A few weeks ago I was watching this YouTube video and thought to myself, "I gotsta get me one of them!" If you haven't watched the video, n...| pickledlight.blogspot.com
Straight-off-the-bat, this is not a review of the HD-64. Rather, this is a fairly lengthy description of some modifications I made to the HD-64 installation to better suit my needs, and why.| Pickled Light
At the links below, I have declared blind AB Audio tests comparing an original MOS 6581 SID chip with modern SID replacements: | Pickled Light
Before I bought into the Ultimate II+L for my Commodore 64, my go-to for 1541 disk emulation was a Pi1541. And even though I no longer need the Pi1541, I still like to have it - not least as a backup and for occasional use with my test board.| Pickled Light
This right here is one of those things you hope you never need for your Commodore 64, but the moment you do, you'll be really glad you went to the bother.| Pickled Light
Please note: this article was published in June 2024. Since then, the RF Replacement V2 discussed here has become obsolete and unavailable. As of December 2024 it's been replaced by V3 (the ARRGH EFF OFF), therefore this post is now out-of-date.| Pickled Light
As I have mentioned many times in the past, one of my goals with my Commodore 64 projects was to have a machine consisting of 100% new parts. Mostly for the fun of it but also just plain old curiosity, to see if it could ever be done.| Pickled Light
I gotta admit, I never thought this day would come. And yet here we are. The myth becomes reality.| Pickled Light
Please note, since writing this article in April '23 the Ultimate II+ L has had several firmware updates which radically enhance the functionality of the device. I will write a new article to reflect these enhancements soon.| Pickled Light
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past couple of years (or have zero interest) you have probably heard of the VIC-II Kawari, the brainchild of Randy Rossi, and, as the name implies, a modern replacement for the venerable VIC-II chip found in Commodore 64 computers.| Pickled Light
The Commodore 64, is many things, but a media centre is not one of them. That said, there is a mighty fanbase for "chiptunes", and if music generated by the SID chip in the C64 is your bag, then there are thousands of hours worth of music to enjoy. Video though, is a whole different ball game. There are pretty insurmountable hardware limitations that mean the C64 can never be a multi-media powerhouse. Or can it?| Pickled Light
Not content with managing to design and have manufactured a perfectly respectable RF Modulator replacement for my SixtyClone 250466 Commodore 64, I had another itch to scratch.| Pickled Light
Designing the PCB in KiCad In Phase 2, Part 1 , after much graft, I got the hang of designing my modulator replacement schematic in KiCad. N...| pickledlight.blogspot.com
If you've read my series on how I built my SixtyClone Commodore 64, you will know my first build was a disaster, due entirely to the appalli...| pickledlight.blogspot.com
Ok, it's been several months since the last update and a lot has changed. First, let's recap. In the first part of this series in which I r...| pickledlight.blogspot.com
Some things really try my patience. And patience isn't something I have an infinite reservoir of in the first place. This here is one of tho...| pickledlight.blogspot.com
It strikes me now, and I'm pretty far down the line, that this particular project will only be of use to a very small number of (discerning)...| pickledlight.blogspot.com
Rage Against the Machine The single biggest hurdle in this whole exercise can be summed up in one word: retrofitting. If you read the first ...| pickledlight.blogspot.com
Well, here's a turn up for the books. I'm sure I'm not the only person who felt pretty darn certain that the RCA Phono Jack on the old Commo...| pickledlight.blogspot.com
I am stoked to advise, to those brave souls who manage to read this far, that Revision C of my JaF64 solved all my issues and that this Modu...| pickledlight.blogspot.com
If you've been following along then you will know that over the previous instalments I have taken you on the bumpy ride of designing and bui...| pickledlight.blogspot.com
Building the Schematic in KiCad If you've been following along with this series of posts about trying to build an RF Modulator replacement f...| pickledlight.blogspot.com
Prototyping with a Breadboard Revision B Lets start, as always, with a recap. I had this zany idea to build my own RF Modulator replacement ...| pickledlight.blogspot.com
Prototyping with a Breadboard Revision A In Part 3 of this lunacy, I sourced what I thought were suitable components for constructing a new...| pickledlight.blogspot.com
Identify and Source Components In Parts 1 and 2 of this madness, I decided I was going to design and build an RF Modulator Replacement for ...| pickledlight.blogspot.com
Drawing a New Schematic In Part 1 of this particular hair-brained scheme, I decided to design and build (or at least try to), a new RF Modu...| pickledlight.blogspot.com
One evening, not so long ago, I was staring into the guts of my newly built SixtyClone Commodore 64 having a good think. Truth be known, I a...| pickledlight.blogspot.com
The last time I was in Berlin (bear with me, this is relevant), I had occasion to be sitting outside the Hauptbahnhof in Washingtonplatz enj...| pickledlight.blogspot.com
If you've read my entries here , here , here and here , you will be well aware that I have, of late, been spending some time building and e...| pickledlight.blogspot.com
PART 12 - TROUBLESOME UPGRADES From Phase 1 of this saga you will be aware that another part of this exercise was to use, where possible,...| pickledlight.blogspot.com
PART 7 - EVENTS SO FAR So let's recap. In Phase 1 I detailed all the components I sourced and calculated the total cost to date. In Phase 2...| pickledlight.blogspot.com
INTRODUCTION This is quite the departure from my other posts. And the reason for this lies squarely at the door of Covid. The pandemic and l...| pickledlight.blogspot.com