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antirez/c64-hw-simulator
Commodore 64 hardware simulator
c64-hw-sim is a C program that simulates the Commodore 64 motherboard pin by pin, using a netlist and pin-level chip models. You can break the hardware—lift chip legs, pull chips, short pins—and watch the computed results on the screen, keyboard, and a built-in oscilloscope. It's for learning the machine's inner workings and diagnosing real broken boards, not for playing games.
Why now: It's a new project by antirez (Salvatore Sanabria), the well-known creator of Redis, and was just featured on Hacker News for its unusual approach: hardware failures emerge from the simulated circuit rather than being scripted.
Who it is for: Retro-computing enthusiasts, hardware learners, and C64 repairers who want to experiment with faults without risking real boards.
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