Category:Commodore 64 Modifications and Enhancements
| ⚙️ Commodore 64 Modifications and Enhancements |
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| Commodore 64 modifications and enhancements to save and make the most out of your C64 |
| Modifications & Upgrades | Description |
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| JiffyDOS Kernal Upgrade | Commercial ROM replacement, installation, feature set, legal sources. |
| Jump-less Dual-Kernal Switcher | DIY and ready-made boards for toggling between two or more Kernals without a hole-mounted toggle. |
| PLA Replacement Options | EPROM “hack” PLAs, PLAnkton, GAL-based RealPLA, CPLD / FPGA solutions, compatibility matrix. |
| Ultimate 64 Motherboard | Fully FPGA-based drop-in board, configuration menu, HDMI output and 48 MHz turbo mode. |
| C64 Reloaded MK2 | Individual Computers re-issue, modern regulators, ZIF sockets, optional on-board SID filter presets. |
| SixtyClone Bare-Board Project | Open-hardware replicas of the 250407, 250425 & 250466 PCBs, assembly tips. |
| SuperCPU and Turbo Accelerators | The SuperCPU v2, Chameleon 64 turbo, Pi1541-based “PiStorm64” projects. |
| SD2IEC & IEC-2-SD Adapters | SD-card floppy emulators, firmware families, case builds, JiffyDOS interplay. |
| Tapuino / Tape Emulation Mods | Arduino-based Datasette replacements, OLED menu versions, accuracy tweaks. |
| Dual-SID & Stereo SID Boards | SwinSID-dual, MixSID, SIDFX, addressing, filter-trim, stereo-mix wiring. |
| 6581↔︎8580 Voltage Switch | Jumper or MOSFET-switched 12 V↔︎9 V rail, filter-cap selection, MOS 8580 in breadbins. |
| Lumafix64 Video Noise Suppressor | Jail-bar reduction theory, fitting guide, before/after scope plots. |
| S-Video / Composite Bypass Mod | RF-modulator removal, direct-drive amplifier boards, 75 Ω impedance matching. |
| Analog RGB / Component Output | Tim Worthington’s RGB board, s-video-to-Y-Pb-Pr converters, CRT vs. flat-panel results. |
| Switchless PAL/NTSC VIC-II Mod | Crystal switching, 8565/8562 dual-VIC daughter-boards, Kernal auto-detect. |
| Internal Universal Power Regulator | Replacing 7805/7812 with cool-running switch-modes, 9 VAC sensing, ripple tests. |
| Heat-Sinking & Active Cooling Guide | PLA/SID/VIC heatsinks, quiet 40 mm fan mounts, thermal-pad alternatives. |
| On-board RAM Expansion (256 KiB) | Persistence / GEORAM clones inside the case, DMA-less design, software support. |
| Cartridge-Port Break-Out Backplanes | Cartridge port risers, diagnostic header, EasyFlash stacking considerations. |
| User-Port USB-Serial Interface | μC-based USB adapters, PETSCIIscope terminal, firmware flashing. |
| C64 Saver / Over-Voltage Protectors | Ray Carlsen design, SaV64, SaRuMan-64—principle of crowbar vs. latch-off. |
| Internal Pi1541 Hat Integration | Mounting a Raspberry Pi zero/3A+ inside, cooling, OLED status screen. |
| SID Player LED VU Meter Mod | Using CIA timer IRQs (software) vs. hardware envelope followers, acrylic light bars. |
| Keyboard-LED Caps-Lock & Drive-LED Hacks | Adding a caps-lock indicator, dual-color disk-access LED wiring. |
| Switchable Kernal/BASIC ROM Banking (32 KB EPROM) | 27C256 adapter boards, three-way rotary or soft-switch, menu ROMs. |
| RTC and Battery-Backed SRAM Mods | DS1307/3231 boards on the user port, KFF RTC, backing up high-score tables. |
| Wireless Joystick Receiver | 2.4 GHz modules in DB-9 shell, low-latency protocol, power from 5 V pin. |
| Internal Wi-Fi Modems | ESP8266/ESP32 inside the housing, wedge command set, BBS how-to. |
| External Memory-Mapped DAC / SID-Kick | 8-bit parallel DAC projects, dual SID-Kick FPGA board, tracker support. |
| PETSCII Keyboard Overlay Back-Light | Edge-lit acrylic, USB-powered, fitting under stock keycaps. |
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