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Commodore 64

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I wanted one of these for such a very long time. Picked this one up a couple of years ago now, it's still awesome. :)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You got the keyboard cable as well? I have one of these, but had to get a replacement cable which works, but doesn't look that nice.

[–] zzpza 3 points 1 year ago

Yep, that was the first thing I checked, since I know how hard they are to find. I did have to replace the membrane for the keyboard. I bought a new replacement from someone who makes them on sellmyretro.com. It works like new now.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I wonder if one could build a 64-maxi style machine with a little LCD display and USB keyboard in a shape like this. There would be lots of room for batteries and you could replace the local floppies with USB ports for thumb drives.

[–] MrDiamondJ 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow, I didn't even know these existed. Apparently it was the first full-color portable computer? And also known as the Executive 64 or VIP-64?

SWEET!

[–] zzpza 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Some people say that, others disagree. I'm not sure, but I do know it's very cool. :)

[–] MrDiamondJ 2 points 1 year ago

If they say this isn't cool, they're wrong. Dead wrong.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I had one for about 5 minutes. It was given to me by someone from craigslist or freecycle. Plugged it in - saw the white on blue text. Then, sadly, a white veil rose up from the bottom of the screen and it was no more. It's long gone now. : ^ (

[–] zzpza 1 points 1 year ago

That's a real shame.

[–] MajorHavoc 2 points 8 months ago

It's so portable!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Nice! I've always wanted one of these, too. Looks like this one is in great shape. Enjoy! 😄

[–] zzpza 1 points 4 months ago

Thanks! Yeah, I went and collected it, I didn't want to risk it being damaged in the post.