Looking for pristine, tight, working Commodore 128D & CMD products

[klesterjr]

@redrumloa

I've got one of those! It's nearly perfect (no scratches, yellowing, etc.).

Modifications include: JiffyDos; toggle switch for internal/external drive as device 8; stereo sid. The mods were done by Ray Day (whom you know if you were a "serious" Commodore user).

Add-ons include: CMD RamLink (with 4 megs? -- can't remember); 1 meg 1750 REU (also a Ray Day mod); CMD HardDisk with 52 meg Quantum drive (the HD isn't "perfect" since I got it "used" for $500!).

I've also got lots of other add-ons, etc. (most of which I can't remember right now) -- 1902A monitor, 1581 disk drive, swiftlink, handyscanner, ComputerEyes, etc. etc.)

Also have "boxes" of reference books, manuals, proramming guides, etc. and just about EVERYTHING ever released for GEOS.

I went on a "spending spree" when Commodore stopped making 64/128's because I wasn't sure how long things would still be available.
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The punch line is that now I NEVER use it! The last time it was powered up was to copy off all the partitions on the hard drive for use with Vice.

At that time, it seemed like the 1902A took a longer time than usual to "focus" and I had to "slap" the top of the hard drive to get it to spin up.
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Not sure that I'd sell it, but wanted to take this opportunity to brag (how often do you get to brag about your 128D and have someone know what the heck you're talking about!)
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P.S. The only thing that I don't have is the 20mhz accelerator, since that came "after" I had switched to the Amiga -- kind of wish I had gotten it, though!

[klesterjr]

@redrumloa

THAT was the response I was hoping for!

Thanks!  :-)
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I've thought of selling it many times, but I have an "un-natural" attachment to it! (Plus, if I sold it, I'd have to face how pitifully little I could get for it!)
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Out of curiosity, why are you looking?

[klesterjr]

@redrumloa

> Little you can get for it? CMD products hold
> their value much better than any Amiga products.
> You'd probably be suprised what it's worth.

Remind me never to take you with me when buying a used car!

> BTW any chance you can send me a copy of the
> Computer Eyes software? Either by email or snail
> mail? I have the hardware, but I don't think I have
> the software.

Sure -- it'll be a good excuse to set up everything again.

Here's hoping that my blank 5.25 floppies are still any good (stocked up on those too!).
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BTW, among other things, I have an SX64 -- the last time I fired it up, the display was "scrambled" -- it would still load programs, etc.

Any experience with those? Is there some part that is known to fail that can be replaced?

[klesterjr]

@TheMagicM

Another closet Commodore "junkie" -- cool!

[klesterjr]

@TheMagicM

Thanks for the link, but I think I own every game/app that I ever wanted for the Commodore.

Although I'm not much of a game player, per se, racing games have pretty much led me down the path I've taken (computer-wise).

I bought my first 128 to play "Richard Petty's Talladega" (a truly awful game!). I bought my first Amiga to play "Indy 500" (a truly spectacular game!). I bought my first IBM compatible to play "Nascar Racing" (also, a truly spectacular game!).

The Vic 20 was the only computer I didn't buy to play a "specific" racing game.

I can also remember spending a lot of time playing Pool of Radiance (never made it past the grave yard), Alternate Reality, the Dungeon (the ex liked that game -- anything to get her into my "hobby"). Now that I think about it, maybe I AM a game player!   ;-)

[klesterjr]

@redrumloa

Re: SX64 Advice -- thanks, I'll give that a try.

[klesterjr]

@B00tDisk
>Commodore BASIC (well, Microsoft BASIC for the Commodore)
>was the only language I've ever been able to program in...!

Same here!

[klesterjr]

>However I did buy a C128D last night.
You weren't kidding about paying a good price, were you? Plus, that one doesn't have a keyboard & looks pretty banged up!

>Next up, looking for a Turbo232 interface.

Got one of those too (not to rub it in) -- which reminds me, I need to make that copy of the ComputerEyes disk! Doh!

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Edit - I'm mixing that up with a Swiftlink (which was also an RS232 interface) -- don't have a Turbo232 -- I think that was a CMD product. Drat!

[klesterjr]

>too bad this is only post within Australia

>16MB ram on an 8bit puter

Heh, heh -- got TWO of those! (Actually only one has the Ram card & it only has 4 megs,as I recall)