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Embark on an exciting journey as we explore a collection of objects, attempt repairs, restorations, and experiments that celebrate the nostalgia and charm of the past. In the enchanting universe of Retro Technology, old devices become precious relics.
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By Amedeo Valoroso.
Esiste un mouse per il Commodore 64? Ecco qui il mouse Commodore 1350! Vediamo dove l'ho acquistato, lo proviamo con The Final Cartridge III+ e lo apriamo per pulirlo. Provando l’interfaccia The Final Cartridge III+, un’interfaccia che si collega alla […]
Today we talk about DiagROM and start replacing the keyboard membrane of the Amiga 500. We are at the third installment of the endless story of this Amiga 500 that I bought last year! Can a repair last so long? Unfortunately the answer [...]
Today I want to talk to you about the divine artistic installation! Dante's avatar. Divine! It is an artistic installation designed and created by the University of Pisa - D.I.C.I. - Astro Laboratory, under the artistic direction of Foll.ia Lab. It is a cycle of events on the occasion of the celebrations [...]
Here is the review of the TapeCart SD, which was given to me by Vincenzo Santoro of www.winmar.it. The SD TapeCart that was given to me is a special version! It is an interface that connects to the datassette port of the Commodore 64 [...]
Every now and then a good luck also happens. Look at what a friend gave me? It is an Atari 1040 ST F, with SM124 monitor. Along with the computer and monitor, there are also accessories. There is a box of diskettes, a [...]
Benvenuti all'ottava puntata del corso sul linguaggio Basic! Nel video di oggi, impariamo come scrivere un programma, semplice, a partire da un'idea. Come scrivere un programma: il diagramma di flusso Supponiamo di voler scrivere un programma, molto semplice, per generare […]
Here is the complete list of the controls, functions and confidential variables of the Basic V2 of the Commodore 64, with a simple explanation and an example of use. This is a simple compendium to remember all the commands, instructions and […]
In this video article we talk about how to build a replica of The Final Cartridge III+. Let's see how to get the printed circuit board of the interface on PCBWay, how to solder all the electronic components and how to program the EPROM through the cheap programmer TL866II Plus. [...]
Ricostruiamo le piste corrose del circuito stampato e saldiamo lo zoccolo del chip audio Paula CSG 8364R7: ecco la seconda puntata della storia infinita della Riparazione e Prova dell'Amiga 500 che ho acquistato l'anno scorso. Nel video precedente, vi ho […]
Benvenuti alla seconda puntata della rubrica: "L’Ultimo Ritrovato della Retro Tecnologia"! Vediamo internamente il mangiadischi Penny, lo puliamo ed analizziamo il funzionamento. Paese di produzione: Italia.Produttore: MusicalNastro, MusicalSound.Modello: Penny 222D.Anni di produzione: 1975 - 1988.Tensioni di funzionamento: rete 220 Volt […]
Let's repair the power supply of the Atari 1050 floppy disk drive, which, in the previous video, had blown the power! Even if it's just a transformer, the repair made me sweat! I recommend, always unplug when working on electrical circuits: [...]
Oggi inizio a raccontarvi la storia infinita della riparazione dell'Amiga 500 che ho acquistato l’anno scorso e che speravo di poter utilizzare velocemente! Acquisto dell'Amiga 500 Su Facebook Marketplace ho trovato un’inserzione interessante. A detta del venditore, il computer era […]
La riparazione di un Amiga 500 è venuta utile per realizzare un tutorial su come dissaldare uno zoccolo, dal PCB, con la stazione dissaldante ZD-8915. Nel video, al minuto 9:35, c'è un tutorial su come impostare ed utilizzare la stazione […]
Ho recentemente acquistato un Atari 800XL, completo di floppy disk drive Atari 1050. Ecco l'unboxing ed il primo avvio... con corto circuito! Prima di accendere un computer fermo da anni, ricordatevi di seguire i passaggi indivati in questo video-articolo. Consigli […]
In this video, we see how to improve the picture quality of the Commodore 64, 128 and Commodore 16 by using an S-Video cable instead of the Composite Video (CVBS) cable. If you connect your Commodore to a modern LCD TV, plasma [...]
Welcome to the seventh installment of the Basic language course. It is a very practical episode! Let's see how to create a sprite for the Commodore 64, with SpriteMate, in a really simple and fast way. Using an example program in Basic, we move the [...]
Welcome to the new section: "The Latest Rediscover of Retro Technology"! Today we talk about my latest purchase: a Telefunken Mignonette MF R231 tube radio. The Telefunken Mignonette MF tube radio dates back to 1955, 1956. The audio amplifier is with EL84 valve [...]
Nel video di oggi, vediamo come collegare due monitor a colori al Commodore 128, usando l'uscita RGBI, oltre all'uscita video. Il Commodore 128 è infatti dotato di un secondo chip grafico, il VDC, i cui segnali escono sulla porta posteriore […]
Welcome to the sixth installment of the Basic Programming course. Today we see how to write and read a file in Basic, with the instructions Open, Close, Print # and Input #. Learn to program in Basic, on which computers? The program of [...]
Oggi parliamo della 1541 Diagnostic Cartridge by Jani. Questa interfaccia contiene una serie di utility per verificare il vostro floppy disk drive Commodore 1541 (allineamento della testina, velocità di rotazione, ecc...). Analizziamo sia l’hardware che le funzionalità della 1541 Diagnostic […]
In this video, with an exceptional guest, Francesco Sblendorio of Retrocampus, we see how to connect a Commodore MPS803 dot matrix printer to a modern PC with Windows 10 operating system! If you are interested in assembling the XUM1541 kit, you can consult this [...]
In this video tutorial, we see how to connect the Commodore 1541 floppy disk drive to the Windows 10 PC. From 7:13, we also see how to use the various software used to transfer files: OpenCBM and CBM Transfer (written CBMXfer). The interface [...]
In this video tutorial, we see how to connect the XUM 1541 adapter to the PC and how to install the XUM1541 drivers on Windows 10. We also see how to install the various software used to transfer files: OpenCBM and CBM Transfer (written CBMXfer). [...]
Welcome to the fifth installment of the Basic Programming course. Today we see the RND function, which generates pseudo-random numbers, the INT function, which returns the integer part of a number and also the TIMER system variable. We implement the [...]
I ordered an XUM1541 mounting kit on eBay. This interface allows you to connect the original Commodore 1541 drive (with IEC port) to the USB port of a Windows PC (also Windows 10). In this video tutorial, let's see how to build one [...]
Many of you have contacted me and asked me how to turn the Commodore back on, after so many years of inactivity, without doing damage. Let's see what to do to turn on (turn on) an old computer (a Commodore 64, a Commodore 16, a Vic20, a C128 [...]
I bought on eBay some spare RAM memories for the Commodore 64 (biscuit version), from China, at low cost. Will they have worked? Do you have to pay attention to buying RAMs from China? Here are the results of the Commodore 64 RAM test! [...]
Welcome to the fourth installment of the video course on Basic language. Today we introduce vectors, also called arrays, which are data structures. We also see the concept of average, minimum and maximum value of a sequence of numbers. Not at least, […]
In questo video, ho salvato e ricaricato un programma in Basic su bobine aperte, tramite un registratore a bobine collegato al Commodore 64. La parte hardware Il registratore a bobine dell'esperimento è un Aristona EW5504, equivalente al Philips N4504. L'ho […]
In this tin soldering tutorial, we build an MP3 to C64. In practice, it allows you to load and record programs, games, using the Commodore datassette port. I take advantage of the assembly of this circuit to show you how the [...]