24 Nov
2000
24 Nov
'00
2:22 a.m.
Hello Bill
On 16-Nov-00, you wrote:
Regards
--
Gary Hildebrand
Box 7
West Branch, IA 52358
319-643-5952 x30
or
garyhildebrand(a)kwkb.com
Ok, seems like a good time to ask about this, since
we're on the 80's
8-bit
micro topic. I have a strange machine, and I'm not
sure what to make of
it.
When I bought it (for $2.95) I thought it was a
VIC-20, because it is a
VIC-20
case. Then I noticed that the expansion connector was
not the normal
(wide)
VIC-20 type, but a C-64 style slot. I also noticed
that there was some
neat machine work in the expansion port to accomodate the different
connector.
I opened it up, to discover a complete C-64 motherboard installed, and a
big
hot-stamped "REFURBISHED" in the bottom of
the case (external). The
machine
runs, and it's a C-64 for sure.
Any idea who might have been "refurbishing" VIC-20's into C-64s?
Doesn't
make a
whole lot of sense to me...
--
Bill Layer
I've seen C64 boards in Vic-20 cases before -- maybe they were using up
spare parts.