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Then we moved up to a 386sx-33MHz. We decked this thing out, added a math coprocessor, 8MB of RAM, a 500 MB hd with the compatibility program to make it work, a sound card and a 256 color VGA graphics adapter.
Damn that must have been a beast for it's day. I had a 386DX/25 too. I think it originally came with 2MB of RAM and a 100MB hard disk. I added a mathco to play a game and upgraded the RAM to I believe 4MB so I could run Windows properly.
Damn that must have been a beast for it's day. I had a 386DX/25 too. I think it originally came with 2MB of RAM and a 100MB hard disk. I added a mathco to play a game and upgraded the RAM to I believe 4MB so I could run Windows properly.
It was, although by the time everything was upgraded, they had plenty of 486's in the stores.
I know we got a TI 99-4a it was a small unit worked in basic. you hooked it up to a cassette tape player to store data..........I'll be honest I am having a hard time really recalling it other than it was black and silver and you put something like an 8 track in it. Maybe it worked on an old B&W analog TV?
I think my brother in law gave it to us when he moved up to something else because there was no way we could have afforded it at that time in our lives.
I took mine in for repair several times...... My 1541 disk drive is now STUCK IN A LOOP (When I turn it on it wont stop running) I need to get it looked at but now dont know who to goto!!
Where else? Ebay.
Keep in mind that if you get lucky and find new old stock it will be expensive.
You will find used. Search ebay for something like "commodore 64 1541"
Search google for "commodore 64 1541 repair" and you'll see several videos on repairing them.
Keep in mind that if you get lucky and find new old stock it will be expensive.
You will find used. Search ebay for something like "commodore 64 1541"
Search google for "commodore 64 1541 repair" and you'll see several videos on repairing them.
He syked you!
As he has done before, he revived a very old (13 yo) thread with a silly post, then had someone respond to his post only to delete his own post leaving the responder's post look all odd and out of place.
As he has done before, he revived a very old (13 yo) thread with a silly post, then had someone respond to his post only to delete his own post leaving the responder's post look all odd and out of place.
He didn't delete them, the mods did. For some reason I see the messages that were deleted and who deleted them. He apparently is/was a banned user.
The information still applies to anyone who may be looking.
I personally can't see anybody still using a Commodore 64 other than for nostalgic reasons or having it as a museum display piece of some sort. For actual use? Nah.
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I personally can't see anybody still using a Commodore 64 other than for nostalgic reasons or having it as a museum display piece of some sort. For actual use? Nah.
Yes, I know this is a zombie thread.
How do you mean "actual use"? There's plenty of actual use that's done in the name of nostalgia with these computers. In fact, they are as popular with the vintage crowd as ever. I have several C64s and a C128 as well. There's new hardware that let's you replace the disc drives with a USB drive, and they will keep the hobby going indefinitely.
How do you mean "actual use"? There's plenty of actual use that's done in the name of nostalgia with these computers.
Didn't I say that?, see below (or above).
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I personally can't see anybody still using a Commodore 64 other than for nostalgic reasons
Thought I did.
Same goes for any other old hardware like that and for cassette tape decks, old game consoles etc although on the game consoles you can actually play games on. Crappy games but still games.
I had some old hardware, got tired of storing it, finally threw it out. Don't have the room to be a pack rat.
My very first computer, before I even went to college to study... computers... was an Atari 800. I had some fun with that. The whole PC thing was new at the time. The Apple II was still in use, this was before the IBM PC.
I had an Amiga Signature Series, tossed it out but came to find out later it was actually worth money.
The only thing I did later on was buy a turntable. Tossed out my old Pioneer too. That went up in value as did a lot of vintage audio gear.
A bunch of other examples, not just computers, too may to mention.
Just for grins I looked up the Amiga 1000, it's apparently worth about a grand, LOL and that's not even the signature model. Maybe it pays to be a pack rat? Sometimes it does I guess.
My very first computer, before I even went to college to study... computers... was an Atari 800. I had some fun with that. The whole PC thing was new at the time. The Apple II was still in use, this was before the IBM PC.
I had an Amiga Signature Series, tossed it out but came to find out later it was actually worth money.
My husband had a VIC-20, 64, 128. If they still made them, he would have one-----He loves him some Commodore!
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