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B.Wunderlick
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How do I snag a PAL C64?
Hi --
I've gotten to the point making hardware for the C64 where I'd really like a PAL C64 to test it on. It's a real pain to get one here in the states, and I was wondering if I could buy one from somebody? Or trade. But I'd rather just buy it. I live in Chicago, IL, USA.
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SIDWAVE
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www.ebay.com |
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Moloch
Registered: Jan 2002
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I've been luck enough to find four PAL C64 on eBay.com over the past two years, all working 100%.
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B.Wunderlick
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Yeah, yeah. Ebay. I was hoping to "keep it in the scene" as it were.
@Moloch --
You got PAL C64s from Ebay here in the states? So far I haven't seen any. Yet. |
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B.Wunderlick
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@Moloch --
Do you just search for "PAL C64"? |
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Dylotic
Registered: Oct 2004
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Just check from wich country it's shipping. It's simple..
I gues most ones if not all from Europe will be Pal!
I think Wiki and Ebay are your friends at this one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:PAL-NTSC-SECAM.svg
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B.Wunderlick
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Just bid on one from the UK. Wish me luck. Damn that ocean. Thanks, everybody. |
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SIDWAVE
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plenty of pal c64 on www.ebay.co.uk |
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Moloch
Registered: Jan 2002
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Actually, all of my PAL C64 setups have come from people that moved from Europe to US and sold on eBay.com
Takes a while to find these type of deals. ;)
Bidding directly with some random UKer is probably better.
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DemongerX
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I actually got one from a Uk'er a few years ago, and did the ntsc/pal conversion that was listed in Commodore world. So I've got a ntsc 64 with a pal vic/crystal, so it'll run off of a standard power supply, just won't show color without a pal capable monitor. But otherwise it works great.
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THE WIZ
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Back in the day I bought a brand new 64 from a UK website. The taxes were as much as the 64!
Before Ebay existed, and people posted to comp.sys.cbm I managed to pick up a monitor and pal 128 from someone who had moved overseas to my hometown.
Haven't used them in a while (used them a ton in testing motif) but I still got them. And no they aren't for sell. |
