8bitchip's Retrocomputing Blog – Also good up to 16 bits!

TIM 011: A new life for an old computer

14/04/2024 Marko 0

In 1987, Institute “Mihajlo Pupin” in Belgrade developed the TIM 011, an 8-bit school computer based on Hitachi HD64180 CPU, a highly integrated Z80 derivative working on 6,144 MHz. In 2024, an international team recreated the computer’s motherboard and plans to extend it.

CRX2020 Presentation

31/08/2020 Marko 0

Here you can see the slides for my presentation on the Magic Desk and Ocean Compatible Cartridge for this year’s Commodore Retro Expo.

Magic Desk and Ocean compatible cartridge for the Commodore 64

28/03/2020 Marko 23

Read all about the latest Universal (Magic Desk and Ocean compatible) cartridge for the Commodore 64, designed by me.

Dissecting Ex-Yugoslavian C64 Cartridges, part 3

16/07/2019 Marko 1

Next up in the queue to be dissected is a bit more complex cartridge, with the ability to have up to 64k of programs inside.

Dissecting Ex-Yugoslavian C64 Cartridges, part 2

12/05/2019 Marko 1

In the second part of this series we will explore the hardware of a simple 16k cartridge made by various producers in Ex-Yugoslavia.

Dissecting Ex-Yugoslavian C64 Cartridges, part 1

08/05/2019 Marko 2

In the days of the Commodore 64’s popularity in Ex-Yugoslavia, software piracy was “legal”, at least – not sanctioned. Every town had it’s software pirate, and you could get all new games on compilation tapes.

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08/05/2019 Marko 0

Yes. I finally did it. I took me just 12 years to set up a blog on the domain 🙂 Idea here is to post interesting texts, repair logs, and all sorts of retrocomputing news. Nevertheless, enjoy your stay.