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

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From: Clockmeister
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 00:00
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DJ! <derek@jenkins.net> wrote in article <36C901F9.CF35D417@jenkins.net>...
> 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! :-)

Well, I did say not many... Retrogamer?.

> 
> > 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...)
> 

I thought the US, but I could be wrong.

> > 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   ;-)

I had six of them, complete, and a C128 as well. Sold the lot to some guy
for $50.
I still have an Amiga 2000 sitting right next to my Pentium. It's gonna be
buried with me when I croak ;-)

 
Well, that accounts for 8 C64's and one C128... anyone else?.

Regards,

Clockmeister.
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From: "Clockmeister" <gerryvdb@tnet.com.au>
Subject: Re: Old Computers Are People Too was Re: AT PC Wanted -Perth
Date: 1999/02/16
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