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My old LPC Programmer (CheapLPC) for Xbox modchip

January 22nd, 2009 10 comments

The CheapLPC is a flashrom burner for the SST49LF020 chip, The Software can read back, and verify the contents of the chip.

The software is also compatible with any other CheapLPC based programmer, like that used in the Martrix by Xodus, Ozx Prog by OZx Modchips, Neurosys, and a few others.

Download: GreenProg (CheapLPC Programmer) v0.7 (1273)

source: wikipedia cheaplpc.com

Commodore VIC 20 – 2nd Generation

January 22nd, 2009 No comments

Description:

  • Country: USA
  • Most Common: Europe
  • Rarity: Unrare
  • Year: 1980

The VIC-20 was intended to be more economical than the PET computer. It was equipped with only 5 KB of RAM and used the same MOS 6502 CPU as the PET. The VIC-20′s video chip, the MOS Technology VIC, was a general-purpose color video chip designed by Al Charpentier in 1977 and intended for use in inexpensive display terminals and game consoles, but Commodore couldn’t find a market for the chip.
As the Apple II gained momentum with the advent of VisiCalc in 1979, Jack Tramiel wanted a product that would compete in the same segment, to be presented at the January 1980 CES. For this reason Chuck Peddle and Bill Seiler started to design a computer named TOI (The Other Intellect).

wiki: VIC20-Wiki

Floppy Drive Commodore *updated*

January 19th, 2009 1 comment

Description:

  • 1541: Alps Electric mechanics (push-down drive door), chip broken (7406), repaired and now works, clean up, original roms.
  • 1541: Newtronics (Mitsumi) mechanics, tested and working, clean up, jiffy roms.
  • 1541C White: Newtronics (Mitsumi) mechanics, tested and working, clean up, jiffy roms.
  • VIC 1541 (1540): Alps Electric mechanics (push-down drive door), tested and working, clean up, original roms.
  • 1541-II: Tested and working, clean up, original roms.
  • 1551: Tested and working, external case broken and repaired, clean up, original roms.
  • 1541-II: Tested and working, clean up, original roms.
  • 1581: Tested and working, clean up, jiffy roms.
  • … to be continued …

wiki: 1541-Wiki

download: jiffy roms

Commodore 64 Orange Fkey/6569 R1 Ceramic

January 17th, 2009 No comments

Description:

  • Country: UK
  • Most Common: Europe
  • Rarity: Rare
  • Year: 1983

The design was basically the same as the VIC-20 design: Black keys and orange function keys (from F1-F8), and it was said that a few computers have the more angular keys of its predecessor. Earlier models even had some differences, such as the 5-pin video out.

wiki: C64-Wiki

Commodore Floppy Drive 1551 (c16/Plus4)

January 16th, 2009 No comments

Description:

  • Country: US
  • Most Common: Europe
  • Rarity: Rare
  • Year: 1983

The Commodore 1551 (originally introduced as the SFS 481) was a floppy disk drive for the Commodore Plus/4 home computer. It resembled a charcoal-colored Commodore 1541 and plugged into the cartridge port, providing faster access than the C64/1541 combination.

Commodore reportedly planned an interface to allow use of the 1551 with the C64, but it was never released.

wiki: 1551-Wiki

Found some Atari for my Collection

January 8th, 2009 1 comment

The Atari Video Computer System was originally designed to output an RF modulated (VHF) signal but with a mod you can get a better signal with the Composite Video .

source: atariage.com

Atari Composite Modding: forums.benheck.com

Atari Composite Modding: forums.benheck.com

Atari Composite Modding: benheck.com

Atari Composite Modding:mysite.verizon.net

Found some rare C64/128 Cartridges

December 14th, 2008 2 comments

- The Expert Cartridges from Trilogic.
- Robcom Turbo Series.
- Game Killer from Robtek.

wiki: cartridge-c64-wiki

Commodore Disk Drive VIC-1541

December 14th, 2008 No comments

Note: Motherboard is the same of Commodore VIC-1540 (Rev A/B PCB 1540007 (C) 1981 made in Japan) with a old HIGH Rom MOS “901229-01″ instead of “325303-01″.

