Re: Re: The C64 Mini
  By: Shaun Bebbington to Keith Matthews on Tue Apr 03 2018 23:16:41

 > On Wednesday, 4 April 2018 03:53:35 UTC+1, Keith Matthews  wrote:
 > > Re: Re: The C64 Mini
 > >   By: Andreas Kohlbach to Geo on Tue Apr 03 2018 17:30:25
 >
 > >  > On Tue, 3 Apr 2018 20:54:51 +1000, Geo wrote:
 >
 > >  > >   To: Shaun Bebbington
 > >  > >   Re: The C64 Mini
 > >  > >   By: Shaun Bebbington to comp.sys.cbm on Tue Apr 03
2018 02:00:10
 >
 > >  > >  > From Newsgroup: comp.sys.cbm
 >
 > >  > >  > Hi,
 >
 > >  > >  > I've got one of these devices; it's alright.
One thing I like
 > >  > >  > about
 > it
 > >  > >  > is that my daughter likes programming it, and
making PETSCII art
 > >  > >  > with it.
 >
 > >  > >  > I've had to buy a USB hub to run a pen drive
and keyboard at the
 > >  > >  > same
 > >  > time,
 > >  > >  > and I've found that AC adaptors running at 2amp
is best for
 > >  > >  > multiple
 > >  > devices
 > >  > >  > like this.
 >
 > >  > >  > A shame I can't licence JiffyDOS on it to help
with the emulated
 > drive
 > >  > >  > speeds. --- Synchronet 3.17a-Linux NewsLink 1.108
 >
 >
 > >  > > I was pretty disappointed to see that the KBD is not
real, but then
 > again
 > >  > > at that size I guess it would have less usable that
even a Spectrum
 > >  > > 8-)
 >
 > >  > The 8bitguy reviewed it on Youtube. And when he asked the company
 > >  > producing it they said if the C64 Mini is a success they will create
 > >  > one with a real keyboard in the future.
 >
 > >  > [...]
 >
 > >  > > I'm thinking about getting an Ultimate 64 board instead! 8-)
 >
 > >  > Although I am retro too I would not go with any of these.
In my opinion
 > >  > they are just an emulator with a modern CPU (usually ARM),
running on
 > >  > Linux in a fancy box. And like in the case of the C64 Mini not even
 > >  > have
 > >  > a functioning keyboard.
 >
 > >  > You can go then with any emulator, like VICE, running it
on your modern
 > >  > PC.
 >
 > >  > It would be okay for me though if someone recreated the main board,
 > >  > mounted a 6510, VIC II and SID (I heard they are hard to
come by). And
 > >  > may be some logic to output a HDMI signal and have USB connector to
 > >  > connect a keyboard and joystick.
 > >  > --
 > >  > Andreas
 >
 > >  > My random toughts and comments
 > >  > https://news-commentaries.blogspot.com/
 >
 >
 > > Hi Andreas,
 >
 > > The Ultimate 64 is pretty much what you describe. it is not emulation
 > > because it is FPGA which is real H/W. Gideons intent for it is as a
 > > replacement board for broken C64 motherboards, so you can still have a
 > > real C64 case and Kbd
 > etc
 > > , but with modern motherboard.
 >
 > > There are other people working on C64 motherboard replacements that you do
 > > actually just swap chips on, but unfortunatly, it is more often thatn not
 > > the PLA that dies, and they are impossible to obtain. Hence FPGA. 8-)
 >
 > > Regards..Geo
 > > ooooOOOOoooo
 >
 > I was wondering how the Ultimate64 was Linux, hoping that I could run Apache
 > on
 > it as well as using it as a C64. That would be cool; a server that *looked*
 > like a Commodore C64. I am now disappointed that it doesn't run Linux. It's
 > a  cool piece of kit
 > though.
 >
 > Regards,
 >
 > Shaun.
 >



Shaun thats easy,



http://www.vesalia.de/e_keyrahv2.htm


plus


Raspberry Pi


Plus


old C64 case from C64 with a dead motherbard. 8-)





Regards..Geo
ooooOOOOoooo
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