Friday, August 17, 2007

A portable C64? Yes, a Commodore SX-64!

Gotta love ebay. Really. You see, another one of them fabled computer/video-gaming rarities has turned up and it's no other than the utterly amazing Commodore SX-64 (a.k.a. Executive 64), the portable sibling of the famous Commodore 64, complete with 5,25" disk-drive and built-in crisp color monitor.

Oh, and you might be interested in finding out that the SX-64 was the world's first color portable computer and also the only one you could ever use to play with Little Computer People too. Then again, it lacks a cassette port and can only run disk or cartridge games, but, really, who would notice.

To find out more about said 23-pound miniaturization wonder have a look at Wikipedia, OldComputers.net, Vintage Computers and/or of course the aptly named SX64.net.

For a rare chance to actually own a Commodore SX-64 try this Commodore SX-64 ebay auction. Seller ships worldwide.
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13 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 17, 2007 at 9:32 PM

    is lovely... sx-y even

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  2. AnonymousAugust 17, 2007 at 9:35 PM

    The SX-64 isn't rare. It isn't as common as a breadbox 64 but calling it rare is a stretch. There are always 5-10 available on eBay.

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  3. gnomeAugust 18, 2007 at 7:58 AM

    Quite s-xy. Like the sx-y thing I 'd say dear Elderly.

    Oh, and anonymous, I'm afraid you're dead wrong. I've been searching ebay for quite some time and it's the first time in months I found an SX-64 and it was only one.

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  4. AnonymousAugust 20, 2007 at 6:31 AM

    Really? Here's an another:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110160283298

    If you search closed auctions you'll find seven have sold in the last week and dozens in the last 90 days. I guess you need to be more thorough in your searches.

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  5. gnomeAugust 20, 2007 at 10:24 AM

    Hmmm... truth is I'm mainly searching the co.uk parts of amazon, which means you could well be right...

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  6. UnknownAugust 22, 2007 at 6:42 PM

    ..still sxy though.... which is rare in a console....

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  7. gnomeAugust 22, 2007 at 8:58 PM

    Not when you search "s-xy consoles" @ ebay, it isn't...

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  8. UnknownAugust 27, 2007 at 7:11 PM

    (elderly search ebay fo s-xy consoles.....)
    oh look ..... lingerie...

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  9. gnomeAugust 27, 2007 at 9:07 PM

    Nicccceee...

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  10. UnknownAugust 31, 2007 at 7:21 PM

    ...she mustn't like it though, she's taking it off... hope her mom isn't watching.....

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  11. gnomeAugust 31, 2007 at 9:13 PM

    Well, unless her mom is the bearded hairy guy with the mask, I'm glad to announce she isn't!

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  12. UnknownSeptember 5, 2007 at 6:43 PM

    phew!.. that's a relieve... (looks at bearded hairy guy...) haven't seen him round here before...

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  13. gnomeSeptember 7, 2007 at 3:41 PM

    Uh.. hasn't been here before I guess.

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