The IDE64 Project

An ATA / ATAPI interface cartridge for Commodore 64 / 128 computers
supporting Hard Disk, CDROM, DVD, ZiP drive, LS-120 (A-Drive), CompactFlash and more

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The IDE64 cartridge is a device for connecting an IDE hard disk drive and CD-ROM drive to a C64. It is plugged into the Expansion Port and connected to the hard drive by means of a 40 wire cable. IDE harddrive transfer rate is more than 100 times the rate of the floppy drive 1541. Good compatibity, patches for many games are available here and here. The IDE cartridge contains a 64kB ROM (EPROM or flash EPROM with IDE DOS, Machine Code Monitor, File Manager and Setup), a 28kB RAM (used for internal buffers), a realtime clock chip (powered by a battery), two LEDs (to indicate the presence of the cartrige and HDD activity), a Short-BUS for new peripherals and an ispLSI chip.

Current version contains PC-Link fast full duplex parallel or serial link support!

You only need

• Compact Flash storage card or/and IDE hard disk drive (ATAPI CD-ROM drive)
• IDE cable (if used with hard disk drive)
• Suitable power supply to feed HDD (if used with hard disk drive)
• IDE64 controller