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Floppy Backup

April 7, 2018April 8, 2018 by MtnBuffalo

Are Data Back-ups for Sissies? Some of us still have heaps of old 5.25″ floppies laying around. It is well known that data stored on this type of media is not the safest place to keep it. While most of the data can quite easily … Read more

Categories C64 Breadbox, C64 Hardware, C64 Mods, C64 Peripherals
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Quod Init Exit IIm

April 7, 2018April 10, 2018 by MtnBuffalo

What may seem like a very silly idea at first, may just turn out to be great when placed in the hands of creative and skilled people. Here is an example: let’s make a platform game for the Commodore 64, have the main character take … Read more

Categories C64 Games, Software
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C64 Keyboard Prototype

March 16, 2018March 24, 2018 by MtnBuffalo

It has been almost two years since I boldly announced that I would make new keyboards (link) for my C64 Reloaded boards (link). I have now realized that making new keyboards is by far the biggest Commodore 64 project that I have ever gotten myself … Read more

Categories C64 Breadbox, C64 C, C64 Hardware, C64 Mods, C64 Peripherals, C64 Reloaded
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Mod of the Year 2017

December 15, 2017December 20, 2017 by MtnBuffalo

Another year has passed and once again it is time to present this year’s Commodore 64 mod of the year! In 2015 it was a painted breadbox that was modified with potentiometers and a hardware solution for playing SID tunes in stereo (link). In 2016 a … Read more

Categories C64 C, C64 Games, C64 Hardware, C64 Mods, Software
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1541 Diagnostic Cart

December 12, 2017December 16, 2017 by MtnBuffalo

Repairing Commodore 1541 Diskette Drives (link) is not something I have tried before. But when I recently had these four broken drives thrown in my general direction I had to take up the challenge! The problem with diskette drive repair’s is that most diagnostick software … Read more

Categories C64 Hardware, C64 Peripherals, C64 Repairs
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The C64 Magic Cart

December 11, 2017January 16, 2018 by MtnBuffalo

I really like the cartridge format for the Commodore 64 (link). The simplicity of loading games by inserting the cart into the Expansion Port, turn on the machine and boom – the game is ready to go! It does not get any easier than that. In this … Read more

Categories C64 Games, C64 Hardware, C64 Peripherals, Software
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Wireless C64 Joysticks

December 4, 2017December 18, 2017 by MtnBuffalo

My Commodore 64 gaming escapades are usually done at my basement workbench after the family has gone to sleep at night. But once in a while I bring a machine up to the living room to play on the big screen TV. Even though the … Read more

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Green Short Boards

September 18, 2017September 19, 2017 by MtnBuffalo

…and a yellow longboard have been added to my collection of Commodore 64 motherboards. The yellow Assy 250425 Revision B longboard is in really great shape. It has a MOS 8500 MPU which is quite unusual for the long boards. Normally they have MOS 6510 … Read more

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