On a Serious note, You can buy a brand new C64 PC on the Commodore Website, I'd rather do that than hack an original C64, Poor thing needed a good home and You betrayed it's trust and Killed it.
@LordSanta78 Fantastic, hope the build goes well. I had to cut away sections of the C64 keyboard so that it would fit over the ITX board and fan. Try to get one as slim as possible as there's not much room in there!
Great video! That's the second Do It Yourself C-64X I've seen on the 'net and that's not including Ben Hacks work which is awesome too! Minor quibble, do you have a parts list for this (like the Keyrah interface board) or a direct link to such on your wordpress blog?
@DevilMaster - The Keyrah interface board allows you to switch between the original Commodore keymap and Windows keymap (by flipping a toggle switch that replaces the original C64 power on/off button). So for example the C= key, becomes the Windows Key in 'PC mode'.
Obviously there's not 102 keys on a C64 keyboard therefore certain PC keys can only be accessed by pressing two keys together. I forget the exact specifics but the documentation that's supplied with the Keyrah is very concise.
I took a couple of screenshots of various c64 games running in Vice64 and loaded them in Adobe Photoshop. Based on the screenshots I was able to create a colour palette and converted the Windows XP bliss wallpaper to use this new color palette.
Eek!
TheStiggy2010 2 weeks ago
KILLER :(
cucho69 2 weeks ago
Chuckie Egg!
On a Serious note, You can buy a brand new C64 PC on the Commodore Website, I'd rather do that than hack an original C64, Poor thing needed a good home and You betrayed it's trust and Killed it.
KitCloudkickerUK 4 weeks ago
I just ordered a Keyrah interface. I would love to do this. Have you posted the instructions someplace?
bareto 1 month ago
just ordered a Keyrah the other day and then I found *this*
I have no idea where to get a motherboard that tiny, but I'll be damned if I don't at least try
great piece of art
love it!
LordSanta78 9 months ago
@LordSanta78 Fantastic, hope the build goes well. I had to cut away sections of the C64 keyboard so that it would fit over the ITX board and fan. Try to get one as slim as possible as there's not much room in there!
TheStiggy2010 9 months ago
Great video! That's the second Do It Yourself C-64X I've seen on the 'net and that's not including Ben Hacks work which is awesome too! Minor quibble, do you have a parts list for this (like the Keyrah interface board) or a direct link to such on your wordpress blog?
FlightDreamz 9 months ago
How do you get keypresses from keys that the C64 does not have?
DevilMaster 10 months ago
@DevilMaster - The Keyrah interface board allows you to switch between the original Commodore keymap and Windows keymap (by flipping a toggle switch that replaces the original C64 power on/off button). So for example the C= key, becomes the Windows Key in 'PC mode'.
Obviously there's not 102 keys on a C64 keyboard therefore certain PC keys can only be accessed by pressing two keys together. I forget the exact specifics but the documentation that's supplied with the Keyrah is very concise.
TheStiggy2010 10 months ago
Thanks crucie75, yep Mordi's ocean remix is one of my fav's
TheStiggy2010 11 months ago
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crucie75 1 year ago
That is freakin sweet and great choice of tune too :)
crucie75 1 year ago
Great idea....Mmmm Elite!
TheStiggy2010 1 year ago
A great project. I am thinking of doing something similar with a BBC Model B computer.
garyramsgate 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
how silly this is ....
Hagbard64 1 year ago
@Hagbard64 Can't please em all though :-)
TheStiggy2010 1 year ago
there is a god :) love your work man
sean12ab34cd 1 year ago
@sean12ab34cd
Thanks mate, can't wait to start the Amiga 1200 next :-)
TheStiggy2010 1 year ago
@TheStiggy2010
how is that Amiga come along?
LordSanta78 9 months ago
Hey man you're just GREAT!!! :O AWESOME!!!
TommyAngelo1990 1 year ago
Hi, nice conversion, what software did you use to convert the wallpaper colours?
ucedac 1 year ago
@ucedac Hey there, glad you like it.
I took a couple of screenshots of various c64 games running in Vice64 and loaded them in Adobe Photoshop. Based on the screenshots I was able to create a colour palette and converted the Windows XP bliss wallpaper to use this new color palette.
TheStiggy2010 1 year ago 2
Fantastic work. Saw this at RCM and I want one of my own.
flibblesan 1 year ago
Nice to see this up and running at the Retro Computer Museum Day last weekend. Superb work as always Stiggy.
muguk 1 year ago
nice work love it
wobblyman2000 1 year ago