels.com is a website where you can buy posters, mugs and mousepads with retro-game or TV/film pictures on them. There is a C64, ZX-Spectrum, arcade and TV/film section.

Penultimate +2 Cartridge - VIC20 | Tynemouth Software developed the Penultimate +2 Cartridge for the commodore VIC20 computer. The features are: Built-in games, sorted by A-Z and by category, Utility ROMs, File browser, Memory configuration 0 kB to 35 kB and a settings menu.

TheRetroChannel - C128 modifications | Mark Sawicki has made a new video for his YouTube channel. In this video, Mark will make some modifications in a Commodore C128D computer for JiffyDOS, drive switches and another ROM.

Ultimate Expansion Board - Apollo | Red Fern Manufacturing has developed the Ultimate Expansion Board for the Apollo v4 stand-alone computer. The features are: Compact Flash extender, power supply, USB blaster and an aluminium case.

UNI64 - uHELD64 v4 | You can watch a YouTube Video about the uHELD64 v4. In this video, the uHELD64 v4 is tested with the C64 demo Remains from Booze Design. The internal 1541 is used as the disk drive.

Wolfgang Kierdorf - Amiga keyboard to USB | A new YouTube video from Wolfgang Kierdorf is now available. In this episode, Wolfgang is building a USB adaptor to connect an Amiga keyboard to a PC, Raspberry Pi or MiSTer.

ZuluSCSI - v2023.05.24 | ZuluSCSI is a SCSI to SD-card interface. The ZuluSCSI can emulate a SCSI (1 & 2) hard disk or CD-ROM drive and stores the data on a SD-card.

Retrohax - Amiga A500 | Retrohax has written a blog about what is possible for the RAM configuration on an Amiga A500 (revision 8A) computer.

Retrohax - Ultimate 64 | Retrohax has written a blog about building a new Commodore C64c computer with a new case, Mechoboard64 keyboard and an Ultimate 64.

Wolfgang Kierdorf - A500 IDE | A new YouTube video from Wolfgang Kierdorf is now available. In this episode, Wolfgang is installing an IDE controller in an Amiga 500 computer.

UNI64 - uLightBox64 v3 | A new version of the uLightBox64 is now available. The uLightBox64 is a modern version of the Commodore C64 motherboard. This new version has 34 RGB LEDS that can be controlled by a C64 program or via SID music.

Idun - C128 | The Idun is a new cartridge for the Commodore C128 computer. The cartridge will connect a Raspberry Pi to the C128 and the features are: Virtual diskdrive, RAM expansion, VDC options, Telnet BBS, SID player and LUA integration.

65uino project | Anders Nielsen developed the 65uino. The 65uino is a 6502-based microcomputer in an Arduino Uno form factor. The features are: OLED screen, 6507 CPU and a 6532 RIOT (RAM-I/O-Timer).

Chuck Hutchins - PET power supplies | Chuck Hutchins made a new video about retro computers. This time he is talking about the power supplies in the Commodore PET computer.

UNI64 - uHELD64 | A new version of the uHELD64 is now available. The uHELD64 is a portable C64 with a IPS LCD display, keyboard, analogue joystick / DPAD, speaker and support for Pi1541 and S-Video. The dimensions are 107x159x40 mm.

Keyrah V3 | Keyrah V3 allows you to connect the keyboards of classic computer systems like the Commodore C64 or the Amiga 1200 to modern computers such as a PC, Mac or a Raspberry Pi via USB. It also supports digital joysticks and analogue paddles.

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