Re: Old Computers Are People Too was Re: AT PC Wanted -Perth

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From: DJ!
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 00:00

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Clockmeister wrote:

> It's impossible to overclock a stock 1Mhz C64 because the timing
> dependancies of the custom chips. The CPU (6510) can do 2 Mhz, as witnessed
> in the C128 in fast mode.

Yup.  :-)

> He he. The SuperCPU, quite likely possible, but I don't think too many
> people will try for three reasons...
> 
> 1. Not many people still use a C64 (or 128).

Hey - hang on there! :-)

> 2. Those things are hell expensive

Disgusting so!! I wouldn't mind throwing one in my C64(II) but they are
bloody expensive (coming out of a place in Germany from memory...)

> Ever wonder where the majority of the 20 - 25 million C64's sold worldwide
> ended up?.

There's a C64, 1541 drive, datasette and pile of original (yes -
original!) games sitting atop my entertainment unit. That accounts for
one unit. Oh - and I threw out another one a little while back (the RF
unit died in a MAJOR way). There's two (2) accounted for   ;-)

DJ!
derek@jenkins.net

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From: "DJ!" <derek@jenkins.net>
Subject: Re: Old Computers Are People Too was Re: AT PC Wanted -Perth
Date: 1999/02/16
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