Getting Started
What do I need to get started?
Prerequisites
• Ultimate 64 motherboard
• Power adapter 12V DC (included)
• A case to put your Ultimate 64 in
• A C64 keyboard
• HDMI cable or standard C64 video cable
• USB Pen drive
• Kernal ROM (extract from your Commodore 64 or download online)
• Basic ROM (extract from your Commodore 64 or download online)
• Char ROM (extract from your Commodore 64 or download online)
Optional
• One or two SID chips
• Keyboard risers (for the C64C model case)
Installing
Mounting the Ultimate 64 in a Case
If you have a spare Commodore 64C case, or bought a new case (which is the C64C model as well),
you will need keyboard risers. Some of these have loose metal keyboard risers already in them,
others have them mounted with pop rivets to a metal shield. If you have the latter, it is
recommended to drill the pop rivets to get the risers loose, otherwise they will interfere with the
keyboard connector on the Ultimate 64.
A few C64C have the keyboard clipped onto the top of the case. For those you don’t need keyboard
risers.
If you buy a new case online, be aware that you will need a keyboard as well.
If you have an older case (the breadbin model), the keyboard is mounted in the top of the case, and
therefore you don’t need keyboard risers.
1. Mount the risers to your keyboard. The left can be farthest to the edge, but the right riser you
have to mount a bit to the left of the right edge, so it won’t interfere with the keyboard
connector.
2. There are some places online where you can find risers that are supposed to fit perfectly
with the Ultimate 64. Here is one model that should work:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3051450 You can 3D-print them yourself or ask
someone to do it for you. These can be screwed directly onto the bottom of the case as well.
3. Set the keyboard aside for now.
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