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Cracking open the Commodore 64

by Mark Kaelin | 02-13-08

Tags: Cracking open, commodore 64, off topic, geekend

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The chips in his image are where the processing gets done. The 6510 CBM 1784 chip is where machine language is generated, the 906114 is a Programmable Logic Array, and the 6581 1484 is the SID sound chip.

The other chips in this photo are various logic chips from various manufacturers. HD is Hitachi for example.

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Commodore 64 - Amazing!!murraybrown@... | 02/14/08

Still have mine too!dscott@... | 02/18/08

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.. ZX81 by kit of bits - my bodge!mfaulks@... | 02/28/08

Marvelous Sinclair machinesrockmorey@... | 02/29/08

Dont you mean Clive Sinclair?ben.rattigan | 03/12/08

Great for word processingfredleo@... | 03/20/08

Still have my C128 - works perfectly!canopic@... | 03/03/08

Same thing for me!RockyMtnMan | 04/04/08

38911 Basic Bytes freethisisfutile | 02/22/08

I wrote one of those too!HavaCigar | 02/27/08

Poke out that BASICtechr@... | 03/10/08

Remember SYS64738?Locrian_Lyric | 02/22/08

That and SYS64760kingttx | 02/22/08

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I love it!snagswolf@... | 03/26/08

Still Love My Commodore 64utah11 | 04/20/08

C64 Company Owner Jack Trammiel and Holocaustutah11 | 04/20/08

nobody C16?ludedude25@... | 04/29/08

I never got this advancedHAL 9000 | 02/14/08

There's better than Com 64?Networktelecomguy | 02/15/08

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RE: Simple design (Cracking open the Commodore 64)jlarios@... | 02/18/08

First the VIC20 then the C64 for me -drew.mcbee@... | 02/19/08

Vic 20 with 64K memory moduleTin Man | 02/20/08

I thought the VIC could only address 32K of extra RAM?tronman@... | 02/22/08

Well I can only speak for the one I bought for the KidsHAL 9000 | 02/23/08

RAM Expansiontrmarasco@... | 04/25/08

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PLA chipkenmo | 02/22/08

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Abacus softwarewenton@... | 02/27/08

RE: Simple design (Cracking open the Commodore 64)vivdangwal@... | 02/21/08

Do you remember the Peek & Poke Commands for the 64?OH Smeg | 02/21/08

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RE: Simple design (Cracking open the Commodore 64)dsjjfg@... | 02/21/08

Please elaborateMark W. Kaelin

| 02/22/08

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Video CPU... notdave@... | 03/01/08

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Obscured Chip = VIC-II 6567 video chipmongo_xbl | 02/22/08

Other flavours of the VIC-II chipeseijas@... | 02/27/08

RE: Simple design (Cracking open the Commodore 64)keathrhymer@... | 02/22/08

Its a microprocessor (or CPU, or microcontroller) !!!!3_jeeps | 02/22/08

Contributors welcomeMark W. Kaelin

| 02/22/08

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SN74LS629N is a Voltage-Controlled Oscillator3_jeeps | 02/22/08

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SID Chip!yurkie@... | 02/27/08

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Robotics?stevewauk | 02/27/08

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Forth!msalomon | 03/20/08

Forth- Bought it never used itTin Man | 03/21/08

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ZX Spectrumben.rattigan | 03/12/08

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