Building a Commodore 64 in 2023 – Construction and testing

I’m a geek, you’re a geek, we’re all geeks.

And sometimes geeks decide to build computers from the 80s.

Today’s article is showing the step-by-step progress of building the Commodore 64.

2023/08/012023/09/05 by wereallgeeks Categories: 100% Geek, C64Mainboard, Commodore 64, Computers and technology, Geekyness, Projects, RetrocomputingTags: 100% Geek, 250466, BYO, BYOC64, C64, C64C, commodore, Commodore 64, Commodore 64C, computer, connectors, DIY, Electronic, electronics, engineering, thec64 2 Comments

Commodore 64 Diagnostic harness

I’m a geek, you’re a geek, we’re all geeks.

And Geeks often build their own geeky tools.

One of the most powerful hardware debugging tool for a non fully functional commodore 64 is the C-64 Diagnostic Assembly Kit (CBM 326070-01) – this software is powerful because it pokes at hardware using a test harness.

Today’s article will discuss how to come up with a hardware test harness solution for that Diagnostic cartridge.

2023/06/122023/10/03 by wereallgeeks Categories: 100% Geek, C64Diag, Commodore 64, Computers and technology, Geekyness, Projects, RetrocomputingTags: build your own computer, building, C64, C64C, cartridge, commodore, Commodore 64, computer, datasette, debugging, design, Diagnostic, diagnostic harness, DIY, electronics, engineering, EPROM, expansion, expansion port, fix, game port, Geek, hardware, Harness, Kernal, Kernel, led, memory, microchip, Peter Schepers, planning, port, repair, Retrocomputing, retrogaming, ROM, soldering, Sven Petersen, test, testing, testing rig, tool, tools, user port 5 Comments