6 Oct
2015
6 Oct
'15
6:25 p.m.
Some friends in the local 8-bit micro hobby have whipped up a clone of
Commodore's VIC-1112 IEEE interface for the VIC-20 computer. The news
has probably permeated most of the C= scene but I figured it was worth
dropping here for maximum exposure. I saw the prototype working at
VCF Midwest earlier this year. They're funding it through Kickstarter
and have reached their goal, so production is sure to go ahead.
You've got your choice of a DiY board, assembled board or a fully
cased cartridge.
Just over 60 hours to go:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1203958506/vic-20-ieee-interface
-j
6 Oct
6 Oct
8:32 p.m.
I didn't realize there was a shortage of these things. Just a couple months
ago, I bought a VIC IEC to IEEE-488 interface for around $25 on eBay, and
ended up selling it back off for about the same.
This is probably faster, being that it connects directly to the Expansion
Port (data / address busses, etc) but still the same function.
That said, COOL! Glad to hear folks are doing stuff for the PET / VIC era.
And hey, I just heard that VIC-20 is the 'new' C-64.. ;-)
On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 8:25 PM, Jason T <silent700 at gmail.com> wrote:
Some friends in the local 8-bit micro hobby have
whipped up a clone of
Commodore's VIC-1112 IEEE interface for the VIC-20 computer. The news
has probably permeated most of the C= scene but I figured it was worth
dropping here for maximum exposure. I saw the prototype working at
VCF Midwest earlier this year. They're funding it through Kickstarter
and have reached their goal, so production is sure to go ahead.
You've got your choice of a DiY board, assembled board or a fully
cased cartridge.
Just over 60 hours to go:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1203958506/vic-20-ieee-interface
-j
9:28 p.m.
On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 10:32 PM, drlegendre . <drlegendre at gmail.com> wrote:
I didn't realize there was a shortage of these
things. Just a couple months
ago, I bought a VIC IEC to IEEE-488 interface for around $25 on eBay, and
ended up selling it back off for about the same.
That does seem cheap to me but maybe the VIC doesn't get the love the
C64 normally gets, even on ebay.
That said, COOL! Glad to hear folks are doing stuff
for the PET / VIC era.
And hey, I just heard that VIC-20 is the 'new' C-64.. ;-)
It is pretty "niche," even as micros go, to design something new for
the VIC-20 rather than the C64. That said, I couldn't design a power
cord if I tried, so I'll take what I can get. And of course it
encourages people willing to design and build these gadgets to do
more, so that's a plus, too.
j
9:37 p.m.
Tsk, and I just gave one away (a VIC-1112);
actually used it way back then.
Pretty "niche" indeed, but "cool"...
m
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Subject: Re: A VIC-20 IEEE Project
On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 10:32 PM, drlegendre .
<drlegendre at gmail.com> wrote:
I didn't realize there was a shortage of
these
things. Just a couple months
ago, I bought a VIC IEC to IEEE-488 interface
for around $25 on eBay, and
ended up selling it back off for about the
same.
That does seem cheap to me but maybe the VIC
doesn't get the love the
C64 normally gets, even on ebay.
That said, COOL! Glad to hear folks are doing
stuff for the PET / VIC era.
And hey, I just heard that VIC-20 is the 'new'
C-64.. ;-)
It is pretty "niche," even as micros go, to
design something new for
the VIC-20 rather than the C64. That said, I
couldn't design a power
cord if I tried, so I'll take what I can get.
And of course it
encourages people willing to design and build
these gadgets to do
more, so that's a plus, too.
j
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