Jan Beta
@janbeta.net
I repair/hack/make/destroy stuff on YouTube/PeerTube.
Retrocomputing, VintageAudio, Tinkering. As unprofessional as it gets.
Chaotic good. Anti-fascist. C64 rules.
https://janbeta.net/
Retrocomputing, VintageAudio, Tinkering. As unprofessional as it gets.
Chaotic good. Anti-fascist. C64 rules.
https://janbeta.net/
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One Chip Amiga Kickstart Switcher & an A600/A1200 Boot Selector
YouTube video by Jan Beta
youtu.be
New video! Making a single chip Amiga Kickstart switcher and trying out a boot selector for the A600 and A1200.
YouTube: youtu.be/EJ7AFMgJjdQ
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/vmBrgvh5ro...
#Amiga #Commodore #A600 #Amiga600 #Kickstart #KickstartSwitcher #BootSelector #RetroComputing #VintageComputing
YouTube: youtu.be/EJ7AFMgJjdQ
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/vmBrgvh5ro...
#Amiga #Commodore #A600 #Amiga600 #Kickstart #KickstartSwitcher #BootSelector #RetroComputing #VintageComputing
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#LogLoads64
Bod Squad, The
I think I picked this up LATE in the #C64 Day and you know what, if you like platformers / Rick Dangerous, this is a DECENT game. Great production values, brilliant movement and GFX & SFX. For a BUDGET game. It really is very good. If you have not played it - do so today!
Bod Squad, The
I think I picked this up LATE in the #C64 Day and you know what, if you like platformers / Rick Dangerous, this is a DECENT game. Great production values, brilliant movement and GFX & SFX. For a BUDGET game. It really is very good. If you have not played it - do so today!
November 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
#LogLoads64
Bod Squad, The
I think I picked this up LATE in the #C64 Day and you know what, if you like platformers / Rick Dangerous, this is a DECENT game. Great production values, brilliant movement and GFX & SFX. For a BUDGET game. It really is very good. If you have not played it - do so today!
Bod Squad, The
I think I picked this up LATE in the #C64 Day and you know what, if you like platformers / Rick Dangerous, this is a DECENT game. Great production values, brilliant movement and GFX & SFX. For a BUDGET game. It really is very good. If you have not played it - do so today!
SNEStoration going on. #InTheLabDoingStuff
November 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
SNEStoration going on. #InTheLabDoingStuff
#Commodore keycaps update update: www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
Keyboard for your Commodore computer! by CBMSTUFF - Clarifications... - Indiegogo
Update to progress
www.indiegogo.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
#Commodore keycaps update update: www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
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Some time in the future, as fire rains from the sky and the oceans boil, Earth will experience its last-ever Monday, and Garfield will be well pleased
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Some time in the future, as fire rains from the sky and the oceans boil, Earth will experience its last-ever Monday, and Garfield will be well pleased
New old tool in the Beta Lab: #Mitutoyo calipers I randomly found on eBay for little money. Not exactly sure how to date these but the logo appears to be the one used roughly from 1962 to 1965 (according to leftover.engineering/2020/09/06/m...). They are still VERY accurate as far as I can see. <3
November 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
New old tool in the Beta Lab: #Mitutoyo calipers I randomly found on eBay for little money. Not exactly sure how to date these but the logo appears to be the one used roughly from 1962 to 1965 (according to leftover.engineering/2020/09/06/m...). They are still VERY accurate as far as I can see. <3
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An interesting update below for those of you waiting for the Blingboard and indeed the Commodore 64 Ultimate.
www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
Keyboard for your Commodore computer! by CBMSTUFF - Keycap update - Indiegogo
Latest news...
www.indiegogo.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
An interesting update below for those of you waiting for the Blingboard and indeed the Commodore 64 Ultimate.
www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
New video! Making a single chip Amiga Kickstart switcher and trying out a boot selector for the A600 and A1200.
YouTube: youtu.be/EJ7AFMgJjdQ
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/vmBrgvh5ro...
#Amiga #Commodore #A600 #Amiga600 #Kickstart #KickstartSwitcher #BootSelector #RetroComputing #VintageComputing
YouTube: youtu.be/EJ7AFMgJjdQ
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/vmBrgvh5ro...
#Amiga #Commodore #A600 #Amiga600 #Kickstart #KickstartSwitcher #BootSelector #RetroComputing #VintageComputing
One Chip Amiga Kickstart Switcher & an A600/A1200 Boot Selector
YouTube video by Jan Beta
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
New video! Making a single chip Amiga Kickstart switcher and trying out a boot selector for the A600 and A1200.
YouTube: youtu.be/EJ7AFMgJjdQ
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/vmBrgvh5ro...
