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Fred Harris wrote:
>=20
> Hello everyone,
>=20
> A friend of mine asked me to post a Commodore 128 Computer for sale.
    ^^^^^^
    |-------FRIEND????  I hope you don't think 750 is a real deal...  I w=
ould not buy it=20
for a tenth of that price.  Maybe $ is a equivalent sign for the mexican =
p=E9so.
> Asking $750.00, like brand new.  Will throw in all games.
> Please e-mail with questions or interest.
>=20
> Thank you,


--=20
Colin Guillas
http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ag090
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/1603
So what does the Maytag man do in his spare time?
>Plays with his C=3D64 of course :-)   (THX Jack)
Was Sally really Harry?
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
It all boils down to:  WHO THE HELL CARES?  (Well...maybe Sally's boy fri=
end...)

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From: [e-mail] (Bo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Commodore 128 Computer For Sale
Date: 22 Jul 96 15:46:09 CDT
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In article <[e-mail]>, Fred Harris <fharris@cyberenet.n=
et> writes:
> Hello everyone,
>=20
> A friend of mine asked me to post a Commodore 128 Computer for sale. =20
> Asking $750.00, like brand new.  Will throw in all games.

Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe

> Please e-mail with questions or interest.
>=20
> Thank you,
> --=20
> Fred H.
> [e-mail]
> Penn State Football Card and Artifact Collector

  'nuff said.

   - Bo

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From: [e-mail] (Paul Allen Panks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Advertisements reflected signs of the times
Date: 22 Jul 1996 20:20:04 GMT
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Going back through a modest collection of Commodore-specific magazines,=20
its kinda cool to llok at some of the advertisements.=20

Pulling out the April 1985 issue of Compute!'s Gazette:

Ad for Computer Centers of America, Page 91:

(quoting the advertisement)
"We're proud of our prices!"

...

(now, note some of the prices)
"C=3D commodore Products"
"801 MCS Color Printer 269_95"
"C-16 Computer          79_95"
"C+4  Computer         189_95"
"801 Printer           149_95"
"802 Printer           179_95"
"803 Printer           174_95"

...
(and next to that, some of the software prices)
"TOUCH TABLETS"
"Koala Touch Tablet-D .. 64.95"
"Koala Touch Tablet-Cart 69.95"
"Muppet Learning Keys...  Call"

...

"ACCESS"
"Neutral Zone-D/T .....  20.95"
"Spritemaker-D/T  .....  20.95"
...

"COMMODORE"
"Easy Calc-D ..........  64.95" (?!)

...
(and,of course, for some of the "bread and butter" products)

"NEW"
"128 IN STOCK"
"279_95"

..

"C=3D commodore 64"
"149_95"

...

Funny how time changes things, doesn't it?

A more obvious example would be if I pulled out the April 1984 issue of=20
Compute!'s Gazette. They were still advertising Vic-20s for $89.00, the=20
BRAND-NEW!- Commodore 364 (aka Plus/4) for "Call!", and the C=3D commodor=
e=20
64 for $229.00

Regards,

Paul Allen Panks


--
--
"Chickens may lay eggs, but roosters wake you up in the morning. Nobody=20
pays them to do that. I do less work than that and I get paid. And I=20
don't like eggs anyhow. Ooh! Bacon!"

Homer Simpson, on subsidizing small-town agriculture.


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From: "Michael Bendure" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm,comp.emulators.cbm
Subject: Re: IRC for C64
Date: 22 Jul 1996 20:50:32 GMT
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> I am not sure if there is enough of an audience out there for this, but=
 I
> am asking if anyone is interested in chatting in IRC in the CHannel #C6=
4?
> Or perhaps there is a Group that already meets on a regular basis?
>=20
> If not, I am a regular user of IRC and will be on Undernet in the #C64
room
> every Friday night from 8-9pm if anyone wants to chat. If you access IR=
C
> chat through a PC using MIRC, we can trade software. (no pirated stuff!=
)

   There is a #c-64 on Efnet and I've seen a couple dead ones on DALnet a=
nd
Undernet.  The one that gets the most traffic is on Efnet.  I also hold a
64 related IRC room called #C-Net on DALnet, Efnet and Undernet.  Its
mainly a meeting place for Sysops of CommNet on Sundays about 3:00-8:00 p=
m
EDT.  I try to get there at 3:00 or before, but I'm usually late. :)  All
64 and 128 users are welcome to stop by and say hello.  I'm usually on th=
e
DALnet #C-Net through the week as well.

