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TWW
Registered: Jul 2009
Posts: 545 |
Modding a C64G
Hi
I am the lucky receiver of a original C64 which my wife bought me for my birthday. It's purchased 2nd hand here in Brazil and it's NTSC / 110V. Original box and all. I believe it's imported(suitcase import) from the US as the original receipt for $199 was lying in the box.
Now I'd like to mod this box with a S-Video output and Audio RCA output. I can always make a cable and plug into the DIN port (It's got 8 pins so it should work fine) or I can add the sockets on the breadbox itself (got access to good gear and have a pal with leet soldering skillz so that shouldn't be any problem).
My question is: Any good reason not to add the sockets vs. makning/buying (probably requires import which is SATAN here in Brazil) a cable?
Also are there any good ideas for other MODS I could/should carry out to make the lifespan and shiz as good as possible for this little thing?
Last but not least, where can I buy a "heavy duty" PSU wich delivers as clean power as possible (In Brazil what comes out of the wall is crap)?
Well I got one more Question come to think of it... I see some 1541s for sale down here but I am uncertain this is any good as I don't have any of my old disk anyway. Perhaps better to go for a SD car reader thing which I saw somewhere. Where can I buy the most popular version of this?
cheers! |
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5086 |
use SCART then, tho on most LCD the picture will suck anyway. why not get a 1084 ? and you can always find someone around with soldering skills good enough or if not, go to a party and bring your machine. |
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Kristian
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 126 |
1084 or CRT is out of the question. They take too much space. SCART could perhaps do it. Thanks for tip. |
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TWW
Registered: Jul 2009
Posts: 545 |
I found that my TV don't have the S-Video in thingy. I made a composite cable but it was not so good as I had hoped.
The SCART thing won't work as there is no scart plug on the dam thing but I have another plug which I bought a special cable for Nitendo Wii thingy the kids use which has 5 plugs dangling on it (RGB+audio i believe). Need to convert to RGB from S-Video but then I just as well can do a S-Video to HDMI/DP/DVI/VGA/Whatever converter thing and it should work fine also... To be tested.
Will get my wife to try and hunt down the "shop-guy". I am curious^^
ps. Finding a 8 pin u-shaped DIN plug was hell too. I only found a 5 pin which I "modded" to have 6 pins (added the pin in the center). Can put two more pins also but no point as I don't use dual SID (yet).
The grounding of the SID Input line didn't make any noticable difference between the normal RF cable and the composite cable with grounded SID IN... |
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Kisiel
Account closed
Registered: Jul 2003
Posts: 56 |
This is my modding :
http://wiki.projekt64.filety.pl/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=http%3A.. |
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dink
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Registered: Mar 2012
Posts: 30 |
Hi Kisiel, would you explain the mods in your C64? |
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Adam
Registered: Jul 2009
Posts: 323 |
Quoting KisielThis is my modding ...
nice!
and yeah, what dink said. :D |
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Kisiel
Account closed
Registered: Jul 2003
Posts: 56 |
2MB SRAM with battery backup, software compatible to 256KB,
512KB Flash Rom, with kernal modification and DOS system,
HD/CF card with FAT16 system, device is no. 10, compatibility is like IDE64, but interface speed is about 80kB/s on 1Mhz, load, in system is about 60KB/s so this means d64 is loaded to external memory in more than 3 seconds.
This computer is in normal use as it contains macro assembler with source in external memory, FAT16 CF card with files from PC,e.g. you can browse folders and load/save files directly with Action Replay, software d64to1541 etc. You can play some games from IDE64, also. Software has not been finished yet.
Only 3 computers in world so far. Two working one not.
This modification is going to evolve with project called "blitter" this contains TDC (turbo 4Mhz) and over hardware dreams... like DMA for CF.
Please check my projects on web page:
it is mostly in English.
http://wiki.projekt64.filety.pl/doku.php
PS. Groepaz it is not fake pictures, not fake movies , not a fake webpage... come to see real 1541 emulation on SP7 :) |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11350 |
Quote:Groepaz it is not fake pictures, not fake movies , not a fake webpage...
no idea what you are trying to say - but everything on that page has been posted before elsewhere, so whats your point? *shrug*
Quote:come to see real 1541 emulation on SP7 :)
where? |
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Kisiel
Account closed
Registered: Jul 2003
Posts: 56 |
Quoting Groepaz
no idea what you are trying to say - but everything on that page has been posted before elsewhere, so whats your point? *shrug*
Quote:come to see real 1541 emulation on SP7 :)
where?
First thing, Multi Action with Cortex M0 on board is on CSDB?
second thing is UK1541 posted on CSDB also ? how come???
Yes, MultiAction logo is posted by Arise, Wackee made also label for MultiAction Card so it counts for you?
Last time then I gave link for vector part calculated on UK1541 you mansion that you watched a lot of fake movies on YT.
So this is why I posted , "this is not fake picture" :)
SP7 => Silesia Party 7 we have invitation on first page of CSDB.DK |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11350 |
Quote:First thing, Multi Action with Cortex M0 on board is on CSDB second thing is UK1541 posted on CSDB also ? how come???
i dont know? what are you trying to say?
Quote:Yes, MultiAction logo is posted by Arise, Wackee made also label for MultiAction Card so it counts for you?
what?
Quote:Last time then I gave link for vector part calculated on UK1541 you mansion that you watched a lot of fake movies on YT. So this is why I posted , "this is not fake picture" :)
i cant find any UK1541 picture at all there, so indeed, not fake either =)
Quote:SP7 => Silesia Party 7
yeah well, although silesia and arok are on my list of parties i want to visit someday.... not in the near future unfortunately. |
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