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Thread: I promised to cover the rest of the hardware as well. Well, here is Part 2 of my #C64 #hardware.

Part 1 can be found here:

#C64hardware 1/
Lets start with the EasyFlash. It is modern hardware designed by skoe.
skoe.de/easyflash/doku…
It has 1MiB of FLASH and you can upload CRT images with software to it using an SD2IEC or even a 1541 when you split the data.

#C64hardware 2/
It comes with software to create CRT bundles of software and create a menu to select the PRG you want. I have a SID collection on it...

#C64hardware 3/
Next comes the successor of the EF: The EF3. The EF3 can do everything the EF can, but it can also act as a kernal switcher and it is able to run freezer cart software like ActionReplay or the FinalCart. Images can be uploaded via USB!

#C64hardware 4/
It doesn't stop there. You can even use the EF3 to upload PRGs to your #C64 via USB or write D64 images to floppy directly through USB and your C64...
skoe.de/easyflash/doku…

#C64hardware 5/
Talking about freezers: There were (are) two very popular multi purpose carts: The ActionReplay and the FinalCart. Lets start withe the AR and its clones. They contained a fast loader, some utilities, a monitor including a (dis)assembler and the freeze function

#C64hardware 6/
The AR fast loader is SD2IEC compatible, but much slower that e.g. EXOSv3. The utilities contained tools for directory listing, formating/copying discs, but the most important function was the freezer.

#C64hardware 7/
by pressing a button on the module you could freeze a running PRG/game and save it to disc as a compressed image. This image could be loaded later and would continue execution right where is was frozen. This was marketed as a savegame feature but was heavily...

#C64hardware 8/
...used for working around copy protection. The freezer also enabled you to e.g. save screenshots, take hardcopies or dump sprite data.

#C64hardware 9/
If you want to know more take a look at this page:
rr.pokefinder.org/wiki/Action_Re…

Or the manual of the AR6 here:
rr.pokefinder.org/rrwiki/images/…

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The NordicReplay is a modern remake of the AR still available at icomp:
icomp.de/shop-icomp/en/…

#C64hardware 11/
As mentioned above the FinalCartridge was a similar system. FC1 AFAIK not so common, but FC3 more so...
rr.pokefinder.org/wiki/Final_Car…

#C64hardware 12/
The FC3 came with this weird, joystick controlled GUI desktop. Beside that the functions were similar to the AR and its clones. The FC3 fast loader works with the SD2IEC as well...

#C64hardware 13/
There were other modules with similar functions, but AFAIK the AR and the FC are the most complete. Lets see how far we get in this bunch...

#C64hardware 14/
The ice machine, a freezer cart.

#C64hardware 15/
Freeze frame, a freezer cart.

#C64hardware 16/
EXOSv3, this time as a module and not as internal kernal replacement.

#C64hardware 17/
DELA DOS, a speed loader

#C64hardware 17/
DELA S/4 Modul, speed loader and BASIC extension

#C64hardware 18/
AK tronic DOS, speed loader

#C64hardware 19/
SPACE SOFT multicartridge, disc copy

#C64hardware 20/
REX 9583 Superbetriebssystem, speed loader

#C64hardware 21/
REX 9615 Hypra Disk II, speed loader

#C64hardware 22/
KCS Power Cartridge, speed loader and freezer
rr.pokefinder.org/wiki/Power_Car…

#C64hardware 23/
EPYX fastload and its modern remake, a fast loader

#C64hardware 24/
Another DELA S/4-Modul, still a fast loader

#C64hardware 25/
REX 9505 Hardcopy + Turbomodul, fast loader with hardcopy function

#C64hardware 26/
REX 9629 Hardcopymodul

#C64hardware 27/
Westfalia Trio Modul, speed loader, hardcopy and monitor

#C64hardware 28/
QuickLoad v.2 and v.4, speed loader

#C64hardware 29/
.@conradgermany disk booster, a fast loader w/ F-keys and fast format

#C64hardware 30/
DELA Multifunktions-/Universammodul, fast loader and BASIC extension

#C64hardware 31/
WEKA COMBI-TURBOMODUL+, fast loader and monitor

#C64hardware 32/
Amiga look module, a fast loader w/ autoload/disk detection like with an #Amiga.

#C64hardware 33/
I don't know about you, but I need a break and a breakfast now. There is still some stuff left, so stay tuned for part 3...

#C64hardware 34/
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Thread: I'm a little bit bored, so let's talk a while about my #C64 #hardware collection, shall we? This setup is my #C64 workhorse. It is a German C64C equipped with a car TFT, two 1541-II floppies and it came with a 4x kernal switch.

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The kernal switch gives me access to three other kernals beside the original C= kernal: JiffyDOS, SpeedDOS Plus and EXOSv3.

#C64hardware 2/
The alternative kernals include nice stuff like F-key functions for listing discs and speedloaders. Although I'm told JiffyDOS is the best(tm) speedloader I tend to use EXOSv3 most. A PRG with 81 block is loaded in 6s instead of 53s!

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