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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: carvedeye on January 29, 2008, 02:33:36 PM
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i looking on ebay and came across this any one ever seen these before? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190194358864&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm37%26satitle%3D190194358864%2B%2B%26fvi%3D1
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Yeah its Commodres Not Very Portable - Portable C64. Its basically a C64 with a built in monitor and floppy drive. As i understand it you can only use floppys with it.
They are quite rare and can fetch a high price on ebay
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Never seen the SX64 before? :-o :-?
These things come up on our local ads site marktplaats.nl almost twice a month. Still, they're indeed rare and 100 Euros is about a normal price they sell for (provided they're working and in not too bad condition).
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Looks cool.....never had one but I have seen them before :-D
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With a C64 DTV and a PSP screen you could build a much lighter clone SX64.
mmmm...probably cost less too.
Still, if your after collectables this is an interesting one and anything that plays 3D Ant attack is cool in my book. :lol:
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there's funny ad for it in amiga.org album
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(http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/sx64/images/sx64-0013L.jpg)
:-D
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Yes, and I have one..
It works great!!
Rich
ny
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@krusher
how did u get google on it?
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carvedeye wrote:
@krusher
how did u get google on it?
It's not mine, but someone gutted the sx64 and put a pc in it..
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PC!!!
Rape!!!
Krusher wrote:
carvedeye wrote:
@krusher
how did u get google on it?
It's not mine, but someone gutted the sx64 and put a pc in it..
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PC!!!
Rape!!!
Krusher wrote:
carvedeye wrote:
@krusher
how did u get google on it?
It's not mine, but someone gutted the sx64 and put a pc in it..
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I read the article about the PC conversion back when it was first posted. It's made relatively easy since the C64 outputs Luma and Chroma video signals, which are the components of S-Video; the monitor in the SX64 can thus be connected almost directly to a modern graphics card. Only the physical connection needs to be adapted, the electric one works out-of-the-box. Then there's of course the software config part...
The other neat thing about this conversion is that the entire original structure has been kept. The original ports are still on the back. External adapters are used to connect modern peripherals.
Of course, the other way to get Google on there would be one of those new-ish C64 network interfaces. :-)
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Seen one I own one.
However the screen is going out and I wanted to replace the screen with a small lcd tv, but never found a guide.
It's an NTSC unit.
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@ Krusher, Cheating... :lol:
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these are pretty rare around my parts & usually attract an ugly bidding war on ebay :getmad:
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Krusher wrote:
carvedeye wrote:
@krusher
how did u get google on it?
It's not mine, but someone gutted the sx64 and put a pc in it..
BLASPHEMY :madashell:
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The ad is a bit misleading. Technically, all computers are "Portable" to one extent or another. The SX-64 was, more or less, "Luggable," but still needed to be set up on a table or desk and plugged into a wall to be used properly. The first "Truly" portable computer was the TRS-80 model 100 and its ilk.
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Rare? I've got two of them, one is pristine!
Love the SX...great for packing to a friends house...
Bob
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Here are two examples of amigas installed into sx64 cases.
portable amiga (http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/portamiga.html)
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I sure have, I used one back in the day at a dealer. I wanted one back then really badly so I could take it with me to friends places and we could both have a 64 running at the same time.
They are one of the first affordable luggable computers, IMHO.
-Nyle
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I have 1.5.
One works, the other has a bad power supply (the whole back end comes off!)