Commodore 64 web server
I'm browsing a website... generated by an original Commodore 64! Unbelievable: the Commodore 64 is now a web server! Daniel Nagy has created a web server with the Commodore 64.
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ChatGPT on the Commodore 64?
Francesco Sblendorio has integrated ChatGPT, OpenAI's artificial intelligence, at the RetroCampus BBS. Here's how to use ChatGPT on the Commodore 64! To connect, you can use the Commodore 64 with a WiFi modem, or, alternatively, you can use your computer, opening [...]
The history of the Commodore 64 written by ChatGPT
Is OpenAI's ChatGPT AI able to write an entire article, describing the history of the Commodore 64? I asked ChatGPT, OpenAI's artificial intelligence, to write the history of the Commodore 64. Let's read it together! The photos were [...]
BASIC program written by artificial intelligence
Can OpenAI's ChatGPT AI write a program in BASIC for the Commodore 64? Try! In this short video, I recorded the first attempts. I requested two programs in BASIC for the Commodore 64: a cycle [...]
Ghosts 'n Goblins
I'll unlock a memory: when you loaded the cassette of the video game Ghosts'n Goblins with the datassette Commodore 1531 C2N! 🙂
Commodore 64 (breadbin)
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer produced by Commodore Business Machines since 1982. It is also known as C64, C = 64 and CBM64 and almost 20 million units were sold, in different versions, up to [...]
ASMR Computer Vintage Keyboards Sound
Do you know what ASMR videos are? They are those videos in which you record only the sound of some objects, rather than the sound of people while eating... So here is an ASMR video on the sound of all the keyboards of the back [...]
Commodore 1350 Mouse for Commodore 64
Is there a mouse for the Commodore 64? Here is the Commodore 1350 mouse! Let's see where I bought it, try it with The Final Cartridge III+ and open it to clean it. Trying the interface The Final Cartridge III+, an interface that connects to the [...]
TapeCart SD for Commodore 64
Here is the review of the TapeCart SD, which was given to me by Vincenzo Santoro of www.winmar.it. The SD TapeCart that was given to me is a special version! It is an interface that connects to the datassette port of the Commodore 64 [...]
How to write a program: Basic course #8
Welcome to the eighth installment of the basic language course! In today's video, we learn how to write a program, simple, starting from an idea. How to write a program: the flowchart Suppose you want to write a program, very simple, to generate [...]
Commodore 64 Basic V2 Command List
Here is the complete list of commands, functions and variables reserved for the Commodore 64's Basic V2, with a simple explanation. This is a simple compendium to remember all the commands, instructions and functions, when you already [...]
The Final Cartridge III+, replica assembling tutorial
In this video article we talk about how to build a replica of The Final Cartridge III+. Let's see how to get the printed circuit board of the interface on PCBWay, how to solder all the electronic components and how to program the EPROM through the cheap programmer TL866II Plus. [...]
S-Video cable to improve Commodore picture quality
In this video, we see how to improve the picture quality of the Commodore 64, 128 and Commodore 16 by using an S-Video cable instead of the Composite Video (CVBS) cable. If you connect your Commodore to a modern LCD TV, plasma [...]
Commodore 64: how to draw and move a sprite in Basic, with SpriteMate – Basic Tutorial #7
Welcome to the seventh installment of the Basic language course. It is a very practical episode! Let's see how to create a sprite for the Commodore 64, with SpriteMate, in a really simple and fast way. Using an example program in Basic, we move the [...]
Write and read a file in Basic, Open Close Print# Input#, # 6
Welcome to the sixth installment of the Basic Programming course. Today we see how to write and read a file in Basic, with the instructions Open, Close, Print # and Input #. Learn to program in Basic, on which computers? The program of [...]
Connecting a Commodore MPS803 dot matrix printer to a Windows PC in 2021?
In this video, with an exceptional guest, Francesco Sblendorio of Retrocampus, we see how to connect a Commodore MPS803 dot matrix printer to a modern PC with Windows 10 operating system! If you are interested in assembling the XUM1541 kit, you can consult this [...]
