Hardest to Find Classic Computers

From: Ethan Dicks <erd_6502_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Wed Dec 19 10:31:04 2001

--- Sellam Ismail <foo_at_siconic.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Dec 2001 CLeyson_at_aol.com wrote:
>
> > Commodore built a "luggable" C64 with 5in colour CRT and 5.25in drive,
> > I've never seen one on ebay....
>
> ...recently.
>
> They used to come up all the time. They are not rare at all.

I've managed to pick up a couple... one was cheap because the former
owner tried to repair the keyboard... with a soldering iron (for the
uninitiated, it has a flexible membrane, not a PCB inside, and is
prone to oxidation). Fortunately for me, I had just the keyboard in
a pile of stuff I got from the local C= dealer when they closed (the
principle of Classic Attraction at work again ;-)

They are around, but, like anything that's 15+ years old, not as
common as they used to be. I know another person in Columbus with
one; he might sell for the right price (he tried to sell it to me
once, but he wanted 2x what I was willing to pay, and I'm cheap
when it comes to not-so-uncommon things).


-ethan



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Received on Wed Dec 19 2001 - 10:31:04 GMT

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