This is the same article of the previous one “Floppy Disk Cleaner” with the only difference that i have used a ALPS mechanics.
I have also connected the RED Led throught a 680 ohm 1W resistor to the 12v line.
Previous post:
Why throwing away a Commodore Floppy Disk Drive with a broken head it could become a great gadget to clean Floppy Disks.
How to do ? just disassemble the entire part that controls the movement of the head including the head itself.
The power supply used is 12v with at least 1A, you must connect the positive to the BROWN wire and the negative to the BLACK wire of the motor control PCB.
Good Cleaning.
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Hoxs64 written by David Horrocks is a Commodore 64 emulator for Microsoft Windows 2K/XP/Vista/Seven (DirectX 9+)
The emulator substantially reproduces this legacy machine in minute detail.
Changelog (v1.0.23):
- Allow PC joystick to control up to 5 C64 keys.
- Monitor refresh option added to emulation video settings.
Download:
source: hoxs64.net
NEW TAG: C64 BIG GAME PACK
Some new games or tools (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups.
Titles:
- Spaceware Shuttle Designer
- Stercore XD +1D
- Stercore 64 +1D
- Endless Forms Most Beautiful 64 +
- C64 Chess Preview
- Numen Engine Preview
- Endless Forms Most Beautiful 64 +3D
- Swarm 16k V1.1.0
- Endless Forms Most Beautiful 64 V1.1 +3D
- Swarm 16k V1.1.0 &D
- Forgotten Worlds +13DI
- SIDWAVE Shooter [seuck]
- 4M Arena [disk]
- LVDVS Preview
- Wug +
- Killer Bees V4 +2HF
- X-Out +6DGI
- War2One Preview
- Donkey Trolls Preview +3H
- Railroad Tycoon +D
- Racing Destruction Set
- Racing Destruction Set [easyflash]
- Berks Four
- Berks Four +3
- Minesweeper 2019
- Spider Maze Tutorial Preview +
- Testgame Preview +
- Let’s Make a C64 Game Preview
- Stay Alive +M
- Chopper Command +D
- Chopper Command
- Chopper Command +1D
- Chopper Command +3D
- Helicopter Game Preview
- TRogue64 Preview +3DF
- Duel Intro +1HF
- Berks Four V1.1
- Swarm 16k V1.1.0 +D
- Desatranques Jaén [seuck]
- 4M Arena +3 [disk version]
- Masquerade +D
- Budokan +3DFI
- Beat Em Up Preview 2 +
- SplatThem64
- SplatThem64 +
- Happy Blocks DX
- 4 A Win
- Bombakereső +D
- Bombakereső +CD
- Happy Blocks DX +2D
- Bombakereső (minesweeper)
- Bombakereső +1D
- 4 A Win +F
- Cruiser-X 79 Preview +2D
- Cimbo +D
- Cimbo +
- Banana Republic Preview +3D
- Cimbo +1D
- Cruiser-X 79 Preview +2D
- Mafia Assembler Edition Preview [german]
- Cimbo
- Lhasa Mountain +D
- Dragon Hunter +2D
- Crypt of the Pharaoh +D
- Brick’s Revenge Preview +2
- Mafia Assembler Edition Preview
- Mr T’s Money Box +D
- Mr T’s Alphabet Games +D
- Mr T Meets His Match +D
- Mr T’s Number Games +D
- Mr T’s Shape Games +D
- Mr T’s Measuring Games +D
- Dragon Hunter +2D
- Croaky +2
- Croaky +2HF
- The Temple of Doom +3FD
- Trogue64 +5H
- Rockball +2D
Download: All Games in One Archive (5810)
source: csdb.dk
This repair was done only for a personal challenge, the computer is still unstable and with several died components.
After a careful cleaning the computer presents these problems:
- TED MOS 8360R2 not working (keyboard doesn’t work) even if i replace the TED doesn’t work, TED also tested on a working C16 doesn’t work.
