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SAMS for:
Commodore 64
Commodore Vic 20
Commodore 1541's ( Alps AND Centronics types )

All for $25. Shipping is included if using USPS Priority Mail.

Email [e-mail] if interested.

Jas

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From: [e-mail](MARCEL GONZALEZ )
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Subject: I need to buy a cheap but well-working RGB color Monitor..
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If anyone out there has an used *working* RGB monitor that puts out a
good picture, and it is just sitting somewhere collecting dust..
Please do sell it to me! I am looking for a bargain price, since I am
only using it to test out some computer equipment.. then I will no
longer need it.

Please E-mail me if you have one.

Thank you!

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From: Jim Self <[e-mail] (Jim Self)>
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Subject: And the winner is.......
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Here is how it came out in Arkansas:

Post  thread #  34095  July 5, 1996     ([e-mail])

Is the winner.

You could have posted your own name four times in rapid succession since my
rules forgot to specify otherwise. You all were either too polite or didn't
notice.

This was fun.. but I didn't much like my selection method since this .ipa
account
didn't log the same as the .edu account leaving me to believe that it is pretty
undependable. I got the most complete results on  another  (.edu ) account so
who  knows if somebody got left  out.  I've noticed before that the postings
seem
to get scattered around and don't always make it to all servers. What a shame.
(Pues, asi  es la  vida)

Anyway, I'm contacting rlv@terra by email and as soon as I get the address, and
the game will be in the mail.

I've got more of these to give away, maybe 30 or 40. Somebody give me a better
idea about how  to do this. As I said,  my method leaves a lot to be desired.
For
instance, the post numbers didn't even agree with the  dates and times. And  if
I'd
gotten any replies from Europe, I don't know how I'd have figured it. At least
all
the  current replies are in CDT.  I  guess there's still always the chance that
a
belated post with an even earlier date could yet show up, putting me in a bad
situation as I have here and now announced the winner.

As quickly as I can put something better together, we'll do it again

Jim
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From: [e-mail] (Warpsmith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: 64C Kernal/Basic ROM
Date: Sun, 07 Jul 1996 09:27:44 GMT
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[e-mail] (El Phantas) wrote:

>I'm trying to repair a 64C that was killed by a bad brick.  As expected,
>I'm replacing a lot of chips.  I had to steal the 251913-01 ROM from one
>of mine to make it work, but then I'm missing a chip in mine.  I was
>wondering if I could make a copy.  I have an eprom programmer, but I don't
>know what type to enter.  I assumed that it would be a 16K * 8bit but the
>standard 2716 selection doesn't recognize it.  What type is compatible?

 A 2716 is a 2k chip,  and that wont work ......

A  27128  is a 16k chip , and if CBM used those you can do it.  Prettty sure
they are 27128s.

If this doesnt help, call CMD!!!! They will know.





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From: [e-mail] (Jayme Rice)
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: Congrats to Nick on the upgraded version and continued support of
: the Commodore community.  Novaterm has always been a fantactic program!
:    I want to take this opportunity to mention an incompatibility
: problem that arose just two weeks ago with Novaterm and an upgrade in
: the PINE system at our local freenet connection.  We have a menu driven
: freenet system that all the sudden locked up with a blank screen and
: locked up cursor as we attempted to get to our e-mail.  No other
: problems arose using any other area of our system.  But users went into
: a frenzy because they could not get into their e-mail.
:     We realized that this problem was with Novaterm versions 9.4 and
: 9.5, but Novaterm 9.3 worked great with no PINE incompatability.  So,
: we are all still on using the older Novaterm version.  If you run into
: this same problem, keep this in mind and hang on to your Novaterm 9.3.
:   P.S.  Would anyone please e-mail me and help me out with the
: configuration of this newsgroup.  I have no problem adding to a post.
: But every time I attempt to put up a new post, I always get 441 posting
: failed.  THANKS :)
:                                     Jayme Rice
:                                     Tampa, FL
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From: Hakan Karlsson <[e-mail]>
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Hi

I am trying to set up a computer museum in sweden. The museum will
consist of old homecomputers such as CBM-64, ZX Spectrum, Oric etc.

I would be very happy if you could contribute to my museum by sending
me some old computers or equipment, it doesn't have to work.

If you have any questions or have something to send me, please send
me a mail.

Best regards

Hakan Karlsson
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In article <4rnktt$[e-mail]>,
Jim Self  <[e-mail] (Jim Self)> wrote:
>Here is how it came out in Arkansas:
>
>Post  thread #  34095  July 5, 1996     ([e-mail])
>
>Is the winner.
>
>You could have posted your own name four times in rapid succession since my
>rules forgot to specify otherwise. You all were either too polite or didn't
notice.

