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Ep. #234 - André Fachat: PET, Emulation + much more

We welcome André Fachat to the show, an emulation expert, having been one of the early former members of the VICE team, being an expert on Commodore PET computers, hardware tinkerer and expert and so much more! Let's dig deep together into the fascinating world of André Fachat! You won't regret! Interview section starts at minute 50:25

Links related to this episode:

• André Fachat's homepage: https://andrefachat.de
• André Fachat's 8-bit pages: http://6502.org/users/andre/index.html

• André Fachat on X: https://x.com/afachat
• André Fachat on Mastodon: https://mastodon.online/@afachat
• André Fachat on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@8bittimes
• André Fachat on GitHub: https://github.com/fachat
• André Fachat on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/afachat.bsky.social

News mentioned in this episode:

• Our C64 News Portal has been relaunched: https://c64.tv

• Richard/TND's Website found a new home at the Webspace of Scene World: https://c64.tv/1832/
• Commander/Role has left us: https://8bitlegends.com/2026/02/01/commander-role-has-left-us-far-too-early/
• Game On: A Feature Documentary about Brenda Romero: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theresaloong/game-on-brenda-romero-documentary
• Romero Games - Press News Sign-Up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmHiYecq17gPLITiTM047a9h3FoaxrrwYJDax_hELsqrhQ3Q/viewform?pli=1
• To celebrate id Software’s 35th anniversary, John released the Making Catacomb 3D Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcUqwMf01pI
• Searching the Bible on a Commodore 64 Ultimate, with CommodoreSam’s interview of Michael R. Miller from SOGWAP Software: https://youtu.be/jqVK7pysIpc?si=5kkywpRk0h9sPK1-
• HippoPlayer 2.66 Updater on AmiNet: https://aminet.net/package/mus/play/hippoplayerupdate / HippoPlayer on Github: https://github.com/koobo/HippoPlayer
• 7-bit Homepage: https://retro.7-bit.pl/?lang=en / KickSwitcher by 7-bit: https://retro.7-bit.pl/?lang=en&go=produkty&name=KICKSW500#
• Wicher520i turbo card by 7-bit: https://retro.7-bit.pl/?lang=en&go=produkty&name=WICH520I
• Parallaxian Work-In-Progress Video for March 2026: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0-9tA-CUzE
• Drift Stage's continueing development in 2026, Steam Forums Statement: https://steamcommunity.com/app/349470/discussions/0/803467726262785189/

 

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Intro rendered by Matthias Kohlen and music by Remute: https://www.remute.org

Promo by David "Flynn" Oghia of Vectrex Mini

 

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