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* There's at least one good DD floppy available for use | * There's at least one good DD floppy available for use | ||
** Needs DD, not HD. That is "360K double-sided" for PCs, not the "1.2MB" | ** Needs DD, not HD. That is "360K double-sided" for PCs, not the "1.2MB" | ||
** There's a deck of ~15 floppies. | ** There's a deck of ~15 floppies. Some data has been [[C64#Data from floppies|backed up]] | ||
* There's a DIY xu1541 USB adapter (works with OpenCBM) | * There's a DIY xu1541 USB adapter (works with OpenCBM) | ||
Latest revision as of 15:51, 27 March 2026
Commodore C64
Status:
active
What it is
A simple 8-bit home computer based around 6502 architecture processor, SID sound chip and VIC video chip. Microsoft BASIC in ROM.
Equipment
C64 computer itself
- Has an aftermarket transformer PSU
CRT display
- Green phosphorus
- Composite in
- Speaker
- Audio in
1541 floppy unit
- Currently the only storage option
- There's at least one good DD floppy available for use
- Needs DD, not HD. That is "360K double-sided" for PCs, not the "1.2MB"
- There's a deck of ~15 floppies. Some data has been backed up
- There's a DIY xu1541 USB adapter (works with OpenCBM)
Using the computer
The computer, its power supply, CRT and the floppy unit all need to be powered on separately.
Prepare some BASIC knowledge.
Get a frontal lobotomy.
TODO: make this section useful
Data from floppies
Here are D64 images and pictures and things: https://codeberg.org/lubko/c64-floppy-dumps
Whence the machine cometh??
Somebody (Xanthyx?) brought a broken C64 + 1541 unit, floppies and a manual.
Lubko diagnosted & replaced a faulty VIC, brought a PSU.
CRT was a donation.
Pictures
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CRT -
1541 floppy unit -
ROM adapter -
ROM adapter -
ROM adapter
TODO
- Case badly needs repairs
- Build tape interface
- Build 1.44MB floppy interface
- Build cartridges
- Record games
- SID tracker!