Too polite ;-)

Also, Moebius is one of the few games I have not gotten to successfully
load on my 128D (I inherited the originals from someone, but with no
manual) :(.

evetS-

>Jim


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I am looking for a Super Snapshot cart for my brother
If you have one for sale please e-mail me.
Thanks :)

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From: KenK <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: 64C Kernal/Basic ROM
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El Phantas wrote:
>
> I'm trying to repair a 64C that was killed by a bad brick.  As expected,
> I'm replacing a lot of chips.  I had to steal the 251913-01 ROM from one
> of mine to make it work, but then I'm missing a chip in mine.  I was
> wondering if I could make a copy.  I have an eprom programmer, but I don't
> know what type to enter.  I assumed that it would be a 16K * 8bit but the
> standard 2716 selection doesn't recognize it.  What type is compatible?

It takes a 2764 to hold 8k bytes, doesn't it?.

Years ago when I played with these, I used to use a 2764. One small
problem - it has 28 pins vs the c64 24, so you make up an adapter.
Works great.

Using one of the old Jason-Ranheim burners?

--
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Ken

"The only real difference between an oral
and rectal thermometer is the taste"  David Feldman
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From: Benny Hayslett <[e-mail]>
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I use to run a BBS on a c64 using Color 64 BBS.  We even had a network
setup, man that was something!  Are there any old Color64 Sysops out
there?


--
"The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all of the pieces."
                                                           Aldo Leopold
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From: [e-mail](Michael J. Novak Jr. )
Newsgroups: rec.games.video.nintendo,rec.games.video.sega,rec.games.video.3do,
comp.sys.cbm,comp.sys.atari.8bit,rec.games.video.atari,rec.games.video.classic
Subject: Game screen shots  (07/07/96)
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  rec.games.video.atari:85469 rec.games.video.classic:52613

I have just added 50 SNES game screen shots to my WWW site.  This
brings the total number of ORIGINAL screen shots on-line to 955,
for the following systems:

Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Colecovision, Mattel Intellivision,
Magnavox Odyssey2, Emerson Arcadia 2001, Bally Astrocade, Atari 8-bit
computer, Commodore 64 computer, Commodore Vic-20 computer, Tomy Tutor
computer, 3DO, Sony Playstation, SMS, NES, and SNES.


More will be added as I have time.  Eventually, I will have my entire
collection on-line (hopefully before the turn of the century  :)

The Sega Genesis is probably next in line.


If this is of interest to you, the URL is listed in my sig.


Michael

P.S.  And before anyone else asks; if the game isn't on one of my FS/T
lists, it isn't FS/T  :)

--
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Video Game Advantage      3DO, Atari, NEC, Nintendo, Sega, Sony, as well as
6861 Anthony Lane         all Classic video game and Classic cartridge based
Parma Hts., OH  44130     computers, for over 2 years on the Internet!
[phone]  Voice     Visit us on the WWW at  http://www.io.com/~vga2000/
for FS/T & Want lists, FAQ's, Screen Shots, Collecting tips and much more...

For current list, or to be placed on my e-mail list, please leave E-Mail at:
[e-mail]   OR   [e-mail]   OR   [e-mail]

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From: [e-mail] (Joseph Snider)
Subject: WTB: Commodore 128D
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Im looking to buy a working Commodore 128D computer.. (Not the c128 but
the one with the detachable keyboard)

 Just looking for a basic setup.. Doesnt have to have any extra drives or
monitor.. (Unless you have a 1581 drive laying around to throw in with
it..)

 Also looking for someone with a great deal of c64/128 software, that
might want to do some trading of disks.. (I miss some of the older games
and stuff..)

Please respond via email "[e-mail]"


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Im looking to buy a working Commodore 128D computer.. (Not the c128 but
the one with the detachable keyboard..)

 All i need is a basic setup.. (no extra drives, or monitor..) Unless you
have a 1581 laying around..To throw in with it..

 Also looking for someone who has a good deal of c64 software they might
be willing to do some trading with..



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From: Karl K <[e-mail]>
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Subject: need info on 1541 drive
Date: Sun, 07 Jul 1996 15:50:45 -0400
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Hi, I am looking for help with a 1541 drive.
It will come on but will not read. Any suggestions
or some one got one for sale or to donate?
Please let me know, Karl K
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From: Rich White II <[e-mail]>
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Benny Hayslett wrote:

> I use to run a BBS on a c64 using Color 64 BBS.  We even had a network
> setup, man that was something!  Are there any old Color64 Sysops out
> there?

Sure are!  I ran a Color64 BBS for about 4 years.  (1988 to 1991).  I started
with a simple C-128 and two 1571's (using the h0 and h1 modes), and then
purchased two 1581's and a 1764 REU...  In 1990, I purchased a 20 Meg LtK
and ran the system until its death in 1991.  The Commodore BBS community just
dried up around the area... no use running a system that didn't have any
callers.   I still have all my original disks, various overlay backups, and
even disks and disks of mods and games (Empire & Murder Motel!)