--=20
C-Net 64 DS2 Software   WWW:      http://www.infinet.com/~mbendure
92 Lee Ave Suite N3       Email:         [e-mail]
Newark, Ohio 43055        IRC:           #C-Net on Efnet                 =
 =20
        =20
(614)/788-8568                CommNet:  Mitron @ Cygnus X-1

Cygnus X-1 BBS
(614)/522-6563


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From: [e-mail] (Bo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: d64
Date: 22 Jul 96 15:48:52 CDT
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In article <4srinf$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] =
(ChrisC) writes:
> In article <[e-mail]>, Jeff Jones <loadstar@softdisk.=
com> wrote:
>>ChrisC wrote:
>>
>>
>>> The .d64 files are actually disk images used for the IBM C64S emulato=
r.  They
>>> can be restored to thier original format with a program I wrote, down=
loadable
>>> at members.aol.com/xdr12/download/  the program name is D64-REST.TXT =
and
>>> D64-REST.PRG.  Be forewarnd, the program is slllooowww.
>>
>>LOADSTAR published a GEOS progam called geoBeap, which creates and conv=
erts
>>..d64 files.  It was only about 4 issues ago.  The program was by Bo Zi=
mmerman.
>=20
> I need to check out my back issues.  Do you remember which one that was=
 on?

   Say there... when you find out, tell me too.  Never got to see that
issue. =20

  Actually, I would guess something like 145.. but I'm not sure.

   - Bo Zimmerman

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From: [e-mail] (Bo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Commodore HD?
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In article <[e-mail]>, Edward Eisenman <ez061273@ucdavis=
.edu> writes:
> This may be a silly question but...
>=20
> Is there a C64/128 compatible hard drive? (1581?)
> If so, what kinds of specs does it have (ie capacity, speed, etc.)?
> And what is the going price for one?
>=20
> Thanks
> Ed

Yes, but the 1581 isn't it.  The 1581 is a 3.5" DD drive.

  Creative Micro Designs makes some SCSI wonders for the C64/128. =20

  Their smallest models, last I looked, were around 500 meg (which is mor=
e
than any Commodore owner can fathom to use), and were around $300-$450.

     - Bo
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From: "Michael Bendure" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Update C-Net 64 DS2 Webpage
Date: 22 Jul 1996 21:00:29 GMT
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   I can't remember if I've posted this hear or not, but just in case I
missed it, here it is again.

   I've been working on the C-Net 64 DS2 BBS Web Page and added a 10 sec
animation that shows the Waiting for Call screen and what happens when th=
e
Sysop logs into Local Mode.  I'll eventually make this so that it logs in=
to
the BBS, pulls a menu of commands and navigates through the different are=
as
of a stock C-Net 64 DS2 BBS, displaying the menus of each area.

   I feel this is a good way to demo the program, eventhough only the PC
users with Netscape and Internet Explorer can really see it.  Has anyone
written an animated GIF viewer for the 64 or 128 yet?  If so, they could
download it and view it off line. :)

   I'm also working on getting all the links finished.  All the hardware
links are done and working, still need to add a few more things though.=20
The page in my signature will take you to my page which has a link to the
C-Net page, or you can go directly there with this one:

http://www.infinet.com/~mbendure/cnet

--=20
C-Net 64 DS2 Software   WWW:      http://www.infinet.com/~mbendure
92 Lee Ave Suite N3       Email:         [e-mail]
Newark, Ohio 43055        IRC:           #C-Net on Efnet                 =
 =20
        =20
(614)/788-8568                CommNet:  Mitron @ Cygnus X-1

Cygnus X-1 BBS
(614)/522-6563
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From: Jeff Schwartz <[e-mail]>
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Subject: c64 on a mac
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 17:46:43 -0700
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I'd like to play Telengard and other c64 games on my mac with the c64
emulator. Can it be done? Please EMAIL me!
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Am I the only one who still plays this game? =20




