20 Apr
2006
20 Apr
'06
8:24 a.m.
If you mean
the SX-64, yes, I have three of them (and I am looking for a
spare keyboard [cable not necessary but appreciated] if anyone has a dud
SX-64 and is willing to part it out). They are not amazingly common but they
are actually not terribly difficult to find either. However, they have
started to command rather disappointingly high prices even for non-mint
models.
Are there any custom ICs in there - custom defined as "not found in a
garden-variety breadbox Commodore 64"? Hardware-wise, how do the two machines
compare (besides the obvious "the SX64 has a built in monitor and disc
drives")?
I know there's the SID and VIC; I was wondering if the drives were
implemented as "guts of a 1541 strapped to the chassis" or custom ICs
integrated onto the mainboard.