Some day, if I can acquire an LtK, I could put the thing back online again!

Oh the memories...

TTFN...

Rich / ex-SysOp: The Reading Depot BBS/UD, Reading, PA.
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From: [e-mail] (Dave Daniels)
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I am looking for a modem for a commodore 64.  Any speed above 1200 will
do, but if the modem requires an interface I will need that also. Please
E-mail me if you have any of the above items for sale.  Would prefer a
2400 that connects directly to the computer.

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From: [e-mail] (bob masse)
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The reason it was so slow was because when you GO64 the 1571 stays in
1571 mode.  Jiffydos doesn't enhance 1571 mode much if at all.  So if you
want to keep the 1571 in 1541 mode then you need to reset the 128 and
hold the C= key everytime for the enhancement.

Bob
[e-mail]




[e-mail] wrote:
: I ran into an interesting phenomenon today.  I was writing an e-mail
: reply with TWS 128 and quit TWS.  I entered go64 and loaded Novaterm.  It
: was real slow on my 128D.  Getting tired of waiting I shut it off and
: turned it on while holding the C= key.  Novaterm was up and running in
: no time (well 41 seconds to be exact).  I signed on and did what I wanted
: to and signed off with this question in my mind.  Why was it so slow when
: I switched from 128 mode to 64 mode?  The screen still showed JiffyDOS
: was active.  What happened to my drive?  I had done the go64 swap before
: without any loss in loading speed.
: I fired up the 128 in 80 column mode, did go64 and loaded Novaterm.  41
: seconds.
: I quit. Fired up the 128 in 80 column mode. Loaded TWS 128, Quit, go64,
: load Novaterm. 2 minutes and 31 seconds.
: A few more tests and I realized that the jiffyDOS manual doesn't tell the
: whole story on page 25/26 (yes I looked in the manual!) when it says 'do not
: use the GO 64 command'.
: If you start your 128 in 128 mode and DO NOT ACCESS THE DISK DRIVE you
: can use GO64 and not suffer and performance loss in your drive.  Even
: pressing the '@' key to read the Drive DOS version prior to using the
: GO64 command is enough to mess up the loading performance once you are in
: 64 mode.
: Just thought I'd pass this on.
: --
: BRUCE THOMAS                         email: [e-mail]
: EDMONTON,   Alberta, CANADA
:                                 I enGEOy my C-64 and LOVE my BB Writer!!
:                                  C-64 - an original Plug & Play system.
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In <4rnktt$[e-mail]> Jim Self <[e-mail] (Jim Self)> writes:

>I've got more of these to give away, maybe 30 or 40. Somebody give me a better
>idea about how  to do this. As I said,  my method leaves a lot to be desired.
For
>instance, the post numbers didn't even agree with the  dates and times. And
if I'd
>gotten any replies from Europe, I don't know how I'd have figured it. At least
all
>the  current replies are in CDT.  I  guess there's still always the chance
that a
>belated post with an even earlier date could yet show up, putting me in a bad
>situation as I have here and now announced the winner.

I say don't bother with looking at the datestamps.  Just pick one
account you read news from, and go by whatever order the posts appear
_at that site_.  Much simpler.

rwp
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Alan Jones wrote:
>
> I have some removable media drive questions of my own, and this Zip
> drive discussion has come along at the right time.  I gather that both
> the Iomega 100M external SCSI Zip drive and the Syquest 135M external
> SCSI drive will work equally well with a CMD HD.  Is there any
> functional difference such as write protect, etc.?
Don't know all the ins and outs of the technology but I do know that the
Iomega ZIP drive has NO phisical write protect. Rather, it relies on the
driver that is installed in the windose or MAC host CPU to check the write
protect status and refeuse to write to the disk if the flag is set... From
a commodore point of view, this is clearly a disadvantage and depending on
how easily it is to set/reset this flag on a PC, it may be the drives only
flaw.  The SyQuest has a phisical notch (like a 3.5" disk...)

> What are the archival characteristics of the media?  How long will they
> last before "bit rot" sets in?  How does this compare with say, 3.5" DD
> diskets and typical Hard drives.  (Localy we have had too many HD
> crashes on CBM BBSs.)
The ZIP drive was developed by the IOMEGA company- the same who made the
famous Bernolli <sp> drive.  I assume they drew from that research when
making the ZIP drive because the media is thin (like a floppy disk).
Contrast the SyQuest, these cartridges are more like hard drive platters
but the hard drive midia is contained within a "sturdy"- ahem... cartruidge
that allows it to be poped out... While this is a novel aproach, it has many
disadvantages, the most noticable of which is how fragle the mechanism is...
Also, Zip drives and loud and get quite hot (cause of the power required to
spin the huge platter...)  all this is contrast the ZIP drive, anyway...

