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Purchasing
Purchasing
EVO64 v1 (Production Release)
Product Brief
Product Brief
Getting Started with an Assembled EVO
Getting Started with an Assembled EVO
Welcome to the World of EVO! Here’s a few quick setup considerations that will ensure that you’re getting the best experience with your system Physical board inspection Please inspect the board for any signs of damage, such as scratches and dents, as well as any bent, loose or broken c...
DIY Builders Guide
DIY Builders Guide
Latest update: June 29th 2024 (Added some more info about the Integrated PHIagra Circuit) Let’s Get Ready to Soldeeeeeeer…. The EVO team is composed of hobbyists and diehard C64 enthusiasts just like you. We found each other online while exploring and enjoying our mutual interests in makin...
EVO64 Rel v1 BOM
EVO64 Rel v1 BOM
EVO64 Rel1 Component Placement
EVO64 Rel1 Component Placement
Multi-SID Audio
Multi-SID Audio
“Double your Listening Pleasure” One of the coolest features of the EVO is its native support for Dual SID chips and stereo sound output. The original inspirations came from the MixSID by Henning Liebenau, although EVO takes a completely unique and novel approach by implementing all of its d...
Tube Audio Preamps (NuTube64 & Triode64)
Tube Audio Preamps (NuTube64 & Triode64)
NuTube64 (Gen 3) Triode64 (Gen 2) Tube Warmth that Won’t Melt your Case, or your Face One of coolest and most unique options available for EVO are a pair of optional tube-based audio preamp modules, which have been custom designed to provide warmth, coloration and new character t...
ClearVideo64 & Video Modes
ClearVideo64 & Video Modes
“Escape from Behind those Bars” Retro hardware fans like us are typically faced with a dichotomy. We LOVE the look and feel of our old displays, because when we have them tuned just right, our games and demos become more like a time-machine, teleporting us back to the most nostalgic places...
Multi-ROM Management
Multi-ROM Management
“All your ROMs are Belong to us!” EVO takes a unique approach towards allowing you to manage all of your system ROMS images and Character sets, by placing them into single-unified EEPROM. A variety of chip models in a variety of sizes are supported, from the W27C010 @ 128KB, up to the 27C80...
Custom Developed PLA
Custom Developed PLA
We Bid you QAPLA’ (That’s Klingon for “Success”) For anyone that isn’t familiar with the Commodore 64’s Programmable Logic Array (PLA), it’s typically described as the “traffic cop” for the entire system. Its job is to tell chips when it’s their time to wake up, so they can listen...
Joystick & I/O Port Protection
Joystick & I/O Port Protection
Fried Chips are Overrated Nothing will dampen your retro fun quicker than an electrostatic jolt from your hand or from an I/O port connector. Chips that tend to be the most vulnerable to ESD impact are the SID which controls your sound and the CIAs which control all of your input and output op...
Multi Switch Module (MSM)
Multi Switch Module (MSM)
VICII Swap Module
VICII Swap Module
3D Printable Files
3D Printable Files
EVO64 Blue Pearl (Prototype)
Blue Pearl BOM
Blue Pearl BOM
Blue Pearl Component Placement
Blue Pearl Component Placement
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