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Meshtastic 64 – A meshtastic radio for the Commodore 64

For this project I designed and built a meshtastic radio that plugs directly into the Commodore 64. My goal was to release this at the VCF M...

As I looked into it, I learned that it is an open source, decentralized, peer-to-peer, text messaging network designed for long-range mesh communication. I chose to write the program in BASIC because it was quick for me to develop with, very retro, and the speed needed for text input and printing to the screen was acceptable. To finish the case design and build, I cut slots for the USB C on the side, drilled holes to mount the antenna on top, and worked on how to get button presses to the front surface of the cartridge shell.

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