Monday, April 6, 2009

Ben Heck's Commodore 64 laptop mod: like 1982 without the feathered hair


Ben Heck's Commodore 64 laptop mod: like 1982 without the feathered hair


Benjamin J. Heckendorn seems unusually enthused by his latest hack'n mod, calling the Commodore 64 laptop "probably one of, if not my favorite project I have done." That's saying something from the man whose brought the "Benheck" finesse hammer down upon just about every modern and classic PC / game console and accessory you can think of. The C64 lappie features a C64C motherboard, a Gamecube power supply, and special 1541-III DTV device that emulates a floppy drive using a FAT-32 formatted SD card -- all while keeping true to the beige 8-bit spirit of the original. . Then again, there could be an Xbox 360 controller hiding in that joystick knowing Ben.

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