Hardware projects
This page contains a list with hardware projects. First the Commodore PC related ones.
Realized and working projects.
- 27+8KB RAM expansion for the VIC-20
Expand your VIC-20 with 35 KB of RAM. - 1541IDE8: an IDE hard disk drive for your 1541
- 1541LPT: No more floppies anymore!
Replace the floppy disk with a PC, using the LPT port. - 6502 -> 65816
Replace your 6502 processor with the 16-bitter 65816. New version: plus some extras! (worked out ideas) - 6530 replacement
Replace the broken 6530 of an IEEE drive with a self built one. - CBM-HD
Use a PC as a hard disk drive for your PET and CBM series. - CBM-PC
Use a PC to create images of your real floppies by connecting it directly to your IEEE drives. - Debugger
A hardware debugger for your computer. - The VIC-20 Expanded
Expand your VIC with a lot of memory and FlashRAM and prepare it for an even better future...
Ideas but with worked out schematic and PCB but not completely working yet
- 65816-ATX
A computer based on the WDC65816 on an ATX board, including eight ISA slots. - Debugger-LPT
Also an hardware debugger for your computer but not using displays but a LPT port or an Arduino. - EPROM emulator
An EPROM emulator for your LPT port or Arduino. - Mini-V20
A very small computer with as main components an 8088 or NEC V20 in minimum mode as CPU, 512 KB of SRAM, 128 KB of FlashRAM, a 16540 UART as its only I/O IC and one 8-bits ISA slot for expansion.
Ideas but with worked out schematic and PCB but no hardware yet
- 256 KB of RAM for your C64
Give your C64 256 KB of RAM, a multi-tasking program and some other goodies.
Ideas with a schematic
- Build your own Memory Management Unit
No more free memory space? Add more RAM and I/O to your computer by using a MMU! - More RAM for your 1541
24 KB more RAM for your 1541.
Just ideas
- E-REU
An idea to make your own 1750 RAM Expansion Unit
Old or obselete ideas and projects
- Old projects.
A page with old ideas or projects but not supported anymore.
This part contains a list with non-Commodore related hardware projects.
- Debugger for the PC
A hardware debugger for your PC, including Commodore PCs. - Multi Floppy PC
A PC with a lot of floppy drives.
- My TTL-CPUs
This document is the starting page of my TTL-CPU projects. I'm building three and you can find their details here. - XI 8088.
A XT compatible computer rebuild with using some newer technology.
You can email me here.