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Ebay Favourite Sellers

Ebay the online auction, for anyone
who has been hiding under a stone.

Ebay is an online auction website, each
country usually has its own section for
example the United Kingdom is
accessed via www.ebay.co.uk but the
main website is www.ebay.com
(America)

To buy and sell on ebay you need to
create an account, for that you supply
your address and need a seller handle
or name and a password to logon.

Then buying is little more than
searching for the item you require for
example if you were looking for a
1581 disk drive you could simply goto
the main site and type in the search
string ?commodore 1581? hit return
and sift through the results. You need
to look on the site for fuller options
of searching and syntax.

Most payments are electronic using a
system called pay pal, you give pay pal
a credit cards or bank details and they
perform the transaction for you an in-
between for the banks. Once a trans-
action is made Ebay ask you to leave
feedback so you may for example say
"excellent service goods
as described arrived quickly" & leave
positive feedback, as a result the
seller gains a score ranking for each
positive feedback rating, thus you can
see how good a seller is by the number
of positives and a percentage for
happy customers.

Ok so one of my favourite sellers is
"the Commodore Store" you can access
the store directly via this link:

   http://stores.ebay.co.uk/
     The-Commodore-Store

The seller has NO negative feedback
whatsoever, is very friendly and
always packs and despatches goods
quickly and competently.

So what does this seller sell and why a
write up of just one seller? Well the
Seller specialises in hard to find
commodore items, most are NEW and
or never opened. For example Never
opened disk games and never mailed
out magazines.

Here is a small selection of items
descriptions for you to view:

64 Diagnostic Cartridge ROMS for the
C64 & 64C

Professional Diagnostics by
Commodore!

Here is a great way to all three
Commodore 64 Diagnostic ROMS in one
package. The Commodore PCB is fitted
with a socket, so you can quickly
and easily switch between the three
different diagnostic packages for your
64. Plus you can make your own
cartridges - use any 8k ROM on the
PCB.

If you have any questions we will be
pleased to answer them, this is a
great way to get your hands on these
professional diagnostic tools for the
Commodore 64.

C128 VIDEO RAM UPGRADE
For 128 Owners Who Need Extra VDC RAM

When Commodore first released the
128D we got one, opened it up, and
took a good look. It didn't take long
to discover one MAJOR difference. The
standard C-128 has just 16K of video
RAM, while the newer 128D has a full
64K. That's 400% more!

We knew that there were tremendous
advantages to the extra RAM. Like
being able to scroll through video
memory, of the potential for greatly
enhanced colour resolution. And, since
Commodore has seen fit to make it a
standard feature on all the new 128D's,
we knew it was only a matter of time
before new software started taking
advantage of the full 64K.
That time arrived. Programs like
Maverick, FasTrac 128, BASIC 8, the
BASIC 8 Toolkit, Spectrum 128 and
News Maker have all been coded to
take advantage of the full 64K of video
RAM found on the 128D's. So if you
have a regular C-128 with only
16K of video RAM, you've got a big
problem. And we've got the solution.
You could upgrade on your own - but
if thoughts of splattered solder and
heat-damaged motherboards bother
you, relax. We've developed a module
that plugs right in to your C-128 - &
doesn't fill that empty ROM socket,
either. Just open the 128, remove the
RF shield and the lid that covers the
metal box on the motherboard, and pull
the socketed 8563 chip. Plug our board
in its place & plug the 8563 into our
board. Replace the covers and you're
done. That's it. No soldering, no
hassles. Now your machine can have
the same 64K of video RAM as the
newer 128D machines. And you'll be
ready for whatever the future holds.
Plug In 64K Video RAM Upgrade,
designed by Chip Level Designs
Supplied with fitting instructions &
test software on disk. New &
Shrinkwrapped

Deep Scan Burst Nibbler!
Powerful Software - Innovative
Hardware!

The Burst Nibbler system is probably
the most powerful disk copier available
for the Commodore computer.

It gains its power by using parallel
data transfer. With standard nibblers
the data is read from the disk and
decoded into a standard format before
being transferred to the host computer
by the serial bus. This is all well
until it comes across some non-standard
data on the disk. Because it can't
recognise the code it is unable to
decode into the form needed for serial
transfer.