- PIO MOS 6529 need to be replaced. The keyboard doesn’t work.
- CPU MOS 8501 Dead.
- Joystick ports (see photo)
- Cartridge connector need to be replaced.
- Modulator without lids (Above and Below)
- The sockets of TED and CPU should be replaced.
- Other rusty pieces.
Gallery of the repair:
Commodore 64 repaired ASSY 250425 (1 of 3)
Defect:
Repair:
- Replaced 1 x MOS 8701 R1 (U31)
Commodore 64 repaired ASSY 250425 (2 of 3)
Defect:
Repair:
- Replaced 1 x RAM MT 4264-15 (U21)
Commodore 64 repaired ASSY 250407 (3 of 3)
Defect:
Repair:
- Replaced 1 x RAM MB 8264A-12 (U22)
Hoxs64 written by David Horrocks is a Commodore 64 emulator for Microsoft Windows 2K/XP/Vista/Seven (DirectX 9+)
The emulator substantially reproduces this legacy machine in minute detail.
Changelog (v1.0.21.2):
- Changed command line option -autoload “hostfilename.d64″ “:c64filename” such that c64filename will have the case flipped.
- Added command line option “@” to index a directory with no file type filter.
Download:
source: hoxs64.net
What is DiagROM?
DiagROM is a diagnostic tool for the amiga computers.
And it is to be used on defective machines, trying to help no-boot situations etc.
You simply replace the Kickstart roms in the Amiga with the DiagROM. and when poweron. your Amiga will start a diagnostic software. It will try to dump info on the serialport (and actual menus etc aswell) while also trying on the screen.
Changelog:
- Now Diskdrivetest should work on most machines.
- Memchecks should now detect non working ram better.
- Experimental CIA test added that should work on NTSC machines aswell. MIGHT give false results on TOD-B tests. It will still say that IRQ is needed, this is not true :)
- Added RGB Test.
- Usual “bugfixes” pressing left mousebutton when chipmemdetect starts skips serial output and makes startup faster. holding down left mousebutton while doing memscan at start skips memtests. (good if it hangs during scan. known not found bug yet!)
- Updated to tested values if new CIA test that should be more correct.
- Also in memoryedit mode (memtest) added pageup/down functions with Q and Z keys.
- (or Amigastandard shift+cursor keys) also added official support to execute code from current locaton using the X key. (this is very much not really useful for most people)
Download: DiagoROM v1.2 Stable (780)
source: diagrom.com
Plugs directly into IEEE of your PET / CBM Series Computer.
TFW8b and Tynemouth Software have once again brought the best of both worlds together, this time giving PET owners a high quality SD Card storage solution.
SD2PET Future:
- Plugs directly into PET IEEE-488 port.
- Powered from rear datasette port.
- SD Card accessible at rear of PET.
- Reset button and activity LED (Red/Green)
- Works with BASIC 2 & 4 Machines (BASIC 1 Machines can be upgraded with PET ROM/RAM)
- Supports PRG, D64, D80, D82 Disk Images.
- Simply plug it in your PET and it’s ready to go.
Supported Machines:
- Commodore 2001 (with BASIC 2 or BASIC 4 Upgrade)
- Commodore 2001N-XX (BASIC 2 or 4)
- Commodore 3008/3016/3032
- Commodore 4008/4016/4032
- Commodore 8032/8096/8296
Untested:
- Commodore CBM II 600/700
- Commodore SuperPet.
- Commodore VIC20/C64 with IEEE-488 Cartridge.
Unsupported (Due to different connectors):
- Commodore 8032-SK
- Commodore 8096-SK
Designed by Tynemouth Software & produced by TFW8b.
Gallery:
Video:
source: thefuturewas8bit.com blog.tynemouthsoftware.co.uk
DirMaster is a Windows-based GUI application designed to help Commodore enthusiasts explore and manage their disk image collections.
