Introduction I purchased this untested Commodore 64 from a local friend. I was not surprised to find that it booted to a back screen. On the plus side, the machine was clean and in good condition. I detail the repair below along with some comments about a mistake I made.
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Task: Purchase a Commodore 64 8-Bit Computer Needed: Web browser Time: 30-60 minutes Introduction I have previously posted about the Commodore VIC-20 that helped set a baseline for relatively inexpensive home computers in the early 1980s. Commodore followed up on the VIC-20 with the 64 model in 1982 that featured
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Task: Purchase a Newly Made Power Supply for Your Commodore 8-Bit Computers Needed: Web browser Time: 5-10 minutes Introduction Power supplies from the 1970s and 1980s are notoriously unreliable and can damage the computer upon failure. Atari had one particular power supply unit (PSU) nicknamed ‘the ingot‘ because it was
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Task: Purchase a Commodore VIC-1541 Floppy Disk Drive Needed: Web browser Time: 30-60 minutes Introduction I previously posted about the must-have Commodore VIC-20 computer. An essential peripheral for an authentic retro experience with this computer is the 5.25″ VIC-1541 floppy disk drive. The VIC-1541 was the first version of the
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Task: Purchase a Commodore VIC-20 8-Bit Computer Needed: Web browser Time: 30-60 minutes Introduction I grew up with an Atari 400 and then 800 8-bit computer. However, I had several friends that had Commodore VIC-20s that I got to use from time to time. The VIC-20 was developed by Commodore
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