Competition Pro 5000 joystick restoration, fix, repair, test - final test on Commodore 64 with Game Controller Tester V1.0 - Original Competition Pro joystick restoration - article cover

Original Competition Pro joystick restoration

In this article I show how I restored an original Competition Pro joystick (dated November 1990), starting from a dirty specimen with some directions not working, up to the final test on a Commodore 64 with dedicated software. The joystick does not […]

Sound Blaster Clone v1.5 by David E Larsson, 8-bit ISA, 16-bit compatible, MCA Micro Channel Architecture IBM, cover

Sound Blaster Clone by David E Larsson

The Sound Blaster Clone sound cards, made by David E Larsson in Sweden, are replicas of the original Sound Blaster sound cards, with some improvements geared towards compatibility and sound quality. In this article, we analyze in detail the two [...]

Varese Retrocomputing 2024, interview 5 Lorenzo Bolla, C64 FUN-NEST, article cover

C64 FUN-NEST: retro innovation

In the world of retrocomputing, modern interfaces and innovations allow us to breathe new life into our beloved vintage computers. During Varese RetroComputing 2024, a reference event for fans of historical technologies, I interviewed Lorenzo Bolla, creator of the [...]