fbpx

Most orders for IN STOCK items placed by 12PM CST M-F ship SAME DAY. Orders for custom items and prints may take additional time to process.

Pi1541 Build

If you’re into retro-computing and have a Commodore 8-bit computer, such as the Commodore 64 or Commodore 128, you’re going to love this project!  We’re going to do a Pi1541 build. The Commodore line of 8-bit computers used a disk drive called the Commodore 1541 (later the 1571 and 1581).  This venerable drive is a […]

Raspberry Pi Commodore 64

I’ve built a lot of arcades and packed them with Raspberry Pi goodness over the years, but today’s project is going to be quite a bit different!  We’re going to pack a Raspberry Pi running Retropie into a Commodore 64.  A Raspberry Pi Commodore 64 is something that has been on my list of To-Dos […]

SD2IEC Manual (How to use the SD2IEC on the C64)

I recently purchased an SD2IEC from from The Future was 8-bit.  While the device is awesome, I felt the documentation was less than stellar. And that led me to put together this resource to help others who are first experimenting running SD Cards on the Commodore series of computers. I consider it the unofficial SD2IEC […]

The Commodore SX-64 “Portable” Computer

Portable computers are everywhere you look! Every computer company on the planet currently makes some really incredible high end notebook computers. Apple ushered in a new era of portable computers with iPad tablets. And while many people don’t necessarily think of their phone as a portable computer per se, that is exactly what it is. […]

Retro Computer Display Stand for C64 and Macintosh

When I was a kid my very first computer was a Commodore VIC-20.  About a year later my parents bought us a Commodore 64 and 1541 disk drive.  These computers were a big part of my childhood memories. I played video games on these, and wrote my very first Basic programs. In fact, I even […]