Make your commodore 16 64k, but not a commodore 64 hackaday. Suppose the memory chips are dram, standard 4116, eight of them. An accompanying app, space, makes it easy to manage files, movies. Commodore 16 plus4, or ted based line of computers in general cpu replacement. May 05, 2016 commodore developers wrote their software so it would run on a singledrive c64 attached to a spare television set. The commodore 16 also known as the c16 was part of commodores budget 264series of home computers including the c116 and plus4. Commodore 64 and 128 ram expansion units 1700, 1750, 1764 technically speaking, these are ram expansion units. Kuke memory expansion and battery case for iphone video. Here are some tips to create more storage on your ipad.
The serial pinout shown in the item is the female connector side. Furthermore, the commodore 16 keyboard seems to be more reliable than the plus4 one. I took it out almost straight away to fit my new accelerator. Added ramcart memory expansion support without the readonly option. Therefore i wont be able to buy it yet but i thought posting a message here would get some attention to the game. As for the iphone and ipod touch, apple doesnt include either a userreplaceable battery or a ram slot, leaving the mobile devices tied, much. Hover your mouse over this commodore 16 circuit board for a description of the components.
Apple approves commodore 64 emulator for iphone appleinsider. In this episode, im trying eslapions saruman ted ram expansion for the commodore 16 116 that adds 64k of sram to the system. Hey im just wondering what everyones thoughts are on this. As the commodore 16 is in the basic the same as the plus4.
The reus came in three models, initially the 1700 128 kb and 1750 512 kb, and later the 1764 256 kb, for the c64 the need for the reu came about when commodore management decided to not use the final version of the custom memory. In argentina, the computer company drean produced the c16 under license, as did sigma in mexico, and in total 1,266,000 c16s shipped worldwide. It didnt have any success in the usa, it was fairly common in some parts of europe. Jan 14, 2016 together with options to add either 16 or 46 gb of extra builtin storage, within the protective case that snugly fits around your iphone. Commodore c16 c116 plus 4 emulators zophars domain. Commodore never sold a memory expansion for the c16, but they were available from third party developers. Commodore c16 c116 plus 4 emulators on windows and other platforms, free commodore c16 c116 plus 4 emulator downloads, as well as savestates, hacks, cheats, utilities, and more. Amiga a602b 1mb memory expansion for amiga 600 it came with my recently purchased a600. Commodore s ram expansion unit reu range of external ram addons for their commodore 64 128 home computers was announced at the same time as the c128. Mobile wireless media streamers are portable devices that operate on battery power and can serve as a wireless drive for your iphone. It was intended to be an entrylevel computer to replace the vic20 and it often sold for 99 usd. During the chip shortages of the 1980s, commodore could not produce enough of its ram expansion units they eventually cancelled them. Phvic is developing a flash memory expansion for the commodore vic20.
This gives you the ability to modify the standard roms. Remove keyboard lid, disconnect ribbon and led cable. After jack tramiel was ousted from the company, commodore sat on the chipset for a good while, before deciding that an opportunity was there for the aged vic20 to be replaced, so the commodore 16 was conceived, bil herd was later to describe the machine as an abomination, and inbred, it shipped in an identical case to the c64 and vic20, but was charcoal black with grey keys. However, the potential for ram expansion was evident, even if the demand was not clear. Internal 64 kb ram expansion for commodore 16, no soldering commodore 64 c64 forum index other 8bit commodore computers view previous topic view next topic. A 16 k ram computer may seem strange in 1984, but, it was thought as an upgrade to the commodore vic 20, which only had 5 k ram. Commodore 16 user manual 1984 ocrd with searchable text. A costreduced version, the commodore 116, was sold only in europe. But even with such a cartridge at hand, how do we actually make use of it from cbm basic 7. What makes them only a pseudoram expansion device is the fact that the ram they provide is not. The showdown was at the first computer faire in san francisco. Mar 23, 2019 the commodore 16 was a budget home computer from the mid 1980s, the entrylevel model in a wider range of machines. This howto shows exactly step by step how to perform modification described here.
Ive been hearing for several years that this was something the repair shops here in. As its name suggests it only has 16k of memory in keeping with its budget status. The processor of commodore 128, mos 8502, has an 8bit data bus, and its address bus is 16 bits wide. I personally think that it would be neat if apple provided apple memory cards as a person needs it. A word processor, spreadsheet, graph generator and database.
Commodore plus4 c16 c116 roms, games and isos to download for. Is there something i need to turn on in the car first, i. Vic 20 replace basic and kernal roms with 27128 eprom i had a vic 20 with a faulty basic rom and thought it would be nice to combine the basic and kernal roms into one. The commodore 16 was always the nicest looking of the ted series of computers, and had the best case, a black version of the vic20c64 breadbin case, and best keyboard, a grey version of the vic20c64 keyboard. Commodore followed up soon after with a 256k cartridge for the 64. The plus4 was originally planned to be a professional business computer as they already had their games machine in the c64. Memory expansions for the commodore 128 marko makela pekka pessi. Commodore ram expansion units the silicon underground.
