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Daniel Renner - Turbo Chameleon v2 | Daniel Renner made a video about the new Turbo Chameleon v2 cartridge from Individual Computers.

Rob Clarke - PET 4010 Voice Response Unit | Rob Clarke has made a video about the Commodore PET 4010 Voice Response Unit. This device was developed for the Commodore PET/CBM computer by the Votrax corporation.

SIDFX | SIDFX is a device that makes it possible to install two SID chips inside your Commodore C64, SX-64, 128, 128D or C64 Reloaded. The features are: No soldering required, direct audio-output, automatic detection of different type of SID's and easy configuration.

MagicFlash64 | The magicFlash64 is a kernal replacement for the Commodore 64. The features are: 64 x 8 KB slots (writeable from the C64), flash memory and a Atmega48 micro controller.

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: Improvements for audio mixing, freezer, SID, disk-drive and sprites.

Tynemouth Software - C16 / 64KB | Tynemouth Software wrote a blog about upgrading a Commodore C16 to 64 KB of RAM.

Diag264 | Diag264 is a method of testing the hardware of a Commodore C16, C116, Plus/4, C232 or the V364. The tests are: Cassette, serial, userport, RS-232, keyboard, joystick, RAM, ROM, TED, screen, colours and graphics.

FluxEngine | The FluxEngine is a very cheap USB floppy disk interface capable of reading and writing exotic non-PC floppy disk formats. At this moment not all formats are supported but a few examples are: IBM MFM / DMF, Atari ST, Acorn (A)DFS, Amiga, Brother, etc.

Dan Wood - A500 internet | Dan Wood talks about the connecting an Amiga A500 to the internet. He is using a WiModem232 to make the connection between the RS-232 on the Amiga and a Wifi signal.

FlashFloppy 1.0 - GOTEK | Keir Fraser released new firmware for the GOTEK. Improvement in this version: Game/demo AutoSwap, OLED display text and support for HDM image files.

Daniel Renner - SRAM64 | Daniel Renner made a video about replacing the memory of the Commodore C64 with the SRAM64 module.

A hobbyist guide to the C64 Mini | Holger Weßling wrote a book about the C64 Mini. In this book: Update Firmware, Disk management, Operating systems, Programming languages, Emulators, Hardware, USB, Modding, Hacks, Tips & Tricks, Demo's, Wiki's and FAQ. The book is now also available in a printed version (English & German).

Jan Derogee - Rotary joystick | Jan has made a joystick especially for playing games like Decathlon and Crank Crank Revolution.

SD-BOX v2.3 | The SD-BOX is a cartridge with an SD card interface for the Commodore C64. The cartridge has many functions for the disk drive and the Datassette. Recent updates: Added a function for formatting diskettes.

Turbo Chameleon 64 - v2 | Individual computers has announced the Turbo Chameleon 64 version 2. The features are: VGA, Turbo (9.8x), 16MB REU, 4MB GeoRAM, MMC/SD card, PS2 keyboard & mice, realtime clock, USB and cartridge emulation: Action Replay, Retro Replay, KCS Power cartridge, Final Cartridge 3, Expert Cartridge, SuperSnapshot 5, etc.

The Guru Meditation - A1200 keycaps | In this episode of the Guru Meditation: Bill takes a look at the new Commodore Amiga keycaps from A1200.net.

HAL PCG-6500 - PET/CBM | The guy old made a video of a rare hardware expansion for the Commodore PET/CBM computer. The HAL PCG-6500 is a graphics board with aprogrammable character set generator and a sound device.

SX-64 mini | Christian Steenken has built a mini version of the Commodore SX-64. The features are: Excellway EF01 case, Raspberry Pi, 3.5 LCD, WiFi, keyboard, SD card an USB.

APECAT - Amiga | APECAT is an Amiga processor extension card for application transfer. With this device you can transfer data to the Amiga directly in to the Amiga memory. You can follow the progress on the web page of Stian Søreng.

Wicher 508 - CDTV | The Wicher 508 is new expansion card for the Amiga CDTV. The features are: 8MB Fast RAM (SDRAM) and a IDE controller.

Amiga 500 - Papercraft | Rocky Bergen made a new papercraft design of a retro computer. This time he made the Amiga 500 including a monitor.

Amiga WARP calendar 2019 | The Amiga WARP calendar 2019 is now available. You can use the standard version or the starfield version.

Bwack - C64 VICII | Bwack is making a video series about the analysis of the VIC-II die shot. In this part: The address generator.

Arcade2USB - C64 Mini | TSB made a converter to use the Arcade joystick on a C64 Mini. The converter transforms the digital signals from a Atari/DB9 style joystick to USB signals.

Retrohax - Vampire 500 V2+ | Retrohax has written a blog about installing a Vampire 500 V2+ in an Amiga A500.

AmigaKit A600 1MB | AmigaKit has released a new version of the 1 MB RAM expansion for the Amiga A600. The features are: 1MB RAM, auto configuration, optional Real Time Clock module and a 22-pin A1200 clock-port header.

StrikeWiFi - C64 | Geoanas is working on a new project. This time he built a WiFi modem for the Commodore C64. The modem connects to the user-port and is compatible with the CCGMS software.

C128 RM | TheDuckSun is working on a C128 that fits into a C64 case. The features are: VIC/VDC switch, 8 bit colour RAM, 6-36 VDC, Dual-SID, etc. The C128 RM is now available for pre-order.

C256 Foenix | Stefany Allaire is working on a successor for the Commodore C64/128. Recent changes: SD Card support and video output is making progress.

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: MEGA65 user port cartridge, Benchmarking the 6502 and improvements for the video output.

THEC64 Full size | You can now look at the first photos of the full-size pre-production prototype of THEC64, complete with a fully functional integrated keyboard.

The ChickenHead Chronicles - Pi1541 | A new episode of The ChickenHead Chronicles is now available. In this episode: Pi1541.

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