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Tag: SIDKick Pico

Replace a Faulty SID Sound Chip in a Commodore 64 or 128 With a Newly Made Nano SwinSID (15-30 mins)

March 21, 2025 moorejh28@gmail.com Hardware, Modification, Repair

Task: Replace a Faulty SID Sound Chip in a Commodore 64 or 128 With a Newly Made Nano SwinSID Needed: Nano SwinSID Time: 15-30 minutes Introduction I have previously posted about the Raspberry Pi Pico-based SIDKick replacement for the SID sound chip found in Commodore 64s and 128s. I recently

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Case Studies in Retro Computer Repair (#4): Diagnosing and Fixing a Commodore 64 with Keys that Don’t Work and no Sound

March 8, 2025 moorejh28@gmail.com Hardware, Repair

Introduction This Commodore 64 came in a lot of six I purchased off eBay. All were listed as not working. This c64 booted up just fine but had some key that did not work (e.g. space and return) and had no sound. Otherwise, it seemed like it was in good

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Replace a Faulty SID Sound Chip in a Commodore 64 or 128 With a Newly Made Raspberry Pi Pico-Based SIDKick (15-30 mins)

November 6, 2024 moorejh28@gmail.com Hardware

Task: Replace a Faulty SID Sound Chip in a Commodore 64 or 128 With a Newly Made Raspberry Pi Pico-Based SIDKick Needed: Web browser, Commodore 64 Computer, Screwdriver Time: 15-30 minutes Introduction Part of the success of the Commodore 64 was its amazing MOS 6581 SID sound chip that generated

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