What a surprising day, went to the Stockton Delta College Flea Market (in
California) and found a couple goodies...
First I bought an SX-64 keyboard and C-128 in the $1.00 section of someones
space. I bought the SX keyboard cause I have a second (dead) SX without one
the 128 was because I felt sorry for them having to break a 20 (also I figured
if it was dead I could use its keyboard with that keyboardless 128D I have).
After wandering a bit my wife shows up with a keyboardless SX-64 also from the
same booth's dollar section, what a wonderful woman! (I must've missed that
SX, better have my eyes checked!).
Anyway $3.00 spent and get home to discover the 128 works (missing the F3
key) and the SX has some issues but seems functional (does not boot to BASIC,
just a black screen, but does run carts ok, probably bad BASIC/KERNEL ROMs
also keyboard connector/curcuitry needs work too.)
So far I have bought 3 128s (real cheap) with the plan to use the (supposed
dead 128's) keyboard on the D to discover it was not even a dead machine after
all. Well Sam, (who finds many a dead Commodore 8-bit) I guess Commodore
spirits aren't with you. :)
Almost was tempted to buy a few of someone else's Mac problems (nice seller,
he told the truth on all of em), but I figured I'd play it smart (this time).
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Larry Anderson - Sysop of Silicon Realms BBS (300-2400bd) (209) 754-1363
Visit my Commodore 8-Bit web page at:
http://www.goldrush.com/~foxnhare/commodore.html
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Received on Sun Jun 21 1998 - 20:54:50 BST