12 Mar
2014
12 Mar
'14
11:21 a.m.
Hi cctalkers,
Up for offer is a slightly worn but completely working Commodore SX 64
Executive 'Portable'. This thing is really neat, the drive and monitor are
integrated, making it luggable. I have fixed the keyboard membrane that is
a typical problem with these, the keys all work. Floppy drive works, I'll
include a stack of 5 1/4 floppies with it, one is the xmas demo (it was a
hit here at my office, kinda like a vintage digital snow globe) and the
Uridium video game. I'll also include the SX64 JiffyDOS rom upgrades that I
never got around to installing (~$40 upgrade). This will speed up the drive
access when installed. Also have the original manual and some other stuff
that'll go in the lot. Asking $250, I'm willing to ship, buyer pays
shipping, figure $30-$40 for shipping, I will pack this up and get you a
shipping quote before paying. Paypal, money order, or personal check
accepted (I will wait to ship until check clears).
You can see photos of the C64-SX on my craigslist post here:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/sys/4371664679.html
I've also some other items:
- Original Commodore C2N Cassette recorder, I think only for use w/ C64,
has special cable interface. Untested, case could use a good cleaning.
$5+shipping.
- Commodore 1541 Floppy Drive, the disc eject mechanism is not working, but
was able to write floppies on this with a PC some time ago (3 years), and
the floppies read on the C64sx mentioned above. $5+shipping, this thing is
solid so may not be a cheap ship.
- 64NIC+ from the Cincinnati Commodore Comp Club in a clear cartridge case.
This was a lot of fun, getting the Commodore onto the Internet and doing
things like Twitter. Working, will include some printouts on how to use
and network utilities floppy from 4 years ago (Twitter client no longer
works due to protocol changes and I haven't looked to get newer versions of
the network tools. $50 obo+shipping.
If you're in the South SF Bay Area, we can coordinate to check the stuff
out and pick up in person.
I love this stuff, but priorities have changed, so I'm hoping this goes
onto other folks that can also appreciate it.
Please email me if you have questions or would like pictures, thanks!
--
Louis Florit - :(){ :|:& };:
13 Mar
13 Mar
4:23 a.m.
On 12/03/2014 18:21, Louis Florit wrote:
- Original Commodore C2N Cassette recorder, I think
only for use w/ C64,
has special cable interface. Untested, case could use a good cleaning.
Sorry to nitpick, but the original C2N was for the Commodore PET. This
had an .156" edge connector as its cable plug, I think 6-way (or was it
5?). I can't remember what connector the VIC and C64 versions had. At
some point the shape was changed from the traditional cassette deck to a
more rounded, stand alone version, but I think it went on being called
C2N, to the annoyance of us PET users.
(FWIW my first PET was early enough _not_ to have a C2N, but a re-badged
Japanese deck.)
Philip.
10:48 a.m.
On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 7:23 AM, Philip Belben <philip at axeside.co.uk> wrote:
On 12/03/2014 18:21, Louis Florit wrote:
The identical connector. The guts changed, the shell changed, and
they added a digital counter, but the interface did not. You can use
any of the tape drives on any of those machines (and all PETs have two
connectors, an internal one as well as the external one, but what
changed from the chicklet-keyboard days was which connector was Tape
#1 and which one was Tape #2 - the internal connector was Tape #1 on
the oldest boards, then they switched to Tape #1 on the external
connector. Few people had two tape drives which is why the "Cassette
#2 Buffer at $033A was a favorite place for small machine language
programs).
-ethan
- Original Commodore C2N Cassette recorder, I
think only for use w/ C64,
has special cable interface. Untested, case could use a good cleaning.
Sorry to nitpick, but the original C2N was for the Commodore PET. This had
an .156" edge connector as its cable plug, I think 6-way (or was it 5?). I
can't remember what connector the VIC and C64 versions had. 
1:46 p.m.
On 12/03/2014 18:21, Louis Florit wrote:
It's 6 pins. I forge tthe order, but the signals are : +5V; Ground ;
Record date; Replay Date; Motor Power (switched by the computer); Sense
swtich (groudned when an operating key is pressed on the C2N
- Original Commodore C2N Cassette recorder, I
think only for use w/ C64,
has special cable interface. Untested, case could use a good cleaning.
Sorry to nitpick, but the original C2N was for the Commodore PET. This
had an .156" edge connector as its cable plug, I think 6-way (or was it 5?). I can't remember what connector the VIC and
C64 versions had. At
The saem. The C64, VIC 20 and all PETs can use the same tape drive. IIRC,
the Plus4 and C16 (?) used a 6 pin mini-DIN, with the same signals.
some point the shape was changed from the traditional
cassette deck to a
more rounded, stand alone version, but I think it went on being called
C2N, to the annoyance of us PET users.
What was a 1530? And wasn't a 1531 the version with the 6 pin Mini-DIN
(FWIW my first PET was early enough _not_ to have a C2N, but a re-badged
Japanese deck.)
WHen I got my first PET, I ahve a 8050 disk unit, but no cassette unit. I
also had a few programs on cassette. There had been many circuits in
magazines over the years to link a normal audio tape recorder ot a CBM
machine, but all of them kludges the 'deck key pressed' signal. On the
genuine Commodore drive this came from a leaf swtich on the mechanism.
The magazine projects either used a separte switch or required you to fit
a microswitch or simialr to your audio recorder.
I looked at the scheamtics for my Radio Shack CCR82, and noticed
something very handy. The appropritate4 bit of the circout was soemthing
like :
/
/
Bat +ve -----o o------------------o o-------------- +ve feed to motor, etc
Deck On/Of Remote socket
swithc
Obviosuly I could add a relay, driven by the 'Motoe supply' signal from
the PET with the contacts wired to the remote socket, and thus allow the
PET to control the motor. But also, a simple transistor buffer driven
from the (i nthe abov diagra) left side of the remote
socket would signal
when the Deck On/Off swithc (operated by the deck operating
keys, as
required) was on. So I could use an unmodifed recorder and get all the
applicaable functions.
Note that the switch, whether the origianl Commodre one or my hack,
doesn't indicate _which_ keys are down. So if you save a program and
press the play key (only), it will appear to work, but obviosuly doesn't
actually save anything.
-tony
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