Description: The Commodore 1541 (aka CBM 1541, and originally called VIC-1541), made by Commodore International, was the best-known floppy disk drive for the Commodore 64 home computer. The 1541 was a single-sided 170 kilobyte drive for 5¼” disks. The 1541 followed the previous Commodore 1540 (meant for the VIC-20).

source: wikipedia

Plug & Play TV Games Collections

December 11th, 2008 No comments

C64 DTV Inside here

Games Include:

  • Jakks Ms. Pac-Man TV Game: Galaga, Mappy, Pole-Position, Xevious, Ms. Pac-Man.
  • Jakks Atari Classic: Gravitar, Asteroids, Real Sports Volleyball, Centipede, Adventure, Pong, Missile Command, Breakout, Yars’ Revenge, Circus Atari.
  • Atari Paddle Controller: Super Breakout, Casino, Warlords, Steeple Chase, Nightdriver, Breakout Canyon Bomber, Demon to Demand, Video Olympics, Pong, Arcade Warlords, Circus Atari, Streetracer
  • RadicaUK Tetris: This special TV arcade game contains not just the original version of Tetris, but also fellow variants Garbage, Timed, Hot Line and Battle Tetris. There’s even a the option for a two player game for some head to head action.
  • C64 DTV: AlleyKat, California Games, Championship Wrestling, Cyberdyne Warrior, Cybernoid, Cybernoid II, Eliminator, Exolon, Firelord, Gateway to Apshai, Head The Ball, Impossible Mission I,Impossible Mission II, Jumpman Junior, Marauder, Maze Mania, Mission Impossible, Nebulus, Netherworld, Paradroid, Pitstop, Pitstop II, Rana Rama, Speedball, Summer Games, Super Cycle, Sword of Fargoal, Uridium, Winter Games, Zynaps.

link: jakkstvgames

Commodore Disk Drive 1571

December 4th, 2008 No comments

Description:

The Commodore 1571 was Commodore’s high-end 5¼ floppy disk drive. With its double-sided drive mechanism, it had the ability to utilize double-sided, double-density (DS/DD) floppy disks natively. This was in contrast to its predecessors, the 1541 and 1570, which could read or write such disks only if the user manually flipped them over to access the second side. (from Wikipedia)

wiki: 1571-Wiki

Conic Colour TV Game (1976+)

November 28th, 2008 No comments

Description:

  • Country: US
  • Most common: Italy/Germany (PAL)
  • Rarity: Rare
  • Year: 1976+
  • Video Output: RF modulated signal
  • Games: 6
  • Chip game used: AY-3-8500

The Conic Color was originally designed to output an RF modulated (VHF) signal but with a mod you can get a better signal with the Composite Video .

source: pong-in-a-chip

Duette Color C4016 Video Games (1978+)

November 27th, 2008 No comments

Description:

  • Country: US
  • Most common: Italy/Germany (PAL)
  • Rarity: Rare
  • Year: 1978+
  • Video Output: RF modulated signal
  • Games: 18
  • Chip game used: AY-3-8610 and AY-3-8765

The Duette Color was originally designed to output an RF modulated (VHF) signal but with a mod you can get a better signal with the Composite Video .

source: pong-in-a-chip

Commodore 64 Aldi

November 27th, 2008 No comments

Description:

  • Country: US
  • Most Common: Germany
  • Rarity: Rare
  • Year: 1987

Externally, the C64 Aldi had same case colour as a standard C64 but the keyboard was light grey, like the future C64G and C64C.

Internally, the motherboard was redesigned to minimize production costs, most of the TTL chips were removed, replaced with a new MMU chipset. First releases of this board had some compatibility problems with C=64 peripherals – they lacked the 9V user port voltage, but this limitation was repaired in the next revisions.

Although made in USA, the Aldi was sold only in Germany as a game machine through only one distribution channel, a supermarket chain called… Aldi, hence his name, given by the German 64′er magazine.

In 1989, the C=64 Aldi would be replaced by the grey C=64G which would use the same motherboard.

wiki: C64-wikiOLD-Computers.com

Floppy Drive Commodore

November 22nd, 2008 No comments

Description:

  • 1541: Alps Electric mechanics (push-down drive door), chip broken (7406), repaired and now works, clean up, original roms.
  • 1541: Newtronics (Mitsumi) mechanics, tested and working, clean up, jiffy roms.
  • 1541C: Newtronics (Mitsumi) mechanics, tested and working, clean up, jiffy roms.
  • 1581: Tested and working, clean up, jiffy roms.
  • 1541-II: Tested and working, clean up, original roms.
  • … to be continued …

wiki: 1541-Wiki

download: jiffy roms

Found some C16/Plus4 Cartridges

November 18th, 2008 No comments