With parallel transfer the data is read
from the disk and transferred directly
to the host computer without the need
to decode it.

This is achieved because the Burst
Nibbler System is actually hardware
and software package. The hardware
consists of a parallel cable that plugs
into the computers user port. The other
end of the cable plugs into the VIA
chip socket inside your disk drive. The
software is a powerful Nibbler control
program with various parameter
settings to maximise results.

How much power do you want? How about:

> Only package to copy up to 41 tracks!
> Will copy a whole disk in under 2
   mins!
> Full and half tracks copied - no
problem!     > Transfers raw GCR
Code via cable!
> Fitted in minutes usually no
soldering!
> Make a perfect copy every time!

Fitting involves lifting the 6522 VIA
chip inside the drive, inserting it
into the socket on the cable and
plugging the whole assembly back into
the socket, the other end just plugs
into the user port and has a through
connector for your other hardware.

Deep Scan Burst Nibbler - New Cable
& software...
Software Version v1.9. For the
Commodore 64/128 & 128D and the
1541, 1570 & 1571 disk drives..


The RAMBOard
The Essential Maverick Accessory for
your 1541!

Remember the 1970's. That's the decade
that brought us the first afford-
able home computers? The 1980's was the
decade that saw the development of
stunning software that finally took
advantage of the available hardware.
What do you think the 1990's will be
remembered for?

For our part, we're going to remember
it as a decade of killer copy
protection.

No kidding. Our programming staff
has just been flooded by the clever &
crafty sophistication of some of the
new breed of copy protection schemes.
We?ve been writing parameters for
years now, and yet with all that
experience behind us we?re seeing
things that even our famous Maverick
archival utility system can?t handle.

At least, not without a little help...

The RAMBOard was designed from
the beginning as an integrated
component in the Maverick arsenal.
It's a RAM chip mounted on a custom
board that, in almost all cases, plugs
right into your Commodore disk drive.
This extra RAM creates a "virtual
workspace" that gives Maverick enough
elbow room to work some special magic.

With RAMBOard installed, Maverick
is able to back up programs that can?t
be backed up by software alone.
Current Maverick modules already
contain advanced RAMBOard parameters.
As future copy protection schemes
become more radical, RAMBOard will be
an indispensable part of the Maverick
arsenal - and you can bet that our
future parameters will reflect that.

Parameters aren't the only reason for
owning a RAMBOard. The advanced
users amoung you will be interested in
the fact that the Maverick sports a
state of the art track editor that
reaches its full potential only with
the use of the RAMBOard.

With the RAMBOard installed you can
read, edit and write whole tracks at a
time. Plus a dual GCR RAMBOard
powered nibbler! This and other
RAMBOard support utilities found in
Maverick allow the experienced user to
actually create custom copiers - a
hacker's dream come true!

Yet for all its capabilities, the
RAMBOard itself is simple to install:
just open your drive, plug in the
RAMBOard, and close the drive.
That's all there is to it. There's no
soldering, no wire cutting, and no
hassles. None and our illustrated
instructions will make you feel like a
pro before you even begin. Anybody
who has tried to backup some of
today's software knows that it's not
as easy as it used to be. The good old
days of ?Track 23? errors are gone
forever. Welcome to the RAMBOard.

The RAMBOard designed by Chip Level
Designs Includes - Hardware, test
software on disk & instructions.... New
& Shrink-wrapped Requires Maverick v5
or later, for the Commodore 1541 or
1541C disk drive.


Cartridge Backer 64
Feature Packed Utility Software!
The Cartridge Backer v2 from the
publishers of the CSM Program
Protection Manuals.

Cartridge Backer v2 allows you to
quickly and easily transfer cartridge
based programs to disk at the press of
a button. A host of software utilities
allow you to complete flexibility, you
can save as an EPROM dump, a
BASIC kernel version, ZAP version &
many more options.... A settings
manual gives you pages of dip switch
settings and a comprehensive manual
covers all the software functions.
A powerful system for If you have any
questions we will be pleased to answer
them, this is a professional cartridge
backup system and even allows you to
repair defective/corrupt cartridges.
Cartridge Backer 64 Includes -
Hardware, software on disk,
instructions manual & settings
manual.... New & Shrink-wrapped
No external RAM boards, ROMS or
cartridges are required.