#Amiga #Commodore #A600 #Amiga600 #Kickstart #KickstartSwitcher #BootSelector #RetroComputing #VintageComputing
YouTube: youtu.be/EJ7AFMgJjdQ
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/vmBrgvh5ro...
#Amiga #Commodore #A600 #Amiga600 #Kickstart #KickstartSwitcher #BootSelector #RetroComputing #VintageComputing
New video is up ad-free for all monthly supporters! Thank you so much for your help! <3 www.patreon.com/posts/143196...
One Chip Amiga Kickstart Switcher & an A600/A1200 Boot Selector (ad free) | Patreon
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November 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
New video is up ad-free for all monthly supporters! Thank you so much for your help! <3 www.patreon.com/posts/143196...
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A lot of folks missed the live stream and asked to see my opening speech at Amiga 40 Germany, so here it is. Huge thanks to Vitus and Alicia from BBSIndex on YouTube for the recording 🙏 #commodore #commodoreamiga #amiga #Amiga40 #AmigaBill LINK: youtu.be/gNA9SpJADyA
Celebrating the Amiga Community | Amiga Bill’s Opening Speech at Amiga 40 Germany
YouTube video by Amiga Bill
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 11:18 AM
A lot of folks missed the live stream and asked to see my opening speech at Amiga 40 Germany, so here it is. Huge thanks to Vitus and Alicia from BBSIndex on YouTube for the recording 🙏 #commodore #commodoreamiga #amiga #Amiga40 #AmigaBill LINK: youtu.be/gNA9SpJADyA
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A day late, but it's time to big up those cool little YouTube channels out there:
#1: @yesterzine.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/yest...
#1: @yesterzine.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/yest...
I've played a lot of bad C64 racing games but thanks to Commodore Format we'll prove the machine can mix it with the best... or will we? Plus, The 73% Trials return.
youtu.be/untaNgStYsY
youtu.be/untaNgStYsY
Saving the C64 racing game - Commodore Format Magazine
YouTube video by Yesterzine - The Literal Magazine Show
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 8:35 AM
A day late, but it's time to big up those cool little YouTube channels out there:
#1: @yesterzine.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/yest...
#1: @yesterzine.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/yest...
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Here's a handy guide to some electronic components.
October 30, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Here's a handy guide to some electronic components.
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Halloween approaches🧙♀️, so that must mean my C64 games are on sale!🙂🧹🎃
itch.io/s/165702/sja...
itch.io/s/165702/sja...
SJA's Halloween Sale 2025 by SarahJaneAvory
A bundle by SarahJaneAvory, $26.94 for 6 games
itch.io
October 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Halloween approaches🧙♀️, so that must mean my C64 games are on sale!🙂🧹🎃
itch.io/s/165702/sja...
itch.io/s/165702/sja...
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🕹️ Please follow all 👇
👉 go.bsky.app/99ZzF5p
#Commodore #Amiga #C64 #Commodore64 #RetroComputing #RetroGaming #C64Reposts
👉 go.bsky.app/99ZzF5p
#Commodore #Amiga #C64 #Commodore64 #RetroComputing #RetroGaming #C64Reposts
October 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
🕹️ Please follow all 👇
👉 go.bsky.app/99ZzF5p
#Commodore #Amiga #C64 #Commodore64 #RetroComputing #RetroGaming #C64Reposts
👉 go.bsky.app/99ZzF5p
#Commodore #Amiga #C64 #Commodore64 #RetroComputing #RetroGaming #C64Reposts
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42 years ago today, Texas Instruments gave up on the home computer market. The TI-99/4A sold 2.8 million units but a price war with Commodore rendered it unprofitable. #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing dfarq.homeip.net/ti-99-4a-dis...
TI-99/4A discontinued October 28, 1983
It was a stunning defeat for a company with so many advantages
dfarq.homeip.net
October 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
42 years ago today, Texas Instruments gave up on the home computer market. The TI-99/4A sold 2.8 million units but a price war with Commodore rendered it unprofitable. #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing dfarq.homeip.net/ti-99-4a-dis...
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VALE OF THE LOST GODDESS. Right that's all the location bitmaps done and first pass on all the sprites done too. Stu wrote me a quick editor so i could link up all the rooms and add little descriptions of what you see. #c64
October 28, 2025 at 7:35 AM
VALE OF THE LOST GODDESS. Right that's all the location bitmaps done and first pass on all the sprites done too. Stu wrote me a quick editor so i could link up all the rooms and add little descriptions of what you see. #c64
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Did anyone see a ZX81 cassette tape and think it was a regular tape with an audio recording of someone reading out the lines of BASIC to type in?
