alfrank
@al-frank.bsky.social
1984: C64, 1987: Amiga 500, 1988: IT technician, 1997 Mac, 2016: Arduino, 2017: 3D printers, ... Still collecting that stuff.
My C64 Ultimate Starlight Edition did indeed arrive in time for Christmas!
Thanks @commodoreofficial.bsky.social 🥳
Here with my recently and exactly for that purpose acquired Commodore 1802D Monitor hooked up via composite video.
#c64 #c64u #commodore
Thanks @commodoreofficial.bsky.social 🥳
Here with my recently and exactly for that purpose acquired Commodore 1802D Monitor hooked up via composite video.
#c64 #c64u #commodore
December 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
My C64 Ultimate Starlight Edition did indeed arrive in time for Christmas!
Thanks @commodoreofficial.bsky.social 🥳
Here with my recently and exactly for that purpose acquired Commodore 1802D Monitor hooked up via composite video.
#c64 #c64u #commodore
Thanks @commodoreofficial.bsky.social 🥳
Here with my recently and exactly for that purpose acquired Commodore 1802D Monitor hooked up via composite video.
#c64 #c64u #commodore
I bought one in parts last year but didn't yet get to do anything other than completely disassemble it.
And I removed the paint it had on the front to hide the yellowing. Then I started to retrobrighten it, the picture was taken between these two steps.
And I removed the paint it had on the front to hide the yellowing. Then I started to retrobrighten it, the picture was taken between these two steps.
December 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I bought one in parts last year but didn't yet get to do anything other than completely disassemble it.
And I removed the paint it had on the front to hide the yellowing. Then I started to retrobrighten it, the picture was taken between these two steps.
And I removed the paint it had on the front to hide the yellowing. Then I started to retrobrighten it, the picture was taken between these two steps.
With my C64U coming soon, I needed a new joystick.
Since Commodore hasn't yet shipped my ArcadeRs I looked for a nice 3D-model and printed it myself on my Bambu Lab H2D with Prusa Galaxy Black PLA filament.
I still need to wire it up.
The model is from here: makerworld.com/en/models/67...
Since Commodore hasn't yet shipped my ArcadeRs I looked for a nice 3D-model and printed it myself on my Bambu Lab H2D with Prusa Galaxy Black PLA filament.
I still need to wire it up.
The model is from here: makerworld.com/en/models/67...
December 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
With my C64U coming soon, I needed a new joystick.
Since Commodore hasn't yet shipped my ArcadeRs I looked for a nice 3D-model and printed it myself on my Bambu Lab H2D with Prusa Galaxy Black PLA filament.
I still need to wire it up.
The model is from here: makerworld.com/en/models/67...
Since Commodore hasn't yet shipped my ArcadeRs I looked for a nice 3D-model and printed it myself on my Bambu Lab H2D with Prusa Galaxy Black PLA filament.
I still need to wire it up.
The model is from here: makerworld.com/en/models/67...
Amiga Technologies mug from around 1995...1997.
November 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Amiga Technologies mug from around 1995...1997.
Just bought this one off eBay, but it hasn't arrived yet,
All my other Commodore-Monitors are some version of 1084, and one Philips iirc.
All my other Commodore-Monitors are some version of 1084, and one Philips iirc.
November 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Just bought this one off eBay, but it hasn't arrived yet,
All my other Commodore-Monitors are some version of 1084, and one Philips iirc.
All my other Commodore-Monitors are some version of 1084, and one Philips iirc.
My Ultimate 64 Elite-II from Gideon is up and running smoothly.
November 5, 2025 at 7:09 AM
My Ultimate 64 Elite-II from Gideon is up and running smoothly.
My Ultimate 64 Elite-II board is here! 🥰
And I already put it in a nice breadbin case, with a real SID.
It's working perfectly. More pics to come...
And I already put it in a nice breadbin case, with a real SID.
It's working perfectly. More pics to come...
November 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
My Ultimate 64 Elite-II board is here! 🥰
And I already put it in a nice breadbin case, with a real SID.
It's working perfectly. More pics to come...
And I already put it in a nice breadbin case, with a real SID.
It's working perfectly. More pics to come...
I don't need to drink to buy stuff I already have plenty of.
And I don't need Friday evenings to do it.
I just need to see a C64 with a 1541 and an Amiga 500 in a pack for 130,- € on a Thursday evening to instantly buy it.
And I don't need Friday evenings to do it.
I just need to see a C64 with a 1541 and an Amiga 500 in a pack for 130,- € on a Thursday evening to instantly buy it.
October 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I don't need to drink to buy stuff I already have plenty of.
And I don't need Friday evenings to do it.
I just need to see a C64 with a 1541 and an Amiga 500 in a pack for 130,- € on a Thursday evening to instantly buy it.
