I really enjoyed this donation that was made by Mokuccio and Zibri. Many thanks.

Donated items:

9 x CGS 8580R5 COMMODORE 64 SID
1 x MOS 8580R5 COMMODORE 64 SID
3 x CGS 6581R4AR COMMODORE 64 SID
2 x MOS 6581R4AR COMMODORE 64 SID
5 x MOS 6532 RAM-I/O-Timer (RIOT)
6 x MOS 8565R2 VIC II (HMOS)
1 x MOS 8501 COMMODORE 264 SERIES CPU
7 x MOS 6504 28-PIN 6502, 8K ADDRESSABLE MEMORY, ON-CHIP
1 x MOS 901229-05 COMMODORE 1541 (OLD) KERNAL
2 x MOS 901226-01 COMMODORE 64 BASIC
3 x MOS 901227-03 COMMODORE 64 KERNAL
1 x MOS 901225-01 COMMODORE 64 CHAR
1 x MOS 901486-07 COMMODORE VIC-20 KERNAL
2 x MOS 390059-01 COMMODORE 128 CHAR
1 x MOS 251913-01 COMMODORE 64 KERNAL+BASIC
1 x MOS 901460-03 COMMODORE VIC-20 CHAR
1 x MOS 901486-01 COMMODORE VIC-20 BASIC
1 x MOS 318004-04 COMMODORE 16 KERNAL
1 x MOS 310654-03 COMMODORE 1571 KERNAL
1 x MOS 325341-08 COMMODORE 1526/MPS802 ROM
1 x CGS 251968-03 COMMODORE 1541 II (NEW) KERNAL
1 x MOS 325302-01 COMMODORE 1541 DOS V2.6 LOW C000-DFFF
1 x MOS 251828-01 GATE-ARRAY 1540/SFD1001/C128D
3 x MOS 317054-01 COMMODORE PLUS/4 ROM
2 x CGS 8701 COMMODORE 64 VIDEO CLOCK GENERATOR
1 x MOS 8701 COMMODORE 64 VIDEO CLOCK GENERATOR
1 x MOS 251641-02 COMMODORE PLUS/4 PLA
1 x MOS 318006-01 COMMODORE C16/116/PLUS 4 BASIC ROM
1 x MOS 317053-01 COMMODORE PLUS/4 3-PLUS-1
1 x CGS 6559R5 COMMODORE 64 VIC II
7 x MOS 6569R3 COMMODORE 64 VIC II
1 x MOS 6569R3 COMMODORE 64 VIC II (CERAMIC)
9 x CGS 6510 CPU
4 x MOS 6510 CPU
1 x ROCKWELL 6502 CPU
1 x MOS 325340-03 MPU COMMODORE PRINTER 1520
1 x SHARP 252535-01 COMMODORE 64C CUSTOM PLA MEMORY CONTROLLER
10 x CMD G65SC22P-2 (VIA)
5 x MOS 6522 (VIA)
5 x MOS 8520 (CIA)
6 x CGS 8520 (CIA)
9 x MOS 6529B COMMODORE 16/116/PLUS-4 KEYBOARD CONTROLLER
7 x MOS 6561-101 COMMODORE VIC-20 PAL VIDEO CHIP
4 x MOS 8551 PLUS-4/A2232-3 ACIA
3 x MOS 8568 CRTC COMMODORE 128
5 x MOS 5710 COMMODORE 1571 CIA
7 x CGS 8372R8 AMIGA FAT AGUS
3 x MOS 8372R8 AMIGA FAT AGUS
1 x MOS 8372R6 AMIGA FAT AGUS DIP (CERAMIC)
3 x CGS 8373R4 AMIGA DENISE HI-RES
3 x MOS 8367R0 AMIGA AGNUS
2 x MOS 8364R4 AMIGA PAULA (CERAMIC)
1 x MOS 8364R7 AMIGA PAULA
5 x CGS 8364R7 AMIGA PAULA
7 x CGS 8375 AGNUS HI-RES
4 x CGS 8372A AMIGA FAT AGUS
3 x MOS 8371 AMIGA FAT AGNUS
15 x CGS 5719/318072-01 AMIGA GARY
3 x MOS 5719 AMIGA GARY
4 x KICK ROM v1.2
2 x KICK ROM v2.05
2 x KICK ROM v3.0 (39.106)

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Spare parts:

• Commodore 64.
• Toshiba Floppy Drive 5.25 inch Model FDD 6475R1K
• Fujitsu HarddDisk Model M2227D2 43MB 3.5″/HH MFM (ST506)

I thank a friend for the donation.

