C64 bytemare Laserdreams rebuild

[polishedball]

I will be receiving a old commodore 64, laser light show controller that was given to me by Laser Dreamz, thank you George for the donation. I am a huge commodore collector, I purchased an online lot that contained a Bytemare DAC, my research looking for information on it lead me to the forum post with the system here.

The goal will be to have the system fully restored and running. I just recently made contact with the systems original developer and coder. He even recognized who's system it was. The great news is he is willing to help with whatever I may need to get it running. The bummer is he doesn't have the old documentation handy.

The beginnings of where it is at can be scene in this link http://home.comcast.net/~polishedball/BYTE/

I'll be posting photos, details, progress and information as it is acquired in this thread.

John

Also if this is the wrong forum for this please move it to the correct area, still new around here. Thanks to all that have been so friendly and informative to this laser newb.

[mixedgas]

printed listing and schematic of alternative C64 system, sent..

Gotta go play the Brandenberg Concerto Commodore theme from the 'miga commercials.

My first commercial laser show controller was a Pangolin Product, called LSD1000.

Steve

[polishedball]

printed listing and schematic of alternative C64 system, sent..

Gotta go play the Brandenberg Concerto Commodore theme from the 'miga commercials.

My first commercial laser show controller was a Pangolin Product, called LSD1000.

Steve

Thanks Steve, hopefully i'll be able to acquire the hardware you mentioned also, or just build it myself. Curious do you recall if it was cartridge based or user port based?

[polishedball]

Well (1) of the dumps Dream Beamz sent me was good, I have got the software running in a modified cart. the second prg is just locking up my machine right now, will have to check my cart and proms.

[mixedgas]

Thanks Steve, hopefully i'll be able to acquire the hardware you mentioned also, or just build it myself. Curious do you recall if it was cartridge based or user port based?

USER PORT! 3 DAC08 chips and some latches.

Schematic enclosed in what I sent you.

Steve

[polishedball]

Well finally got the system running correct to the DAC and everything. Have the original cabinet out at the powder coaters right now, also ordered some replacement pots, and cap kit for original monitor. so for now it is just running on a stock c-64.

Here are a couple shots.

[300EVIL]

Cool! Glad to see it alive again! Nice work!

[masterpj]

Wow thats cool!

So what is the max speed the commodore lasershow software/hardware
can handle? I'm curious.

[VJ AIWAZ]

i dont know if you need them but going through the stuff from Technological Artisans i found the manual for bytmare

if you need it i can scan and upload it for you

john

[polishedball]

i dont know if you need them but going through the stuff from Technological Artisans i found the manual for bytmare

if you need it i can scan and upload it for you

john

Thanks, the manual I have is for Version 1a of the DAC, do you know if yours is different?
John