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Diary blog of ramblings and adventures in collecting and reliving childhood memories.
Just my own little place on the web about my hobby. Stories about selling, repairs, buying and the people behind that. Reporting from the Netherlands, and started collecting again way too late.
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Category Archives: My Collection
Pickup Magic Voice Speech Module & Gamemate2
15/1/2018 Drove to Amsterdam…took me twice the time as normal in dreadful weather. Oh joy. Went to Sloterdijk trainstation to meet Frank, he is selling his collection as he was moving to a new place..time to get rid of little … Continue reading
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Tagged Joysticks, Magic Voice Speech Module
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Programming the 6502 – Rodnay Zaks
14/01/2018 Just came in from ThriftBooks for 8 dollar. Not quit sure if and when i will start reading (or start programming again)…but Dion told me I just needed this one on my Commodore shelf ;), otherwise my collection was … Continue reading
MK-10 keyboard
14/01/2018 Got this one, probably too expensive, for thirty euro’s. Did a quick pickup last week in Sliedrecht. Views: 191
Silver board repair (KU-14194HB) Part 3 – Outsourcing ;)
14/01/2018 Feel like a wise man…decided that i should outsource the repair of this delicate board. Contacted someone on Marktplaats, which offered repair services. Discussing repairing right now, he has three other repair jobs which he needs to finish, but … Continue reading
GameMate 2 Wireless Joysticks & Magic Voice Speech module
14/01/2018 In January quit some interesting stuff came on Marktplaats, most of it went to the same buyer….which was willing to pay an exceptional price for some of it. But…i got my second GameMate. First one I bought from Dion, … Continue reading
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Tagged Joysticks, Magic Voice Speech Module
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Bought two Commodore sets – bad luck
14/01/2018 Last December i bought on a Belgium auction site a C64c, with some games and a FC III…not clear on the pictures was, what I thought, a box from a FC III cartridge. Picked it up in Zoetermeer beginning … Continue reading
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Tagged Cartridges, Commodore 64, Commodore 64c, Epyx Fastload, Final Cartridge, Joysticks
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Bummer…power monitor send back to Australia
I ordered beginning December two power monitors from Darren in Australia…You can use them in between your Commodore and the power supply to monitor the voltage and current. Handy, primary because the power supplies are not that stable after decades, and … Continue reading
Mint 1541-II drive
02-01-2018 Happy new year to all! This year we spent new years eve with some good friends in the south of Holland, near Maastricht. Since i found a mint 1541-II drive in Hasselt, I decided that (too much joy of … Continue reading
C64c – old board edition – mint
30 December 2017 Last addition to my collection this year. Just posted on Marktplaats, previous owner Peter from Zevenaar was selling his childhood Commodore. Within half an hour after the ad appeared I bought it for 50 euro’s, and did … Continue reading
Late Christmas gift from Amazon
The holy bible of Commodore repairs. In mint condition Art Margolis “Troubleshooting & Repairing your Commodore 64”, and Robert C. Brenner, “Commodore 64 Troubleshooting and Repair Guide”. Last one is a previous public library book, which is not quit in … Continue reading