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From: Donovan Dyer <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: dir/editor/fd2000
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 96 18:43:20 -0500
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Joesph Fenn <[e-mail]> writes:
=20
>Does anyone out there know of a Dir/Editor useable with the FD2000 drive
>in its 1.6meg High Density disk mode?  The 1581/and-or/Maverick dir eds
>will not work with the drive in HD mode.  It will read the Directory
>in the Mav version of dir/editor, but cannot manipulate or write a
>revised dir back to the HD 1.6 meg formatted disk.  If someone hasnt
>done it we need one by CMD thats would let us mark off various type
>data stored on the disk with seperator bars (lines).
=20
I have a dir editor that I use called Dedit.128 v7.0. It works very good.
So good in fact, I'm trying to get around to sending the writer some mone=
y :)
All I need is a RoundTuiT. BUT, you didn't say if you are using a 128 or =
64.
So this info maynot do you any good. I think there is a copy of it on the=
 CMD
Utilities disks, I got my copy here on Delphi where all the Commies meet =
:)
=20
As for lines separating file groups, I've used ----------------- and ++++=
++++
or ############ or whatever came to mind. Open up a file in a wordwriter =
prog,
the best is ZED, and name it ---------------- or whatever, and save it.
=20
The best way to separate the files is to create partitions on the disk wi=
th
the @md:dirname command, and put the diferent files in their own dir. Tha=
t
is of course if you have JiffyDos :)
=20
Don
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From: [e-mail](R. T. Cunningham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm,comp.emulators.cbm
Subject: Re: IRC for C64
Date: 23 Jul 1996 01:36:20 GMT
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On Jul 22, 1996 04:03:52 in article <Re: IRC for C64>, '[e-mail]
(Kyle Buffington)' wrote:=20
=20
>There already is a formed channel for the C=3D64 it is channel =20
>#c-64 come and join in ...=20
=20
Really?  I've tried that channel and several different IRC servers and it
was non-existant.  Please give me the name of the IRC server and I may be
one to join in.  I do have a lot of knowledge about the 64, as well as th=
e
128.=20
=20
--=20
=20
Richard T. Cunningham (a.k.a. Wanderer)=20
SysOp of the Desert Oasis BBS in Phoenix, AZ=20
A Commodore 128 BBS, 602-849-2892
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From: joy daidola <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: ID This Hardware: Hearsay 1000
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 96 19:04:26 -0500
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If you have the hearsay but no manuel,
let me know quickly and give me your
=3D
address and I'll copy the manuel for
you, but you must let me know right awayas I'm due to pack up the hearsay=
 I
haveto send to a friend and then will no
longer have the manuel..
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From: Joesph Fenn <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Commodore HD?
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On Mon, 22 Jul 1996, Edward Eisenman wrote:

 This may be a silly question but...
=20
 Is there a C64/128 compatible hard drive? (1581?)
 If so, what kinds of specs does it have (ie capacity, speed, etc.)?
 And what is the going price for one?
 Thanks
 Ed
=20
Well there is a Drive (1581) but its not considered to be a hard drive
in the sense of holding huge amounts of data but it does quite well as
it can store up to 800k of data, and was the fastest drive that CBM
made at the time.  The going price is wild as they are much in demand
as used stuff (no new ones available) and the price depends on how
badly you want it.  I wouldnt sell one for less than $125 if in good
working condition.   The FD2000 I just received is an even snazier
drive and its made by CMB.  Can format and store up to 1.6 megabyte
of data but also can do 1581 type disk formats.   Its a jewel and
even smaller than the 1581.  I love it.
                   (cost $204 including UPS to Hawaii)
                       ***** kilroy *****
=20

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From: [e-mail] (Peter Karlsson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: CKIT - Dongle!
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 22:51:33 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]>, Alan Jones
<[e-mail]> wrote:

> The most discusting common archive format is .d64. =20

Well, I like it. The good thing is that you get the disk exactly as it
was supposed to be, with no possability of corruption of the file
names or things like that.

> Recently, Peter Karlsson posted a disk full of C64 character sets to
> comp.binaries.cbm in .d64 format. =20

> After about
> half a day of effort I had a 72390 byte charsets.arc file that I can
> upload to a local BBS for anyone that wants more C64 character sets.

Yes, I know that it was quite a waste of bandwith -- I'm the first one
to admit it. I thought that the disk was fuller than it really was.
I'm sorry about that. I generally distribute d64 files in zipped
format, but for some reason, I didn't zip this one.

