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  • Sådan sælger du dine retrocomputere
    buying and selling, dansk

    Sådan sælger du dine retrocomputere

    I denne artikel giver jeg en række råd til dig, der står foran at skulle sælge din gamle Commodore 64 eller Amiga 500-samling

    2025-06-22

    crlarsen

  • Determining the mainboard assembly number from outside the case
    Computers, Test procedures

    Determining the mainboard assembly number from outside the case

    Determine the Commodore 64 motherboard revision without opening the case

    2025-06-11

    crlarsen

  • Testing Commodore 64 power supplies
    Test procedures

    Testing Commodore 64 power supplies

    Commodore 64 power suppliers should be tested before being sold off. In this article, I discuss test procedures, acceptance criteria and some of the concerns that call for awareness when using old power supplies connected directly to the power grid.

    2025-05-09

    crlarsen

  • Testing a Commodore 64
    Computers, Test procedures

    Testing a Commodore 64

    Before listing a Commodore 64, I conduct a series of tests. In this article, I explain my test procedures and equipment, and I take a deeper look at the acceptance criteria when testing products that were first released in 1982.

    2025-05-07

    crlarsen

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    A C64 with black screen

    When a C64 fails, the most common symptom is a black screen. While having a display of some sorts makes troubleshooting easier, a black screen […]

    2025-04-09

    crlarsen

  • Testing software
    Test procedures

    Testing software

    While cassette games usually still work even today, disk games have a considerable error margin. Original games vary greatly in price, meaning that the effort […]

    2025-03-29

    crlarsen

  • Understanding Azimuth
    Datasettes

    Understanding Azimuth

    Azimuth Head Alignment is one of my go-to tools when working on datasettes. It is not only useful for adjusting azimuth but also for datasette […]

    2025-03-27

    crlarsen

  • Datasette repair notes
    Datasettes

    Datasette repair notes

    Commodore’s datasette is a robust little machine, and many of them still keep spinning. Furthermore, many of the most frequent problems can be fixed easily. […]

    2025-03-21

    crlarsen

  • Testing datasettes
    Datasettes, Test procedures

    Testing datasettes

    Given the price tag, there is a limit to the amount of time you can spend on datasettes. Annoyingly, many of them come with minor […]

    2025-03-18

    crlarsen

  • Replacing the drive belt in a 1530/1531 datasette
    Datasettes

    Replacing the drive belt in a 1530/1531 datasette

    Failing drive belts is perhaps the most problem you encounter most frequently when servicing Commodore’s 1530 and 1531 datasettes today. But when should you replace […]

    2025-03-17

    crlarsen

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  • Sådan sælger du dine retrocomputere2025-06-22
  • Determining the mainboard assembly number from outside the case2025-06-11
  • Commodore 64 power supplies and test procedures
    Testing Commodore 64 power supplies2025-05-09
  • Testing a Commodore 642025-05-07

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