Picodore 64: the Commodore 64 of the future
Upon seeing this mod, the first thing that came to mind was what this was all for. And then a few seconds later, we realized just how hardcore this mini Commodore 64 actually is. So without further ado, we introduce the Picodore 64, a mod made by Jason Winters. And yes, just in case you were wondering, it’s a fully-functioning Commodore 64 with a matching mini-Atari joystick. Now, how cool is that, having the grand daddy of home video games (not to mention PCs) in your hands?
As for more details on this modified little cutie from 1982, its creator tells all:
I had an old PSOne LCD screen lying around and I thought I’d make a C64 laptop. Actually, it’s more like a C64 PDA! It measures 6.5 x 6 x 1.5 inches (15.5 x 16.5 x 4 cm) when closed. It can run from an AC wall adapter or 6 NiMH AA batteries. The keyboard is hacked from a portable folding keyboard for a Jornada PDA which outputs RS-232. I’m using a PIC 16F88 to decode the signals and re-encode them to PS/2 … There is an internal amplified speaker as well as connections for audio and video output on the back. There’s a serial connection for a disk drive and an SD card slot in the side for a 1541-III but I haven’t been able to get that to work yet. I also have a connection for a userport/joystick. The joystick in the picture is a hacked Atari keychain joystick.
Again. Hardcore, baby.
Upon seeing this mod, the first thing that came to mind was what this was all for. And then a few seconds later, we realized just how hardcore this mini Commodore 64 actually is. So without further ado, we introduce the Picodore 64, a mod made by Jason Winters. And yes, just in case you were wondering, it’s a fully-functioning Commodore 64 with a matching mini-Atari joystick. Now, how cool is that, having the grand daddy of home video games (not to mention PCs) in your hands?
As for more details on this modified little cutie from 1982, its creator tells all:
I had an old PSOne LCD screen lying around and I thought I’d make a C64 laptop. Actually, it’s more like a C64 PDA! It measures 6.5 x 6 x 1.5 inches (15.5 x 16.5 x 4 cm) when closed. It can run from an AC wall adapter or 6 NiMH AA batteries. The keyboard is hacked from a portable folding keyboard for a Jornada PDA which outputs RS-232. I’m using a PIC 16F88 to decode the signals and re-encode them to PS/2 … There is an internal amplified speaker as well as connections for audio and video output on the back. There’s a serial connection for a disk drive and an SD card slot in the side for a 1541-III but I haven’t been able to get that to work yet. I also have a connection for a userport/joystick. The joystick in the picture is a hacked Atari keychain joystick.
Again. Hardcore, baby.
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