The problem is that I don't have any good programs to create other
archive formats. I *could* use ARC128 or LYNX or something on my
Commodore, but it's so slow. What I would like is a program to convert
from a D64 file to a LYNX archive, or something like that.

A .T64 image would probably have been a wiser choice for that posting.


\\//
Peter - [e-mail] - Fidonet 2:204/145.42
      - May not be distributed via the microsoft network

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From: [e-mail] (William R. Ward)
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Date: 23 Jul 1996 00:47:43 GMT
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In article <4rr1tf$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (El Phan=
tas) writes:
) NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com

) In article <[e-mail]>, Jason
) <[e-mail]> writes:

)>One thing I missed is who owns the old 8bit C=3D architecture now?

) Viscorp will own the technology, but Escom will retain rights to the
) Commodore name.  They have been using it for IBM compatible peripherals.

Viscorp will own *AMIGA* technology, yes.  But I don't think they
bought the C64 family.  I think Escom still owns that, and maybe CMD
can make a bid for it, now that Escom is dying?

--Bill.

--
William R Ward          Bay View Consulting   http://www.bayview.com/~her=
mit/
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4072
[e-mail]  Santa Cruz CA 95060 USA           pager +1 408/458-=
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From: [e-mail](R. T. Cunningham)
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Subject: Re: CKIT 94 - Dongle!
Date: 23 Jul 1996 01:24:06 GMT
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After creating such a flurry of comments, suggestions, and rhetoric by my
poor choice of wording, I'm back and with a vengeance.  Not really a
vengeance, but it sounded good as I typed it.=20
=20
Seriously, when I returned to Phoenix this last Friday, the first thing I
dug up was the CKit Manual, which contains a copy of the license agreemen=
t.
 Now, remembering the condition in which I originally received the
software, I may be bordering on insulting a few of you.  The entire
software package (including the manual) was wrapped in plastic (I don't
think it was shrink-wrapped but loosely wrapped and sealed).  Clearly
visible while looking at it from the front was the license agreement
itself.    In large, bold print, in two lines at the top of the page was:=
=20
=20
BEFORE YOU OPEN THE PACKAGE=20
READ THIS FIRST!=20
=20
Very easily read, it the page displays license agreement and the first 3
articles of it (the remainder are on the reverse side).=20
=20
I am going to quote Article 1 and insert comments as I go.  Please bear
with me:=20
=20
1. LICENSE GRANT=20
=20
Licensor hereby grants to you, and you accept, a nonexclusive license to
use the Security Key, the Program Diskette and the computer programs
contained therein in machine-readable, object code form only (collectivel=
y
referred to as the "Software"), and the accompanying User Documentation,
only as authorized in this License Agreement.  The Software may be used
only on a single computer owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by you; =
or
in the event of the inoperability of that computer, on a backup computer
selected by you. <Comment:  if the main computer I use is here in Barstow=
 -
I'm the only user of it - the computer is considered inoperable when I'm
I'm not here to use it, the backup computer is my other one in Phoenix -
hence, I'm complying with the license agreement even by having the progra=
m
operating on both computers at different times>  Neither concurrent use o=
n
two or more computers nor use in a local area network or other network is
permitted without separate authorization and the payment of other license
fees. <Comment:  concurrent means using on more than one computer at the
same time, impossible if both computers are in two different states - of
course, that could probably be done on a PC useing PCAnywhere or Carbon
Copy> =20
You agree that you will not assign, sublicense, transfer, pledge, lease,
rent, or share your rights under this License Agreement.  You agree that
you may not reverse assemble, reverse compile, or otherwise translate the
Software.=20
=20
Of couse, theres more legal jargon in the remainder of the articles.  It
goes on to say that you can make only one backup of the program diskette =
in
the case the original is destroyed or unusable, and can make one copy of
the manual for backup purposes.  Some of this is really silly, but I can
understand what the intent is.  I don't use the original CKit diskette, I
have it installed on the hard drive.  I have a copy on the other hard
drive.  I'm not even sure I have the original diskette anymore.  Oh well,=
 I
guess I didn't comply with the agreement since I don't have an original
diskette and one backup diskette.=20
=20
The point is, I can only run one computer at a time.  I am positive I am
complying with the intent of the agreement.  And as I mentioned before so
uneloquently, the only drawback is that I have to transport the dongle ba=
ck
and forth between states in order to use either one.  That, in itself, is
risky business as I've lost it twice.  Of course I found it again each
time, but it would be nice to be able to not worry about it.  As one of m=
y
correspondents mentioned, she was on a flight from point A to point B and
worried about whether she had forgotten the dongle when she packed.=20
=20
No, I won't be buying any more software that's dongle protected if I can
help it.  CKit is a good piece of software ruined by an unnecessary
hardware add-on.  Let me key in on this.  It is NOT a GREAT piece of
software, although it could have been if it had used a tighter algorithm
(such as arc, arj or zip) and if it had been made to work on a C128 in it=
's
2 mhz 80 column mode.=20
=20
I guess the old adage is true:  You can't have your cake and eat it too!=20

