Jens, would you recommend using the MAX1771 as a basis of a regulator design? It also sells as part of an evaluation kit, that perhaps can be modified and installed inside an C64C.
Here is another design that seems small and convenient, based on an MP2307:
https://www.electrokit.com/pro…lator-step-down-1-8v-17v/
It is also very cheap, at less than EUR 3.
What are your thoughts?