Donated item:

• Homebrew RTTY demodulator for Commodore 64.
• Software and Documentations.

Like we know well the keyboard of the Commodore 116 may NOT be fixed because you can’t open it without break it.

The only way is break the plastic pins that hold the keyboard PCB and find the right way to close the whole thing, i leave you the right way for do this.

Once you have open it, we realize that this keyboard is a colossal shit, the conductive material of the keys is ridiculous a thin layer that is consumed very briefly.

The only way before you throw it is use the “Kontakt Chemie Graphit 33” but without spraying directly on the tiny conductive part of the key but first try on a plastic surface and then with a very fine brush take the graphite to paint the conductive part of the key.

The “Kontakt Chemie Graphit 33” with the days/months or years tends to dry, this solution make a new life to the keyboard, but not for always.

Another classic failure and is the FPC Connector (18 pins) for the keyboard flat that can be easily replaced if you find an FPC connector with 18 pins ;-D

The conditions of this Commodore 8296 (TAN Case) are really bad. The CBM 8296 is left for over 25 years in a dovecote.

The cleaning, repairing and restoration have taken a very long time, but the result is more than acceptable.

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Defects:

• The Commodore 8296 was completely dead (Black screen of death).
• Little problems of CRT geometry.

Replaced parts:

• Replaced PLA U6 with a OTP EPROM 27C512R 70ns + Adapter
• Replaced the ROM 2 x 2764 Eprom with 1 x 27C128 Eprom (spare parts from a original cbm pcb)

Note:

I have replaced the original ROM (2 x EPROM) pcb because the PLA adapter is fat. I could insert a small castle (photo) between the ROM pcb and the Main Motherboard but in this time i have prefered to replace with a single Eprom.

Gallery of repair and cleaning:

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Scene World is a C64 magazine on disk dedicated to various activities of bothC64 scenes.

“Both” means, that we are supplying information and texts of both scenes; NTSC and PAL.

Download: Commodore 64 DiskMagazine - Scene World #22 (1296)

source: sceneworld.org

I thank Fabio Bovelacci (Frater Sinister) for the donation.

Donated item:

• Commodore Amiga 500 with PSU, Mouse, Manual.
• GVP HC+8 Series II for Amiga 2000/3000/4000.
• Compatible 512k Memory Expansion for Commodore Amiga 500
• Psion Organiser II with Serial Cable.
• Sharp – EL-6200 Organiser
• Motorola FPU 68882RC50 50MHZ

This is a Commodore CBM 8296-D Motherboard repaired for a Friend.

Gallery of the repair:

Defect:

• Black screen of death without startup beep and after replacing U5 and U6 black screen of death with startup beep.

Replaced parts:

• Replaced PLA U5 with a original PLA MOS 324745-01.
• Replaced PLA U6 with a OTP EPROM 27C512R 70ns + Adapter
• Replaced a dual FlipFlop 74LS74 UD4.

* The replacement of the two PLA has already been made earlier by my friend.

The conditions of this Commodore 8032-SK (Gold Label) are really bad. The CBM 8032-SK is left for over 25 years in a dovecote.

The cleaning, repairing and restoration have taken a very long time, but the result is more than acceptable.

Defects:

• The Commodore 8032-SK was completely dead (Black screen of death).
• Little problems of CRT geometry.

Repair:

• Replaced the CPU 6502.
• Yoke calibration of the CRT

Gallery of repair and cleaning:

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Some new games or tools (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups.

Titles:

• Invert (Final Edition) +7HF [pal/ntsc]
• Invert [Final Edition]
• Crazy Caverns +3H
• Vidball +3D
• Rolloverture +3D
• Othello +F [pal/ntsc]
• Vidball
• Rainbow Dragon 101% +11DX [pal/ntsc]
• Inertiania +
• Night Raid +2
• Re-Alienator +2
• Franz Falckenhaus Trident Crisis
• RGCD 16k Cart Compo 2013 Collection [EasyFlash]
• Tetris (Atari arcade conversion)
• The Search for Santa Clues
• 7dshoot preview +1
• Rent-a-Cop Reloaded Preview
• Helikopter Jagd 101% Jewel V1.1 +3H
• A.R.C.O.S.
• Flok +2
• Top Gun +1D
• Oil Defense
• RGCD 16k Cart Compo 2013 Collection 100% [EasyFlash]
• Tetris (DaCapo) +1H 100%
• Bubbled Ghost Preview

Download: All Games in One Archive (3126)

source: csdb.dk

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Some new games or tools (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups.

