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The Wooden DTV
The Wooden DTV
This project was inspired by the countless other projects on the web concerning hacking and modifying the C64 DTV. The basic goal I had with my DTV modding was to create a handy little C64 clone you could bring along to spread some 8-bit joy.
Although the Commodore 64 was a handy unit compared to other contemporary computers, you would want to have a very good reason to bring along your breadbox, 1541 drive and a box full of disks. My Wooden DTV changes all that. Within the modest measures of 14 x 11.5 x 3.2 cm it can embody gigabytes of 8-bit old-schoolness:
Features
The Wooden DTV is basically a PAL DTV (DTV ver.2 batch: 05 10 08) built into a wooden case with connections for Joystick 1, Joystick 2 and PS/2 keyboard. Power supply circuitry has been added such that a wall adapter feeds the unit. Also in the box is the MMC2IEC device I created to enable saving and loading from SD/MMC cards by simulating a 1541 drive. Read about that project here: MMC2IEC Device.
Continue reading here to learn how I did:
References
This project has only been possible thanks to the excellent work done by other people. This is a couple of usefull links:
- C64 DTV Hacking Wiki
- Wikipedia about C64 Direct-to-TV
- Daniel Kahlin about C64 DTV.
- Commodore DTV Hacking by David Murray
- Powerglitch about DTV modding
- Richard Lagendijk about DTV hacking
- Petscii DTV hacking forum
- Spaceman Spiff, who is a friend of mine, about DTV Hacking
By Lars Ole Pontoppidan
Feb 2007
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