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Post by sixty4k on Jan 29, 2009 23:42:14 GMT -5
Hi all, I've got a nonworking sx64 (makes the right sounds, blank video on boot) thats been sitting on my fix it or let it go pile for too long now.
If there's someone who might be interested in reviving this beauty, give me a holler here of via email: mrobinson at nortoncottage dot com.
I'm in Oakland, CA, and can deliver it to anywhere nearby.
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Post by Jim Brain on Jan 30, 2009 0:18:00 GMT -5
Well, if no one else local claims it, I can probably get it going and would be happy to pay to ship it to IA.
Jim
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Post by sixty4k on Jan 30, 2009 0:36:12 GMT -5
I've also got an Atari Mega2, in pretty dismal condition, if anyone could use it for spare parts.
Someone pulled the TOS chips, looks like it had an aftermarket mem upgrade kit installed that someone later failed to pull out. The case is still in decent condition, as is the keyboard, no idea if the floppy works or not.
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Post by David Murray on Jan 30, 2009 7:51:13 GMT -5
Well, I would certainly give it a good home. I've never had an SX-64 before. I'd probably need some help (advice that is) getting it repaired, but could do the work myself. I'd pay to have it shipped to Texas.
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Post by racob on Jan 31, 2009 4:59:30 GMT -5
I must say at least there are 2 people interested to give it a good home... I know some people can give a good advise to repair it. On the other hand, worst scenario, you can always gut it out and put a DTV unit in it as replacement for the main cpu part.
Tip: I was given two units without the proper keyboard cables...I found out that the normal 25 printer extension cable works...
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Post by David Murray on Jan 31, 2009 10:30:41 GMT -5
On the other hand, worst scenario, you can always gut it out and put a DTV unit in it as replacement for the main cpu part. I suppose, but I can't imagine anything that could be wrong with an SX 64 that could not be repaired, short of a cracked motherboard or something. After all I have about 6 breadbox C64s that I can use for spare parts and I'm pretty sure most of the chips are the same, other than the analog circuitry for the monitor.
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Post by retrobits on Jan 31, 2009 14:12:05 GMT -5
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Post by racob on Jan 31, 2009 14:40:43 GMT -5
RE: SX-64 Modding Let me first say that I don't want to cannibalize a good SX-64 but just in case you haven't seen how a guy replaced the insides of his SX-64 with EPIA PC board and kept mostly the outside including the monitor and keyboard to preserve the looks, go to www.mini-itx.com and look for the article. What I wanted from his article is how he created a PICAXE to handle the keyboard matrix and convert it into a PS2. I am wanting to do this for my propeller project. I know Jeff L. has done it but I haven't asked him how he did his conversion. I thought I found one of this conversion done too in Jim Brain's website. I am starting to get wavy display on my other SX-64 that maybe one day (if I still can find one), a 5" LCD composite monitor would be good as a substitute. I am lucky in a way that I have two of this (our school board got rid a bunch of them and sold them on tha computer swap meet -- you should look at their eyes when I picked up 3 of them. I gave the other one to friend). I am going to retain the better one as original as it can be. The other (just maybe), I will probably do some mods when the time comes. And yes..Ray Carlsen's site is always rich with CBM information!!
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