Monthly Archives: October 2017

USB-Commander working with SDHost-64

Posted on October 28, 2017 by

As I am testing existing tools with my USBhost-64 low-cost replacement, SDHost-64, I thought to give USB-Commander a go too. Here’s the results:

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More testing of SDHost-64 with my Commodore 64

Posted on October 27, 2017 by

Here’s a video update showing SDHost-64 loading a larger binary file into my Commodore 64. Enjoy!

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Troubleshooting successful

Posted on October 27, 2017 by

After work today I was pondering again the presence of erroneous 0xFF values in the stream read by the Commodore 64 from my USBhost-64 replacement device. It turns out that I was quite right when I thought the erroneous reads … Continue reading →

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Some more troubleshooting

Posted on October 26, 2017 by

As part of the troubleshooting process for my USBhost-64 replacement, I decided to take the Commodore 64 out of the equation and test again with my mock-up circuit. I could not reproduce the issue there, but I was able to … Continue reading →

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Troubleshooting some data transfer over the User Port

Posted on October 24, 2017 by

I am in the process of troubleshooting the alteration of some data in my USBhost-64 replacement. I thought to share the details of the data alteration in the hope that it might ring some bells with others while I give … Continue reading →

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Update on the replacement device for my USBhost-64 project

Posted on October 23, 2017 by

It was last August when I was getting back to the replacement device for my USBhost-64 project. At the time I was distracted by my work for the crack of Rubicon, for TAPClean, and for my IFFL code, among other things. … Continue reading →

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IECHost: all parts ordered

Posted on October 22, 2017 by

I managed to order all parts to deliver 10 IECHost DIY kits to those interested. If you’d like to get one, feel free to message me!

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