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Commander X16 921.6Kbps Serial & ESP32 Network Card

The X16 Serial Card is based on a dual high-speed UART capable of running up to 921.6Kbps.  Relive your glory days or experience BBS connectivity for the first time with the integrated ESP32 microcontroller which acts as your connection to the Internet! Physical Serial Port with 9-Pin Male Connector (DE9 / DB9) High-speed RS-232 Transceiver IC Full RS-232 Hand-Shaking support RX/TX, RTS/CTS,…

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Commander X16 Riser Board for the Lazer3D Pizza Box Case

This riser board will allow you to add one card to the Lazer3D low-profile “Pizza Box” case.  It may be useful in other low-profile cases with horizontal slots but it may not line up properly. When installing first power off the machine. Orient the riser so that the slot faces left away from the VERA in the right-most slot (EXP4).  Install your expansion card and power back on and enjoy!

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PicoMEM by FreddyV - All in One 8-Bit ISA Expansion Card

The PicoMEM is an 8-bit ISA expansion card based on the Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller.  It offers a ton of features and aims to be an all-in-one solution for ISA-based vintage PCs. Features: An integrated bootable ROM allows in-system configuration and booting from any vintage system with Option ROM support. Press S at boot to configure and select disk images, memory settings and…

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The Lo-tech Yamaha C1 IDE Adapter is available for sale!

I know it’s hard to believe but we finally have the long awaited Yamaha C1 IDE Adapter ready for sale!

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34 to 50-Pin 8-Inch Floppy Adapter

34 to 50-Pin 8-Inch Floppy Adapter

This adapter allows the use of most 50-pin Shugart interface 8-inch floppy drives on a standard 34-pin floppy controller.  You can either plug the board directly into the back of an 8-inch floppy drive or use a standard 50-pin ribbon cable.  This adapter will work with any standard floppy controller, however the QuadFlop controller we offer will pass the TG43 signal to 8 inch floppy drives.  Some…

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Petscii Robots for Super Nintendo by The 8-Bit Guy

This is the official port of Attack of the Petscii Robots for the Super Nintendo by The 8-Bit Guy. It ships with the following items: Attack of the Petscii Robots Super Nintendo Cartridge Attack of the Petscii Robots User Manual for the Amiga Attack of the Petscii Robots User Manual Addendum Insert for the Super Nintendo This does not include a product box, however you can purchase a box from…

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Petscii Robots for Sega Genesis by The 8-Bit Guy

This is the official port of Attack of the Petscii Robots for the Sega Genesis by The 8-Bit Guy. It ships with the following items: Attack of the Petscii Robots Sega Genesis Cartridge Attack of the Petscii Robots User Manual for the Sega Genesis This does not include a product box. Learn more about Attack of the Petscii Robots here: Attack of the Petscii Robots on The 8-Bit Guy Blog Attack of…

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Pre-Order the Commander X16 Developer Edition now!

Pre-Order Now!

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Commander X16 Mini Perixx Keyboard

The Official Commander X16 Keyboard custom manufactured by Perixx This Mini PS/2 wired keyboard has been custom designed by us and produced by Perixx for use with the Commander X16 or a normal PC.  The keyboard contains the custom key graphics used by the Commander X16, including the ‘PETSCII’ graphics characters.  Users familiar with Commodore machines will feel right at home with this…

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Announcing the New QuadFlop from TexElec!

The QuadFlop is a four-port ISA based floppy controller which has some additional features not found on other controllers. It has a built-in display to show drive activity which can be removed from the card, and mounted remotely. It also has a microcontroller installed to send TG43 information automatically to 8″ floppy drives which need this support. Read more about it here: Quad-Flop – Four…

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Quad-Flop - Four Port ISA Floppy Controller

The Quad-Flop has finally arrived! What is it? 4-port floppy controller based on the National Semiconductor PC8477B “Advanced Floppy Disk Controller” IC. Atmel ATMEGA4808 microcontroller to monitor & display track position, enable TG43 and control write protection. Removable 3-digit display shows drive activity, current track and allows write protection with a single push. Track greater than 43…

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Introducing the QuadFlop Floppy Controller

I would like to thank Shelby with Tech Tangents for his recent review of our upcoming card, the QuadFlop Floppy Controller. We have been through a few revisions, and Shelby has been very patient working through the bugs with us. I first designed this to have TG43 support for 8″ floppy drives, and it got a little out of control from there. 🙂 We really wanted to release the card by now, but the…

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ISA IDE to SD Adapter

ISA IDE to SD Adapter

The ISA IDE to SD adapter is the latest iteration of XTIDE-based hard drive solutions for vintage computers.  It is functionally equivalent to the popular Lo-Tech ISA CompactFlash Adapter and has an integrated IDE to SD adapter installed on-board.  We have also created a custom 3D Resin-Printed bracket which allows the card to be mounted in any PC with a standard 8- or 16-bit ISA slot. This…

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Lo-tech XT-CF-lite Universal Bracket

Lo-tech XT-CF-lite Universal Bracket

This 3D resin printed bracket will fit your Lo-tech XT-CF-lite regardless of when you purchased it from us! We even have an old green board that we purchased from Lo-tech directly many years ago and the bracket fits that card too! It comes with two screws for installing the bracket on your Lo-tech XT-CF-lite.

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AT to XT Keyboard Adapter

AT to XT Keyboard Adapter

The AT2XT adapter is designed to allow you to connect an AT keyboard to a XT class computer. The device itself is a small PCB encapsulated in clear shrink wrap to prevent it from shorting out. We include a 3 foot cable to connect from your XT to the AT2XT as well as an adapter cable which allows the use of most any AT keyboard. You can connect a normal 5 pin DIN or 5-pin mini-DIN, IE PS/2-style…

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TexElec will be at VCF MidWest Sept 10th & 11th

TexElec will be at VCF MidWest Sept 10th & 11th

Hello Everyone! We’re attending VCFMW again this year and we can’t wait for the event! We will have some of our products for sale, live demos and a nearly complete Commander X16 on display! Stop by and say hello if you’re attending, we would love to meet you! VCF MIDWEST 17 (vcfmw.org)

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SB MIDI & Joystick Adapter

SB MIDI & Joystick Adapter

The Original Sound Blaster 15-pin joystick port would not only allow you to connect a joystick, but Creative also came up with their own MIDI implementation as well. All Sound Blaster cards with a joystick port, as well as many of the Sound Blaster clones (such as the Resound New Wave MCA) will support a MIDI mode known to many applications as “Sound Blaster MIDI”. While it is not MPU-401…