SV: [sdiy] A little OT - C64 in a box

[karl dalen]

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Thats one cooool chick! :)

KD

--- Tim Parkhurst <tim.parkhurst at gmail.com> skrev:

> So I stumbled across this the other day
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C64_Direct-to-TV
> 
> And there are several links at the bottom that describe how to turn a
> cheesy "Hummer Off-Road Challenge" video game into a cheesy working
> Commodore 64. Apparently, this game has C64 guts on a chip (or two),
> and there are even pads on the PCB for adding keyboards, joysticks and
> floppy drives. The results will run C64 programs and games, and even
> has the Commodore BASIC in it. I haven't done too much research, but
> it sounds like the built-in sound chip is not quite the same as the
> infamous SID chip (not the same filter?), but it still could be fun
> for hacking. I even found a local Radio Shack that has a few of these
> on hand (about $18US each). Anyway, thought it might be fun to pass
> along. Anybody had any experience with this hack?
> 
> Oh, and HAPPY THANKSGIVING to those in the US, and HAPPY GENERIC DAY
> to our friends outside the US of A.
> 
> 
> Tim (in charge of the turkey this year... it will have LEDs) Servo
> -- 
> "Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein
>