And I don't need Friday evenings to do it.
I just need to see a C64 with a 1541 and an Amiga 500 in a pack for 130,- € on a Thursday evening to instantly buy it.
That's most of the C64 tapes I own, and all bought only last year.
September 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
That's most of the C64 tapes I own, and all bought only last year.
Nice to see a current picture of him, 38 years after I read this:
archive.org/details/6800...
archive.org/details/6800...
September 14, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Nice to see a current picture of him, 38 years after I read this:
archive.org/details/6800...
archive.org/details/6800...
Not Commodore. But also in my collection. 😜
September 14, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Not Commodore. But also in my collection. 😜
There's more. And even more in parts. 😉
September 14, 2025 at 7:24 AM
There's more. And even more in parts. 😉
I think my SX64 looks like that from the side in a closeup.
😍
😍
September 14, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I think my SX64 looks like that from the side in a closeup.
😍
😍
This was taken just now, showing a small portion of my retro computer collection that I started in the mid 1990s.
How many are there? I stopped counting at 64...
The only two that I still have since I bought them new in '92 and '93 are an Amiga 4000 and a CD32.
There are Apples and Ataris too...
How many are there? I stopped counting at 64...
The only two that I still have since I bought them new in '92 and '93 are an Amiga 4000 and a CD32.
There are Apples and Ataris too...
September 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This was taken just now, showing a small portion of my retro computer collection that I started in the mid 1990s.
How many are there? I stopped counting at 64...
The only two that I still have since I bought them new in '92 and '93 are an Amiga 4000 and a CD32.
There are Apples and Ataris too...
How many are there? I stopped counting at 64...
The only two that I still have since I bought them new in '92 and '93 are an Amiga 4000 and a CD32.
There are Apples and Ataris too...
For me it's 38 years of owning an Amiga. I got my A500 in may 1987.
And here are a few (not all) from my collection. ;-)
And here are a few (not all) from my collection. ;-)
July 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
For me it's 38 years of owning an Amiga. I got my A500 in may 1987.
And here are a few (not all) from my collection. ;-)
And here are a few (not all) from my collection. ;-)
Commodore ist wieder da!
www.commodore.net
Das muss ich natürlich sofort unterstützen. Habe also gerade einen Commodore 64 Ultimate vorbestellt.
www.commodore.net
Das muss ich natürlich sofort unterstützen. Habe also gerade einen Commodore 64 Ultimate vorbestellt.
July 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Commodore ist wieder da!
www.commodore.net
Das muss ich natürlich sofort unterstützen. Habe also gerade einen Commodore 64 Ultimate vorbestellt.
www.commodore.net
Das muss ich natürlich sofort unterstützen. Habe also gerade einen Commodore 64 Ultimate vorbestellt.
And you can still by the good old ones on eBay, maybe put a bit of cleaning and restoration work into them. And then relive the 80s and 90s.
Just like I'm doing it with a growing stack of Amiga 500s right now. Before / after cleaning and retr0brighting.
Just like I'm doing it with a growing stack of Amiga 500s right now. Before / after cleaning and retr0brighting.
January 18, 2025 at 8:12 AM
And you can still by the good old ones on eBay, maybe put a bit of cleaning and restoration work into them. And then relive the 80s and 90s.
Just like I'm doing it with a growing stack of Amiga 500s right now. Before / after cleaning and retr0brighting.
Just like I'm doing it with a growing stack of Amiga 500s right now. Before / after cleaning and retr0brighting.
One has already been announced for Q1/2025:
January 18, 2025 at 8:02 AM
One has already been announced for Q1/2025:
One of my current projects: an Amiga 3000T/040 bought in parts.
1) After removing the paint and before applying Retr0bright.
2) Missing some bolts.
3) Missing RAM and A3640.
4) 3D-printed foot, not the best matching colour.
1) After removing the paint and before applying Retr0bright.
2) Missing some bolts.
3) Missing RAM and A3640.
4) 3D-printed foot, not the best matching colour.
December 23, 2024 at 7:17 AM
One of my current projects: an Amiga 3000T/040 bought in parts.
1) After removing the paint and before applying Retr0bright.
2) Missing some bolts.
3) Missing RAM and A3640.
4) 3D-printed foot, not the best matching colour.
1) After removing the paint and before applying Retr0bright.
2) Missing some bolts.
3) Missing RAM and A3640.
4) 3D-printed foot, not the best matching colour.
A few more bits from my collection.
December 23, 2024 at 7:09 AM
A few more bits from my collection.
Just an old photo of half of my retro computer collection. 😀
December 23, 2024 at 6:59 AM
Just an old photo of half of my retro computer collection. 😀