> How long will the drives and particulary the media be available?  Will
> they be available for 10-20 years or are they just a passing fad?
> Which of the Zip and Syquest drives will survive the longest in the
> market?  Zip of course was first.  I don't expect either to become a
> major media like 3.5" floppies or ISO 9660 CD-ROMs.  I think
> competition between the two is keeping prices low.  Recently I have
> seen the Syquest 135M dirve for $130 (while the 100M Zip is still about
> $200).  Is this an indication that Syquest is taking the market away
> from Zip or that Syquest is doing poorly and just dumping stock?
Well, SyQuest and Iomega have been compeditors long before the ZIP drive
came out...  In fact, SyQuest was doing quite well marketing 5.25" removable
media cartridges that held 40megs, the next model held 80...  These drives
were peices of crap (in my opininion...) but for firms that needed to be
able to lug around huge files they were a god send...  The Iomega corp. had
all but given up on the removable media trend (with only a tape drive and
the Bernolli technology keeping their name in catalogs) untill 1995 when out
of nowhere they released the ZIP drive...  It was all SyQuest could do to
keep up...  The 130meg drive was released (in my opinion, premature- so not
all of the bugs are worked out).  As a result, Imoega has shot to the top
of the removable media market with more money than they know what to do with.
If you want more- Check out the Iomega JAZZ drive, 1G of removable media for
under $100.00 per cartridge... -nice...  I think Imoega will be around a while..
.
And before you ask- the JAZZ drive is NOT compatable with the ZIP drive...

Later,
Radioactive Warrior
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From: [e-mail] (El Phantas)
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Subject: Re: 64C Kernal/Basic ROM
Date: 7 Jul 1996 19:22:31 -0400
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In article <[e-mail]>, KenK <[e-mail]>
writes:

>It takes a 2764 to hold 8k bytes, doesn't it?.

It sure does.  All this time I thought eprom numbers were in bytes, not
bits, but I was looking through my Jameco catalog yesterday, and I saw the
numbers listed like this: 27128-----16K x 8.  Suddenly it dawned on me
that this was the chip I needed.
So I tried it and it worked great!

>Years ago when I played with these, I used to use a 2764. One small
>problem - it has 28 pins vs the c64 24, so you make up an adapter.
>Works great.

Now, about that adaptor...I didn't need to copy an 8K prom, but if I did,
how would that work?  I don't think my prom burner supports the 24-pin
type, and all the 8K proms I have are 28-pin
>
>Using one of the old Jason-Ranheim burners?

Nope.  It's a stand alone unit.  A Digilec 824.


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I own an HP500 that I use with my 64/128.  I have an Epson emulation
cartridge that HP made a few years back.  It seems to work fine with a
Super Graphics Gold interface.  But somehow an HP running an Epson
emulation, with a interface card that is running a Commodore emulation,
seems rather inefficient.  It works fine, though, and is certainly a
tribute to the ruggness of the emulations in place within these two
devices.

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I've used a ZIP on my 128, but only by hooking it up to my 128 through a
CMD SCSI hard drive.  The ZIP drives are a tad inconvenient in that they
only support device 5 & 6 (or is it 4 & 5).  Anyway for it to boot, it
would need to be device 0.  I bet there would be more success with an EZ
drive from Syquest.  I have heard of people using older Syquest and
Bernoulies with the CMD host adapter, and booting off of them.  But, its
my understanding that when you pop the media and put in a new one you
have to hit RESET on the host adapter, or else you'll scramble your data.
 The CMD doesn't have anything built in to support removable media.

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From: [e-mail] (MICHAEL RUBIN)
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Subject: FS 1571 Drive + 1902a Case
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Hello. I have the following items for sale.

$25.00 + cod s/h for a 1571 Disk  drive which is currently in use and
clean.

$15.00 + cod s/h for the 1902a case. I stripped the guts out of a non
working monitor. The case is perfect including the flap door and hinge
up front. If you have a bad looking 1902a that works fine swap out the
insides into this one! Its easy to do.

If you are interested kindly send email with your mailing info and
local phone.

Michael Rubin
[e-mail]



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From: "Denys Williams" <[e-mail]>
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If anybody can supply this to me for a negotiable price I would be
grateful

Title:Ancipital
Author:Jeff Minter
Media:Compact Audio Cassete
Condition:Working or better

It is crucial that the tape uses the original novaload sequence with (from
memory) a pyramid consuming the bulk of the screen, with a scrolly line at
the bottom. Also there was a pretty funky tune playing (part of the reason
I wan't to acquire it)

please contact me by email...

thanks in advance.

Denys Williams





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