plato computer wrote:
I'm in possession of a mighty fine collection of
commodore equipment that
I will be finishing the restoration stuff on (you know, replacing some
broken keys, etc.) and one mighty fine Commodore64sx "Portable"; is there
anyone on here who has a particular fondness for commodore equipment?
To be blunt, there is much fondness here for CBM stuff. However, of all
the machines, the SX holds a special place in my heart. I remember them
for sale at K-Mart when I was 12-13 or so, but there was no way I could
pay $595.00 for one. So, I drooled over it and left the store each time
without it.
Many years later, after I had mostly resigned myself to never owning
one, two people offered me free units. One was in prisine condition,
the other in good condition. Both ran (and run). That was in '95 or so.
Last year, I eBayed (yes, the evil one) 2 more (one working in good
condition for $50 and another not working for $25). The last one needed
only a PLA.
So, I'm hoarding them, I guess. They make great demo machines for
EXPOs, and there are cool to boot. The best two are considered my
museum pieces, while the other 2 go to shows.
I even took a SX-64 with me on a business trip to work on some C-64 code
last Fall. The bellhop gave some strange looks.
I've got a spare keyboard missuing some keys here, so if someone needs
keyboard parts for an SX, let me know.
Oh, and anyone have a line on a user manual and the cute SX-64 bag? I
would love to get one of each.
Jim
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