Finally, an iphone case that provides extra storage space. How to save data to your c128 ram expansion unit reu the. Unfortunately due to competition from new 16 32bit computers available at the launch of the c128, commodore discontinued further development of the 8bit mmu. The plus 4 uses the same system architecture as the commodore 16, but has a acia 6551 chip, userport, extra function rom and an extra 48kb of memory. This also means that the memory part is almost the same. The commodore 16 was a budget home computer from the mid 1980s, the entrylevel model in a wider range of machines. How i upgraded my iphone memory 800% in shenzhen, china.
Retro isle commodore 16 and plus4 technical details and. Can i increase the memory on my 16gb ipho apple community. After the commodore 16 was release, commodore released the plus 4. The first was the commodore 16, an intended replacement for the vic20. Ok, commodore 16 was a cheap version of a better computer c16plus4. All you needed was one of those reus, plug it into your cartridge port, and so much more super fast memory was at your fingertips. Ironically, commodore had earlier rejected purchasing the apple ii from steve jobs and steve wozniak, as they wanted to build their own computers. Computer folk lore claims that on this day the computer era begins in earnest. But uses the same multiplexers, only the 2 upper address lines a14 and a15 are not connected. Commodore 16 64 with case of c16 and motherboard of c 64 with multikernal 7 kernal different and sistem control transmission data and nano chip sid and pla with ceramic video vic ii. The c16 had a memory expansion port, labelled as a cartridge port on the machine, but referred to as a memory cartridge port in the manual. Vic20 flash memory expansion vintage is the new old. But dude if you are spending hundred of dollars on iphone 5s then you must spend some more dollars to get 32gb storage.
Memory expansions for the commodore 128 marko makela pekka pessi april 17, 1994 last essential modi. The commodore 16 was a home computer made by commodore, released in 1984. How to save data to your c128 ram expansion unit reu. Many of the devices allow you to either connect your own memory card with an sd or micro. Internally, the plus4 shares the same basic architecture as the lowerend commodore 16 and 116 models, and is able to use software and peripherals designed for them. Both computers used the same processor, the mos 6502, but the companies had two different design strategies and it showed on this day. Jan 29, 2011 hey guys, ive just got a 08 ve ute and my iphone cant find the vehicle bt it just keeps searching. C128 changes added full georam memory expansion support with sizes from 64kb to 4mb. They interface directly with the computers system bus, can perform dma direct memory access transfers, and most certainly contain ram. One of the noted c64 hardwarehacking magazines, it was originally published by commodore canada. Commodore advertised the 128 as having expandable memory, but somebody forgot to tell the engineers who designed it. Commodore s official ram expansion cartridges were only available up to a maximum of 16 kb worth of additional memory, but third party cartridges could provide up to 64 kb and sometimes included dip switches to map the additional ram to userselectable address space.
Ultimately, basic has been removed for this release. Thanks to raf, who motivated me to perform this mod on my c16. What it lacked in technical capability only 5k ram, 22column text. It was purchased from bmb compuscience, the parent company, by the entire. What can a computer with 64gb of ram do that one with 16gb cant. Apr 06, 2018 this is my journey in shenzhen, china to learn how to upgrade the memory in my iphone 6s from 16gb to 128gb. Nov 02, 2011 cant you get the memory unit from a 64 gb and get it into a 16 gb iphone,same size phone it should fit. Aug 25, 2017 but in 1985, commodore introduced a cartridge that added up to 512k of ram to the 128. A 16 bank flash memory card for holding rom images. In the early days, 16 gb was a lot of storage, especially if you didnt need your entire movie collection on the ipad, but as the ipad gets more powerful, the apps get bigger.
But in 1985, commodore introduced a cartridge that added up to 512k of ram to the 128. The commodore 16 is a home computer made by commodore international with a 6502compatible 7501 or 8501 cpu, released in 1984 and intended to be an entrylevel computer to replace the vic20. In 1984, commodore introduced the commodore 16 computer. In most 8bit computers, the memory is limited to these 64 kilobytes. Yes of course your device will be slow, if its storage is low.
As its name suggests it only has 16k of memory in keeping with its budget status, and while it has the rest of the hardware necessary to. Im using iphone 4 with 16gb storage, and its enough for me. Apple approves controversial commodore 64 emulator only to remove it days later, after users find a workaround to access the basic interpreter. Amiga 600 1mb extra chip ram memory expansion extension.
