3D Bracket for which project ?
Did you design a 3d printed bracket for this...or have plans to?
Such a rare and iconic computer, something I don't see featuring on the retro scene and rarely mentioned. Much to…
Yes I am quite happy for you to share .
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A590 PSU
A590 PSU schematic The A590 is a bit of a confusing power supply , as it looks just like an AMIGA power supply but without a power switch . It also has a round Din type plug on the lead … Continue reading
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DIY Cart+ – 1.Build it
The Home of the VECTREX DIY Cart+ Project to create an easy to build version of the vectrex selectable rom cartridge. The idea behind this project came from the multitude of multi-game cartridges for the vectrex. Goals:- display rom no. … Continue reading
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ZaxxDual cartridge Zaxxon and Super Zaxxon on one cartridge
This project is shared on PCBWay https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/C64_ZaxxDual.html While working on a project to replace the PLA in one of my Commodore64’s I came across the fact that the game cartridge ‘Super Zaxxon’ seemed to fail unless the PLA substitute was very … Continue reading
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ZX81 Peripheral supply pcb
Update : Now includes cad designed pcb The object of this project is to give the +5v and +9v supply to power ZX81 peripherals without a ZX81. For this project you will need :- Some Veroboard 10uf 16v capacitor 7805 … Continue reading
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A590 20Mhz mod
When doing the 14Mhz mod on my A590 I noticed that the controller chip is capable of 20Mhz , so why not do that instead! First of all how I did the 14Mhz mod. Updated the roms to V7.0 ( … Continue reading
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DIY Cart+ – 2.Programming the Arduino
I have created a seperate page for this job , as it is fairly long winded but simple to do. Now you need to download the arduino IDE if you do not already have it. It is on the microsoft … Continue reading
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C64 ROM to PLA adapter
This project is shared on PCBWay https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/C64 PLA to ROM adapter.html I have been looking at this project for a while and there are several boards around , however nobody has shared them so i decided to create my … Continue reading
DIY Cart+ – 3.Let’s make a ROM
Probably the hardest part to understand , but , you do not have to understand it to do it! Now we need to make a .bin file to program the EPROM that you have chosen ( or have laying around!) … Continue reading
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Simple AMIGA1200 kickstart switcher
The amiga 1200 uses 2 128kx16bit Mask ROMs for it’s kickstart ( the hardware initialisation routines and drivers ) and there is lot’s of information about burning new kickstarts with the 27C400 UV EPROM . This chip is twice the size needed … Continue reading
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DIY Cart+ – 4.Roms for download
These are ROM collections that I have made for you to download with each rom will be a list of the files on each rom with it’s number and the author of the rom. Some roms (especially those from the … Continue reading
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I’m not that much of a internet reader to be honest but your blogs really nice, keep it up! I'll…