root42<p>Soo… I have gotten another CBM dual drive floppy disk. A model 4040, which uses regular 48tpi single sided drive mechanisms. It was sold to me as defective. The owner bought it used 40 years ago. And after a long time in storage that device was not reading disks anymore. Let us start the process of reviving this beauty, ok?<br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/commodorePET" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodorePET</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/floppydisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>floppydisk</span></a></p>
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☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑💻<p>Oh shite, I was wrong. </p><p> Chris has a <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/CommodorePET" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommodorePET</span></a> at home and a thumping big hard drive. Wait for it, Chris is writing <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> in Commodore <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BASIC</span></a>, an “expert system” for ‘House Planning’. Expected time to completion? </p><p>Three months to write the code; Three months to populate the (database) system to make it useful.</p><p>Hack Chris, Hack</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/hacker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacker</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/applications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>applications</span></a></p>
Chris Garrett<p>💾 From collecting old machines to programming one game that plays on all of them!</p><p>Learn how TRSE and C played a role in bringing my dream of a multi-platform Rogue game to life. </p><p>View my latest article and YouTube update here:<br><a href="https://retrogamecoders.com/roguelike-multiplatform/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">retrogamecoders.com/roguelike-</span><span class="invisible">multiplatform/</span></a></p><p> <br><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/GameDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CommodorePet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommodorePet</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/C64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C64</span></a></p>
Colin Haynes<p>Commodore PET 4016 upgraded to 32k. Refurbished with fantastic help from here:</p><p><a href="https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/showthread.php?t=218958" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vintage-radio.net/forum/showth</span><span class="invisible">read.php?t=218958</span></a></p><p>I got help which included the creation of a 6502 zero page RAM tester that didn't exist for PETs - 45 years after the PET was made. </p><p>Several chips replaced including most of the RAM and four out of five of the 40 pin chips. And a new label applied as the old one had gone. </p><p>Thanks very much to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@simon_brooke" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>simon_brooke</span></a></span> for letting me have it. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/commodorepet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodorepet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/6502coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>6502coding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a></p>
root42<p>Today was another day where I spent some time on debugging my wonky Commodore 8050 floppy drive. I did more cleaning, testing, swapping of mechanisms, and nothing REALLY worked. Apart from the fact that lying on its side the drive 0 would work better, but not perfectly. Doesn't that sound weird? It would suggest a mechanical issue which "fixes" itself by gravity, so to speak. Right?<br>RIGHT?</p><p>WRONG!</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/floppydrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>floppydrive</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/cbm8050" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cbm8050</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/commodorePET" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodorePET</span></a></p>
𝚜𝚞𝚣𝚊<p>München? Wenn dir dieses Schild begegnet, fahr nicht einfach vorbei. Da lang geht´s ins Vintage Computer Paradies! VCFe this weekend!</p><p>Also: abbiegen, Vorfahrt gewähren, und dann straight zurück in die Zukunft, äh, Vergangenheit!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VCFe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCFe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vcfe24" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vcfe24</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VintageComputerFestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputerFestival</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/M%C3%BCnchen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>München</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/6502Forever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>6502Forever</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroLove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroLove</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore64</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commodorepet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodorepet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atari800" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atari800</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FloppyPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FloppyPower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mos6502" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mos6502</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldButGold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldButGold</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackThePast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackThePast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MuseumZumMitnehmen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MuseumZumMitnehmen</span></a></p>
root42<p>Worked up my courage to work on the 8050 again tonight. The video shows a pretty stable, albeit slightly slow drive mech. The center ring should be perfectly stable. It is drifting ever so slightly clockwise. However my potentiometer is already maxed out. This is probably the old motor giving everything. :)<br>I can lower the resistor feeding into the pot a bit. That should give more current to the motor.<br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/commodorePET" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodorePET</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/commodore8050" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore8050</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/floppydrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>floppydrive</span></a></p>
root42<p>New video:</p><p>Let's Code Commodore PET 0x01: Hello World!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/OEsn-lh_as8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/OEsn-lh_as8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/letscode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>letscode</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/commodorePET" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodorePET</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Colin Haynes<p>Commodore PET 8032 with a video problem. I tried the old trick of piggy backing a new RAM chips onto each of the four existing RAM chips. It's never worked for me before but surprisingly it did this time. UC6 removed, socket installed, new 2114 installed and all fixed.</p><p>Now to check the datasette ports, IEEE & User Porta and sort out the usual keyboard problems.</p><p>Another one lives.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/commodorepet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodorepet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a></p>
Fedi.Video<p>Root42 posts videos about retro computer hardware, especially :commodore: Commodore machines such as the Amiga, C64, PET etc. They also program for MS-DOS, modify Game Boys etc. You can follow at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://makertube.net/accounts/root_42" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>root_42</span></a></span> </p><p>If the videos haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at <a href="https://makertube.net/a/root_42/videos" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">makertube.net/a/root_42/videos</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>You can also follow their general account at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@root42" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>root42</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FeaturedPeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FeaturedPeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/C64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C64</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore64</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/CommodorePET" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommodorePET</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/MSDos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSDos</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTubers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTubers</span></a></p>
Space Hobo<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bitbang.social/@profoundlynerdy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>profoundlynerdy</span></a></span> <a href="https://youtu.be/VG0ODzV48fI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/VG0ODzV48fI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> ← Here's a 1979 dungeon-crawl game for the <a href="https://teh.entar.net/tags/CommodorePet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommodorePet</span></a> along with a 21st century bugfix!</p>
Profoundly Nerdy<p>Can anyone recommend a <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/roguelike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>roguelike</span></a> for the <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/c64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>c64</span></a> or even the <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/commodorepet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodorepet</span></a>? Period or modern, either is fine as long as it's fun.</p><p><a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Jyoti Mishra<p>I'm gonna throw this out there because, if not Mastodon... then where? </p><p>Anyone still obsessed with any of the following: </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BBCMicro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCMicro</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Apple1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple1</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Apple2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple2</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Oric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oric</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AcornComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcornComputers</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CommodorePet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommodorePet</span></a> #6502 #6502 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/65C02" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>65C02</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MosTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MosTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/6502Assembler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>6502Assembler</span></a></p>
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