Tag: raspberry pi
Combian 64 is a Raspberry Pi distribution able to boot into your favourite Commodore machine, the C64, in just few seconds! Currently it uses version version 3.1 of Vice to emulate the Commodore 64, although I expect this to be updated in the upcoming weeks to the latest Vice version 3.2. As Vice supports various other Commodore machines, and Combian…
The Kickstarter from COREi64 has smashed it’s target, with still 11 days left. The total amount pledged so far is CA$ 3,053 of the CA$ 500 goal! If this is the first time you have heard this News, well join the club, somehow this slipped by us too. The Non-Destructive Commodore 64c Raspberry Pi Conversion Frame is a framework that…
John W. Linville has announced the final judging results for RetroChallenge 2017/04. Judging was originally supposed to be done by both Linville and Michael Mulhern, but Mulhern had to drop out due to personal issues. So, without further ado, here is the results list: Richard Loxley won the “Bounty Box” (donated by Mike Spooner) for his “RetroMatic” universal retrocomputer video…
The wonderful Hackaday has an article detailing The Backoffice’s project to emulate an Atari ST mouse using a Raspberry Pi taking input from a standard USB mouse. He calls it, the RATARI ST! The video link has a shopping list if you want to build your own. He details some issues with powering the RasPi directly from the Atari, so…
The MagPI is the official Raspberry PI magazine that you can buy at your local newsstand or download for free in PDF and in this month’s edition, the magazine brings an article teaching the readers to install and configure UAE4ARM in a Raspberry PI. Slot the microSD card into your Pi and power up. It’ll boot directly into the UAE4ARM emulator… The…
Raspberry Pi has many emulation options for probably any retro computer/console you can think of. Now, thanks to José Cerrejón (Ulysess), you can also use OpenMSX with the PI. José has prepared the installer that you can use standalone or through the PiKISS, a set o shell scripts that make easier to install a variety of software on the PI. You…
Happiga is an emulation system that can be used on a very small computer such as a Raspberry Pi. It uses the UAE4ARM emulator to emulate an Amiga 4000 AGA including Picasso96. You can use a real keyboard and joystick via the Keyrah V2. Changes in this version: An update for Raspbian, support for 128 MB Z3 RAM, a new…
James “CritAnime” Parkinson has published a very detailed tutorial teaching how to setup a Raspberry PI with RetroPie distribution and make the Commodore 64 emulator boot in BASIC, turning you PI in a *true* Commodore machine! He starts with “I love my Raspberry Pi. I think it is one of the best computer systems people can buy. It is cheap….
A2Server is the Apple II is a file server and network boot host for Apple II computers for the Raspberry PI. The author, Ivan Drucker has announced that the new version has bug fixes and also the latest GS/OS releases. The author’s website also contains downloads for Raspple II, an easy-to-install distro for the PI, containing both A2Server and A2Cloud. Link:…
If you are into dressing up your Raspberry PI with the latest and greatest retro computer case, it is now available through ETSY a very well-done Apple IIgs Raspberry PI, specifically built for the Raspberry PI 2 and the Model-B Plus. Each case has been painted the original platinum color and measures 113x95x38mm. A deluxe version of the case is…
