20 Apr
2006
20 Apr
'06
11:06 a.m.
On Thursday 20 April 2006 10:37 am, Philip Pemberton wrote:
In message <200604201407.k3KE7RrK018110 at
floodgap.com>
Cameron Kaiser <spectre at floodgap.com> wrote:
One of the ROMs is a different part number, which gives slightly different
default screen colors, but I know that in repairing one the ROM out of a C64
can also be used. There are also differences in the drive, for sure, but
it's been long enough since I've been into one that I don't remember what
those are off the top of my head. I do have a service manual for those
around here someplace, I used to fix them, along with a lot of other C=
stuff...
Anybody looking for any c= parts? Drop me a note off-list.
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ablest -- form of life in this section of space, a critter that can
be killed but can't be tamed. --Robert A. Heinlein, "The Puppet Masters"
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M Dakin
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.