Anyone want to MasC=uerade?
by brain on Oct.26, 2009, under Hardware Design
Based on a customer request, I’ve designed a small adapter card that will allow C64 cartridges to be used in the Commodore VIC-20. The design is not finished, and suggestions are appreciated. Switches allow the IO and BLK select lines to be configured per cartridge. Barring any major changes to the design, I hope to have units available early 2010.
October 29th, 2009 on 8:27 PM
Hi, This is a great idea!
Probably the most important thing would be a socket for RAM and also a switch to enable / disable different RAM sizes.
Would this adapter allow things like the c64nic+ to work on the Vic-20?
Or will there still be a vic-nic32k+ one day?
~Ken – Sj of the RCC
http://shazam.zapto.org
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October 29th, 2009 on 10:21 PM
Well, I’m a bit hesitant to start turning it into a cartridge of it’s own, because the built in functionality of the cartridge might then interfere with the functionality of the cartridge attached to the interface. But, I guess, if RAM can be switched out, it’d be OK. I’ll see how much that complicates the design.