Can you build a brand new Commodore 64 from (nearly) 100% new parts?

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• JV

  @JVHShack · 4 years ago

  As far as I know, there are modern replacements for nearly all of the Commodore custom chips now.  You may want to look into seeking them out for a later video.

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• RO

  @Robert08010 · 1 year ago

  @<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TSffXvmx3M&amp;t=54">0:54</a> re the zx81 spectrum looks, I am thoroughly convinced you could just glue it to a white lab coat and then convincingly pass yourself off as a robot to any child of the 60s/70s.

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• LO

  @lorenzo.c · 4 years ago

  When the silicon shortage will ease, I suggest trying to get hold of one of Randy Rossi&apos;s &apos;Kawari&apos; VIC-II replacements.<br>The work done by Randy Rossi is phenomenal. I suggest to check out his channel.

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• BI

  @billyoung8118 · 4 years ago

  Such warm memories of my C64! &nbsp;Learned machine language, raster interrupts, binary logic, etc. from that machine. &nbsp;Built my own line drawing and region filling routines in machine language in my mid teens. &nbsp;Today some icons require more RAM than was available in all of the 4 banks the C64 had.

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• KE

  @KerboOnYT · 4 years ago

  Cool build! I can almost smell the solder smoke. Greetings from Missouri, USA

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• SV

  @svenhaheim · 4 years ago

  I always get a little tingle when I see a C64 boot up, 8 years of my life back in the 80ies.

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• MA

  @markw5805 · 4 years ago

  Brings back so many memories as I worked for a company from 97-2007 that developed everything in the 80’s. &nbsp;It all worked and reliable. &nbsp;Things changed with digital audio and allowed any schmuck that programmed to buy stuff off the shelf. &nbsp;The death of analog computer audio distribution.

• MO

  @mortensteen · 4 years ago

  Awesome job! Your soldering skills are top class. :D Really satisfying to watch.

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• RO

  @rodoherty1 · 4 years ago

  Great to see a new c64 come to life. Would love to see a follow up where you birth a new c64 using all brand-new parts. I&apos;m more than happy to see FPGA or any other type of substitute for parts that are no longer available.

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• AT

  @atsekjoker · 4 years ago

  came here by accident, was not disappointed. subbed!

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• DE

  @demus8757 · 4 years ago (edited)

  Finally a video from somebody who really knows how to solder. I have seen so many videos from people who absolutely can&apos;t solder at all. Well done.

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• AN

  @AndrewAHayes · 4 years ago

  I bought the original ZX80 kit and built it at school in my Technology class and after building it it did not work, both me and my teacher tried to problem search it without success ( we suspected a faulty Z80) so I sent it to Sinclair for repair and they sent a brand new kit back with no explanation or paperwork and about 3 weeks later my original build came back working as well, I loved that little thing!

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