The Shareware PLUS Commodore 64 & 128 Blog

We have now finished assembling and testing the new Black Magic Cartridge from DDI, with up to 320 disk based programs crammed on 4x 8 MBits 27c801 EPROMS (2 on reverse) its looking to be the best cartridge release ever! We are busy putting the documents together and the first pre ordered units will be shipped shortly packed with lots and lots of games. The new Black Magic website is now up and running (subject to final updates), you can grab a Black Magic PCB for £8 and the new ROM sets are now online for free download. You will find all you need over on  http://www.sys64738.net Available from stock. Updated 1st January 2025

We have been working hard over the Holiday Seasons and we are pleased to say the Commodore 64 UltraCart 128 is now available in all 3 options- Assembled & Tested, Build-It-Yourself Kit & PCB only.  Available from stock. To order please email sales@sharewareplus.com Updated 1st January 2025

Welcome to the World of Jani 1541 Diagnostic Cartridge! "I have repaired a fair amount of drives, and every time I find myself loading a test or a diagnostic software from disk. This is a bit of a contradiction since the drive being tested, or repaired, might not even be able to load a program. I also have a variety of tools for different purposes and wanted to have everything in one place - The 1541 DIAG/Test Cart is Born..." - JANI We recently had a couple of enquiries from customers asking if we could make them one of the Jani 1541 Diagnostic Cartridges because they did not have the equipment or know how to do make one. So we made contact with Jani and enquired if we could make and sell them and he agreed! We passed the project over to our designer and he created a great package - Packaged in a glossy printed box with cartridge and instruction sheet. Fast forward a few weeks and they are now ready! For free worldwide postage simply PayPal £20 to ...

The new  Mini X-Pander+ is now available. The new 2016 version has a new right angle slot. Available from stock £25, plus postage. Simply email sales@sharewareplus.com You can find out more over on the Arkanix Labs forum - http://www.arkanixlabs.com/forum The guys over at corei64 have a great Mini Xpander case - https://corei64.com/shop/index.php?route=product/product&path=65_67&product_id=103 Updated 1st January 2025

The new revision v3 is now available as a PCB, Full Kit & Assembled options. For more information just contact us!

At last the Amiga Disk Drive Alignment Package and the Ami Doctor Package both by Free Spirit Software are nearly ready for sale. We are just waiting on the Calibration disks to be delivered from the Disk Copy Labs and they will be available from your local Amiga Dealer (yes we have a couple of dealers for these already). Need a spare Calibration Disk? No problem we're making them available as well! Drop us an email if you want to order Ami Alignment System or Doctor Ami direct and we'll pay world wide postage for you, just email sales@sharewareplus.com Updated 1st January 2025

The Commodore 64 REX 9850 CNC Control Card is now available. It lets you control 2 stepper motors with your Commodore 64 via the User Port. Includes an Instruction Sheet from REX, its in German but very easy to translate and follow. Sample control programs are listed. £30 plus postage. These are in stock. Updated 1st January 2025