Post B1HjQsP4ORo3AnpxPE by ghalfacree@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #B1HjQraNQvFyda7TOK by ghalfacree@mastodon.social
       2025-12-15T09:41:37Z
       
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       It's a rainy Monday here in Bradford, but a happy one - despite the fact I was working all weekend.Why? Because I was working on something fun: going hands-on with the #Commodore 64 Ultimate, an FPGA-powered recreation of the world's best-selling home computer.#Technology #FPGA #VintageComputing #RetroComputing
       
 (DIR) Post #B1HjQsP4ORo3AnpxPE by ghalfacree@mastodon.social
       2025-12-15T09:44:12Z
       
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       And when I say "hands-on," I mean putting the thing through the wringer. You want to tell me it's "99% compatible" with existing hardware? Okay, let's try it...#Technology #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #Commodore #FPGA
       
 (DIR) Post #B1HjQz5TXhI9u3iuKu by ghalfacree@mastodon.social
       2025-12-15T09:48:40Z
       
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       And... yeah, it works. The only thing that gave it even the slightest pause was the Sound Expander, and only because I had to manually disable the internal virtual "cartridge" to route the signals properly - a quick flip in the settings menu, no more than that.#Commodore #FPGA #VintageComputing #RetroComputing
       
 (DIR) Post #B1HjR5JsN4NNESVUcC by ghalfacree@mastodon.social
       2025-12-15T09:51:18Z
       
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       My full review will be going up on #Hackster later in the day, and it's a big 'un - written, because as I've said before I will always commit to the bit, on the Commodore 64 Ultimate itself, in Mini Office II. Got to admit, I haven't used that in a few years. Or, err... decades.#VintageComputing #RetroComputing #Commoodore #FPGA
       
 (DIR) Post #B1HjRC8R20NqN0CxFo by ghalfacree@mastodon.social
       2025-12-15T15:43:01Z
       
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       And here it is: my exhaustive, near-3,000-word review of the #Commodore 64 Ultimate.TL:DR: it's ace.https://www.hackster.io/news/keeping-up-with-the-commodore-a-hands-on-review-of-the-commodore-64-ultimate-235da0c5e23a#Technology #Gadgets #News #VintageComputing #RetroComputing #Hackster