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The VIC-II Kawari is a game changer for the NTSC Commodore 64

Adrian's Digital Basement 83,356 2 years ago
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Sometimes things come along which are neat, but turn out to be so much better once you look deeper. For me, this is one of those products. The Kawari has some awesome features which truly make it a game changer. Updates: 1) The PCB design files have not been uploaded yet to github. The firmware and other supporting software is open source but the PCBs are not open hardware (yet). 2) There are some limits re: using on-board oscillators. Some specialty cartridges that use the dot clock pin on the cartridge port won't work unless you move the clock src jumper to 'motherboard' position. The Kawari site has more information about this. -- Links Kawari links: Discord: https://discord.gg/KZcRBfZh8z Project: https://github.com/randyrossi/vicii-kawari Emulator: https://github.com/randyrossi/vicii-kawari-vice Shopify: https://vicii-kawari.myshopify.com/ North America/AUS/NZ orders: https://vicii-kawari.myshopify.com International orders: https://www.videogameperfection.com/vic-ii-kawari Kawari Update Video #8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3n1i377yJw Mark's channel, TheRetroChannel: https://www.youtube.com/@theretrochannel Lunatico Demo: https://csdb.dk/release/?id=151273 (download, etc.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcAUlEkU05A (full recording of it) 8-bit Dance Party (Download:) https://csdb.dk/release/?id=200763 Donkey Kong Arcade for the C64: https://csdb.dk/release/?id=151272 Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store: https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spring.com/ Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbtwi4wK1YXd9AyV_4UcE6g Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/adriansdigitalbasement -- Tools Deoxit D5: https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1 http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards) https://amzn.to/3a9x54J Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe: https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0 Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope: https://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-oscilloscopes/1000z/ Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier: https://amzn.to/3adRbuy TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro) https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000308958.html TS100 Soldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5 https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MINI-Digital-OLED-Programmable-Soldering-Iron-Anti-static-Structure/113382669853 EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter: https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/ DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer: https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DSLogic-Basic-Analyzer-16Ch-100MHz-4Ch-400MHz-Xilinx-Spartan-6-FPGA/202543965672 Magnetic Screw Holder: https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-magnetic-parts-tray-90566.html Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine) https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-24-28-32-40-pin-IC-Test-Universal-ZIF-Socket-Fs/303206721971 RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI) http://www.retrotink.com/ Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five) https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-Micro-Scissor-125mm-PLATO-170-Electronics-Cutter-Side-Cutting-Pliers/163458746184 Heat Sinks: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537183709.html Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too) https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI --- Links My GitHub repository: https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group https://www.commodorecomputerclub.com/ --- Instructional videos My video on damage-free chip removal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQVjwPsVFd8 --- Music Intro music and other tracks by: Nathan Divino @itsnathandivino

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