Connect Commodore 1541 floppy disk drive to Windows 10 PC: OpenCBM, CBMXfer, XUM1541
In this video tutorial, we see how to connect the Commodore 1541 floppy disk drive to the Windows 10 PC. From 7:13, we also see how to use the various software used to transfer files: OpenCBM and CBM Transfer (written CBMXfer). The interface [...]
OpenCBM, CBMXfer: how to install XUM1541 drivers on Windows 10
In this video tutorial, we see how to connect the XUM 1541 adapter to the PC and how to install the XUM1541 drivers on Windows 10. We also see how to install the various software used to transfer files: OpenCBM and CBM Transfer (written CBMXfer). [...]
Course for Programming in Basic #5, Int Rnd Timer, Times Tables
Welcome to the fifth installment of the Basic Programming course. Today we see the RND function, which generates pseudo-random numbers, the INT function, which returns the integer part of a number and also the TIMER system variable. We implement the [...]
Tutorial: how to build a XUM1541
I ordered an XUM1541 mounting kit on eBay. This interface allows you to connect the original Commodore 1541 drive (with IEC port) to the USB port of a Windows PC (also Windows 10). In this video tutorial, let's see how to build one [...]
Reel recorder connected to the Commodore 64
In this video, I saved and reloaded a Basic program on open reels, via a reel recorder connected to the Commodore 64. The hardware part The reel recorder of the experiment is an Aristona EW5504, equivalent to the Philips N4504. I have it [...]
Building a Paddle for Arkanoid, for the Commodore 64
In today's video tutorial, we see how to build a Paddle for Arkanoid, to be used with the Commodore 64. We only use a 9-pin D-Sub connector, a 470 KOhm potentiometer, and a microswitch. Regarding the aesthetic aspect, you will be able [...]
ECU for Fiat X1/9 with Commodore 64
Have you ever thought about building a starter unit for your car with the Commodore 64? In this experiment, I built a ECU for the Fiat X1 / 9 with the Commodore 64! The Fiat Bertone X1 / 9 of the experiment is an example of the [...]
VICE emulator for 8-bit Commodore
In this video (at 1:50 pm) I showed how to download for free, install on a Windows 10 PC, configure and use the VICE emulator (WinVICE) for 8-bit Commodore. Unlike CCS64, another emulator I described in this [...]
CCS64, Commodore 64 emulator
In this video I showed how to download for free, install on a Windows 10 PC, configure and use the CCS64, an emulator for Commodore 64, which is installed on a Windows 10 PC. of the […]
Here is a Christmas tree controlled by the Commodore 64!
Do you know what is the mistake that everyone, absolutely everyone, makes when decorating the Christmas tree? They don't connect it to the Commodore 64! To fill this gap, I carried out this experiment: a Christmas tree controlled by the Commodore 64! Hardware to connect [...]
Electric heater controlled by the Commodore 64
We are now in winter and it is starting to get cold. What better occasion to make an electric heater controlled by the Commodore 64? Connecting the interface for the electric heater controlled by the Commodore 64 To connect the electric heater to the Commodore 64 I [...]
Easy Script, video writing for Commodore 64
Today I want to show you how to write a letter with Easy Script, in the 80s! In our day, we are used to the simplicity of Microsoft Word, but, 40 years ago, things weren't that intuitive! Easy Script, the alternative to the current Microsoft Word, [...]
Kung Fu Flash for Commodore 64, review
In this video I try the Kung Fu Flash, an interface that connects to the Commodore 64 expansion port and ... can emulate different types of cartridges. The project is by Kim Jorgensen and is open source: on GitHub, you can [...]
Coffee machine controlled by the Commodore 64
Today I want to offer you a coffee ... made by the Commodore 64! Here, in fact, is the coffee machine controlled by the Commodore 64! 35 years after Andrea De Prisco's Commocoffee 64 project, here is another version of the project. There are, […]