16 Oct
2000
16 Oct
'00
12:25 a.m.
I don't seem to be finding much these days, so please excuse me showing this
off.
No keyboard unfortunately.
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1166661&a=9401608
Hans
15 Oct
15 Oct
7:49 p.m.
From: "Olminkhof"
<jolminkh(a)nsw.bigpond.net.au>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Subject: Commodore 720
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 19:25:59 +1000
Reply-to: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
I don't seem to be finding much these days, so
please excuse me showing this
off.
No keyboard unfortunately.
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1166661&a=9401608
Finally! That kind of housing style that looks just right at home
with 1990's stuff. I don't get it that C= didn't apply that styling
and "compactness" to their other machines and use color monitor and
more modern guts. C= in late times before got bagged by chapter 11
was building very unstylish blocky machines and large as well, theirs
looked alike to any clones machines at that time.
Looks like they took a C64 or doubled up C128 version stuffed
into that thing? When I was in high school, I see plus/4, c64's by
brunch all in all kinds of problems and dud psu bricks in junk piles
in electronics class room. That's years ago.
Good catch on your "rare" find, *honestly* I haven't seen this kind
ever. Too bad, that machine didn't have keyboard to go with it. I
wonder that rarity can be that easy to find one. sigh.
No offense on your "gloat" factor. This one earned this. :-)
Cheers,
Wizard
Hans
16 Oct
16 Oct
5:07 a.m.
Finally! That kind of housing style that looks just
right at home
with 1990's stuff. I don't get it that C= didn't apply that styling
and "compactness" to their other machines and use color monitor and
more modern guts. C= in late times before got bagged by chapter 11
was building very unstylish blocky machines and large as well, theirs
looked alike to any clones machines at that time.
Looks like they took a C64 or doubled up C128 version stuffed
into that thing? When I was in high school, I see plus/4, c64's by
brunch all in all kinds of problems and dud psu bricks in junk piles
in electronics class room. That's years ago.
Not even close :-) This was one of the CBM-IIs and they are quite uncommon
in the US.
http://www.retrobits.com/ckb/secret/b128.html
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17 Oct
17 Oct
5:11 a.m.
> I don't seem to be finding much these days,
so please excuse me showing this
> off.
> No keyboard unfortunately.
Any CBM II Keyboard should do the trick. I may have one
left from a 8296LP (the computer has been stolen two years ago).
Finally! That kind of housing style that looks just
right at home
with 1990's stuff. I don't get it that C= didn't apply that styling
and "compactness" to their other machines and use color monitor and
more modern guts. C= in late times before got bagged by chapter 11
was building very unstylish blocky machines and large as well, theirs
looked alike to any clones machines at that time.
They did, the 8032 and 8296 LP have been sold well during the
mid 80s, althou it looked like Commo did it only because die
hard CBM users forced them, while the company focused onto
the home/game market - like Apple and the A2s.
Looks like they took a C64 or doubled up C128 version
stuffed
into that thing? When I was in high school, I see plus/4, c64's by
brunch all in all kinds of problems and dud psu bricks in junk piles
in electronics class room. That's years ago.
Nop, the 720 is the All in one brother of the 610, which is
nothing else than the German numbering scheme for the B128.
Good catch on your "rare" find, *honestly* I
haven't seen this kind
ever.
In fact, most 'PET' (read CBM) to be found nowadays are
of this kind (8031, 8296), just the 720 is realy uncomon.
Gruss
H.
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