Zak Mckracken Intro (Commodore 64)

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Per "Cracktro" si intendono le demo inserite sulle copie pirata Amiga, che si avviavano al boot prima del gioco stesso. A volte contenevano anche i trucchi per il gioco stesso, in altri casi solo dei messaggi con i contatti telefonici e indirizzi per richiedere altri giochi crackati dallo stesso gruppo, e frecciatine sarcastiche ai gruppi rivali.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9TB358j2qM

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Amiga demo - Crack intro by Crystal & Melon dezign - 1991

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I finally cracked the code and got a working installation of Gentoo Linux on an iBook G4 from 2003. https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/cracking-the-code-gentoo-linux-on-an-ibook-g4-success-story.3339/#post-28466 #retrocomptuing #gentoo #VintageApple
Cracking the Code: Gentoo Linux on an iBook G4 Success Story

I’ve been tinkering off and on for nearly a year with Gentoo Linux on a 800 MHz iBook G4 from 2003. As you may be aware, pickings are slim for active Linux distros that support PPC. Besides the excellent Lubuntu 16.04 Remix by @wicknix, and Adelie Linux, the only other option that I found is...

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So, it looks like I can fit the “core system” (CPU, RAM, ROM, address decoding) on one standard size #Z50Bus card.

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SC701 RCBus-80pin Backplane Kit by Stephen C Cousins on Tindie

This is a 6-slot extendable modular backplane designed for RCBus

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SC513 Modular Backplane Kit for Z50Bus by Stephen C Cousins on Tindie

This is a 6-slot extendable modular backplane designed for Z50Bus

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So, after looking at backplane kits on Tindie, I think one designed for the #Z50Bus will work. If I remove all the Z80 specific pins that don't have 6502 equivalents, that leave enough room for all my IO_SELECT signals.

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Picking this thread back up while I wait on my chili to simmer.

I’m considering buying an existing backplane kit like an #rc2014 and just using it for my own purposes (ignore the official pin outs).

Then I could build dev modules of my system and connect using that.

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I’m still prototyping component of this system (sound generation, mass storage etc), so I’m not ready for the final design.

My question is, what is the best interim design?

I could build modules that connect to a backplane that shares the main system bus.

I could build a partial single-board system with pin headers for the system bus.

Or is there a better way to approach this?

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I think I’m at the point where I would like to make a PCB out of my 6502 machine. It started life as the Ben Eater 6502 kit, but I’ve made several changes from the original design.

The end goal is to have a ~1980 era home computer form-factor. Everything on a single board inside the keyboard housing like an Apple II, Atari 800, or Commodore 64.

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