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I can't find this song in my SID archive...if you have it, I would
greatly appreciate it if you could encode it and send it to my mail
([e-mail]) or post it on comp.binaries.cbm., I would also
appreciate any other SIDs that had to do with QLink, like SIDFest albums
from earlier than 1991, parodies ("The House of Quantum Link" is one of m=
y
favorites :), etc.

One last thing: On what date did Q-Link open?

Thanks!

Mike Miller
--The (Pretentious?) Parody Man
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COMMODORE 64/128 SOFTWARE FOR SALE
                   JULY 1996
                                   =20
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
                                   =20
THE FOLLOWING TITLES ARE COMPLETE IN BOX WITH ORIGINAL DISKS AND DOCS,ONL=
Y
$4 EACH

APPLICATIONS/PRODUCTIVITY
BASEBALL STAT. MANAGER                                 *PLEASE ADD POSTAG=
E
TO EACH ORDER!
MICRO DETECTIVE                                                  ($4
MINIMUM)
COMMODORE EASY SPELL
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE BUILDER                         BLANK DS/DD DISKS .10c
EACH!
INFOBASE 64                                                         BLACK
RIBBON FOR OKI 10/20 $5
SUPERBASE 64 SET
INSTANT RECALL DATABASE
MADMAN COMPRESSION KIT
EASY SPEECH (ADDS SPEECH TO TEXT GAMES, USE ONLY WITH VOICE MESENGER)

GAMES

DECEPTOR
COSMIC TUNNELS
NETHERWORLD
NOVABLAST
MURDER BY THE DOZEN
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES
WING COMMANDER
DEADLINE
JEOPARDY(SHRINKWRAPPED)
Z PILOT
SUPER HUEY
FLIGHT SIM II
RELMS OF DARKNESS
PORTAL
ARCHON
BARDS TALE II
ECHELON
DUNGEONQUEST
AMAZON
TEMPLE OF APSHI
RENDEVOUS WITH RAMA
720 SKATEBOARDING
WASTELAND
HES GAMES
BMX RACING
INTERNATIONAL SOCCER (CART, IN BOX)



THE FOLLOWING TITLES ARE ORIGINAL DISKS WITH INSTRUCTIONS ONLY, $3 EACH

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EASY SCRIPT
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MUSICALC
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MOVIE MONSTER GAME
TOP GUN
SUPERSTAR HOCKEY
SUPERSTAR SOCCER
SKATE ROCK
BLOCKBUSTER
ROAD RUNNER
F-14 TOMCAT
INVADERS OF THE LOST TOMB
GHOSTS & GOBLINS
KARNOV
VALUE CALC
ELIMINATOR
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BOOKS

