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  • BackSID - the replacement for the 6581/8580 SID

    From Robert Bernardo@3:770/3 to All on Fri Sep 17 01:01:01 2021
    Evie Salomon, creator of the BackBit cartridge and other Commodore bits (!), has released the BackSID, a replacement for the 6581/8580 SID chip in the Commodore 64/128/64C/128DCR. BackSID auto-detects into which Commodore it is installed, and with an
    upcoming C64 configuration program, the user will be able to customize the settings and upgrade the firmware. Not only does BackSID offer good sound but also supports inputs, like mouse, paddles, and Koalapad. It does not offer audio pass-through. For
    more BackSID details, see

    https://store.backbit.io/product/backsid/

    To see Evie’s video presentation of the BackSID, see

    https://youtu.be/vhtraERrMNw?t=161

    To see the rest of Evie’s products, see

    https://store.backbit.io/

    The BackSID is very reasonably priced at $29 US, not including shipping.

    Truly,
    Robert Bernardo
    Fresno Commodore User Group – http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
    Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network – http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
    Nov. 6-7 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2021 – http://www.portcommodore.com/class

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  • From Robert Bernardo@3:770/3 to All on Thu Jul 13 02:08:59 2023
    BackSID has been going through continual improvement. Released several hours ago, the latest firmware is at 2.1.2. To see the changes, go to

    https://backbit.io/downloads/Firmware/BackSID/Revisions.txt

    and to download the firmware, go to

    https://backbit.io/downloads/Firmware/BackSID/

    Truly,
    Robert Bernardo
    Fresno Commodore User Group
    http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm

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  • From traymond160@gmail.com@3:770/3 to Robert Bernardo on Fri Sep 29 11:37:55 2023
    On Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 3:09:03 AM UTC-6, Robert Bernardo wrote:
    BackSID has been going through continual improvement. Released several hours ago, the latest firmware is at 2.1.2. To see the changes, go to

    https://backbit.io/downloads/Firmware/BackSID/Revisions.txt

    and to download the firmware, go to

    https://backbit.io/downloads/Firmware/BackSID/
    Truly,
    Robert Bernardo
    Fresno Commodore User Group
    http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm

    Hi Robert is this about the same as the German FPGA Sid, will do all of the same, but this seems to be better and less expensive. There is also the
    Arm Sid that is decent too.

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