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C/64 Ads from 80s still have some to say on 2021?….

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Giovanni Giorgi
The Commodore 64 is a fascinating machine. It is the single best selling computer model in human history. The fact that the C64 still holds that title in 2021 — close to three decades after being discontinued — is nothing short of … Continue reading →
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Turbo Rascal rulez!

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Giovanni Giorgi
Turbo Rascal is a development environment for the Commodore computers but also for others like NES and so on. It is a bit different from other IDE because it is based on a Pascal-like language. It is not easy to … Continue reading →
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Commodore 4194304 is here: Rasperry Pi 400

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Giovanni Giorgi
Rasperry Pi Trading announced the RasperryPi 400, a whoppy 1.8 Ghz x 4Gb RAM (about 4096Mb or 4.194.304 Kb) Rasperry in a plastic keyboard case. We just read a teardown, and only the lack of a good mechanical keyboard leave … Continue reading →
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Commodore Retro Magic Dream: Pyc64 supports I/O on real emulation

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Giovanni Giorgi
I am happy to announce pyc64 now supports save and load programs on top of real emulation. Irmen point me to the right code to look, and I implemented the fix in the weekend; happy hacking!   Commodore-64 simulator in … Continue reading →
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RetroGames TheC64 (BIG)

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Giovanni Giorgi
It is already history, and you can read my review there. But if you like to try it yourself, you can order the C/64 Replica below. PS: if you wait some time, I predict it will ha a sale price … Continue reading →
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About 6502 emulator

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Giovanni Giorgi
I’d like to point you to this blog article about “cycle stepped” 6502 emulator. It is well described and can be a neat read for xmas vacation. Also author’s main project is all about A toolbox of 8-bit chip-emulators, helper … Continue reading →
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