16 Mar
2007
16 Mar
'07
2:30 p.m.
Dave McGuire wrote:
On Mar 16, 2007, at 4:03 PM, Ethan Dicks wrote:
Or you can pick up a real C64 for five bucks at a yard sale.
Grr, stole my thunder, you did ;)
*retracts previous post*
Actually, I've not seen that many C64s actually *around*, but when I needed
one in order to get an SX64 going again [1] it was a case of about 5 mins of
asking around (on places like freecycle), and I had more offers than I knew
what to do with. There certainly still seemed to be healthy numbers lurking in
attics etc.
[1] The "winner" was a machine with - IIRC - a German keyboard. It didn't
work
and the PSU had gone missing, so in terms of a system that was scavenged for
parts it was almost perfect)
Yes
sirree... nothing like throwing an overpriced $2,500-$4,000 gaming
system at tackling the emulation of a C64.... especially since for $20
you could buy a C64 DTV joystick ;-)
Or for $13 you could buy a DTV wrapped up in a steering wheel package
playing "Hummer".