Me neither.
Me neither.
October 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Did anyone see a ZX81 cassette tape and think it was a regular tape with an audio recording of someone reading out the lines of BASIC to type in?
Me neither.
Me neither.
Grokipedia = Wikipegida *
* probably only some of my German followers will get the "joke", sorry.
* probably only some of my German followers will get the "joke", sorry.
October 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Grokipedia = Wikipegida *
* probably only some of my German followers will get the "joke", sorry.
* probably only some of my German followers will get the "joke", sorry.
New video! Replacing the rechargeable lithium cell on my Blizzard 1230 MK IV Amiga 1200 accelerator card.
YouTube: youtu.be/-sdXLAXbpfQ
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/qLLGtqax62...
#Amiga #A1200 #Amiga1200 #Commodore #Blizzard1230 #Phase5 #Battery #Accelerator #RetroComputing #VintageComputing
YouTube: youtu.be/-sdXLAXbpfQ
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/qLLGtqax62...
#Amiga #A1200 #Amiga1200 #Commodore #Blizzard1230 #Phase5 #Battery #Accelerator #RetroComputing #VintageComputing
Blizzard 1230 MK IV Amiga Accelerator Battery Replacement
YouTube video by Jan Beta
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
New video! Replacing the rechargeable lithium cell on my Blizzard 1230 MK IV Amiga 1200 accelerator card.
YouTube: youtu.be/-sdXLAXbpfQ
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/qLLGtqax62...
#Amiga #A1200 #Amiga1200 #Commodore #Blizzard1230 #Phase5 #Battery #Accelerator #RetroComputing #VintageComputing
YouTube: youtu.be/-sdXLAXbpfQ
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/qLLGtqax62...
#Amiga #A1200 #Amiga1200 #Commodore #Blizzard1230 #Phase5 #Battery #Accelerator #RetroComputing #VintageComputing
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Death by Scrolling, my game with @grumpygamer.com, is out! It’s a vertically scrolling arcade roguelite with a sense of humour. Grab it on PC now - with console coming soon!
Save 10% on Death by Scrolling on Steam
Welcome to Purgatory, inc. now under new management! Death by Scrolling is a rogue-like vertically scrolling RPG where you kill enemies, collect gold, and avoid the Reaper long enough to pay the Ferry...
store.steampowered.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Death by Scrolling, my game with @grumpygamer.com, is out! It’s a vertically scrolling arcade roguelite with a sense of humour. Grab it on PC now - with console coming soon!
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Started putting together some documentation and tutorials together for the Spectrum Next 3D engine. This is the first of many.
Next 3D Engine: Export from Blender
YouTube video by Break Into Program
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Started putting together some documentation and tutorials together for the Spectrum Next 3D engine. This is the first of many.
New video is up ad-free for all monthly supporters! Thank you so much for keeping the channel going! <3 www.patreon.com/posts/142247...
Blizzard 1230 MK IV Amiga Accelerator Battery Replacement (ad free) | Jan Beta
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October 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
New video is up ad-free for all monthly supporters! Thank you so much for keeping the channel going! <3 www.patreon.com/posts/142247...
I only ever found 3 (contemporary at the time) gaming consoles interesting enough to actually go out and buy them: the original Nintendo Gameboy, the Sony PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo Switch. Happy birthday, PS2. You were a literal game changer (although I admittedly used you mostly to play DVDs).
October 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I only ever found 3 (contemporary at the time) gaming consoles interesting enough to actually go out and buy them: the original Nintendo Gameboy, the Sony PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo Switch. Happy birthday, PS2. You were a literal game changer (although I admittedly used you mostly to play DVDs).
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Seeing lots of Canadian commenters on this episode wishing to attend but would prefer one in Canada: well the first VCF Montreal is a thing this January!
vcfed.org/vcf-montreal...
Exhibiting there will be free and they're actively looking for more exhibitors right now to attend. Check it out! 🇨🇦
vcfed.org/vcf-montreal...
Exhibiting there will be free and they're actively looking for more exhibitors right now to attend. Check it out! 🇨🇦
VCF Montreal Exhibitor FAQ – FAQ Exposants – Vintage Computer Federation
vcfed.org
October 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Seeing lots of Canadian commenters on this episode wishing to attend but would prefer one in Canada: well the first VCF Montreal is a thing this January!
vcfed.org/vcf-montreal...
Exhibiting there will be free and they're actively looking for more exhibitors right now to attend. Check it out! 🇨🇦
vcfed.org/vcf-montreal...
Exhibiting there will be free and they're actively looking for more exhibitors right now to attend. Check it out! 🇨🇦