Call it fake or simply new, but when [DusteD] set out to build a brand-new Commodore 64 with only new parts, ... Another trouble maker is the power supply, maybe. Many old, ...

A few months ago, [Josh] was given an old Commodore 64. He needed to make an AV cable and find a new power supply, and even after testing these new parts out, [Josh] found it still wouldn’t boot.

The Commodore 64, thee top-selling home desktop computer of all time, remains beloved 40 years after its debut. ... Furthermore, newer substitutes for the power supply are safer than the original.

The C64 lappie features a C64C motherboard, a Gamecube power supply, ... calling the Commodore 64 laptop "probably one of, if not my favorite project I have done." ...

So how does the Commodordion work? Åkesson wired up a custom power supply, and when he flips the unit on, both Commodore 64 machines boot (no display necessary).

We show you how to build an ultra small and inexpensive Commodore 64 emulator using the Raspberry Pi Zero and Combian 64. ... a power supply, and some adapters to connect various cabling.