Pi1541 Build
If you’re into retro-computing and have a Commodore 8-bit computer, such as the Commodore 64 or Commodore 128, you’re going to love this project! We’re going to do a Pi1541 build. The Commodore line of 8-bit computers used a disk drive called the Commodore 1541 (later the 1571 and 1581). This venerable drive is a […]
Commodore VIC-20 Restoration – Worst Condition Ever
Rob the Obsolete Geek was traveling in Texas to a place called Canton, TX. Canton is well known for their flea market and swap meets. During this visit Rob found something of an oddity. A Commodore VIC-20 that was so utterly disgusting that he was compelled to purchase it, just to see if it was […]
Repairing the Commodore PET 4016
A few episodes back on The 8-Bit guy, David restored a vintage Commodore PET Model 4016. However, he left one thing incomplete. The space bar didn’t work. Since it wound up in my museum, repairing the Commodore PET has been high on my list of things to do. It’s incredibly hard to use the thing […]
SD2IEC Manual (How to use the SD2IEC on the C64)
I recently purchased an SD2IEC from from The Future was 8-bit. While the device is awesome, I felt the documentation was less than stellar. And that led me to put together this resource to help others who are first experimenting running SD Cards on the Commodore series of computers. I consider it the unofficial SD2IEC […]
The Commodore SX-64 “Portable” Computer
Portable computers are everywhere you look! Every computer company on the planet currently makes some really incredible high end notebook computers. Apple ushered in a new era of portable computers with iPad tablets. And while many people don’t necessarily think of their phone as a portable computer per se, that is exactly what it is. […]
What Happened to Commodore Country in Burleson TX?
When I was much younger, and even for a quite a few years after they became obsolete, I was obsessed with the Commodore 64 and Commodore 128. I’ve owned pretty much every computer Commodore ever made, except for some of the exotics and for some reason I never cared for the Commodore SX-64. Back in […]