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Homebrew Joystick Adapter for Apple IIc

June 5th, 2010 No comments

This is a Joystick Adapter for Apple IIc, with this adapter you can use the Apple ][ Plus Joystick.

Joystick Adapter Pinouts:

Some fixes for the Acorn Electron Data Recorder ALF03

May 9th, 2010 1 comment

Some fixes for the Electron Data Recorder ALF03.

  • Fixed the output Audio.
  • Replace the belt.
  • Clean the tape head and fix the Azimuth.
  • Fixed the Powersupply cable.
  • Self made RGB Cable.
  • Self made Data Recorder Cable (DIN 7 PINs).

Click here for my Acorn Electron computer.

My homebrew C2N232 Interface

March 20th, 2010 No comments
Marko Mäkelä's C2N232 interface

Autopsy:

This is my homebrew C2N232 Interface.

from Marko Mäkelä’s homepage:

The C2N232 is a small RS-232 interface that can be plugged to the cassette port of an 8-bit Commodore computer:

  • PET series: 2001, 3000 series, 4000 series, 8000 series, 200 series
  • PET-II series: CBM 500, 600 or 700 series (P500 or the B series)
  • Commodore VC-20, VIC-20 or VIC-1001
  • Commodore 64, 4064, 64c or 64G
  • Commodore 128, 128D or 128DCR
  • Commodore 264 series: 16, 116, plus/4 or 232

source: Marko Mäkelä’s Homepage

Powersupply Adaptor for CPC 6128 with External Floppy Drive 3½

March 13th, 2010 2 comments

My homebrew Powersupply adaptor for Amstrad CPC 6128 with a External Floppy Drive 3½.

source: cpcwiki.eu jrp king homepage kjthacker.f2s.com

Amstrad (Schneider) CPC 6128 Parados Rom v1.1

March 12th, 2010 No comments
Parados v1.1 Screenshot

Parados Installation Photo Gallery:

ParaDOS is 16kB ROM that replaces the AmsDOS. Allows to use double-sided floppy disks and some more disk formats.

source: grimware.org

Apple IIc – Apple Disk Transfer ProDOS

March 10th, 2010 3 comments
APPLE ][ Serial Cable & Serial USB Adapter

Foto review of the Serial cable and Transfer program:

ADTPro may be used to transfer Apple diskette/disk images in DOS or ProDOS/SOS format.

The Apple client side happens to run under ProDOS or SOS, but it is perfectly capable of reading or writing Apple DOS (or Pascal, or CP/M, or…) diskettes.

source: adtpro.sourceforge.net

Amstrad CPC Powersupply adaptor & RGB (Audio) Scart Cable

February 13th, 2010 No comments

My homebrew Powersupply adaptor & RGB/Audio Scart cable for Amstrad CPC 464/6128.

source: cpcwiki.eu jrp king homepage kjthacker.f2s.com

unBrick my Fonera 2201

January 24th, 2010 No comments

I have bricked my fonera and now the power light comes on but the fonera reboot cycling. I cannot access the web gui /ssh or telnet through redboot. Serial Connection fix all  my problems.

Gallery:

source: dd-wrt.com

A new Sinclair QL Membrane from RWAP Software

January 21st, 2010 No comments

Replacement the Sinclair QL membrane and reassemble the Keyboard.

source: rwapsoftware.co.uk

Xad’s 6581<>8580 Switcher. PCB and HOT Swap made by Arkanoid

December 3rd, 2009 No comments

I’m the creator of the SID 6581<>8580 Switcher (here the original project).

I’m Very happy to see my project on the net. Arkanoid (a user of Lemon64 Forum) has done a very nice PCB with some fixes. Very nice job.

This is not a SId2Sid Clone.

source: lemon64.com

Xilinx CPLD XC9536 replacement PLA for Commodore 64

November 18th, 2009 17 comments
Replacement PLA for Commodore 64

Autopsy:

The PLA chip (906114-01) used in the Commodore C64 is a generic 82S100 gate array with custom programming.

Its logic functions were dumped and reverse engineered by the community and are available from a variety of sources. This PLA uses the Xilinx CPLD XC9536 to emulate perfectly the PLA of the Commodore 64.

Download: Xilinx CPLD XC9536 JED C64 PLA + Eagle (2224)

source: zonadepruebas.com

Atari 1040 STf TOS Eprom Upgrade v1.04

November 6th, 2009 No comments
Yep, it's works!

Some Screenshots :

source: atari-forum.com

Atari ST replace Epson broken Floppy Drive with a Teac FD235 HF

October 25th, 2009 No comments
TEAC FD235 HF

Teac Floppy Drive and some games Screenshots:

source: atari4ever

Commodore Modem 8010 Powersupply pinouts

August 31st, 2009 1 comment

din5m

  • PIN 1 = Common (GND)
  • PIN 4 = Free
  • PIN 2 = 14.6v (AC)
  • PIN 5 = Free
  • PIN 3 = 14.6v (AC)

Click here for my Commodore Modem 8010.

ZX Spectrum +3 (Issue 1) Sound Fix *updated*

August 22nd, 2009 2 comments

Sound fix diagram here. (pdf)

from Cristian Secară Homepage:

The first release (the +3) has a fatal hardware mistake: the 128K sound output is completely distorted.

  • Tech explanation: the analog output of the AY-3-8912 sound chip was intended to be amplified by a one stage common-emitter transistor. In practice, they have forgot to put a resistor to the transistor’s emitter. The result: the transistor works in switch-mode – the sound is converted from analog multi-level amplitude to digitized two-level amplitude, same as the old 48K sound system.

source: secarica.ro ay8912 Demos