The Shareware PLUS Commodore 64 & 128 Blog

CD 64 Interface & 1st Edition Games Pack by Rainbow Arts We have had several requests for these so we have made a small production run. These are now in stock and include the games on CD, Instruction sheet and interface. The CD64 contains - 1. Start menu, 2. David's Midnight Magic (Broderbund, flipper), 3. Dropzone (U.S.Gold, action), 4. Fist II - The Legend Continues (Melbourne House), 5. Impossible Mission (Epyx, action), 6-7. Jinks (Rainbow Arts), 8. Leaderboard Golf (Access, golf simulation), 9. Loderunner (Broderbund, jump&run), 10 & 11. M.U.L.E. (Electronic Arts), 12. Mission Elevator (Softgold, action), 13. Solomon's Key (U.S. Gold), 14 to 20. Music pieces by Chris Hülsbeck, 21 to 33. Repetition of tracks 1 to 13. CD64 Pack is £18 plus postage. For more information please email sales@sharewareplus.com Updated 1st January 2024

  Commodore P/N 3248528-02 With full harness & Manual. We have just finished manufacturing a new batch of the Commodore 3248528-02 Diagnostic Cartridge with its full harness set and 10 page detailed manual. Package now includes a brand new Diagnostic Cartridge, Keyboard Tester, Cassette Port Tester, User Port Tester, Serial Port Tester plus Joystick Ports 1 & 2 Tester. Best of all is the price - this is a very affordable option! £49 plus postage. To order simply email sales@sharewareplus.com Updated 1st January 0224

We have taken the opportunity to restock the RGBI to RGBA Adapter for the 8200 series JAMMA boards. We have changed from 1/4 watt to 1/8 Watt resistors which make the build a lot nicer and the profile smaller. Here is the info on the board - "...I've been working on an adapter to connect a C128's 80 column video port directly to a video-game-to-VGA upscaler board such as the GBS-8200 or 8220 (i.e. ones sometimes called "JAMMA" boards). The C128 produces digital RGBIHV output pretty much identical to the old CGA video standard, while some of those upscaler devices require analogue RGB signals (without a separate intensity signal), and composite H+V sync. This board seeks to address this mismatch. My intent here is to reasonably duplicate the standard C128/CGA palette as described in the article on Wikipedia, including a suitable "brown fix" circuit. At one end is the C128 video port connection. At the other end is a row of five holes to receive the wires...

  It was 2014 when we last made these, we have now made another small batch to restock and they are now available. Cost £16 plus postage. Simply email sales@sharewareplus.com for more information. We have had the adjustment rod professionally milled/ manufactured in brass and these are now available with the knob for £6. A special thank you to Frederic (e5frog) who has recreated the plastic support, these are now available, with three m2 15mm screws, they are £5 each. Updated 1st January 2024 The wires are soldered as shown, if you have a different PCB let me know and I will send you the alternative soldering points.