Building a USB Mouse Adapter for Sharp X680x0
With just three ready-made modules you can build a USB Mouse adapter for Sharp X680x0 series. Here is a step-by-step tutorial how to do it.
Hardware
TIM 011: A new life for an old computer
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
Here you can see the slides for my presentation on the Magic Desk and Ocean Compatible Cartridge for this year’s Commodore Retro Expo.
Dissecting Ex-Yugoslavian C64 Cartridges, part 3
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
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
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.