The commodore 16 was a home computer made by commodore with a 6502compatible 8501 cpu, released in 1984. Rather than getting a wireless drive, wireless media streamers offer the flexibility for you to. I have an iphone 6s running the latest ios and am having dramas with calls going through the bluetooth on the mylink system. Its big case allows for better heat exchange than the low profile plus4 case. With a ram expansion unit reu, the commodore 128 could address up to 512k of data. Sep 08, 2009 commodore 64 iphone emulator approved, yanked. The commodore 16 was a budget home computer from the mid 1980s, the. Some later productivity software would use it, but this was the exception rather than the rule. Apple has rejected a commodore 64 emulator for the iphone. So to upgrade the commodore 16 to 64kb, we need to replace the.
But it was the weaker of the two main ted machines in that it lacked several things. However, it is not compatible with the wellestablished commodore 64. One thing i dont understand, and would love expert input on, is the fact that some c16 mainboard revisions properly shadow the internal memory with an expansion cart in, while others do not. Sounds more like a slight change of code, says the c64 blog. With 64 kb, the c16 is identical to the plus4, except for the built in software of the plus4. Vic 20 replace basic and kernal roms with 27128 eprom. Apr 12, 2019 although imac late 2006 accepts up to a 2gb sodimm in each of its two memory slots, the computer only supports 3gb total memory. Theyre durable enough to prevent breakage, yet slim and lightweight. Commodore nextgen and retro emulation news and support. You defined a block of memory and you swapped it with the contents of the extra ram. Im still unclear on how a commodore 64 emulatorone fully licensed.
This collection of commodore manuals, instructions, schematics and technical information comes courtesy of the army of anonymous scanners of together, they comprise a major swath of the most prominent manuals related to commodore equipment, software, and procedures. The commodore 16 also known as the c16 was part of commodore s budget 264series of home computers including the c116 and plus4. Can i increase the memory on my 16gb iphone more less. Commodore 16 sarumanted no mod 64k ram expansion youtube. We have stocked up on the hardtofind chips used in the commodore 232 series the commodore 16, the commodore plus4 and the rarer commodore 116, just so that we can keep these machines running. The phone rings fine, and you answer on the screen or on the wheel and then there is nothing you cant hear them, they cant hear you. Entertainment software that took advantage of commodores memory expansion or even a second floppy drive was rare. I have a 4gb graphics card as well but even after all this, i can run out of. It uses standard 6502 cpu and emulates missing port used for serial communication. The commodore 16 release in 1984 and was placed as replacement of the vic 20.
The problem is that these cases are bulky 16 mm thick, compared to the 6. In many ways, the commodore ram expansion units worked like expanded memory worked on the ibm pc. Commodore vic20 wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. A slightly odd question, but is it possible to take an old 16k computer that wasnt designed for memory upgrades, such as a commodore 16 or pet 4016, and upgrade it to 64k as a hardware hack. Jan 02, 2016 with a ram expansion unit reu, the commodore 128 could address up to 512k of data. Dec 10, 2019 in the early days, 16 gb was a lot of storage, especially if you didnt need your entire movie collection on the ipad, but as the ipad gets more powerful, the apps get bigger. Buy products related to iphone memory expansion products and see what customers say about iphone memory expansion products on free delivery possible on eligible purchases. The commodore 16 is a home computer made by commodore international with a 6502 compatible 7501 or 8501 cpu, released in 1984 and intended to be an entrylevel computer to replace the vic20. Its not surprising, and arguably not an utter outrage given that the iphone developer agreement expressly forbids emulators, and the c64 apps creator knew that when he began work on his brainchild. Jun 15, 2015 the problem is that these cases are bulky 16 mm thick, compared to the 6. In this episode, im trying eslapions saruman ted ram expansion for the commodore 16 116 that adds 64k of sram to the system without any modifications to th. It uses standard 6502 cpu and emulates missing port used. The transactor magazine started as a 2page newsletter dated april 30, 1978 and was published throughout the 1980s. Ultimately, a memory expansion cart shouldnt be too hard to do, looking at the mainboard schematics.
The mos technology 8722 mmu memory management unit supplies this logic in order to swap 2 banks of ram which provide the c128 with 128 kb of ram. A microcontroller will control the memory and the expansion port. The reus came in three models, initially the 1700 128 kb and 1750 512 kb, and later the 1764 256 kb, for the c64. Make your commodore 16 64k, but not a commodore 64. Early known as commodore 264, plus 4 has 64k of memory, a smaller case with quite modern keyboard, and 4 productivity applications built in rom, giving integrated office system. Jun 21, 2009 hi i just read about this app called commodore 64 for iphone and that it wasnt approved by apple. Like other 8bit processors, it can address only 64 kb of memory at a time. Commodore 64 iphone emulator approved, yanked cnet. Commodore s ram expansion unit reu range of external ram addons for their commodore 64128 home computers was announced at the same time as the c128. Component details reproduced with friendly permission from sothius home.
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