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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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Monthly Archives: December 2017
The Final Cartridge
The Final Cartridge is, next to the Powercartridge, probably the best known cartridge in the Netherlands. If i recall correctly, i had one of these back then, not quit sure. But in the three months of collecting now, i managed … Continue reading
Shopping list 2018
For 2018 i will be shopping for: Zoomfloppy 1541 Ultimate II C64 Reloaded MK2 Pixelwizard casing (yep, retro black and SX style) C64 mini (when available) Sid2Sid & MMSIAH Looking forward to play with these goodies…just need to find time … Continue reading
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Expert Cartridge Cat&Korsh and Trilogic
Back in the days I got myself an Expert Cartridge, after a long period of orientating this one was the most promising and packed with all kind of features. I was truly fascinated by everything you could do with it, … Continue reading
Selling a C64c boxed & warranty
December 2017 I often buy complete sets just to get one or two things to keep. Probably to only way nowadays to extend a collection. And all those sets which i need to sell pile up in my study…until enough … Continue reading
Keyboard repair SX-64
Some of the keys on the SX were not working, and i couldn’t test anything. Since i was not quit familiar with the internals i started first to look if you can actually get any replacement keyboards. Getting another keyboard … Continue reading
Commodore SX64 added to the collection
November 2017 I got myself a SX 🙂 Yep. Should be part of any C64 collection, not rare, but at times quit expensive. Pricing on eBay starts for a working one at 400-500 euro, so not quit sure what reasonable … Continue reading
MAC64 & Silver added to the collection
November 2017 A small add appeared on the Dutch Marketplace. Several Commodore 64’s, books and a lot of cartridges for sale. My eye caught something unusual, a device with MAC64 printed on it. I tried to find any info on … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Cartridges, Commodore 64c, KU-14194HB, MAC64, Silver
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Memories
Guess i was thirteen I think and totally fascinated with the upcoming microcomputer market. Almost every boy on the “HAVO” (school of higher general secondary education), had one already, mostly a C64. But not me. They were quit expensive, and … Continue reading
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About, and when it all started..
Frank, good whiskey year of ’71, Netherlands. Working in IT field. It all started back in ’86/’87 with my own Commodore 64. Sold it probably in ’90…and then we’ll hop over to the summer of 2017, clearing some boxes at … Continue reading
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C64c boxed, two boxed joysticks, games and…FC III boxed? added to the collection
December 2017, Early December i bought a boxed C64c, boxed joysticks and a Final Cartridge II, it seems, in orginal “box” and some games in Belgium. Was a bit of a hassle, using google translate and then shipping seems to … Continue reading
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Tagged Cartridges, Commodore 64c, Final Cartridge
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