Create a Commodore Vic 20 D64 Image That Launches (2) ROM Cartridge Images This is a guide to create a Commodore D64 floppy drive image that you can load into your Commodore Vic 20 to run 2-Rom Cartridge files.Feel free to use this guide and replace the games in the examples with those of your… Continue reading Commodore Vic 20 2-Rom Cartridge Files > Launch from a D64 image
Category: Vintage Computing
My64 – mini ITX system in a *new* c64 case
This is a project that I definitely WILL do early next year: I thought the whole setup was great except for one annoying thing: I don’t like cables coming out the sides of anything. I know this is standard procedure – even a macbook pro costing thousands of dollars does this. Would have been nice… Continue reading My64 – mini ITX system in a *new* c64 case
Commodore 64 BBS with Petscii on your PC using SynchTERM
Would you like to enter the exciting world of Commodore 64 BBS? If you do not own an actual Commodore computer, you can visit a Commodore BBS with full Petscii (similar to ASCII) graphical support! The open source program SynchTerm allows you to do that. If you are using a Windows or Mac OSX machine,… Continue reading Commodore 64 BBS with Petscii on your PC using SynchTERM
Connect a PC to a Commodore 1541/1571 drive
Did you ever want to transfer files from your old Commodore 1541/1571 drive between your computer and a real drive? Did you also want to use a real Commodore floppy drive with the VICE emulator? Me too! 😉 Both of these things are possible with the zoomfloppy device being offered by Retro Innovations. You can… Continue reading Connect a PC to a Commodore 1541/1571 drive
Commodore 64 (Vic 20, Pet, etc) emulator from Raspberry Pi Raspbian
I can confirm this install method (source) worked with a Raspberry Pi 4 using Raspbian Buster. Compiles Vice and installs into /usr/local/bin. Initial launch reports a sound issue. If you go into settings (F12), there’s a sound configuration you can change to “Alsa”. … # get dependencies – this may take a long time and… Continue reading Commodore 64 (Vic 20, Pet, etc) emulator from Raspberry Pi Raspbian
Install Linux console programs like Lynx on Mac OSX
You can install much loved Linux console programs like Lynx (text web browser) and Midnight Commander (powerful file browser) on Mac OSX using homebrew program installer “Brew”. Example: Install Lynx First you must install Brew. After this, you can install other programs with Brew. ruby -e “$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)” < /dev/null 2> /dev/null Now use… Continue reading Install Linux console programs like Lynx on Mac OSX