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C64 OS v1.0 Now Available to Order

On: December 23, 2022

A few months ago we told you about C64 OS, a mouse-driven desktop operating system for the Commodore 64. No, it’s a real thing, and it is now out of beta, meaningthat C64 OS v1.0 is now available for you to order. The OS ships on an SD card inRead More →

Commodore 64 Accordion, “The Commodordion” Wows Viewers

By: Christian Cawley

On: October 24, 2022

In: Miscellaneous retro stuff, Retro Computers, Retro gear

A man has turned two Commodore 64s into a digital accordion. Yes, you read that right. The Commodordion is essentially “A fully functional 8-bit accordion with bellows made out of floppy disks.” When I first saw this video listed on YouTube I thought to myself something along the lines ofRead More →

CONFIRMED: Amiga – Evercade Partnership!

By: Christian Cawley

On: October 21, 2022

In: Retro Computers, Retro Consoles, Retro games news, Retro gear

As rumoured earlier this week following Amiga 37, the Evercade Amiga games cartridge is happening. The first collection of Amiga games will be compatible with the Evercade EXP console, and is expected to arrive some time in 2023. At this point there is no news as to which games orRead More →

Ready for Some Evercade Amiga Action?

By: Christian Cawley

On: October 18, 2022

In: Retro Computers, Retro Consoles, Retro games news, Retro gear

It seems that an Evercade Amiga games collection is coming! Following months of rumours and wishlists since the announcement of the C64 collection, the Amiga 37 event was where the news was confirmed. Taking place in Moenchengladbach over the last weekend, the Amig 37 event is a sort of social/conventionRead More →

RGBeeb Is a BBC Micro in a PC Tower and It Looks AMAZING!

By: Christian Cawley

On: October 7, 2022

In: Retro Computers, Retro gear

You have never seen a BBC Micro like this. The RGBeeb is an original BBC Micro that has been given a new home in an open-frame ATX case. The brainchild of retro hacker dekuNukem, the RGBeeb includes original and working 5.25-inch disk drives, along with a stunning RGB backlight. AsRead More →

C64 OS: A New Desktop Operating System for the Commodore 64

By: Christian Cawley

On: October 3, 2022

In: Retro Computers, Retro gear

https://c64os.com/c64os/gettingstarted/ As incredible as it may seem, a desktop OS has been released for the Commodore 64. But is C64 OS going to run on your old breadbin? Well, unless you have made some modifications, the answer is almost certainly no. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t check this C64Read More →

Do Floppy Disks Last Longer Than Previously Thought?

By: Christian Cawley

On: September 1, 2022

In: Miscellaneous retro stuff, Retro Computers, Retro gear

Could those retro game disks you see for sale on eBay actually be worth buying? Do floppy disks still work? A recent English-language tweet from Japan’s digital minister Taro Kono states that his government’s use of floppy disks is set to end, a decade after Sony stopped production of theRead More →

Evercade THEC64 Team Up Happening, with a 14 Commodore 64 Game Cart!

By: Christian Cawley

On: July 7, 2022

In: Retro Computers, Retro Consoles, Retro games news, Retro gear

After much speculation, the news has been released: 14 Commodore 64 games are heading to Evercade with a new THEC64 cartridge collection! This amazing news is the result of a team up by Blaze Entertainment and Retro Games LTD, working together to make a THEC64 cartridge possible on Evercade. HereRead More →

Amazing Portable Commodore 64 Developed – a C64 Laptop!

By: Christian Cawley

On: May 22, 2022

In: Retro Computers, Retro gear

You may have heard of the original portable Commodore 64, the SX64. Not quite a laptop, it was more akin to a particularly bulky oscilloscope, with disk drive and a small display. Not quite a C64 laptop! Forty years later, however, someone has finally found a way to build aRead More →

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