Commodore 64 web server
I'm browsing a website... generated by an original Commodore 64! Unbelievable: the Commodore 64 is now a web server! Daniel Nagy has created a web server with the Commodore 64.
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ChatGPT on the Commodore 64?
Francesco Sblendorio has integrated ChatGPT, OpenAI's artificial intelligence, at the RetroCampus BBS. Here's how to use ChatGPT on the Commodore 64! To connect, you can use the Commodore 64 with a WiFi modem, or, alternatively, you can use your computer, opening [...]
The history of the Commodore 64 written by ChatGPT
Is the artificial chatgpt intelligence of Openai able to write an entire article, describing the history of the Commodore 64? I asked Chatgpt, the artificial intelligence of Openai, to write the history of the Commodore 64. Read it together! The photos were […]
BASIC program written by artificial intelligence
Is the artificial chatgpt intelligence of Openai able to write a basic program for the Commodore 64? Let's try! In this short video, I recorded the first attempts. I requested two basic programs for the Commodore 64: a cycle […]
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Vi sblocco un ricordo: quando caricavate la cassetta del videogame Ghosts'n Goblins con il datassette Commodore 1531 C2N! 🙂
Commodore 64 (breadbin)
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer produced by Commodore Business Machines since 1982. It is also known as C64, C = 64 and CBM64 and almost 20 million units were sold, in different versions, up to [...]
ASMR Computer Vintage Keyboards Sound
Do you know what ASMR videos are? They are those videos in which you record only the sound of some objects, rather than the sound of people while eating... So here is an ASMR video on the sound of all the keyboards of the back [...]
Commodore 1350 Mouse for Commodore 64
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 […]
TapeCart SD for Commodore 64
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 [...]
How to write a program: Basic course #8
Welcome to the eighth episode of the Basic language course! In today's video, we learn how to write a simple program starting from an idea. How to write a program: the flow diagram suppose we want to write a very simple program to generate [...]
Commodore 64 Basic V2 Command List
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 […]
The Final Cartridge III+, replica assembling tutorial
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. [...]
S-Video cable to improve Commodore picture quality
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 [...]
Commodore 64: how to draw and move a sprite in Basic, with SpriteMate – Basic Tutorial #7
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 [...]
Write and read a file in Basic, Open Close Print# Input#, # 6
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 [...]
Connecting a Commodore MPS803 dot matrix printer to a Windows PC in 2021?
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 [...]
Connect Commodore 1541 floppy disk drive to Windows 10 PC: OpenCBM, CBMXfer, XUM1541
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 [...]
OpenCBM, CBMXfer: how to install XUM1541 drivers on Windows 10
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). [...]
Course for Programming in Basic #5, Int Rnd Timer, Times Tables
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 [...]
Tutorial: how to build a XUM1541
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 [...]
Reel recorder connected to the Commodore 64
In this video, I saved and recharged a basic program on open coils, through a coil recorder connected to Commodore 64. The hardware part The coil recorder of the experiment is an Aristona EW5504, equivalent to the Philips N4504. I have it [...]
Building a Paddle for Arkanoid, for the Commodore 64
Nel video tutorial di oggi, vediamo come costruire un Paddle per Arkanoid, da utilizzare con il Commodore 64. Utilizziamo solamente un connettore a vaschetta D-Sub a 9 poli, un potenziometro da 470 KOhm (lineare), e un microswitch. Relativamente all’aspetto estetico, […]
ECU for Fiat X1/9 with Commodore 64
Avete mai pensato costruire una centralina di avviamento per la vostra vettura con il Commodore 64? In questo esperimento, ho costruito una Centralina per la Fiat X1/9 con il Commodore 64! La Fiat Bertone X1/9 dell'esperimento è un esemplare del […]
VICE emulator for 8-bit Commodore
In questo video (al minuto 13:50) ho mostrato come scaricare gratuitamente, installare su PC Windows 10, configurare ed utilizzare l'emulatore VICE (WinVICE) per i Commodore a 8 bit. A differenza di CCS64, un altro emulatore che ho descritto in questo […]
CCS64, Commodore 64 emulator
In questo video ho mostrato come scaricare gratuitamente, installare su PC Windows 10, configurare ed utilizzare il CCS64, un emulatore per Commodore 64, che si installa su PC Windows 10. All'interno del video, al minuto 13:50, si parla anche del […]
Here is a Christmas tree controlled by the Commodore 64!
Sapete qual è l'errore che tutti, ma proprio tutti, commettono quando addobbano l'Albero di Natale? Non lo collegano al Commodore 64! Per colmare questa lacuna, ho realizzato questo esperimento: un Albero di Natale controllato dal Commodore 64! Hardware per collegare […]
Electric heater controlled by the Commodore 64
Ormai siamo in inverno e comincia a fare freddo. Quale migliore occasione per realizzare una stufetta elettrica comandata dal Commodore 64? Collegamento dell'interfaccia per la stufetta elettrica comandata dal Commodore 64 Per collegare la stufetta elettrica al Commodore 64 ho […]
Easy Script, video writing for Commodore 64
Oggi voglio mostrarvi come si scriveva una lettera con Easy Script, negli anni ‘80! Ai nostri giorni, siamo abituati alla semplicità di Microsoft Word, ma, 40 anni fa, le cose non erano così intuitive! Easy Script, l'alternativa all'attuale Microsoft Word, […]
Kung Fu Flash for Commodore 64, review
In this video I try the Kung Fu Flash, an interface that connects to the Commodore 64 expansion port and ... can emulate different types of cartridges. The project is by Kim Jorgensen and is open source: on GitHub, you can [...]
Coffee machine controlled by the Commodore 64
Oggi vi voglio offrire un caffè… fatto dal Commodore 64! Ecco, infatti, la macchina da caffè comandata dal Commodore 64! A distanza di 35 anni dal progetto Commocoffee 64 di Andrea De Prisco, ecco un'altra versione del progetto. Ci sono, […]