DirMaster supports common (and uncommon) emulator disk image formats (such as .d64, .d81, .d2m, etc), almost every native Commodore archival format (such as .arc, .sda, .lnx, etc), and many native graphic formats (such as koala, doodle, amica, etc).
DirMaster was designed to give users a perfect blend of familiar appearance (e.g. natural looking disk image contents using the PETSCII character set) and modern GUI functionality (e.g. drag and drop, opening multiple disk images at once). The first version of DirMaster was released in 2006
Issues reported by users that were resolved in v3.1.3:
- Windows XP compatibility restored in 3.1.3 [0182] (Luca/FIRE + others)
- Extending a d64 from 35 to 40 tracks, track 35 is destroyed [0172] (stephan-andres)
- cvt file copy would result in failure to validate the disk in GEOS [0178] (scott.hutter)
Thanks to all who made an effort to submit bug reports. If you sent a bug report and don’t see it addressed here, don’t worry, it’s in the queue.
Other issues resolved in v3.1.3:
- “Mark disk for GEOS” incorrectly writes the border sector [0181]
- New d64 images are more accurately matching the 1541 formatted content (open1,8,15,”n0:” style) [0179]
- BAM view could cause a crash when viewing truncated disk images, this should be less likely now [0168]
- An error message would sometimes be shown when quitting DirMaster after launching a disk image in an emulator [0159]
Belated thanks to Bacchus/FLT who sent most of the issues that were addressed in 3.1.2.
Download: DirMaster v3.1.3 (662)
source: style64.org/dirmaster
NEW TAG: C64 BIG GAME PACK
Some new games or tools (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups.
Titles:
- Stercore XD +3D
- Stercore XD +2
- Stercore XD
- Stercore XD +
- For Speed We Need V2 +2
- Race Through Space +2HDF
- Agent USA +4DG
- Adventure +1D
- Sidelines V1.1
- Haunted House +2D
- Commodore Kung Fu
- Neutralizor +3DG
- Sidelines V1.1 +2
- Pocket Rockets +H
- Minimike Preview 3 +
- Looter Preview +
- Diamond Bucket +2
- Hexenküche +
- Valentino +3DMI
- Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? +1D
- Forgotten Worlds +13DI
- MW Ultra Framework Example Preview +2
- Blastopia DX
- RetroGameDev Space Shooter Preview 2 +2
- Blastopia DX +6HD
- Exodus +6DH
- RetroGameDev Space Shooter Preview 2 +3H
- Neutron V1.3 +2D
- Neutron V1.3 +6HD
- Take Down +2DF
- Pocket Dungeon +
- Dice Skater +2D
- Pocket Dungeon V1.1 +
- Vegetables V2.0 +1D
- Crystal Caverns
- Dice Skater [16kb cartridge]
- Dice Skater +2D
- Irmen’s Teh Triz
- Ninja Invasion Simulator Preview 2 +
- Crystal Caverns +2
- Cruiser-X 79 Preview
- Cruiser-X 79 Preview +2
- The Royal Hunt +1D
- Space Orbs Preview +D
- Dice Skater +3HD
- Ice Cold Beer
- Death Weapon
- Swarm 16k
- Death Weapon +2D
- Out of INK +
- Death Weapon +
- Death Weapon +1D
- Super Goatron +2
- Ice Cold Beer +1HD
- Terminal Fighter Preview +
- Ice Cold Beer +1D
- Relentless 64 [16kb cartridge]
- Death Weapon +3HD
- Relentless 64 +
- Rogue Trooper +3DG
- Swarm 16k +D
- Swarm 16k V1.0.2
- Swarm 16k V1.0.2 +D
- Out of INK +D
- Mashed Turtles 64 V2 +F
- The Search for the Nether Regions +DPS
- Space Orbs Preview 2 &D
- Space Orbs Preview 2 +D
- The Rocky Horror Show +7SDF [us version]
- Mike the Cave-Man +5T
- Soccer War +2F [seuck]
- Crystal Caverns +1D
- Hanoi Tower +DF
- Grubs Preview
- Relentless 64 +3H
- Dandy +7D
- Minor Jumper [german]
Download: All Games in One Archive (5997)
source: csdb.dk
The High Voltage SID Collection (HVSC) is a freeware hobby project which organises Commodore 64 music (also known as SID music) into an archive for both musicians and fans alike.
