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Hardware Hacker Makes Commodore 64 Laptop

Posted 04/06/09 at 05:34:52 PM  by Andy Salisbury

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Everyone’s favorite hardware hacker, Ben Heck, has done it again. While making today’s game consoles into laptops was pretty impressive, he’s decided to kick it old school by making a Commodore 64 laptop.

“This is a fully functional Commodore 64 laptop using actual hardware, specifically the C64C motherboard which was one of the last and smallest revisions. It uses a Gamecube power supply in place of the original power brick,” writes Heck on the project’s page. “For storage there’s a device called the 1541-III DTV to ‘emulate’ a floppy drive using an SD card. The SD card is formatted FAT-32 so you can dump disk images on it using a PC, and read it with the C64 - pretty cool!”

So, if hardcore modding is what you’re in to be sure to look at more of Heck’s work! It’s well worth checking out.

 

Image Credit: Ben Heck

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TAGS: laptop, mod, modding, hardware, Ben, Heck, Commodore 64
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avatarI want one

Submitted by rich5665 on Tue, 04/07/2009 - 8:03am

The C-64 was my first computer, I was crushed when they went under.

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avatarlaptop my 8bit!

Submitted by FRAGaLOT on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 5:52pm

Call me when he makes an Atari 800/XL/XE laptop with a cartrige slot, and a REAL floppy drive (you can use real slim-line 5¼" drives, and 3½) I'd perfer no emulated hardware. Oh and don't forget those DB-9 joystick ports too!

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avatarI have parts for him!!!!

Submitted by whathuhitwasntme on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 5:40pm

I have the original 30 lb external floppy drive for that commodore if he needs it! My first "pc" was a vic 8 then my dad got the commodore 64 complete with an external modem we were "on line" in 1984! Slow as christmas but I wouldnt trade the experience for anything.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blindly Going Where many have gone before but often failing to read the directions!

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avataronly about 20 years over due

Submitted by AndyYankee17 on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 3:37pm

only about 20 years over due

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avatarThat Ben Heck just won't

Submitted by grayscare0 on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 3:08pm

That Ben Heck just won't stop spewing out console mods.  If I had the time and patience, I'd certainly try making a "portablized" console myself.

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