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I bid for a PET on ebay. It was at £11 and I bid £65.02 (6502 geddit?) It sat at £26 for days and I thought I was going to have to explain to my wife why i wanted a dusty old computer.
No such luck..
No such luck..
simonrockman said:
I bid for a PET on ebay. It was at £11 and I bid £65.02 (6502 geddit?) It sat at £26 for days and I thought I was going to have to explain to my wife why i wanted a dusty old computer.
No such luck..
No such luck..
Bloody hell, someone REALLY wanted that didn't they? Perhaps a collector or museum?
<Sad mode on>
I've got
zx81
Spectrum 48k
Spectrum +128
Spectrum Plus 2
Spectrum Plus 3
Sinclair QL with cub microvtec RGB monitor
ICL OPD
and my prized posession a boxed interface 2 and microdrive expansion pack
all boxed and working
dont you just hate ebay....
<sad mode off>
edited to say I've been trying to get one of the russian copies of a spectrum, and an old apple IIe
I've got
zx81
Spectrum 48k
Spectrum +128
Spectrum Plus 2
Spectrum Plus 3
Sinclair QL with cub microvtec RGB monitor
ICL OPD
and my prized posession a boxed interface 2 and microdrive expansion pack
all boxed and working
dont you just hate ebay....
<sad mode off>
edited to say I've been trying to get one of the russian copies of a spectrum, and an old apple IIe
Edited by Graham on Tuesday 23 January 11:05
Aaaahh! Spent many a night programming PET's! I used them at college - the original 40 col one's and the super duper 80 col one's too. Not the first computer I used, I was coding mainframes by tickertape and punched card in PL/1 before I got anywhere near a PET, but the first "PC" for sure. Moved on to Commodore 64, then "proper" PC's.
One pops up in Terminator 3 in the bunker - "these computers are ancient" -
do you mind young man?! 
Still, £4,300 is a lot of dosh. Someone REALLY wanted one! It was an early one with the built in cassette and titchy keyboard I suppose.
SOme do go for reasonable money : http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RARE-COMMODORE-
One pops up in Terminator 3 in the bunker - "these computers are ancient" -
do you mind young man?! Still, £4,300 is a lot of dosh. Someone REALLY wanted one! It was an early one with the built in cassette and titchy keyboard I suppose.
SOme do go for reasonable money : http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RARE-COMMODORE-
Edited by victormeldrew on Tuesday 23 January 16:23
The high price was due to it being a very early machine.
These used to be in junk shops in the 80's and we all passed by.
They are only a few early models in mint condition.
My first computer was a Vic 20 from 1983 (they shipped in 1981).
The good old days.......
I remember my friend writing a sound to light program on his Spectrum and we sat there for ages playing different albums to see the different effects !
These used to be in junk shops in the 80's and we all passed by.
They are only a few early models in mint condition.
My first computer was a Vic 20 from 1983 (they shipped in 1981).
The good old days.......
I remember my friend writing a sound to light program on his Spectrum and we sat there for ages playing different albums to see the different effects !
Everything you could ever want to know about a PET:
www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=191
Ace website this, loads of info on every machine you've ever had or wanted.
Matthew
www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=191
Ace website this, loads of info on every machine you've ever had or wanted.
Matthew
I love old micro's.
In my loft I have a couple of very early RM Nimbus', Acorn Electron, A couple of series 1 BBC Micro's, Vic-20, late C-64, an Amstrad Jobby of some description from 1984, and and early Spectrum with the rubber buttons. I even had a Xerox word proccessor with the old ten inch floppy discs but this went to the scrapper in about 1991. Bloody thing would be a collectors item now.
A mate of mine has a PET in his garage, it needs a bit of work though, the keyboard is damaged. If anyone's interested in it I can email him and see if he still has it.
In my loft I have a couple of very early RM Nimbus', Acorn Electron, A couple of series 1 BBC Micro's, Vic-20, late C-64, an Amstrad Jobby of some description from 1984, and and early Spectrum with the rubber buttons. I even had a Xerox word proccessor with the old ten inch floppy discs but this went to the scrapper in about 1991. Bloody thing would be a collectors item now.
A mate of mine has a PET in his garage, it needs a bit of work though, the keyboard is damaged. If anyone's interested in it I can email him and see if he still has it.
Edited by bob1179 on Wednesday 24th January 08:45
simonrockman said:
The Amstrad I have is a CPC-464 exactly like the one pictured in the digitalretro book.
I couldn't remember for the life of me what it was, I have the monitor and all the bits too.
Edited by bob1179 on Wednesday 24th January 09:47
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