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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Marketplace => Topic started by: curtis on October 29, 2012, 02:21:30 AM

Title: Commodore SX-64 (Yes, I know!)
Post by: curtis on October 29, 2012, 02:21:30 AM

I know it's NOT an Amiga, but it's still Commodore AND the prototype portable A500 was built in a modified SX-64 case, so what the heck.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/110970309887

Title: Re: Commodore SX-64 (Yes, I know!)
Post by: Matt_H on October 29, 2012, 02:54:49 AM

Wow, good price on that.

But I'm more interested in learning about this prototype portable A500! Never heard those details before.

Title: Re: Commodore SX-64 (Yes, I know!)
Post by: mechy on October 29, 2012, 02:56:39 AM

Quote from: curtis;712972

I know it's NOT an Amiga, but it's still Commodore AND the prototype portable A500 was built in a modified SX-64 case, so what the heck.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/110970309887

Man Curtis, i was looking for a sx-64 and there you are in Amarillo.
good price too.

I have kind of been missing my old sx-64.. really cool machines.

mech

Title: Re: Commodore SX-64 (Yes, I know!)
Post by: LoadWB on October 29, 2012, 03:14:36 AM

Not a bad price.

@mechy: Amarillo, eh?  I haven't been there since 2006.  Still growing?  (Thread hijack in progress... hehehe)

Title: Re: Commodore SX-64 (Yes, I know!)
Post by: bbond007 on October 29, 2012, 03:22:27 AM

when i was a kid we had one of those!

That is going to be a real collectors item one day if its not already. I think it was the first color portable computer....

Title: Re: Commodore SX-64 (Yes, I know!)
Post by: Lurch on October 29, 2012, 04:32:07 AM

Quote from: Matt_H;712976

Wow, good price on that.

But I'm more interested in learning about this prototype portable A500! Never heard those details before.

http://obligement.free.fr/articles/amiga_prototypes.php

http://obligement.free.fr/articles/amiga_portables.php

Title: Re: Commodore SX-64 (Yes, I know!)
Post by: mechy on October 29, 2012, 12:39:07 PM

Quote from: LoadWB;712982

Not a bad price.

@mechy: Amarillo, eh?  I haven't been there since 2006.  Still growing?  (Thread hijack in progress... hehehe)

No idea, that is where curtis is ;)

i am in central texas near killeen/forthood.

Title: Re: Commodore SX-64 (Yes, I know!)
Post by: Matt_H on October 29, 2012, 02:39:47 PM

Quote from: Lurch;712986

http://obligement.free.fr/articles/amiga_prototypes.php

http://obligement.free.fr/articles/amiga_portables.php

Neat, thanks!

Title: Re: Commodore SX-64 (Yes, I know!)
Post by: curtis on October 29, 2012, 05:56:57 PM

Well, it's already taken!

Don't think it made it half an hour before someone snatched up the BIN pricing.

Makes me wonder if I should've gone a tad higher.  Oh well, such is life.

Curtis

Title: Re: Commodore SX-64 (Yes, I know!)
Post by: tone007 on October 29, 2012, 06:08:12 PM

My favorite 8-bit Commodore machine, and yeah, the keyboards alone are probably worth $40-$50 apiece.

Title: Re: Commodore SX-64 (Yes, I know!)
Post by: motrucker on October 29, 2012, 08:13:23 PM

I used to have an SX way back when. Nice machines. I just got back into the 8 bit world with a C-128. Sure wish I had seen your auction.

Title: Re: Commodore SX-64 (Yes, I know!)
Post by: curtis on October 29, 2012, 10:44:07 PM

Quote from: motrucker;713114

I used to have an SX way back when. Nice machines. I just got back into the 8 bit world with a C-128. Sure wish I had seen your auction.

You would've had to looked quickly!  From list to sold was less than 30 minutes!

Curtis

Title: Re: Commodore SX-64 (Yes, I know!)
Post by: spihunter on October 29, 2012, 11:13:34 PM

I just put mine up for bid if anyone is interested.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Commodore-SX-64-portable-Commodore-64-/190747216623?pt=US_Vintage_Computers_Mainframes&hash=item2c696b8aef

Title: Re: Commodore SX-64 (Yes, I know!)
Post by: curtis on October 30, 2012, 01:28:31 AM

Hope you have as much luck as I did!

Also, don't blame you for the thread hijack!  : )

Title: Re: Commodore SX-64 (Yes, I know!)
Post by: RobertB on October 30, 2012, 04:12:17 AM

Quote from: Matt_H;712976

But I'm more interested in learning about this prototype portable A500!

Amiga engineer Dale Luck brought his SX-500 a couple of times to the Vintage Computer Festival in California.  A photo of it is at

http://www.floodgap.com/guests/robert/

Click on the appropriate link,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug

Title: Re: Commodore SX-64 (Yes, I know!)
Post by: curtis on October 30, 2012, 01:58:42 PM

I saw it a couple of times and was quite impressed they could actually fit it into the case.  

I heard there was a bit of hacksaw action going on to get everything to fit properly!