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07.08.2021 - Protovision Shop: 'C64 SuperKernal available to order now'
Are you looking for the hardware upgrade that rules them all? Protovision presents to you the SuperKernal - one of the best hardware enhancements for the C64. Switch between kernals and file images at the press of a key. Instantly load and start C64 programs directly from an FTP site and more.

07.08.2021 - 4-Byte Commodore 64 Demo and Follow-up on 10 PRINT Orthogonal [32 bytes] - new Video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
A tiny 4-byte (6 bytes including the load address) Commodore 64 demo called NONMONOCHROME was released by Nom de Nom. We run it, and take a look at how it works. Then we take another look at 10 PRINT Orthogonal by Logiker, and figure out exactly why it doesn't work on Robin's 64C but it does work on many breadbin models of C64.

06.08.2021 - Protovision Shop: 'Blast Annual 2020: Volume 2 in stock'
The Blast Annual 2020 is an awesome multi-format gaming publication celebrating all aspects of the retro community. Volume 2 is now available to order from the Protovision Shop. Containing a large range of game and hardware reviews and interesting feature articles, the annual is a great read.

06.08.2021 - Amiga shooter 'Inviyya' gets a new a level
'Inviyya' is a horizontal SHMUP for the line of classic Commodore Amiga computers, Inviyya features now 7 unique organic levels each with its own enemies and bosses, couple of weapon upgrades, 3 layer parallax scrolling and nice music and sfx. It should work on every existing Amiga with at least 512k Chip and any other form of 512kb extra RAM (chip, slow or fast), PAL or NTSC.

06.08.2021 - SpeedDOS for the Commodore 1541C Disk Drive - new video from 'Jan Beta'
Jan is installing a parallel adapter in his Commodore 1541C disk drive to be able to use the SpeedDOS fast loader.

06.08.2021 - Amiga game 'MeMo' V3.14 released
MeMO is a card MeMOry game whose peculiarity is that it allows two players to play simultaneously - that is, they can flip cards at the same time and battle for the best score! Also, it does not drive players mad due to bad luck, as unlucky moves are ignored - and, well, to say it all, lucky moves aren't rewarded either. With its neat graphics, which pay a little tribute to the Amiga and some of its games, and cool music, MeMO will take you for a pleasant trip down the MeMOry (heh!) lane.

05.08.2021 - New at AMIGAstore.eu - 'Terrible Fire 534'
Terrible Fire 534 accelerator has been designed to be installed inside Amiga 500/500+, or Amiga 2000. It provides a Motorola 68030 CPU and a 68882 math coprocessor clocked at 33, 40, 48, or 50 MHz, 4MB of RAM, and a 2,5" IDE connector for hard drives and CF adapters. If you want to add 512 or 1MB of CHIP RAM, please check our Trapdoor Memory Expansions for Amiga 500 and Amiga 500 Plus. They are the perfect complement to the Terrible Fire Accelerator.

05.08.2021 - Protovision Shop: 'MEGA65 Merchandise for sale!'
We expect that many of you are eagerly awaiting the release of the MEGA65 computer. So how about you pass the time by enjoying some great MEGA65 branded merchandise. The Protovision Shop now stocks t-shirts, USB sticks, mouse pads, key chains, mugs and stickers all with the official MEGA65 branding.

05.08.2021 - The VIC-20. Is It For You? - new video from 'Noel's Retro Lab'
The VIC-20 is a modern recreation of the original Commodore VIC-20. Is it right for you? Let's find out. You may be surprised by Noel's take on it. He was at least!

04.08.2021 - New at AMIGAstore.eu - 'ACA 1233n 40MHz (includes MMU and FPU) and 128MB of RAM'
Accelerator card ACA1233n with a full 40Mhz 68030 CPU (incl. MMU) and a 68882 50Mhz FPU. For Amiga 1200 and Amiga 500 with ACA-500 or ACA-500plus. This is the original ACA1233n from manufacturer and upgraded with a 50Mhz 68882 FPU by AMIGAstore. Two years warranty is covered now covered by AMIGAstore. Product is new and unused. Limited quantity!

04.08.2021 - I built a 1980's Tape Piracy device and blew up my C64 - Clonemaster V2 0 - video from 'Mark Fixes Stuff'
Join Mark as we build a Tape Copying device from the wayward 80's! The CopyMaster v2.0 / Clonemaster v2.0 performs signal rectification from the Commodore Datasette and pipes the beefed up info to two other decks.

04.08.2021 - EGA RAM expansion from NZ, testing a Commodore Plus/4, a 1531 Datasette and some ESD protection - new video from 'Adrian's Digital Basement'
Welcome to Midweek-Mini-Mail-Call #58! On this week's episode, some goodies and sweets from New Zealand, a boxed Commodore Plus/4, a 1531 datasette from Germany and a little ESD protection for the bench.

04.08.2021 - Worst 8-Bit Book Club Book Ever? The Black Book of C-128 - new Video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
For this month's Book Club video, we look at the worst Commodore-related book in my collection: The Black Book of C-128, by Robert H. & Dell Taylor. Claiming to be a vast, authoritative reference, it's actually riddled with errors, unnecessary commas, and sometimes entirely fabricated "facts". We all make mistakes, and typically I'd go easier on it, but this book's advertising campaign was quite aggressive, claiming to be "the best reference manual on the market" and having "not one wasted page" unlike other publisher's books that would tell you "how to un-pack the C-128" and waste "ten pages on what the keys are for".

04.08.2021 - 'Sonic Vamped 1&2 Pack' for Amiga (Vampire) released
SonicVamped is a port of the 2013 Android version of Sonic The Hedgehog 2 to the 68k Amiga optimised for a Vampire V4 computer (works on V2 accelerators but not at full speed). It features many speed improvements including AMMX, direct SAGA draw with triple buffer and direct SAGA audio implementation. All of that made it possible to run at stable 60 fps gameplay on The Vampire V4.

03.08.2021 - The ultimate retro computer display? - new video from 'Adrian's Digital Basement'
Adrian has been been looking a versatile little LCD monitor to sit on his desk for a while. He found this little 8" LCD on AliExpress and it comes with just about every input your could possibly want. Is this the ultimate retro computer LCD monitor?