Lab Notes

Cleaning the Commodore 128D keyboard

March 29, 2019

There comes a time in everyone’s life where one must look fear right in the eye and disassemble your Commodore 128D keyboard for cleaning.

Square Off Chess Board

March 3, 2019

I’ve wanted a magic self-playing chessboard ever since I was a child, and now I have a @getsquareoff! $350, or two for $600. Mobile app required, my phone is off-screen right. Shown playing on easiest level to make me feel powerful.

Commodore 64 + Arturial KeyStep + MSSIAH MIDI cart

February 13, 2019

#commodore64 + @ArturiaOfficial KeyStep + MSSIAH MIDI cart = SID-based monosynth with KeyStep arp fun! mssiah.com

Puzzlecraft: How to Make Every Kind of Puzzle

February 2, 2019

ooH My copy of “puzzlecrAfT: How To mAKe every KiNd of puzzle” haS Arrived! Now to hiDE puzzles In all Of My tweetS… @mikeselinker @LoneSharkGames

MiSTer in an Amiga 600

January 13, 2019

I have successfully reproduced @mattsoft’s MiSTer in an Amiga 600 build! This unit can simulate dozens of old computers via FPGA recreation, all in a compact menu-driven unit with modern peripheral connections. C64, NES, Atari; it can even be an Amiga. amigalove.com/viewtopic.php?…

Testing a recent cartridge haul

November 22, 2018

Finally getting around to testing a recent cartridge haul. Q*bert on Thanksgiving morning! Also my first run with this C64 SVideo cable, very pleased.

What’s inside a replica Altair

November 18, 2018

In case you were wondering what’s inside a replica Altair 8800… Nothing! :P

Amiga ROM Kernel Manuals

November 10, 2018

In my on-going effort to reacquire all the Commodore stuff from my childhood that I gave away to a guy with a station wagon 20 years ago, I once again have a set of printed Amiga ROM Kernel Manuals.

I still don't want a C64 Mini

October 25, 2018

I still don’t want a C64 Mini. I feel like I would have bought one by now. I 100% love the NES and SNES Minis, so I don’t oppose the idea. I think I’m just realizing that as fond as I am of the C64, I’m not that fond of many C64 games. I barely have a favorite.