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THE FOLLOWING TITLES ARE ORIGINAL DISK ONLY WITH NO DOCS, $2 EACH

128 TUTORIAL DISK
1541 DEMO DISK
1551 DEMO DISK
1571 DEMO DISK
1985
ACCOLADE COMICS
ADVENTURE PAK
ADVENTURE CONSTRUCTION SET
AEROBICS
ALTER EGO
ALTERED BEAST
AMERICA'S CUP
APOLLO 18
ARCADE ACTION
ARCADE GAMES AND SPORTS SPECTACULAR
BARDS TALE III
BAT
BATMAN
BATTLETECH
BCI SOFTWARE 3 FOR ALL
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
BETTER WORKING WORD PROCESSOR
BEYOND CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN
BILL & TEDS EXCELLENT ADVENTURE
BLACK FLAG COPIER
BMX TRIALS
CAPCOM MINI GOLF
CHAMPIONSHIP GAMBLER
CHASE ON TOM SAWYERS ISLAND (DISNEY)
CHESS CHALENGER
CHESS CHAMPION
CHOMP
CLASSIC CONCENTRATION
CLIFFHANGER
COMMODORE B/GRAPH
COMMODORE ENGLISH 5
COMMODORE HISTORY
COMMODORE MATH III
CONAN
CONTRA
COOL WORLD
COUNTDOWN TO SHUTDOWN
CRITICAL MASS
DANCING FEATS
DARK TOWER, THE
DEADLINE
DESCISION MAKER
DEMONSTALKERS
DES-SOFT
DI-SECTOR 3.0
DICK TRACY
DIEHARD
DONALD DUCKS PLAYGROUND
DUCK TALES
EARLY GAMES FOR CHILDREN
EASY WORKING PLANNER/FILER
ELECTRONIC CHECKBOOK
FACTORY
FAST EDDIE
FEARLESS FRED & THE FACTORY OF DOOM
FELONY
FROGGER/THRESHOLD
FUN HOUSE
GEOS 1.2
GHOST MANOR/SPIKES PEAK
GHOSTBUSTERS II
GOSPEL GRAPHICS FOR PRINTSHOP
GRAPH PAK/CHART PAK
GRAPHIC LABEL MAKER
HARDBALL
HEIST,THE
HITCHIKERS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
HOLLYWOOD POKER
HOME BANKER
HUNTER PATROL/AD INFINITUM
IN SEARCH OF THE MOST AMAZING THING
INDOOR SPORTS
INFOCOM 4 IN 1 SAMPLER
INTERNATIONAL TEAM SPORTS
JEOPARDY
JET
JOHN ELWAY QUARTERBACK
KANE/HUMAN RACE
KENTUCKY DERBY
KEYPUNCH ARCADE & SPORTS SPECTACULAR
KIKSTART
KNIGHT GAMES
L.A. SWAT/PANTHER
LAST V8,THE
LAGACY OF THE ANCIENTS
LIFEPLAN
LORDS OF CONQUEST
MACH 5 UTILITIES DISK
MANAGER, THE C64
MANIAC MANSION
MASTER GRADER
MASTER OF MAGIC
MASTER TRIVIA
MASTERING THE S.A.T. (4 DISKS)
MICRO-ASTROLOGER
MINDSHADOW
MIRROR V.3.3 COPIER
MOBIUS
MONDUS FIGHT PALACE
MR. ROBOT & HIS ROBOT FACTORY
NEUTRAL ZONE
NEVER ENDING STORY
NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
NINJA
ONE STEP PROGRAMMING UTILITIES
OUTRUN
PERFECT COLLEGE, THE
PIRATES TOOLKIT/MIRROR V.2
POCKETWRITER 2
POWER DISK GAMES
PREDATOR
PRINTED WORD, THE
PSYCHO
PUZZLE MANIA
R-TYPE
RAMPAGE
RAMPART
REPTON=20
RETROGRADE
ROBOCOP
ROCK STAR
ROCKET RANGER
SARGON II
SCRUPLES
SENTINAL WORLDS
SEVEN CITIES OF GOLD
SHADOW WARRIORS
SHAMUS
SHOTGUN II/BULLSEYE COPIERS
SIDEARMS
SKATECRAZY
SLUGGER
SPACE HARRIER
SPELLRIGHT PLUS
STAR FRONTEIRS
STARGLIDER=20
STRIP POKER I
STRIP POKER II
SUCCESS WITH MATH
SUMMER CAMP
SUPER HUEY II
SUPERBASE
SUPERSTAR SOCCER
TEAM SPORTS
TECHNOCOP
TETRIS
THING ON A SPRING
THUNDERBLADE
TOP FLIGHT
TOUCHDOWN FOOTBALL
TOUCHTERM
TYPING PROFESSOR
TYPING TEACHER/ALGEBRA DRAGONS
TYPING TUTOR/WORD INVADERS
WATER POLO
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT
WILLOW
WIN, LOSE, OR DRAW
WOBBLER
WORDMASTER SENIOR
WORDPRO 3     =20
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