Commodore 64, Commodore 64sx enthusiasts?

[Jim Brain]

plato computer wrote:

>I'm in possession of a mighty fine collection of commodore equipment that 
>I will be finishing the restoration stuff on (you know, replacing some 
>broken keys, etc.) and one mighty fine Commodore64sx "Portable"; is there 
>anyone on here who has a particular fondness for commodore equipment?
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To be blunt, there is much fondness here for CBM stuff.  However, of all 
the machines, the SX holds a special place in my heart.  I remember them 
for sale at K-Mart when I was 12-13 or so, but there was no way I could 
pay $595.00 for one.  So, I drooled over it and left the store each time 
without it.

Many years later, after I had mostly resigned myself to never owning 
one, two people offered me free units.  One was in prisine condition, 
the other in good condition.  Both ran (and run).  That was in '95 or so.

Last year, I eBayed (yes, the evil one) 2 more (one working in good 
condition for $50 and another not working for $25).  The last one needed 
only a PLA.

So, I'm hoarding them, I guess.  They make great demo machines for 
EXPOs, and there are cool to boot.  The best two are considered my 
museum pieces, while the other 2 go to shows.

I even took a SX-64 with me on a business trip to work on some C-64 code 
last Fall.  The bellhop gave some strange looks.

I've got a spare keyboard missuing some keys here, so if someone needs 
keyboard parts for an SX, let me know.

Oh, and anyone have a line on a user manual and the cute SX-64 bag?  I 
would love to get one of each.

Jim

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Jim Brain, Brain Innovations
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