Idun for the Commodore 128

[Blacklord]

From the homepage at https://github.com/idun-project/idun-cartridge

This is the home of the idun-cartridge for the C128. Here you will find the latest software, along with source code, sample applications, and other content.

What does it do? Hopefully a demo is worth a thousand words. 

Hardware
The idun-cartridge uses a Propeller 1 micro-controller to provide a fast hardware interface between the C128 and a Raspberry Pi ("RPi") that runs a customized Linux OS. The cartridge is designed to work and fit best with the Raspberry Pi Zero 2. However, any recent Raspberry Pi can be made to work.

The first set of photos show the idun-cartridge with RPi Zero 2 fitted. As you can see, a standard-sized C64/128 cartridge case can be hacked to cover the board, but leave the RPi, ports, and button accessible.

Partial Support for original Pi Zero
The original Pi Zero is nearing end-of-life, being phased out by the Raspberry Pi Foundation in favor of the more powerful Pi Zero 2. Because of this, some ARM Linux disributions are discontinuing support, making it difficult for the idun-cartridge to continue supporting the Pi Zero. However, the current state of affairs is that the Pi Zero is widely available and very inexpensive, and this could remain the case for the next year-or-so.

In light of the above, the Pi Zero is partially supported. You can download a compatible image file that includes v1.2 of the software. All features are present on this image except for the idunSID remote SID player software (it requires a newer glibc library) and the Z80 programming support.

[RobertB]

Heh, I knew about the idun, but I don't prefer that it needs a pi zero for a person to use it.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan

[Blacklord]

Heh, I knew about the idun, but I don't prefer that it needs a pi zero for a person to use it.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan

Pi Zero is deprecated and getting harder to find, we can hope that the author updates eventually.