Somebody has a C65 on eBay

From: Les Berry <lfb107_at_psu.edu>
Date: Mon Oct 5 21:39:53 1998

At 06:15 PM 10/5/98 -0800, Zane H. Healy wrote:
>>On Mon, 5 Oct 1998, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
>>
>>> ::
>>> ::Somebody's posted a Commodore C65 prototype on eBay. 4 days left and the
>>> ::bidding is at $1025.
>>> ::
>>>
>>> That's nothing. The last one sold went for $1400. (!)
>>
>>Well, how many of these "prototypes" exist? Has anyone authenticated
>>these things?
>
>There was more like an entire production run of them. IIRC there are/were
>several hundred of them. Or maybe he's selling a prototype of the ones
>that were actaully made. The Commodore A3000+ prototypes sound more
>interesting, there are only 3 of them I believe. Still the C65 would have
>been interesting.
>

Yeah, the last estimate I saw put the number at just under 1,000 made in all.
You used to be able to buy them from a company that sold C= parts for something
like $169. (Or you could fish them out of the dumpsters out on Wilson drive
if you got there on the right day.)

Word is that they were 65816 based (or somesuch) and looked *sorta* like an
Amiga 500 with a 3 1/2 floppy built in. I don't think they were compatible
with the 64.

Anyways, the CBM FAQ has more info, haven't read it lately.

Les
Received on Mon Oct 05 1998 - 21:39:53 BST