My C64 mod
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One thing I'd like to try (if I could get a hold of all the necessary parts) is to put a DTV motherboard in a classic C64 breadbin case, towards the right side. Wire in the serial port and joystick ports. Get a 1581 drive kit, take it apart, and put its components in there; stick a 3.5" disk drive on the left side. Put the LCD monitor on top. Hack in a Warp Speed cartridge with a disable switch, hack in a user port, and try to run it all from the same power supply.
Everything you've listed can been done with the exception of the Warp Speed cartridge. The DTV has user port lines but no expansion port equivalent. There was a guy that did just what you're talking about albeit with a 64c. I can dig up a URL if you're curious.DigitalQuirk wrote:One thing I'd like to try (if I could get a hold of all the necessary parts) is to put a DTV motherboard in a classic C64 breadbin case, towards the right side. Wire in the serial port and joystick ports. Get a 1581 drive kit, take it apart, and put its components in there; stick a 3.5" disk drive on the left side. Put the LCD monitor on top. Hack in a Warp Speed cartridge with a disable switch, hack in a user port, and try to run it all from the same power supply.
In the end it will be as if nothing ever happened.