Under the name Mega65 have a number of hobbyists an fpga design and the corresponding software released that enables a working Commodore 65-compatible computer can be built. The design includes a ethernetimplementatie, an sd card reader and hd output.
Commodore worked in the early nineties the successor of the highly successful Commodore 64 home computer. The Commodore 65 had a significantly faster processor – a 3,54 MHz CSG 65CE02 – as well as a doubling of the ram to 128KB, but be backwards compatible with the Commodore 64. The model was ultimately not timely enough on the market and the bankruptcy of Commodore International in 1994, a number of prototypes sold.
On the basis of the Commodore 65 are hobbyists, a hardware design has been developed that a Commodore 65 is to build. The implementation, Mega65 called, can an fpga be programmed. According to the developers it is a complete working 8bit-computer that is up to 50 times faster than the original Commodore 64. The model would be compatible with the home computer.
The software of the Mega65 includes support for ethernet, hd output, and sd cards are read. Also the memory is expandable. With the software and the hardware design are other hobbyists are encouraged to self Mega65 systems to build on.
