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| Status | Product | What it does | Compatibility | Links |
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| AvailableChecked Jul 30, 2026 | 64 Doctorby Trilogic / Shareware Plus; sold by Protovision | Tests major Commodore 64 chips, ROMs, interrupts, controls, and external ports with a cartridge and loopback plugs. Protovision announced that 64 Doctor was back in stock on 2026-07-21. The product page listed eight units at EUR 35 with a one- to two-week shipping estimate on 2026-07-30. A detailed 2019 review identifies Tim Harris of Shareware Plus as the licensed manufacturer and demonstrates the test sequence, but it does not establish equivalent sound-test behavior for an 8580 or replacement SID, the SX-64, or a C128 in C64 mode. |
| 64 Doctor product pageJuly 2026 restock announcement64 Doctor hands-on review |
| AvailableChecked Jul 30, 2026 | C64 781220 Dead Test Cartridgeby Commodore service ROM; current build by Retro Rewind | Boots before the normal KERNAL to diagnose RAM and ROM faults on a Commodore 64 that cannot reach its startup screen. Retro Rewind listed its cartridge in stock at CAD 22 on 2026-07-30. TFW8b documented a compatible alternative for C64, C64C, SX-64, and C128 in 64 mode, but that listing was out of stock. Wait up to 60 seconds for a result. The original 781220 RAM routine covers only the lowest 4 KB, and the cartridge does not test the chips and I/O covered by a harness kit. |
| Buy the Retro Rewind Dead Test cartridge781220 service ROM, manual, and disassemblyTFW8b cartridge listing |
| AvailableChecked Jul 30, 2026 | C64/C128 586220 Diagnostic Harness Familyby Sven Petersen and Commodore service design; assembled by several sellers | Adds the loopback modules needed for complete 586220 C64 or 785260 C128 port and interface diagnostics. Current routes on 2026-07-30 included Retro-Updates' EUR 17.95 harness with an Add to Cart path, Retro Rewind's CAD 75 harness with a one- to two-week lead time, Retro Rewind's separate CAD 22 C128 keyboard dongle in stock, and AMI64's GBP 49 complete eight-ROM kit. Retro Electronics had one complete kit on 2026-07-25 but documented only one tested PAL C64 board revision. Confirm the exact harness revision, cartridge, keyboard dongle, cable lengths, model settings, and included manuals before ordering. Human review found no evidence that the current retail dongle solves the documented C128DCR keyboard-jack power conflict. Sources |
| 586220 harness open projectHarness design and operating notesBuy the Retro Rewind harnessBuy the Retro Rewind C128 keyboard dongleBuy the Retro-Updates harnessBuy the AMI64 complete kitBuy the Retro Electronics complete kit |
| Build itChecked Jul 30, 2026 | Diag264 Diagnostic ROM and Harnessby Rob Clarke, with OpenC16Cart hardware by SukkoPera | DIY diagnostic ROM and loopback harness for PAL and NTSC Commodore 264-family computers. Rob Clarke's current download directory offered Diag264 0.97 on 2026-07-30. The maker also offers a programmed EPROM at media and postage cost by email. The software is CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: unmodified personal distribution with attribution is allowed, but modification and commercial resale are prohibited. The maker warns that some third-party marketplace copies were unauthorized or modified. Loopback hardware may be resold when the attribution conditions are met. |
| Diag264 project and manualDownload Diag264 0.97Build the OpenC16Cart cartridge |