# Transportation Hacks

Published articles for Transportation Hacks.

This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles.

## Commodore 128 Becomes Marine Vessel Tracker

DevFeed: [Commodore 128 Becomes Marine Vessel Tracker](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/commodore-128-becomes-marine-vessel-tracker-59932.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://hackaday.com/2026/09/25/commodore-128-becomes-marine-vessel-tracker/>)

Author: Zoe Skyforest

Published: 2026-09-25T08:00:14Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Hackaday](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/hackaday.md>)

Topics: [communications](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/communications.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [Assembly](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/assembly.md>), [plotting](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/plotting.md>), [interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/interface.md>)

Tags: [ais](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ais.md>), [assembly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/assembly.md>), [c128](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/c128.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [commodore-128](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/commodore-128.md>), [communications](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/communications.md>), [display](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/display.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [map](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/map.md>), [maritime](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maritime.md>), [radio](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/radio.md>), [retrocomputer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/retrocomputer.md>), [retrocomputing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/retrocomputing.md>), [shipping](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shipping.md>), [transportation-hacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/transportation-hacks.md>)

### AI overview

A project uses a Commodore 128 to display vessel tracks from Automatic Identification System data. Assembly code receives and decodes AIS reports, while BASIC provides mapping graphics and a text interface. The setup requires expanded memory and a compatible serial interface.

### Source excerpt

The Automatic Identification System (AIS) is a maritime radio communications tool used to allow different vessels to identify each other and communicate their movements and other telemetry. You can readily ...read more