19 Feb
2013
19 Feb
'13
7:57 p.m.
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On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 7:00 PM PST Chris Pye wrote:
That thing is totally ridiculous!
what would make you say such a thing!!!???
it seems people have to be continually reminded that this is a nostalgia group. and as
such it doesn't really matter if something works or not!! let's hear it for light
and airy vaporware!!
19 Feb
19 Feb
8:14 p.m.
At 7:57 PM -0800 2/19/13, Chris Tofu wrote:
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On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 7:00 PM PST Chris Pye wrote:
If it works, then I personally think that thing is totally AWESOME!!!
Wow! I've never seen anything like it. I'd love to have it, but
something tells me it will finish out of my price range.
Realistically it already is.
One interesting thing is that it appears to also be a multi-cart
adapter. It looks like it takes 3 C-64 carts internally, with a 4th
slot accessible from the side of the case.
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That thing is totally ridiculous!
what would make you say such a thing!!!???
it seems people have to be continually reminded that this is a
nostalgia group. and as such it doesn't really matter if something
works or not!! let's hear it for light and airy vaporware!! 
9:06 p.m.
On 2/19/2013 7:57 PM, Chris Tofu wrote:
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On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 7:00 PM PST Chris Pye wrote:
On a design standpoint it is kind of ridiculous. It appears to
be a
entire Apple II+ or IIe clone combined with a cartridge port expander
for a C64. It even has one of those terrible clone Apple II power
supplies inside. This had to cost way more then an entire Apple II clone
to produce or purchase. Looks like it made a neat monitor stand though.
That thing is totally ridiculous!
what
would make you say such a thing!!!???
it seems people have to be continually reminded that this is a nostalgia group. and as
such it doesn't really matter if something works or not!! let's hear it for light
and airy vaporware!! 
11:49 p.m.
On Tue, 19 Feb 2013, mc68010 wrote:
On 2/19/2013 7:57 PM, Chris Tofu wrote:
I think it's perfectly acceptable for that thing to be ridiculous and be
legitimately collectible. It's like an exhibit in a freak show. I do
remember wanting one because I thought it would be a cheaper way to get an
Apple II.
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On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 7:00 PM PST Chris Pye wrote:
On a design standpoint it is kind
of ridiculous. It appears to be a entire
Apple II+ or IIe clone combined with a cartridge port expander for a C64. It
even has one of those terrible clone Apple II power supplies inside. This
had to cost way more then an entire Apple II clone to produce or purchase.
Looks like it made a neat monitor stand though. That thing is totally ridiculous!
what
would make you say such a thing!!!???
it seems people have to be continually reminded that this is a nostalgia
group. and as such it doesn't really matter if something works or not!!
let's hear it for light and airy vaporware!! 
20 Feb
20 Feb
3:15 a.m.
On 20/02/2013, at 1:57 PM, Chris Tofu <rampaginggreenhulk at yahoo.com> wrote:
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On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 7:00 PM PST Chris Pye wrote:
I am probably one of the worst offenders of collecting "useless" and
"impractical" machines, and to be honest I would probably buy it if it was close
by and cheap enough.. I just can't fathom why anybody made it, especially at that
time (from what I remember it was late to market). Surely it would have cost as much or
more than an Apple II clone, and knowing how incompatible some Apple II clones were, how
did this machine go running from a C64.
Actually after having a second look I am totally intrigued about the design, did it have
it's own 6502?
That thing is totally ridiculous!
what would make you say such a thing!!!???
it seems people have to be continually reminded that this is a nostalgia group. and as
such it doesn't really matter if something works or not!! let's hear it for light
and airy vaporware!!
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