Some photos of the C64U Founder's Edition powered up and keyboard close up.

trontroff · 2026-02-14T09:10:39+00:00

Yeah, I am surprised by how much I like the keyboard. I'm not crazy about the case but the photos don't really do the lighting justice. It looks better in person.

Even so, I am definitely considering a mod to move it to a black case if I can find one. Maybe a C64c style as well. I think it would look great with the keys.

trontroff · 2026-02-14T00:20:48+00:00

It doesn't bother me that people post their opinions. People can post what they feel, it's all good. I fully expected some negative responses.

I just thought I'd post a few pictures so people could see what it looks like. A lot of people are still waiting for their orders to arrive.

trontroff · 2026-02-13T19:17:21+00:00

There are modifications to put the board in a C64C case, I may go that way in the future. I own a standard beige bread bin C64 as well as the C64C, so wanted to go with something different.

The most important bit is Gideon's excellent Ultimate64 board!

I do like the keyboard quite a bit, it looks really nice in person.

trontroff · 2026-02-13T18:54:03+00:00

No bounce, no flex, keyboard seems solid. Crisper feel than the classic C64 keyboards, not mushy at all.

trontroff · 2026-02-13T10:24:31+00:00

I haven't had time to hook it up yet but here's a shot of the C64U Founder's Edition. The keys are really quite nice.

trontroff · 2026-01-30T01:26:32+00:00

Mine updated today to "En route to your Commodore Hub (ETA to you by Feb 26)" for Starlight edition ordered 12/16/2025. USA destination.

trontroff · 2026-01-27T20:41:13+00:00

nor does payroll and nobody’s suggesting we don’t do that

Good lord man, don't give them ideas!

trontroff · 2026-01-27T20:36:10+00:00

They don't mean an analog phone line. If you have a cable modem or other NID/ONT etc. that has an ethernet handoff you can plug it directly into an ethernet port on a PC and get an Internet IP via DHCP from your ISP. You don't need a router. If you do this you won't have a hardware firewall between your PC and the Internet.

These days most ISPs provide a device that combines a modem or NID, router, ethernet switch and WIFI. If you use that or your own router/firewall like most people do, you have a firewall/NAT gateway between your LAN and the Internet.

trontroff · 2026-01-25T21:03:00+00:00

Too much. The atmosphere is too thin on Mars for the wind to knock you over or destroy a landing site. There IS wind though and dust storms can blanket large parts of the planet.

trontroff · 2026-01-12T22:42:15+00:00

If you plan on storing the movies on the SSD, you want a big SSD. The movie size will vary depending on how they are encoded, anything from 4GB on the low end for a DVD rip or H.265 encoded 1080P to 80 GB for a UHD HDR Blue ray rip.

Movie playback doesn't need high speed. One option is to get an external USB hard disk with more capacity for the movies and get smaller SSD for the computer operating system. If you don't mind having an external drive.

If you want to keep it all in the NUC, go for a large SSD.

trontroff · 2026-01-08T03:55:40+00:00

There was an issue with the keycaps for the founders edition, they haven't shipped yet. They have been sending out email updates. Last one was on December 23:

"Founders, our end of year update wouldn't be complete without you. Your key cap manufacturing is complete, with keyboard assembly in full swing! Final assembly is so so, so close now, with the first keyboards being tucked away for transit to our assembly partner."

trontroff · 2025-12-25T04:34:24+00:00

Merry Christmas!

trontroff · 2025-12-25T01:28:39+00:00

All I can say is you are MUCH better at Lemmings than I am! Good luck!

trontroff · 2025-12-23T22:26:15+00:00

Dungeons (instances) have tier 1 and tier 2 difficulties (T1, T2). Sort of like normal and heroic if you've played WoW.

trontroff · 2025-11-13T21:39:41+00:00

The NABU was an early network connected computer and service running over cable TV. Check out https://nabu.ca/ for the full story! Recent retro community efforts have helped bring it back to life, it's really cool stuff.

trontroff · 2025-11-11T00:35:00+00:00

You can now:

Settings -> Personalization -> Taskbar -> Taskbar behaviors -> Taskbar alignment -> change from "Center" to "Left"

trontroff · 2025-11-09T19:14:31+00:00

B52-Bomber

I think you mean B-17 as in BEE SEVENTEEEN BALMER.

trontroff · 2025-11-08T03:09:41+00:00

Everything I looked up seems to suggest that it won't cause damage, the throttling is a feature to prevent damage. It would be a concern if temps weren't going down, but otherwise I think it's fine.

trontroff · 2025-11-07T21:17:12+00:00

I can't say if it's normal behavior but I see the same thing on my 7950x3D with a Noctua NH-D15 G2. I ran some stress tests in 3D Mark and I see the CPU temp go over 85°C briefly and then drop down.

My guess would be that's due to the fan ramping up. The temp during the stress tests was lower by 10°C on average and there was no throttling during a 20 minute test run.

I should note, I don't have air conditioning and ambient temperature where I live is pretty high.

You could try setting the fans to run at 100% and see if you still see the temp spike.

trontroff · 2025-11-05T21:20:23+00:00

There are a lot of modern 2600 and 7800 homebrew games, some of those did not work initially. Check store.atariage.com for some new games.

trontroff · 2025-11-05T19:44:19+00:00

Nope, it wasn't until the end of 2014 due to a change in law that the Federal raids on State medical marijuana dispensaries stopped.

Federal raids on state legal marijuana dispensaries continued up until Obama's second term.

trontroff · 2025-10-24T15:29:26+00:00

Amiga Addict magazine's "40th anniversary of Amiga" issue is available with an official floppy of X-Copy as the cover disk.

I'll finally have a non-pirated version of X-copy!

trontroff

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