Known Issues

I have experienced disk corruption during a reset with disk activity ( not necessarily during a write operation )

This is an issue I am currently investigating. Disk write protect is now enabled by default to prevent this.

A Note About Apple II Mice

Original Apple II mice will not be supported for direct connection to the MEGA65.

Although Apple II and Amiga mice use DE-9 connectors and quadrature signalling, their electrical pinouts are incompatible. In particular, the +5 V supply and ground are on different pins, so an original Apple II mouse should not simply be plugged into the MEGA65 joystick port.

Dear community you might have seen it, the EU is still figuring out how to send packages within its union with regards to new regulations that came into effect last week. The culprit is the EU PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) until there is a clear way forward the shipping of MEGA65 is on hold to EU except Austria and France. (The problem is not the regulation but the lawyers specializing in cease-and-desist just waiting to bother companies with no grounds for anything.)
Some context can be read here https://www.heise.de/en/news/Packaging-regulation-and-online-shops-Land-in-sight-11414310.html

** C64 for MEGA65: Why put an 8-bit machine on the network? **

Hey C64 community! If you're asking yourself "what the heck is RR-Net" and "what can I do with it?" - here is a tutorial (PDF attached)! Spoiler alert:

• Fast file transfer. Move a full disk image between PC and C64 in seconds instead of shuffling floppies or SD cards — WarpCopy64 alone justifies the setup for many owners.

• The internet on real hardware. Browse the web with Contiki or the Singular browser, Telnet into today’s lively BBS scene (https://theoasisbbs.com/commodore-bbs-listing/), chat on IRC: all rendered by a real (or FPGA-real) VIC-II.

• Multiplayer gaming. Race up to eight machines against each other over the internet with NetRacer, or duel a friend abroad in Artillery Duel.

• Cross-development. Assemble on your PC, and one command later the binary is running on the target.

So - what are you waiting for? Plug-in that network cable and go online 🚀 Three simple steps:

1. Install MJoergen ' s latest core WIP-V6-A19X2: https://discord.com/channels/719326990221574164/794775503818588200/1540088841900130366

2. Read the tutorial (attached)

3. Have a lot of online fun! 🙂