The Final Cartridge III Plus Commodore 64 expansion card

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. [...]

SVideo cable to improve the video quality of the Commodore 16, 64 and 128 on LCD TVs, component cover

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 [...]

1541 Diagnostic Cartridge by Jani per Commodore 64 , allineamento drive, test, performance, alignment

1541 Diagnostic Cartridge by Jani – Video

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 […]

Course to learn how to program in Basic Commodore 5, QB64 GWBASIC DOSBOX INT RND TIMER function, 16 64 128 C64 C16 Vic20 Vic-20 C128 Plus4

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 [...]

Assembly tutorial XUM1541 Commodore 1541 USB C64, cover, USB adapter interface IEC, OpenCBM, CBMXfer, CBM Transfer

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 [...]

Test Commodore 64 RAM with Kung Fu Flash 586220 4164, MT4264, HM4864P, M3764 diag

Commodore 64 RAM test with Kung Fu Flash

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! [...]

Basic language programming tutorial course Commodore, Commodore 16, Commodore 64, Commodore 128, Commodore PET, Commodore Plus4, Commodore Vic20, C16 C128 C64, IBM DOS MicroSoft GWBASIC, episode # 1

Basic language programming course, #1

Today special topic! The Basic language programming course begins! Today's video is about creating a very simple program (the video is in Italian, but you can activate English subtitles). Let's see how to type the program, how to view the […]

Video course on Commodore QB64 4 Basic language, DIM array vectors max min average value min max sequence of numbers

Videocourse on Basic Language, DIM arrays, #4

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, […]

Open reel reel recorder connected to Commodore 64 MP32C64 C64, Philips N4504 Aristona EW5504, data cassette holder

Reel recorder connected to the Commodore 64

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 […]

Build a Paddle for Arkanoid, Commodore 64, BASIC PEEK POKE joystick control port

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, […]

Programming tutorial in Basic QB64 Commodore fitness program

Basic, QB64 and Commodore # 3 programming tutorial

Welcome to the third round of the Basic programming tutorial. The Basic program we make today is a fitness training timer. To be notified when the fourth episode comes out, you can subscribe to the YouTube channel (and activate the bell [...]

ECU for Fiat X1 / 9 with Commodore 64, user port ignition starter, Bertone X19

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 […]

KikStart 2 KickStart II video game Commodore 64 motocross game, Shaun Southern, Mr. Chip Software, MasterTronic

KikStart 1 and 2, moto cross for Commodore 64

Today, in the video, we talk about gaming, with the games KikStart and KikStart II (KikStart 2) for Commodore 64! KikStart and KikStart II are two motocross games. It is possible to play alone or with two players. Although many write [...]

Basic language programming course Commodore 2, C16 C128 C64 PET Vic20 GWBASIC IF THEN LOAD SAVE LIST NEW

Programming in Basic, tutorial # 2

Welcome to the second installment of the tutorial on how to program in Basic, the language of the Commodore. If you missed the first episode, you can find it here. Today we write a nice program, which can be useful, after the holidays, to decide whether [...]

Basic language programming tutorial course Commodore, Commodore 16, Commodore 64, Commodore 128, Commodore PET, Commodore Plus4, Commodore Vic20, C16 C128 C64, IBM DOS MicroSoft GWBASIC, episode # 1

Basic Programming Course, # 1

Today special topic! Begin the programming course in Basic, the Commodore language. Today's episode is about creating a very simple program. Let's see how to type it, how to view its list, how to modify it, then start it and even stop it. [...]

VICE emulator run Commodore 64 128 16 Vic-20 PET game programs on Windows 10, C128, C16, C64

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 emulator, run start Commodore 64 game utility programs on Windows 10 PC

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 […]

Christmas tree controlled commanded connected Commodore 64, Amedeo and Leo, Christmas lights connected to the Commodore 64

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 […]

Commodore 64 radio controlled RC car, user port, Dodge RAM

Commodore 64 remote controlled car

In this experiment, I connected a remote controlled toy car to the Commodore 64 user port. It is a nice experiment, which you can do with your children or grandchildren. Hardware connections To connect the remote controlled car to the user port of the [...]

Electric heater connected to the Commodore 64 user port, cover

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, Commodore MPS 803, Commodore 64, print a letter in the 80's, print with the Commodore, video writing

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, Commodore 64, interface, microSD, Kim Jorgensen, GitHub, firmware upgrade update, cartridge, ROM CRT file, expansion port

Kung Fu Flash update

In questo breve video, spiego come effettuare l'aggiornamento della Kung Fu Flash all’ultima versione disponibile su GitHub. Infatti, acquistando una Kung Fu Flash, il firmware presente al suo interno potrebbe non essere aggiornato all’ultima versione disponibile. La procedura qui descritta […]

Kung Fu Flash, Commodore 64, interface, microSD, Kim Jorgensen, GitHub, CRT, PRG, D64, D71, D81, disk images, emulator

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 Commodore 64, Saeco, espresso, user port, optocoupler relay

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, […]

Commodore 64 user port, connections, pinout, pinout, interfaces, cable, connector

How to control the Commodore 64 User Port

Ho sempre trovato interessante considerare il computer non solo come un'entità indipendente, ma bensì in grado di controllare altre apparecchiature. E' possibile controllare la User Port del Commodore 64 per questo scopo: cioè integrare il computer con l'ambiente circostante. Avevo […]

Commodore 64 and home automation, load control, Home Control, home automation system

Commodore 64 and home automation: load control

Here is the second video related to the Commodore 64 and home automation. The topic covered is the control of loads: the function of the home automation system that is used to measure the consumption of the home. I had already shown, in the first video related to home automation, how [...]

Home automation with the Commodore 64, Control Casa, load control, light control, shutter control, sockets

Home automation with the Commodore 64

Sono molto appassionato di tecnologia, sia moderna che vintage. Mi sono chiesto: è possibile comandare la domotica di casa con il Commodore 64? Ci è voluto un po' di lavoro, ma l'esperimento è riuscito! Primo passo: connettere il Commodore 64 […]