André 's 8-bit pages

This page contains an overview over hardware modifications and devices for Commodore 8-bit computer.

News:

2013-10-13 Added the Commodore USB interface
2017-08-13 Added a link to Michael Steil's github repository for my C64 kernal mods.
2011-04-24 Added the 8032-KS page to document the changes I found in an 8032 I acquired.
2011-01-15 Added the PET on the 'Net page and updated the PET CS/A adapter page.

Commodore USB interface A userport interface for the Commodore, to use USB devices, or even BE a USB device for a PC!
PET 65816 CPU A 65816 board for the Commodore PET!
Put your PET on the 'Net This page describes how you can put your Commodore PET on the 'Net - i.e. communicating with TCP/IP over ethernet.
Mods The hardware modifications I made for my Commodore equipment.
C64 CS/A65 adapter An adapter to use the CS/A65 boards on a C64.
PET CS/A65 adapter An adapter to use the CS/A65 boards on a Commodore PET. Now has a version that includes 3.3V generation to use newer CS/A boards (like the ethernet board :-).
C64 kernal C64 kernal mods I made.
CBM SCSI SCSI interfaces for the C64 and others.
IEEE488 A set of IEC and IEEE488 interfaces for the Commodore computers.
Roll-your-own FAT40 Build yourself a completely new Commodore PET 4032 (aka Fat40 with CRTC).
Roll-your-own VC1581 Build yourself a completely new Commodore VC1581, using two CS/A65 boards and a standard 3.5" disk drive.

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Last modified: 2017-08-13

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history

2010-08-28 I have moved the PET816 board to a new place, in a new category for advanced 6502 stuff.
2010-08-11 I have updated the PET 65816 board, to speed up the PET to 8MHz by replacing the 6502 with a 65816 card.
2010-05-11 Added a patched BASIC4 ROM kernal allows to run the PET (replica) at 2MHz.
2010-04-20 I have added a PET 65816 board, to speed up the PET to 10MHz!
2006-12-20 I have added a PET CS/A adapter, to use CS/A boards in a PET
2006-12-16 I have added a new version of the C64 CS/A adapter, with eagle schematics.
2006-11-26 There is a new section where you can build your own, new VC1581!
21. October 2006 There is a new section where you can build your own, new PET!