This also means that none of the existing C64 ROM chips are drop-in compatible with C64 Reloaded. Here all binaries reside in one ROM chip, and the 32k chip can hold two sets of ROM binaries. The C64E design combined Basic and KERNAL into one ROM chip. In the original C64 design, character, Basic and KERNAL ROMs were on three separate chips. Let’s take a closer look to the new motherboard! Starting from top left corner, here we have one of the CIAs and the C64 ROMs combined into one ROM chip. Note how the RF modulator is replaced with S-Video and audio jacks. The board is exactly same size as the C64E, and all the ports are located where they used to be – with one exception. Here we have two different C64 models, C64B & C64E, and the C64 Reloaded. The board itself has a shiny black finish. The chip layout is different, and the board looks much cleaner thanks to the use of modern surface mount components instead of the through-hole parts used in “classic” Commodores. Instead I’ll share a pictorial overview of the board and some of the nice details on it.įirst off, the board looks really nice! It’s the same size as the cost reduced C64E ‘short board’. I haven’t had enough time to spend with this machine to call this a review yet. Basically, it’s a real Commodore 64, only manufactured with today’s standards. A good description you’ll find on the announcement on Individual Computers’ website. It is recreated according to the schematics of C64B3 model, ASSY NO 250466, and is designed to use the original C64 chipset. The C64 Reloaded is a new C64 motherboard. I mentioned about C64 Reloaded in my previous post.
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