Titles:

• Hunt for Bubber’s Bathtub +3CEFD 101% [pal/ntsc]
• Powerglove V1.2 +D
• Powerglove (RGCD Compo Edition V1.2)
• Powerglove +4D
• Labyrinth
• Labyrinth +2M
• Labyrinth &Sol
• Darkhold +D +Pic
• Superball
• Superball +F [pal/ntsc]
• Cowboy Duel – Live Your Dream!
• Cowboy Duel – Live Your Dream! +D
• Rolloverture +3D
• Othello v1.0
• Cowboy Duel – Live Your Dream! +2DF [pal/ntsc]
• Outbreak + 101%
• Make My Day Preview +3
• Indeflataball Preview +4
• Risk Preview
• Mirror Image +
• Cowboy Duel +1F DE [english+german] [pal/ntsc]
• Outbreak +1F 101% [pal/ntsc]
• Cowboy Duel +1DE [english+german]

Download: All Games in One Archive (2937)

source: csdb.dk

The High Voltage SID Collection (HVSC) is a freeware hobby project which organises Commodore 64 music (also known as SID music) into an archive for both musicians and fans alike.

The work on the collection is done completely in the Team and contributors’ spare time and is proudly one of the largest and most accurate computer music collections known.

This update features (all approximates):

• 825 new SIDs
• 233 fixed/better rips
• 11 repeats/bad rips eliminated
• 910 SID credit fixes
• 120 SID model/clock infos
• 24 tunes from /DEMOS/UNKNOWN/ identified
• 8 tunes from /GAMES/ identified
• 60 tunes moved out of /DEMOS/ to their composers’ directories
• 7 tunes moved out of /GAMES/ to their composers’ directories

Download:

• HVSC Update #60 (1479)
• HVSC Complete #60 (1605)

source: www.hvsc.c64.org

CBM prg Studio Version 2.9.0 is released. There are a lot of new features in this version. I’d really appreciate it if you report any bugs you find or have any suggestions/comments.

CBM prg Studio allows you to type a BASIC or Machine Code program in using a nice Windows environment and convert it to a ‘.prg’ file which you can run on an emulator, or even a real C64 / VIC20 or PET if you’re feeling brave and have the right kit.

CBM prg Studio is the result of merging C64PrgGen and VIC20PrgGen. Adding new features and fixing bugs in two apps which were 95% similar was a bit of a nightmare so merging them made sense.

It was also a good opportunity for a face lift and to add some new features, such as:

• Programs are project based, meaning all related source files, sprite files etc. are kept in one place and multiple source files can be linked more easily.
• Tabbed MDI.
• Syntax highlighting.

What CBM prg Studio isn’t is a front-end for tok64, cbmcnvrt, bastext or any other tokeniser / detokeniser / assembler. It’s all been written completely from scratch.

New features:

• Extended colour mode for screen designer.
• Binary file import for screen designer.
• User defined links in Help.
• Batch files for user tools menu.
• Updated help file.

Bug Fixed:

• Assembler
  • WORD sequences ending in , not reported.
  • ROL, LSR, ADC, SBC not setting status flags in debugger properly.
  • STX/STY reporting invalid address mode.
  • Macros after cheap labels weren’t expanded properly.
  • Macros containing tabs or comments weren’t expanded properly.
  • Labels after ‘Incasm’ were not recognised.
  • Indirect jumps not recognising labels
  • Wrong detection of assembling past end of memory.
  • Comments after macro calls were corrupting the parameters.
  • Build events were not exported properly.
• Screen Designer
  • ‘Undo’ undid everything, not just the last operation.
  • Screen editor background colours can be set per character.
• General
  • Some code reformatting issues

Download: CBM prg Studio v2.9.0 (1202)

source: ajordison.co.uk

The conditions of this Commodore Dual Disk 8250 LP are really bad. The CBM 8250 LP is left for over 25 years in a dovecote.

The cleaning, repairing and restoration have taken a long time, but the result is more than acceptable.

Defects:

• Floppy Disk Drive completely dead.
• Main motherboard failure: Status LED green but with the Floppy Disk Drive LEDs (red) that blink 3 times and then repeat in loop.
• Directory displayed with extra chars.

Repair:

• Replaced all the electrolytic capacitors of the two Floppy Disk Drive.
• Replaced the IC RIOT MOS 901869-01 (Memory, I / O, Timer array)
• Replaced the IC RIOT MOS 6532 (RAM-I/O-Timer)

Gallery of repair and cleaning:

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