The work on the collection is done completely in the Team and contributors’ spare time and is proudly one of the largest and most accurate computer music collections known.
This update features (all approximates):
- 464 new SIDs
- 20 fixed/better rips
- 1 repeats/bad rips eliminated
- 49 SID credit fixes
- 94 SID model/clock infos
- 4 tunes from /DEMOS/UNKNOWN/ identified
- 2 tunes from /GAMES/ identified
- 17 tunes moved out of /DEMOS/ to their composers’ directories
- 6 tunes moved out of /GAMES/ to their composers’ directories
Download:
source: www.hvsc.c64.org
ARM2SID SIDs (until 3) & SFX Sound Expander (OPL FM synthesis) emulator.
Nobomi still amazes us with the ARM2SID a new TWO or THREE SIDs and SFX Sound Expander (OPL FM synthesis) “emulator”.
The socket size of the ARMSID is DIP28 and is absolutely the same of the original chip and therefore fits perfectly in all situations.
The audio quality is really good for both; SFX Sound Expander (OPL FM) and the SID emulation.
It also possible add a second socket as the second SID if you have Stereo/U64/Reloaded adapter or connect wires directly to your Commodore computer.
- A next logical step after succesful ARMSID. ARM2SID is based on the same blocks as ARMSID but one step more advanced blocks.
- Thanks to them, it added the possibility of emulating up to two additional chips and / or FM synthesis with OPL2.
- Like ARMSID, ARM2SID is a replacement for the MOS6581 and MOS8580 circuits used in Commodore C64/C128. It comes again in a minimalist form, but it can do a lot more.
- It can replace up to 3 chips at the same time, it can also emulate SFX sound expander as well as the newer FM-YAM clone.
- SIDs emulation itself is the same as with ARMSID, so emulation features can be read on its page.
- Up to 12 channels music (two or three SIDs or FM or one SID and FM)!
- Works with all C64 and C128 boards (please read manual)
- Stereo in any combination of SID 6581 or 8580 models.
- Automatic fall-back to dual mono if second SID is not used.
- Configuration and upgrades by software utility in C64/C128.
More information can be found on the Nobomi website or RETROCOMP.cz
Gallery:
Video:
Hoxs64 written by David Horrocks is a Commodore 64 emulator for Microsoft Windows 2K/XP/Vista/Seven (DirectX 9+)
The emulator substantially reproduces this legacy machine in minute detail.
Changelog (v1.0.21.1):
- The debugger now displays and parses all numbers using the current selected radix (hex or dec) while permitting the use of “$” and “.” as radix overrides.
- Fixed broken loading of a cartridge with in a save state file.
- Bug fix for randomly distributing keyboard and joystick input into the video frame.
- Changed ANE to use 0xEF as the magic constant as recommended by Groepaz.
Download:
source: hoxs64.net
Retro Things that was given to me before thrown away.
I thank Robert for the donation.
List of the Retro Things:
- Commodore Amiga 500 (PSU/Manual/Floppy Disk/Mouse/Joystick Slik Stik)
- Commodore A501 REV 6C (Espansion Memory)
- Sinclair ZX Spectrum 16k (PSU/Cables/Manuals/Tape/Joystick)
- ZX Spectrum Joystick Interface.
- Sony Playstation DualShock (Boxed)
- Sony Playstation 2.
- Keyboard IBM 8525.
- Esternal Floppy Drive 5″1/4 IBM.
Gallery:
Commodore A501 (REV 6C) Expansion Memory Unit Kissed by luck.
Why “lucky”? because the battery used in this Expansion Ram Unit (A501) was not VARTA but GP, these batteries resist slightly to aging and release less acid.
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